Adrian Kempe had the Los Angeles goal and David Rittich made 27 saves. Crosby picked up his 50th point of the season 14:09 into the first period when he got a piece of Matthew Grzelcyk's shot from ...

Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scored milestone goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Los Angeles 5-1 on Monday night, snapping the Kings' nine-game home win streak.

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

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The Los Angeles Kings are in town and have practically owned the Florida Panthers over the last several seasons. Just last Wednesday, the Kings scored twice in the third to squeeze out a 2-1 win in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles is playing its second of a five-game road trip while Detroit is wrapping up a three-game homestand on Monday night.

DETROIT -- Going for a sweep of their three-game homestand before departing on a four-game Western road trip, the Detroit Red Wings will play the Los Angeles Kings at Little Caesars Arena on Monday night.

The Kings won the first meeting with the Red Wings, 4-1, on Nov. 16 behind two goals from Adrian Kempe. David Rittich only needed to make 17 saves in a game Los Angeles dominated.

Columbus is 17-11-5 at home and 27-33-8 in 68 all-time meetings vs. the Kings. The Jackets are 6-3-3 in the last 12 at NWA. The home team is 11-2-3 in the last 16 games of this series. Adrian Kempe leads the Kings with 24 goals and 44 points. Anže Kopitar leads the team with 31 assists. He also has 42 points in 46 games against Columbus.

Columbus spent the last four games in galaxies far, far away, but the Jackets are happy to return home to face Los Angeles

As one of their stars nears his season debut, the Los Angeles Kings hope to improve their play on the road as another lengthy trip awaits. The Kings begin a five-game road trip Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets, who aim for a season-high fifth consecutive home victory.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey! Each day of the NHL season, we preview and analyze games to give our predictions. Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at a game between the Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets.