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Los Angeles Kings vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Thursday, December 17, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPittsburghPenguinsHome

ABTV · SN-PIT

Game preview

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, December 17, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on ABTV and SN-PIT.

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

Rest and travel

Kings

Game 2 of a road trip: Detroit, now Pittsburgh.

  1. 72026-12-07: no game
  2. 82026-12-08: no game
  3. 92026-12-09: vs SJS
  4. 102026-12-10: no game
  5. 112026-12-11: at SJS
  6. 122026-12-12: vs VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 132026-12-13: no game
  8. 142026-12-14: no game
  9. 152026-12-15: at DET
  10. 162026-12-16: no game
  11. 172026-12-17: at PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~206 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,187 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Penguins

Another game at home.

  1. 72026-12-07: no game
  2. 82026-12-08: vs CHI
  3. 92026-12-09: no game
  4. 102026-12-10: at FLA
  5. 112026-12-11: no game
  6. 122026-12-12: at TBL
  7. 132026-12-13: no game
  8. 142026-12-14: no game
  9. 152026-12-15: vs TBL
  10. 162026-12-16: no game
  11. 172026-12-17: vs LAK
rest since last game
1 day
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
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

LAKPIT

Settled lines

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

LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← 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)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

LAK 49.6s (8th longest)PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)
← 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)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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