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Los Angeles Kings vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Tuesday, December 15, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

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Game preview

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday, December 15, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on ESPN+, HULU, Disney+ and SN+.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Kings

First game of a road trip.

  1. 52026-12-05: vs UTA
  2. 62026-12-06: no game
  3. 72026-12-07: no game
  4. 82026-12-08: no game
  5. 92026-12-09: vs SJS
  6. 102026-12-10: no game
  7. 112026-12-11: at SJS
  8. 122026-12-12: vs VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 132026-12-13: no game
  10. 142026-12-14: no game
  11. 152026-12-15: at DET
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,980 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,980 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Red Wings

Another game at home.

  1. 52026-12-05: at BOS
  2. 62026-12-06: no game
  3. 72026-12-07: no game
  4. 82026-12-08: no game
  5. 92026-12-09: at NJD
  6. 102026-12-10: no game
  7. 112026-12-11: vs NYR
  8. 122026-12-12: vs FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 132026-12-13: no game
  10. 142026-12-14: no game
  11. 152026-12-15: vs LAK
rest since last game
2 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

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
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

LAKDET

Settled lines

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

LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)DET 66% (14th 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

LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

LAK 49.6s (8th longest)DET 47.4s (10th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

LAK 33% (9th most often)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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