To start in the front end of back-to-back games on Friday evening (Jan. 9), the Los Angeles Kings (18-14-10) and head coach Jim Hiller head up north of the border to Canada in the West this upcoming weekend to face the Winnipeg Jets (15-22-5) on the road in Manitoba.
The shorthanded Los Angeles Kings team on the forward lines faces a struggling Winnipeg Jets team this weekend
The Jets are really struggling in the West in the standings this regular season in this past couple of months. Winnipeg has lost double-digit games in a row in this past few weeks since mid-to-late December last month.
With Hiller and the Kings heading up north of the border shorthanded this weekend for back-to-back games against Winnipeg and Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers tomorrow on Saturday, this game this evening on the road vs. the Jets could be a rock fight for each team in the West.
The Kings are missing four forwards due to injuries and various other reasons, including center captain Anze Kopitar and winger Joel Armia. It looks like Hiller and the Kings are planning on dressing 11 forwards and seven defensemen on the active roster lineup tonight against vs. the Jets on the road in Winnipeg.
Here's a look at the TV/streaming information, start time, and radio broadcast information for the matchup between the Kings and Jets to start a quick two-game road trip north of the border this weekend in the front end of back-to-back games at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB, on Jan. 9.
How to watch the Los Angeles Kings vs. Winnipeg Jets
- Date & Time: Friday, Jan. 9, 5:00 p.m. PT
- Location: Canada Life Centre (Winnipeg, MB)
- Live Streaming: ESPN+
- TV: FDSN
- Radio: ESPN LA App
This evening's matchup in the front end of back-to-back games for the Kings north of the border this weekend vs. the Jets on Friday will be broadcast live on FanDuel Sports Network West. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and the radio broadcast is available on the ESPN LA app.
Los Angeles Kings projected roster vs. the Winnipeg Jets
Forwards
Taylor Ward – Alex Laferriere – Adrian Kempe
Jeff Malott – Quinton Byfield – Warren Foegele
Kevin Fiala – Alex Turcotte – Andrei Kuzmenko
Andre Lee – Sammy Helenius
Defensemen
Mikey Anderson – Drew Doughty
Joel Edmundson – Brandt Clarke
Brian Dumoulin – Cody Ceci
Jacob Moverare
Goalies
Darcy Kuemper
Anton Forsberg
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Projected starting goalies for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Winnipeg Jets
Kings: Darcy Kuemper
Jets: Eric Comrie