In what has been something of an inevitability for the past few months, the Rangers and Penguins are set to begin their playoff runs with an opening round clash
WHO: Los Angeles Kings (6-6-3) vs. Arizona Coyotes (7-6-3)
WHAT: NHL REGULAR SEASON GAME
WHEN: Saturday, February 20 @ 4:00 PM Pacific
WHERE: Gila River Arena – Glendale, AZ
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: The LA Kings and Arizona Coyotes return to action this evening to conclude their two-game set in Arizona. The Kings skated to a 3-2 victory in the shootout on Thursday to begin six straight games on the road.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: The Kings got points from six different players on Thursday evening. Forwards Anze Kopitar and Gabriel Vilardi each collected an assist in the victory, as well as a goal in the shootout, while forwards Dustin Brown and Jeff Carter each scored in regulation. Kopitar’s assist was the 56th assist and 77th point of his career against Arizona, his most against any opponent. With an assist on Brown’s goal, Drew Doughty collected his 35th career point against Arizona, tied for his most against any one team. For the Coyotes, Conor Garland and Phil Kessel each scored goa
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Capitals vs. Sabres Odds
Odds as of Thursday evening and via BetMGM.
Well, this will be a weird one. The Washington Capitals became the first team to get punished for breaking the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols. Not only was the team fined $100,000, but Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov and Ilya Samsonov will also miss the next four games. That’s the team’s leading goal-scorer, No. 1 center, a top-four defenseman and starting goaltender.