Early look · NHL 2026-27

Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings: game preview

AnaheimDucks2026-27: 2-0-0 · 4 pts · 2025-26: 43-33-6 · 92 pts · 18that

Los AngelesKings2026-27: 0-2-1 · 1 pts · 2025-26: 35-27-20 · 90 pts · 20th

Puck drop28 Nov · 9:00 PM ET

VenueCrypto.com Arena

All-time meetings184 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Two points apart last season

Anaheim finished last season 18th in the league on 92 points. Los Angeles finished 20th on 90, and the 2025-26 season series went ANA 3-1-0.

Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.

Head-to-head

Meeting number 185

Across 184 completed games, Los Angeles lead the head-to-head 95-63-26.

All-time record95-63-26Los Angeles's record in the series

Meetings played184This is number 185

2025-26 seriesANA 3-1-0

Last 53-2Anaheim

Last 5 meetings

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DateResultShotsPower playWinner

17 Jan 2026LAK 1 – ANA 2 OT——ANA

16 Jan 2026ANA 3 – LAK 2 SO——ANA

27 Dec 2025ANA 1 – LAK 6——LAK

28 Nov 2025LAK 4 – ANA 5 SO——ANA

10 Apr 2025ANA 1 – LAK 6——LAK

Head-to-head finder

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateAnaheimLos Angeles

28 Nov 202515-8-1 · 31 pts7th11-6-7 · 29 pts12th

27 Dec 202521-15-2 · 44 pts12th16-12-9 · 41 pts19th

16 Jan 202623-21-3 · 49 pts25th19-16-12 · 50 pts23rd

17 Jan 202624-21-3 · 51 pts21st19-16-13 · 51 pts23rd

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 28 Nov 2025, Anaheim were 7th in the league and Los Angeles 12th. By 17 Jan 2026 it was 21st and 23rd.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Los Angeles out-attempted Anaheim 254 to 251

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Anaheim Ducks

251 att · 118 on goal · 9 G · 7.6%

Crease20 att · 2 G

Slot87 att · 6 G

Wing96 att · 1 G

Point44 att · 0 G

Neutral zone4 att · 0 G

Los Angeles Kings

254 att · 103 on goal · 13 G · 12.6%

Crease17 att · 2 G

Slot110 att · 6 G

Wing91 att · 4 G

Point32 att · 1 G

Neutral zone4 att · 0 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Los Angeles have created the better chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

AnaheimLos Angeles

2.19xG for per game2.88

3.49xG against per game2.43

38.6%xG share54.2%

+2.6FinishingGoals minus expected goals+0.4

+2.0GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed−7.7

This season: 2 games for Anaheim, 3 for Los Angeles. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every team’s xG →

Special teams

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

Anaheim

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2750.0%

Power play · 2025-2618.6% · 23rd

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2785.7%

Penalty kill · 2025-2676.4% · 27th

Faceoffs · 2026-2743.9% · 50/114

Drawn · 2026-276 (3.00/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-277 (3.50/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

Los Angeles

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2716.7%

Power play · 2025-2617.0% · 28th

Power play · last 5 meetings—

Penalty kill · 2026-2761.5%

Penalty kill · 2025-2674.6% · 30th

Faceoffs · 2026-2756.9% · 103/181

Drawn · 2026-2712 (4.00/gm)

Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2713 (4.33/gm)

PP goals · last meetings0

Skaters

Skaters to watch

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away.

Goaltending

Who has stopped this matchup

Save percentage in the last meetings by goalie. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Anaheim

Expected starter after their game on 27 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Los Angeles

Expected starter after their game on 27 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Anaheim crease

ANA · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 25 Nov

Lukas Dostal.9182 GP · 2-0-0 · GSAx +2.0

No appearances against Los Angeles in the last meetings.

Los Angeles crease

LAK · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 25 Nov

Darcy Kuemper.8252 GP · 0-2-0 · GSAx −4.2

Anton Forsberg.8001 GP · 0-0-1 · GSAx −3.5

No appearances against Anaheim in the last meetings.

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.4 goals

No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

17 Jan 20263 · LAK 1–2 ANA

16 Jan 20265 · ANA 3–2 LAK

27 Dec 20257 · ANA 1–6 LAK

28 Nov 20259 · LAK 4–5 ANA

10 Apr 20257 · ANA 1–6 LAK

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA

Anaheim3.502.503.333.51

Los Angeles3.005.002.743.01

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest6.4Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings6.2Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

6 on the injury lists

Anaheim · injuries

Drew HellesonLower BodyIRReturn7 Oct

Ian MooreLower BodyIRReturn16 Oct

Troy TerryHipIRReturn21 Nov

Los Angeles · injuries

Jakub DvorakUpper BodyIRReturn31 Oct

Jan JenikUndisclosedIRReturn24 Oct

Kevin FialaLower LegIRReturn17 Oct

Latest moves

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1 Oct · ANA

Signed D Tristan Luneau to a six-year contract extension.

30 Sep · ANA

Reassigned C Roger McQueen and C Cruz Lucius to San Diego (AHL). Recalled D Noah Warren, D Ian Mitchell and D Tristan Luneau from San Diego. Placed D Drew Helleson on injured reserve. Moved RW Troy Terry from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve.

27 Sep · ANA

Placed G Laurent Brossoit and D Travis Mitchell on waivers.

27 Sep · LAK

Placed D Otto Salin on the injured non-roster list. Loaned G Erik Portillo to Ontario (AHL).

24 Sep · LAK

Waived for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford (AHL) Fs Martin Chromia, Cole Guttman, Lane Pederson and Francesco Pinelli and D Joe Hicketts. Loaned Fs Aatu Jamsen and Koehn Ziemmer, Ds Angus Booth, Kirill Kirsanov and Jared Woolley to Ontario. Placed F Jan Jenik and D Jakub Dvorak on injured reserve.

15 Jul 2026 · LAK

Signed F Elton Hermansson to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Injury report

Anaheim · 2026 draft

See all: Anaheim · 2026 draft →

#15Nikita KlepovRound 1 · SaginawRW

#28Marcus NordmarkRound 1 · Djurgarden Jr.LW

#45Jayden KurtzRound 2 · RogersD

#50Mathis PrestonRound 2 · VancouverRW

Full draft

Los Angeles · 2026 draft

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#19Elton HermanssonRound 1 · ModoRW

#46Liam LefebvreRound 2 · ChicoutimiC

#49Adam GoljerRound 2 · TrencinD

#80Blake ZielinskiRound 3 · Des MoinesC

Full draft

Saturday 28 November · the full slate

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Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings: game preview

Two points apart last season

Meeting number 185

Last 5 meetings

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

Los Angeles out-attempted Anaheim 254 to 251

Anaheim Ducks

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles have created the better chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

Anaheim

Los Angeles

Skaters to watch

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

Who has stopped this matchup

Anaheim crease

Los Angeles crease

Scoring rates point to about 6.4 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

6 on the injury lists

Anaheim · injuries

Los Angeles · injuries

Latest moves

Anaheim · 2026 draft

Los Angeles · 2026 draft

Saturday 28 November · the full slate