Vitals, Betting Odds, and Projected Lineups vs Boston Bruins

The LA Kings will look to avenge last Monday’s 7-0 loss to the Boston Bruins in Los Angeles.

Tale of the Tape

Power-play:

LAK: 16.6% (27th)

BOS: 24.5% (7th)

Penalty Kill:

LAK: 75.6% (27th)

BOS: 81.0% (11th)

Faceoffs:

LAK: 52.9% (6th)

BOS: 53.7% (5th)

Goals per game:

LAK: 2.93 (20th)

BOS: 3.02 (16th)

Goals against per game:

LAK: 2.77 (10th)

BOS: 2.68 (5th)

Top scorers:

LAK: Anze Kopitar – 15 goals, 36 assists, 51 points

BOS: David Pastrnak – 31 goals, 26 assists, 57 points

Betting Odds

Like the last matchup, the LA Kings come into this one as significant underdogs, courtesy of The Action Network.

Projected Lineups

Here’s how the Kings aligned in Sunday’s win over the Bruins:

Today's @LAKings Line Rushes –

Anderson-Dolan – Kopitar – Kempe
Moore – Danault – Arvidsson
Iafallo – Byfield – Brown
Athanasiou – Lizotte – Kaliyev

Anderson – Doughty
Maatta – Roy
Bjornfot – Durzi

Petersen
Quick

— Zach Dooley (@DooleyLAK) March 6, 2022

With Cal Petersen pitching the shutout on Sunday, it’s probably a safe bet that Jonathan Quick goes in the second leg of the back-to-back. He’ll look to improve upon the five goals he allowed last Monday to these Bruins before he was pulled.

Head coach Todd McLellan will return behind the bench on Monday, but the Kings are likely to be without Viktor Arvidsson, who went awkwardly into the end boards on Sunday. Acting head coach Trent Yawney indicated that the Swedish forward is day-to-day.

Arvidsson goes to the locker room after falling into the boards: https://t.co/3tGoKajRH7#LAKings #GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/FjHA9LFZDX

— Eric (@kingsgifs2) March 6, 2022

Here’s how the Bruins lined up in this morning’s practice:

No major changes to the Bruins' lines in practice – Frederic back with Coyle + Smith after a switch with Foligno during Saturday's game.

Marchand-Bergeron-DeBrusk
Hall-Haula-Pastrnak
Frederic-Coyle-Smith
Foligno-Nosek-Lazar

Reilly-McAvoy
Grzelcyk-Carlo
Forbort-Clifton

— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) March 7, 2022

The Kings and Bruins get underway at 4:00 pm PT at TD Garden.