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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Wednesday, December 30, 2026 · Crypto.com Arena

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ABTV · SNO

Game preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, December 30, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on ABTV and SNO.

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

Rest and travel

Maple Leafs

Game 4 of a road trip: Detroit, Montréal and Anaheim, now Los Angeles.

  1. 202026-12-20: no game
  2. 212026-12-21: vs WSH
  3. 222026-12-22: at DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 232026-12-23: no game
  5. 242026-12-24: no game
  6. 252026-12-25: no game
  7. 262026-12-26: at MTL
  8. 272026-12-27: no game
  9. 282026-12-28: no game
  10. 292026-12-29: at ANA
  11. 302026-12-30: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~27 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,210 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Kings

Back home after a game in Vancouver.

  1. 202026-12-20: at BUF, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 212026-12-21: no game
  3. 222026-12-22: at MIN
  4. 232026-12-23: no game
  5. 242026-12-24: no game
  6. 252026-12-25: no game
  7. 262026-12-26: vs UTA
  8. 272026-12-27: no game
  9. 282026-12-28: at VAN
  10. 292026-12-29: no game
  11. 302026-12-30: vs TOR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,082 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,163 mi
on this 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

Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTue, Oct 13 at UTA
  1. L1Roslovic#96Matthews#34Marchenko#86
    9:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewPaul#20McKenna#92Sissons#15
    6:09 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewTavares#91Nylander#88Cowan#53
    5:53 together at 5v5
  1. D1McCabe#22Raddysh#43
    12:12 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewRielly#44Stecher#28
    5:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewEkman-Larsson#95Blankenburg#3
    3:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tavares CMatthews CNylander RMarchenko RRaddysh D3:07
  2. 2McKenna LRoslovic CCowan RRielly DBlankenburg D0:23

Penalty kill

  1. 1Sissons CBlueger CMcCabe DStecher D1:31
  2. 2Paul LDuhaime LEkman-Larsson DStecher D0:29
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.

TORLAK

Settled lines

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

TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)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 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TOR 45.8s (4th shortest)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

TOR 26% (7th least often)LAK 33% (9th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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