Los Angeles Kings (0-1, in the Pacific Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (1-0, in the Pacific Division)
San Jose, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks host the Los Angeles Kings after Will Smith scored two goals in the Sharks’ 4-3 overtime win over the Florida Panthers.
San Jose had a 39-35-8 record overall while going 10-12-4 against opponents from the Pacific Division last season. The Sharks scored 249 total goals last season (3.0 per game on 25.7 shots per game).
Los Angeles went 10-6-10 in Pacific Division games and had a 35-27-20 record overall last season. The Kings scored 220 total goals last season (38 power-play goals and seven shorthanded goals).
INJURIES: Sharks: Alex Barre-Boulet: out (undisclosed), Kyle Keyser: out (upper body), Adam Gaudette: out (upper body), Quentin Musty: out (upper body).
Kings: Jakub Dvorak: out (upper-body), Kevin Fiala: out (leg), Jan Jenik: out (undisclosed), Otto Salin: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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