Kings Seek Break Spark in Vegas as Panarin Joins Soon
Final pre-break MLS-style? Not MLS—NHL—preview: the Los Angeles Kings visit the Vegas Golden Knights with Anton Forsberg likely to start. Artemi Panarin will not play tonight but will join the club after the Olympic break. Kings may shuffle the lineup (Foegele could return) while Leaning on a productive power play led by Kuzmenko, who scored twice in the last game. Vegas is missing McNabb, Karlsson, Saad and Howden; Dorofeyev has been a thorn for LA, including a hat trick in their last meeting. With both teams jockeying in a tight division race, this game is a key momentum booster before the break and a test of whether the Kings can turn a sluggish start into a run after the hiatus.