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San Jose Sharks vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Wednesday, December 9, 2026 · Crypto.com Arena

San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksAway

vs

Los Angeles KingsLos AngelesKingsHome

TNT · truTV · HBO MAX

Game preview

The San Jose Sharks visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, with puck drop at 9:30 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV and HBO MAX.

This is the third of 4 meetings this season. Sharks 1, Kings 0 so far; the last game finished LAK 4, SJS 5.

Rest and travel

Sharks

First game of a road trip.

  1. 292026-11-29: no game
  2. 302026-11-30: no game
  3. 12026-12-01: at NJD
  4. 22026-12-02: no game
  5. 32026-12-03: at NYR
  6. 42026-12-04: at NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 52026-12-05: no game
  8. 62026-12-06: at PIT
  9. 72026-12-07: no game
  10. 82026-12-08: vs SEA
  11. 92026-12-09: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~305 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~305 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Kings

Another game at home.

  1. 292026-11-29: no game
  2. 302026-11-30: no game
  3. 12026-12-01: vs VGK
  4. 22026-12-02: no game
  5. 32026-12-03: vs MIN
  6. 42026-12-04: no game
  7. 52026-12-05: vs UTA
  8. 62026-12-06: no game
  9. 72026-12-07: no game
  10. 82026-12-08: no game
  11. 92026-12-09: vs SJS
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49
Los Angeles KingsKingsTue, Oct 13 vs EDM
  1. L1Panarin#10Kempe#9Byfield#55
    13:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMoore#12Laughton#21Armia#40
    9:16 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHaula#56Perry#90Laferriere#14
    7:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewGustafsson#64Clarke#92
    13:55 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDoughty#8Edmundson#6
    5:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3Ceci#5Anderson#44
    5:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Panarin LKempe RByfield RLaferriere RClarke D3:25
  2. 2Haula LMoore LPerry RDoughty DGustafsson D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Moore LLaughton CCeci DAnderson D0:52
  2. 2Haula LArmia RDoughty DEdmundson D0:35

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SJSLAK

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

SJS 71% (12th most settled)LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)LAK 49.6s (8th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

SJS 33% (7th most often)LAK 33% (9th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series