How to Watch Los Angeles Kings vs. Seattle Kraken: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 12-16-2023

The Los Angeles Kings (16-6-4) will attempt to stop a three-game losing streak when they take on the Seattle Kraken (10-14-7) on the road on Saturday, December 16 at 10:00 PM ET on KCAL, ROOT Sports NW, and ESPN+.

Kings vs. Kraken Game Info

• Game Day: Saturday, December 16, 2023
• Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
• TV: ROOT SPORTS Northwest (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Kings and Kraken Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Kings Insights

• The Kings’ 94 total goals (3.6 per game) make them the eighth-best scoring team in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Kings have been the stingiest unit in league action, giving up 63 total goals (just 2.4 per game).
• Their goal differential (+31) makes them second-best in the league.
• The 19 power-play goals the Kings have put up this season (on 91 power-play chances) rank 16th in the NHL.
• The Kings have the league’s 15th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.88%).
• The Kings have capitalized with four shorthanded goals this season (eighth among NHL squads).
• The Kings’ 87.95% penalty-kill success rate is second-best in the league.
• The Kings have the 20th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 49.9%.
• The Kings have a 10.9% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks seventh in the league.
• The Kings have shut out opponents three times this season. As a team, they are averaging 17 hits and 13.6 blocked shots per game.

Kings Key Players

• A leading offensive player this season for Los Angeles, Kevin Fiala has recorded 26 points.
• Having scored nine goals and adding 17 assists, Adrian Kempe is a top contributor for Los Angeles through 26 games.
• Anze Kopitar has contributed 26 points for Los Angeles in 26 games this season, scoring on 20.8% of his shots and recording 11 goals and 15 assists.
• Across eight games played, Pheonix Copley has a goaltending record of 4-1-2. During those games, he’s allowed 23 goals while recording 154 saves.

Kings Injuries

Arthur Kaliyev: Illness (Questionable),

Vladislav Gavrikov: Lower Body (Out),

Viktor Arvidsson: Back (Out)

Kraken Insights

• The Kraken have 84 goals this season (2.7 per game), 23rd in the league.
• The Kraken’s total of 99 goals given up (3.2 per game) is 26th in the NHL.
• They have the 26th-ranked goal differential in the league at -15.
• The Kraken have 20 power-play goals (12th in NHL) on 96 chances.
• The Kraken’s power-play percentage (20.83) ranks them 16th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Kraken have two.
• The 77.91% penalty-kill percentage of the Kraken is 22nd in the league.
• At 50.1%, the Kraken have the NHL’s 17th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The Kraken’s 9% shooting percentage is 24th in the league.
• This season, the Kraken have shut out their opponents once.

Kraken Key Players

• Oliver Bjorkstrand has racked up 24 points (0.8 per game) for Seattle, with nine goals and 15 assists in 31 games (playing 17:02 per game).
• Vince Dunn has helped lead the offense for Seattle this season with four goals and 20 assists.
• Seattle’s Eeli Tolvanen is among the top offensive players on the team with 20 total points (eight goals and 12 assists).
• Joey Daccord has a .905 save percentage (30th in the league), with 398 total saves, giving up 42 goals (2.6 goals against average). He has compiled a 5-5-6 record this season.

Kraken Injuries

Philipp Grubauer: Lower Body (Out),

Andre Burakovsky: Undisclosed (Out),

Justin Schultz: Upper Body (Questionable),

Jaden Schwartz: Lower Body (Out)