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Los Angeles Kings vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Saturday, January 30, 2027 · Lenovo Center

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CARNHL · ABTV · HHN · WRAL

Game preview

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Saturday, January 30, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CARNHL, ABTV , HHN and WRAL.

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

Rest and travel

Kings

Game 5 of a road trip: Nashville, Florida, Tampa Bay and Philadelphia, now Carolina.

  1. 202027-01-20: no game
  2. 212027-01-21: vs EDM
  3. 222027-01-22: no game
  4. 232027-01-23: at NSH
  5. 242027-01-24: at FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 252027-01-25: no game
  7. 262027-01-26: at TBL
  8. 272027-01-27: no game
  9. 282027-01-28: at PHI
  10. 292027-01-29: no game
  11. 302027-01-30: at CAR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~343 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,014 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Hurricanes

Another game at home.

  1. 202027-01-20: no game
  2. 212027-01-21: at FLA
  3. 222027-01-22: no game
  4. 232027-01-23: vs ANA
  5. 242027-01-24: no game
  6. 252027-01-25: at OTT
  7. 262027-01-26: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 272027-01-27: no game
  9. 282027-01-28: vs NYI
  10. 292027-01-29: no game
  11. 302027-01-30: 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
Carolina HurricanesHurricanesTue, Oct 13 vs WSH
  1. L1Carrier#28Aho#20Svechnikov#37
    9:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Jankowski#77Martinook#48Ehlers#27
    7:02 together at 5v5
  3. L3Deslauriers#44Robinson#50Kotkaniemi#82
    5:20 together at 5v5
  4. L4Hall#71Stankoven#22Blake#53
    3:09 together at 5v5
  1. D1Walker#26Miller#19
    17:18 together at 5v5
  2. D2Slavin#74Chatfield#5
    13:39 together at 5v5
  3. D3Reilly#6Gostisbehere#4
    9:49 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ehlers LAho CSvechnikov RBlake RGostisbehere D4:21
  2. 2Jankowski LRobinson LStankoven CBlake RMiller D0:33

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jankowski LMartinook LSlavin DChatfield D1:28
  2. 2Aho CStankoven CSlavin DChatfield D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

LAKCAR

Settled lines

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

LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)CAR 71% (11th 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 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

LAK 49.6s (8th longest)CAR 48.0s (13th 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)CAR 28% (11th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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