Tonight at 10:00 p.m. ET, the Los Angeles Kings (29-18-6, 64 points) and San Jose Sharks (34-12-6, 74 points) skate against each other live from the SAP Center in San Jose in what will be the fourth of five meetings between the two teams this season. The game can be live streamed here. Los Angeles fans can hear all of the action on KTLK 1150 while San Jose Fans can do the same on KFOX 102.1.
Los Angeles enters play having lost five in a row, including being shutout in their NHL Stadium Series game at Dodgers Stadium against the Anaheim Ducks while San Jose is red-hot and has won six straight games. The Kings and Sharks have alternated wins during their three meetings, with San Jose winning the middle game. The last time these teams played, the Kings beat the Sharks 4-1 on Dec. 19 in Los Angeles.
The Sharks are coming off of a 3-2 overtime triumph over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, but head coach Todd McLellan wasn't happy with the team's overall performance.
"We sure weren't very sharp," McLellan said afterward, according to NHL.com. "I thought we started the game well. For the first eight minutes, we were fine. We were playing the kind of game we wanted. We had the turnover in the neutral zone, and after they scored, we never regained any type of momentum until later in the second period."
The Kings will try to bounce back from what had to be a disheartening loss in front of their fans at Dodgers Stadium.
"We had some really good chances," Kings captain Dustin Brown said following the Stadium Series per NHL.com. "But we've gotta bear down on our chances. We've gotta start finding points."
The Kings have been led this season by Anze Kopitar, who has 41 points off of 14 goals and 27 assists while Mike Richards has seven tallies and 28 helpers for 35 points and Jeff Carter has found the twine 20 times and added 13 assists for 33 points.
Joe Thornton has paced the Sharks with 55 points off of eight goals and 47 assists while Joe Pavelski has 28 makers and 25 helpers for 53 points and Patrick Marleau has lit the lamp 22 times and added 26 assists for 48 points. Pavelski has seven goals and three assists in his past five games.
In net, the Sharks will likely turn to Antti Niemi, who is 27-10-6 with a 2.37 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage while Jonathan Quick will likely suit up for the Kings and is 14-9-2 with a 2.09 GAA and a .915 save percentage.
The Kings hope to bounce back from a tough loss outdoors while the Sharks aim for their seventh straight victory when these teams hit the ice tonight at the SAP Center in San Jose.
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