BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings look to end their four-game slide with a win against the Carolina Hurricanes. Carolina is 20-5-1 at home and 32-16-4 overall. The Hurricanes have gone 9-3-2 in games decided by one goal. Los Angeles has gone 11-14-5 in road games and 26-17-6 overall. The Kings are 21-0-2 when scoring at least three goals.

Head Coach Jim Hiller experimented with a lineup change that has long been seen as a last resort and the apparent choice to spark the offense. Kevin Fiala, a game-time decision due to illness, was paired with Quinton Byfield.

The Los Angeles Kings head into the matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning after losing three games in a row.

Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Florida Panthers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0.

With the ongoing drama surrounding the Vancouver Canucks this season, multiple key players have surfaced on the trade market, including Elias Pettersson and JT Miller. Both players are coming off 100-point seasons and could propel an interested and qualifying team toward unprecedented greatness.

There’s no change in the Detroit Red Wings’ injury/illness situation and that opens the door for 31-year old rookie Domink Shine to travel to Edmonton Wednesday with the team.

The Florida Panthers come home from a long road trip as they face the Los Angeles Kinga. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kings-Panthers prediction and pick. The Kings come into the game at 26-15-6 on the year,

The Kings are built to stifle opponents and win games by narrow margins. This strategy requires the players to execute nearly flawless games. When they are unable to do so, they have relied on a resurgent Darcy Kuemper to bail them out.

Grand Rapids Griffins forward Dominik Shine was heading to buy skates for his 21-month-year-old son Connor when he received the call he believed was never going to come.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are starting to slide out of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference and look to be headed for their third consecutive

DETROIT – When it comes to Detroit Red Wings-related inspiratinal stories, it’ll be tough to top Dominik Shine’s tale of perseverance in realizing a dream.

The Kings take a two-goal lead in the first period before losing, 5-2, against their former head coach and dropping to 2-5-1 over their last eight games.