Flyers head to Los Angeles to take on the Kings

The Philadelphia Flyers are in Los Angeles to take on the Kings in the first game of the New Year. The Flyers are looking to extend their point streak against a team who are entering a game fresh off of a shootout win against the Canucks.

PHI: 13-2-6, 32 pts
LA: 15-2-5, 35 pts
When: 10:30pm ET
Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
PHI Goalie: Martin Jones
LA Goalie: Jonathan Quick

PHI Unofficial Lineup

van Riemsdyk – Giroux – Atkinson

Willman – Hayes – Farabee

Lindblom – Frost – Konecny

Cates – Brown – MacEwen

Provorov – Braun

Sanheim – Ristolainen

Yandle – Connauton

Jones

Kings Unofficial Lineup

Iafallo – Kopitar – Kempe

Lemieux – Lizotte– Kaliyev

Kupari – Turcotte – Grundstrom

Arvidsson – Danault – Moore

Anderson – Doughty

Roy – Wolanin

Durzi – Bjornfot

Quick

Last Game PHI: Dec 31, overtime loss at Sharks

Last Game LA: Dec 30, shootout win vs Canucks

Broadcast Info: NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN+, 97.5 The Fanatic

News and Notes:

– Carter Hart, Derick Brassard, and Scott Laughton have been activated from COVID protocols and are expected to join the team for their next game against Anaheim.

– This is Philadelphia’s first matchup against the Kings since January 18th, 2020, which was a 4-1 Flyers victory at Wells Fargo Center.

– The last time the Flyers visited Los Angeles was December 31st, 2019. The Kings won that game 5-3.

– Travis Konecny will be one Flyer to watch for, as he has 9 assists in his last 9 contests and has played well on a line with Oskar Lindblom and Morgan Frost.

Injuries:

PHI: Ryan Ellis (lower-body, COVID protocols), Sean Couturier (upper-body, COVID protocols)

LA: Olli Maatta (COVID protocols), Dustin Brown (COVID protocols), Andreas Athanasiou (lower-body)