Andreas Athanasiou Placed On Injured Reserve

Los Angeles Kings winger Andreas Athanasiou (undisclosed) has been placed on Injured Reserve, retroactive to March 10, and he will miss an extended period. This is very unfortunate news, as the 27-year-old had really come to life in recent outings, scoring in three straight contests. Sadly, he hasn't managed to stay healthy the whole season […]

Drew Doughty Day-To-Day With Undisclosed Injury

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup on Thursday when his team hosts the San Jose Sharks. The veteran blueliner participated in morning skate on Thursday but is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed ailment, head coach Todd McLellan said. Despite being in and out of the lineup with various […]

Viktor Arvidsson Considered Week-To-Week

Los Angeles Kings winger Viktor Arvidsson (lower body) is considered week-to-week after he missed Monday's 3-2 overtime victory against Montreal. He got hurt at the weekend against Buffalo and was first listed as day-to-day, so this is pretty bad news for fantasy managers. Arvidsson is among L.A.'s top scorers with 38 points and has done […]

Andreas Athanasiou Nets Another Goal In Monday's Win

Los Angeles Kings winger Andreas Athanasiou scored the game-winning goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime victory against the Bruins, making it three goals in two games for himself. The 27-year-old has responded superbly to getting scratched for five games. He has joined the second line, which has had a couple of very prolific months. Trevor Moore, […]

Mikey Anderson Sustains An Upper-Body Injury

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson sustained an upper-body injury on Monday against Boston and was forced to exit the game in the first period. He was hurt by a hit from Brad Marchand and needed help to get off the ice. Anderson has been a big piece for the in-form Kings, skating on the […]

Cal Petersen Posts Shutout Against Sabres

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen recorded his second shutout of the season in Sunday's 3-0 win against the Sabres. Petersen managed to bounce back from his last start where he allowed four goals against the Stars, and the 27-year-old has now won 10 of his previous 13 starts, continuing his strong play since the […]

Viktor Arvidsson Records Hat Trick Against Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings forward Viktor Arvidsson powered the team to a win on Friday night, as his hat trick helped the Kings to a 4-3 overtime victory against the Blue Jackets. Arvidsson scored his 16th, 17th, and 18th goals of the season in the contest, surpassing his scoring total from each of the past two […]

Lias Andersson Sent To AHL On Conditioning Loan

Los Angeles Kings forward Lias Andersson (undisclosed) has been sent to Ontario of the American Hockey League on a long-term conditioning loan. The 23-year-old has been sidelined since early January with an undisclosed injury, while totaling one assist and a minus-two rating through 13 games for the Kings this season. The former seventh overall draft […]

Jonathan Quick Starting For Los Angeles Monday

Per Lisa Dillman of The Athletic, Los Angeles Kings netminder Jonathan Quick will square off against goalie Jeremy Swayman and the Boston Bruins Monday. Quick has been on fire lately, winning his last three starts allowing just seven markers. This season, the 36-year-old has split time with fellow goaltender Cal Petersen. Together Quick and Petersen […]

Jonathan Quick To Start In Net Friday Vs. Ducks

LA Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick will start in net on Friday night against the host Anaheim Ducks. The veteran netminder has not played since a 4-3 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights on February 18 and will be starting his fifth start game on the road, according to NHL.com. Quick is coming off of […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (2/23/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Mark and I write NFL, MLB, and NHL on Rotoballer. I play NHL DFS almost daily, and am excited to bring you my thoughts on today's slate! Today I'll be bringing you my NHL lineup picks, analysis, and advice for NHL DFS contests on […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (2/19/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Mark and I write primarily MLB and NFL on Rotoballer but I play a lot of NHL DFS and am excited to bring you my thoughts on today's slate! Today I'll be bringing you my NHL lineup picks, analysis, and advice for NHL DFS […]

Quinton Byfield Will Make Season Debut Thursday

Los Angeles Kings center Quinton Byfield will make his season debut against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night, as the 19-year-old was recalled from the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League. Byfield appeared in six games for the Kings last season, collecting one assist for his first career point in the NHL. Byfield has […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/13/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Mark and I write primarily MLB and NFL on Rotoballer but I play a lot of NHL DFS and am excited to bring you my thoughts on today's slate! Today I'll be bringing you my NHL lineup picks, analysis, and advice for NHL DFS […]

OwnersBox Week 14 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season heads into January for Week 14 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! For those who do not know, OwnersBox is a fantastic weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. And […]

