Tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, the Los Angeles Kings (15-9-5, 35 points) and Montreal Canadiens (18-10-2, 38 points) face-off for the first of two meetings against each other this season live from the Bell Centre in Montreal. The game can be live streamed here. Los Angeles fans can hear all of the action on Fox Sports 570 while Montreal fans can do the same on TSN 690.
Los Angeles has dropped two out of its last three but snapped a two-game skid last time out while Montreal has struggled as of late and ended a three-match losing streak last time around.
The Kings are a point out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference while the Canadiens are in third in the Atlantic Division.
The Kings are coming off of a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday that saw Anze Kopitar notch his first goal in 11 games.
While his lack of production as of late could be a cause for concern, Kopitar isn't worried.
"No, I don't think it concerns me," Kopitar said via NHL.com. "I think we have a lot of guys that can produce on any given night and it's just the way it goes sometimes that nobody's really producing right now, but we're going to make it through."
L.A. has been paced offensively by Tyler Toffoli as he has a team-best 21 points off of 10 goals and 11 assists. Jeff Carter, meanwhile has seven tallies and 12 helpers to rank second with 19 points while defenseman Drew Doughty has found the twine twice and added 13 assists for 15 points.
The Canadiens topped the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Tuesday and have plenty of rest coming into tonight's game.
Max Pacioretty and Tomas Plekanec each tallied in the win and are the leading scorers for the Habs thus far this season. Pacioretty has a team-high 22 points off of 13 goals and nine assists while Plekanec has nine markers and 12 helpers for 21 points.
P.K. Subban has lit the lamp seven times and added 12 assists for 19 points on the campaign.
Tuesday was a special night for the Canadiens as the team honored the late Jean Beliveau.
"It's been an unbelievable night," Plekanec told NHL.com afterward. "Obviously it was the most emotional night I've ever experienced in Montreal. I had chills all over the 10 minutes that was the ceremony, and it was unbelievable."
Carey Price is slated to start in between the pipes for Montreal and he is 15-8-1 with a 2.40 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage.
Los Angeles is expected to counter with backup Martin Jones in the crease and he is 12-7-4 with a 2.13 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage.
It's an inter-conference matchup when the puck drops on the Kings and Canadiens tonight at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
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