Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings
· National Hockey League
Kings bring 5-game losing streak into matchup with the Bruins
Boston Bruins (6-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (0-3-2, in the Pacific Division)
Los Angeles; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT
LINE: Kings -138, Bruins +113; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings take on the Boston Bruins as losers of five straight games.
Los Angeles is 0-3-2 overall and 0-2-0 in home games. The Kings have given up 21 goals while scoring 11 for a -10 scoring differential.
Boston has gone 3-1-0 in road games and 6-2 overall. The Bruins have a +12 scoring differential, with 30 total goals scored and 18 given up.
Saturday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
INJURIES: Kings: Jakub Dvorak: out (upper-body), Mats Zuccarello: out (undisclosed), Kevin Fiala: out (leg), Jan Jenik: out (undisclosed), Alex Turcotte: out (undisclosed).
Bruins: None listed.
Regular Season SeriesSeries starts 10/17
Statistics
 BOS |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2.25 | Goals Against Average | 4.20 |
| 28.5 | Shots Against per Game | 26.6 |
| 80.0 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 57.9 |
| 6 | Power Play Goals Against | 8 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
| 3.75 | Goals For per Game | 2.20 |
| 25.1 | Shots per Game | 30.6 |
| 6 | Power Play Goals | 3 |
| 27.3 | Power Play Percentage | 15.8 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 2 |
| 108 | Penalty Minutes | 55 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Turcotte, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Mats Zuccarello, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Jakub Dvorak, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 24 |
| Jan Jenik, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 24 |
| Kevin Fiala, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 17 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Zacha, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
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