Trevor Moore Nets Four More Points On Saturday

Los Angeles Kings winger Trevor Moore had some night against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Moore scored a first period goal and set up three more Kings goals en route to a 6-3 home win. The forward usually plays 13 minutes a night but has seen 14+ minutes in four consecutive games. Saturday saw him […]

Phillip Danault Delivers Three Point Night Saturday

Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault scored a goal and added two assists on Saturday versus the Philadelphia Flyers. Danault centered the top line of the night from a fantasy perspective. He scored midway through the third period after a nice setup from Trevor Moore. Philadelphia could not contain this line all night as even […]

Viktor Arvidsson Nets Four Points In Win Saturday

Los Angeles Kings' left-winger Viktor Arvidsson led the way as his line totaled 11 points against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. Arvidsson had two goals and two assists in the 6-3 home victory. Arvidsson opened the scoring just 12 seconds in as Martin Jones could not stop his shot. Then, he closed the scoring […]

Jonathan Quick Starts Once More For Los Angeles Saturday

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick will start again Saturday night versus the Philadelphia Flyers. Quick rebounded from his worst start of the season on Tuesday to win against Vancouver on Thursday. The Los Angeles goalie only had to stop 17 of 18 shots but was solid in the shootout to deliver the Kings an […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/1/22): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! Happy New Year! For those first-time readers, my name is Chris and I write a ton on RotoBaller. The sports universe of writing here spans from NASCAR to football to college sports to of course, hockey. If you have not checked some of those articles out then make sure you do! It […]

OwnersBox Week 13 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season heads into January for Week 13 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! For those who do not know, OwnersBox is a fantastic weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. And […]

Matt Roy Fires A Lot Of Shots Thursday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy loves to shoot the puck. He has 12 assists in 32 games but something is missing. That is goals. Roy still has none on the season despite the six shots and four scoring chances generated on Thursday against Vancouver. Roy now has no goals on 89 shots this season. […]

Brendan Lemieux Scores Goal In Regulation Thursday

Los Angeles Kings left-winger Brendan Lemieux had not scored in five games, so naturally he converted a rare opportunity in the second period on Thursday. He fired a surprising six shots on goal and generated four scoring chances in 15:40 of ice time. When Lemieux gets an opportunity in the top-six, he tends to excel […]

Jonathan Quick Saves Best For Shootout In Win

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick only had to stop 17 shots on Thursday night against the Vancouver Canucks. It was the shootout where the goaltender then thwarted four of five Vancouver attempts to help preserve a 2-1 home win. It was a much needed night after Quick had allowed five goals in each of […]

Jonathan Quick Looks To Rebound Thursday Against Vancouver

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick will start again on Thursday versus the Vancouver Canucks. Quick will look to bounce back from Tuesday night's appearance where he allowed five goals on just 15 shots in 22:47 of action against the Vegas Golden Knights. On the bright side, Quick is well rested and ready to go […]

Jonathan Quick Comes Up Snake Eyes Against Vegas

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick wished his night was not less than 23 minutes long on Tuesday. The Vegas Golden Knights scored three goals in 76 seconds midway through the first period on Tuesday. Then, Vegas added two more goals in the first 2:47 of the second stanza. That chased Quick as he gave […]

Adrian Kempe Scores Again On Tuesday

Los Angeles Kings left-winger Adrian Kempe scored another goal on Tuesday versus the Vegas Golden Knights. Kempe struck midway through the first period during the Vegas flurry of three goals in 76 seconds. The winger also had three shots on goal with four hits on Tuesday night in 18:32 of ice time. Kempe then picked […]

Jonathan Quick Likely To Start Tuesday For Los Angeles

Los Angeles Kings goaltender is the expected starter in goal for the Kings at home against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. Quick had a bit of a dud in his last start versus the Carolina Hurricanes giving up five goals on 33 shots. In his last five games, Quick is 3-1-1 however while […]

Alexander Edler Placed On Long-Term Injured Reserve

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alexander Edler (ankle) has been played on Long-Term Injured Reserve. The veteran rearguard has already missed four games and is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Edler fractured his left ankle on Dec. 11, so he'll indeed need quite some time to get healthy again. The Swede has done […]

Garret Sparks Pushes Away 33 Shots In His Comeback Game

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Garret Sparks had a memorable comeback game on Sunday against Washington, producing 33 saves in a 3-2 victory. It was his first start since April 2019. This was the second game of a back-to-back set and the Kings were forced to go with Sparks after Calvin Petersen (COVID-19 protocols) was ruled […]