San Jose Sharks (12-11-1, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (9-13-1, eighth in the Pacific Division)
Los Angeles; Monday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: San Jose visits the Los Angeles Kings after the Sharks took down New York 2-1 in overtime.
The Kings are 4-6-0 in division games. Los Angeles has given up 21 power-play goals, killing 72% of opponent chances.
The Sharks are 4-5-0 against Pacific Division opponents. San Jose averages 11.9 penalty minutes per game, the second-most in the league. Barclay Goodrow leads the team serving 40 total minutes.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sean Walker leads the Kings with a plus-eight in 23 games played this season. Anze Kopitar has
Logan Couture has recorded 24 total points while scoring five goals and
LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 8-2-0, averaging 3.3 goals, six assists, 4.2 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while allowing 2.9 goals per game with a .896 save percentage.
Kings: 5-4-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.7 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game with a .911 save percentage.
Kings Injuries: None listed.
Sharks Injuries: Melker Karlsson: day to day (upper body), Tomas Hertl: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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