{"id":145786,"date":"2022-12-02T08:35:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T08:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/12-1-preview-changes-expected-internal-meeting-commitment-to-change-madden-recalled\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T08:35:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T08:35:13","slug":"12-1-preview-changes-expected-internal-meeting-commitment-to-change-madden-recalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/12-1-preview-changes-expected-internal-meeting-commitment-to-change-madden-recalled\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/1 Preview – Changes Expected + Internal Meeting, Commitment To Change, Madden Recalled"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TONIGHT’S MATCHUP:<\/strong> The Kings return to action this evening as they host the Arizona Coyotes at Crypto.com Arena. <\/p>\n HEAD-TO-HEAD:<\/strong> Forwards Viktor Arvidsson (2-1-3) and Adrian Kempe (2-1-3), as well as defenseman Drew Doughty (2-1-3), led the Kings with two goals and three points from three games played last season . Forwards Trevor Moore (1-2-3) and Anze Kopitar (0-3-3) also had three points a season ago in the 2021-22 season series. <\/p>\n KINGS VITALS:<\/strong> Following the group not skating yesterday, everyone was back on the ice today for a full-team morning skate in El Segundo. <\/p>\n The first goaltender off the ice this morning was Jonathan Quick, making him tonight’s projected starter against Arizona. All-time versus the Coyotes, Quick is 22-20-5, with a .905 save percentage and a 2.49 goals-against average. Quick has six shutouts all-time against Arizona, his most against any NHL franchise. <\/p>\n Today’s line rushes are listed below, indicating the changes expected from Tuesday’s game versus Seattle \u2013 <\/p>\n Kempe \u2013 Kopitar \u2013 Fiala Anderson-Doughty Quick Starting with the forwards, the top six remains the same from Tuesday’s game, but Samuel Fagemo is expected to check in up front, with a shuffle made to the bottom six. It looks as if forward Arthur Kaliyev will move up to a line with Gabe Vilardi and Blake Lizotte, while Fagemo slots alongside Jaret Anderson-Dolan, who moves to center, and Carl Grundstrom. Forward Tyler Madden, recalled later in the day, did not skate with the Kings. <\/p>\n On the backend, Tobias Bjornfot will likely make his NHL season debut alongside Matt Roy, a pairing that opened last season together before early injuries shook things up. Sean Durzi also moves back to the right side, alongside Alex Edler, with Sean Walker appearing to be the odd-man out alongside Brandt Clarke. <\/p>\n In net, Pheonix Copley was on the ice and is expected to backup tonight. As noted earlier today, goaltender Cal Petersen was assigned to AHL-Ontario and skated this morning with the Reign. More on those moves HERE. <\/p>\n On the injury front, Alex Iafallo skated in a regular jersey today and General Manager Rob Blake said it’s \u201creally encouraging\u201d to see him getting close. Brendan Lemieux has begun skating on his own, bringing us up to speed on the full group. <\/p>\n COYOTES VITALS:<\/strong> Arizona has been off since Sunday, a defeat against Minnesota, and tonight’s game versus the Kings begins a four-game trip against Pacific Division opposition. <\/p>\n No report yet on Arizona’s starting goaltender for tonight, but we’ll assume for now that Karel Vejmelka will get the nod between the pipes, for the purposes of this writing. Vejmelka has faced the Kings twice in his short NHL career, posting a 1-1-0 record, with a .922 save percentage and a 2.94 goals-against average. <\/p>\n Per Arizona’s team account, here’s how the Coyotes lined up last time out \u2013 <\/p>\n Lines are in. \ud83d\udd7a pic.twitter.com\/rTCAbiUgyM<\/a><\/p>\n
Moore \u2013 Danault \u2013 Arvidsson
Vilardi \u2013 Lizotte \u2013 Kaliyev
Grundstrom \u2013 Anderson-Dolan \u2013 Fagemo
Iafallo
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Bjornfot-Roy
Edler \u2013 Durzi
Clarke-Walker<\/p>\n
Copley<\/p>\n\n