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Jonathan Bernier made his first start in goal for the Kings for the first time since January 9.
The Los Angeles Kings will look to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues in Raleigh, North Carolina tonight at 4 p.m. against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Kings head into their Saturday afternoon matchup with a 25-17-10 record and their 60 points currently place them in seventh place in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes have a 19-25-9 record and their 47 points place them in last place in the Eastern Conference. This is the second game of a six-game road streak that take the Kings to Florida to play the Lightning and Panthers, to New York to play the Islanders and to Texas to play the Stars before they return home.
The Kings are led by in points and goals by center Anze Kopitar and goalie Jonathan Quick has a 1.91 goals against average. The Hurricanes are led in points by center Eric Staal, in goals by center Tuomo Ruutu and goalie Cam Ward has a goals against average of 2.80.
Before the Kings were shut out in St. Louis, they had picked up at least a point in seven straight road games and will look to do the same tonight. They have won three straight against the Hurricanes but may have a tough time extending that streak to four as Carolina has been tough at home. Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward has a 2.80 against average on the season but in the last five games his average has been 1.19 and in those five games, the team has gone 3-1-1.
For updates on the game for the Kings, go to Jewels From The Crown, and for the Hurricanes, go to Canes Country.
Game Date/Time: Saturday, February 4; 4 p.m. (PT)
Location: RBC Center; Raleigh, NC
TV Schedule:
LA: NHLN-US(HD), FS-W(HD)
Carolina: NHLN-US(HD), FS-CR(HD)
Kings Vs. Hurricanes Final Score: Jeff Skinner Goal Tops Kings 2-1
The Los Angeles Kings have had a bad start to their Grammy road trip. The Kings lost for the second time in as many nights, dropping a 2-1 contest to the Carolina Hurricanes at RBC Center on Saturday night. Cam Ward saved 24 of 25 shots for the win for the Hurricanes.
Jeff Skinner scored the game-winner for Carolina at 3:02 of the third period. It was the 15th goal of the season for Skinner, assisted by Jussi Jokinen and Drayson Bowman. Skinner beat Jonathan Bernier, making his first start in goal for the Kings since January 9, a span of 25 days.
Bernier saved 20 of 22 shots in the loss.
Anze Kopitar opened the scoring for the Kings, scoring his team-leading 16th goal at 4:58 of the first period, assisted by Justin Williams and Jack Johnson. The Kings have scored one goal in two games to begin their six-game, 10-day road trip.
The Kings are off the next two days, but travel to Tampa Bay for a matchup with the Lightning on Tuesday night.
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Feb 04 6:50p by Eric Stephen