3 takeaways for the LA Kings matchup against Utah in Rookie Faceoff

Los Angeles Kings give some "veterans" the night off

While it is the Rookie Faceoff, not every player on the roster is necessarily a rookie or new to the Kings' organization. On Saturday night, in the second game of the tournament, that group would get the night off including Brandt Clarke, Francesco Pinelli and Erik Portillo. The other notable player absent was second-round pick in the recent NHL Draft in goaltender Carter George.

This created some changes in the lineups as Jake Wise moved up to be the center on the top line in place of Pinelli and had Liam Greentree and Koehn Ziemmer on either side. Wise is a tournament invite and didn't play in the first game but spent last year in the AHL between the Chicago Wolves and Charlotte Checkers

The pairings on defense also changed as Matthew Mania moved up to the top line in place of Clarke and will play next to Jakub Dvorak. Mania played with Angus Booth in the first game so Booth also will have a new player alongside him in Parker Berge

The Kings will also have two new goalies tonight as Kolby Hay gets the start with Jackson Parsons backing him up. However, the Kings probably will get Parsons onto the ice at some point as they try to evaluate all five goalies on the roster over the three games.