Golden Knights Game 63, Humpty Dumpty; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs Kings

The Vegas Golden Knights (38-18-6) have won four in a row and seven of their last eight games. They’ll look to complete the sweep of their five-game homestand on Sunday against the Los Angeles Kings (32-20-9) at T-Mobile Arena.

The puck drops just after 5 p.m.

The Golden Knights are coming off two dominant wins in a row. On Wednesday, they dismantled the Toronto Maple Leafs. On Friday, with Reilly Smith back in the regular season lineup for the first time in 694 days, they shutout the Pittsburgh Penguins. Mark Stone enjoyed his sixth three-point game of the season, and Ilya Samsonov was perfect.

The Los Angeles Kings were in action 24 hours ago at Crypto.com Arena against the St. Louis Blues. Andrei Kuzmenko debuted on the top line next to Anže Kopitar and Adrian Kempe. It was a low-event affair, and the Kings won 2-1 in overtime. 

Ilya Samsonov started on Friday against the Penguins, so Adin Hill gets the nod on Sunday. Hill has a record of 4-3-1 and an average save percentage of .921 in nine career games against the Kings.

Darcy Kuemper started in net yesterday for the Kings, so it’ll be David “Big Save Dave” Rittich opposite Hill. Rittich has a 2-7-0 and an average save percentage of .864 in nine career games against the Golden Knights.

Victor Olofsson is a game-time decision. He’ll slot in for Cole Schwindt if he’s ready to go.

Golden Knights Lines

Tanner Pearson-Jack Eichel-Mark Stone

Brandon Saad-Tomáš Hertl-Pavel Dorofeyev

Ivan Barbashev-Brett Howden-Keegan Kolesar

Reilly Smith-Nicolas Roy-Victor Olofsson

Defense

Nicolas Hague-Alex Pietrangelo

Noah Hanifin-Zach Whitecloud

Brayden McNabb-Kaedan Korczak

Goaltenders: Adin Hill/Ilya Samsonov

Kings Lines

Andrei Kuzmenko-Anže Kopitar-Adrian Kempe

Kevin Fiala-Quinton Byfield-Alex Laferriere

Warren Foegele-Philip Danault-Trevor Moore

Tanner Jeannot-Samuel Helenius-Alex Turcotte

Defense

Mikey Anderson-Drew Doughty

Vladislav Gavrikov-Jordan Spence

Joel Edmundson-Brandt Clarke

Goaltenders: David Rittich/Darcy Kuemper

Special Teams

Golden Knights power play: 28.0%, 3rd. Golden Knights penalty kill: 76.8%, 23rd.

Kings power play: 14.8%, 30th. Kings penalty kill: 81.4%, 8th. 

Golden Knights Game Notes

Sunday’s game will be the fourth and final regular-season meeting between the Golden Knights and the Kings. 

Today’s game will be the 600th in Golden Knights history.  

It’s been a milestone weekend for Reilly Smith, who played his 400th regular season game as a Golden Knight on Friday. Today, he’ll skate in his 900th career regular season game.

If Adin Hill does get the starting nod, this will be his 100th career start at the NHL level.

Checkmate! Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Tomáš Hertl has six goals and 17 points in 13 games against the Kings.

Kings captain Anže Kopitar has the most goals (15), assists (24), and points (39) against the Golden Knights in NHL history. 

Tanner Pearson, who spent the first six years of his career in Los Angeles, has goals in two straight games. 

The Golden Knights have a record of 24-6-3 at the Fortress this season; the Kings are 12-17-5 on the road. 

How to Watch

TV: Vegas 34

Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340