Sharks and Kings Meet in Pacific Division Matchup
The San Jose Sharks visit the Los Angeles Kings on November 4 for a Pacific Division game in Los Angeles, with puck drop scheduled for 10 p.m. EST.
San Jose enters the matchup at 7-8-1 overall and 2-1-0 in Pacific Division games. Los Angeles is 4-7-2 overall and 0-1-2 within the division. The Kings have scored 36 goals and allowed 45, a minus-nine differential.
The teams have met once this season. San Jose won that game 5-4 in overtime, with Igor Chernyshov scoring twice. Chernyshov is among four Sharks listed as out for this game, along with Alexander Wennberg, Kyle Keyser and Quentin Musty.
Artemi Panarin leads the Kings with eight goals and five assists. Brandt Clarke has recorded three goals and five assists during his last 10 games. For San Jose, Will Smith has contributed six goals and four assists, while Michael Misa has notched three goals and one assist in his last 10 games.
Both teams are 4-5-1 over their past 10 games. Los Angeles has averaged 2.7 goals per game in that stretch and allowed 2.6; San Jose has averaged 2.5 goals and also allowed 2.6.
The Kings list Jakub Dvorak, Mats Zuccarello, Kevin Fiala, Jan Jenik and Alex Turcotte as out. Adrian Kempe is day to day. San Jose has gone 6-2-1 in games in which it scores at least three goals.