Venue & Broadcast
Location: T-Mobile Arena, Paradise (Las Vegas), Nevada
Time: 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT
Broadcast: TNT (U.S.), Sportsnet (Canada), ESPN+ (streaming), iHeartRadio affiliates
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Vegas: Defending Pacific Division champions, eliminated in Round 2 by Edmonton. Added Mitch Marner in a blockbuster sign-and-trade, pairing him with Jack Eichel.
Los Angeles: Finished just behind Vegas in the standings. Opened this season with a 4–1 loss to Colorado on Tuesday night, meaning this is the back half of a back-to-back.
Injury Report
Vegas Golden Knights: No major injuries reported.
Los Angeles Kings: None reported.
(Both teams enter healthy, though LA may show fatigue from consecutive games.)
Starting Goalies
Vegas Golden Knights: Logan Thompson (29–12–5, 2.48 GAA, .918 SV% in 2024–25)
Los Angeles Kings: Darcy Kuemper (career-best 2.02 GAA last season, but allowed 4 goals in opener vs. Colorado)
Key Player Matchups
Jack Eichel (VGK, 94 pts) + Mitch Marner (VGK, 102 pts) vs. Anze Kopitar (LAK, 68 pts, final season)
Vegas’ new superstar duo debuts against LA’s veteran captain in his farewell campaign.
Adrian Kempe (LAK, 39 goals) vs. Mark Stone (VGK, 67 pts)
Two-way wingers who can swing momentum at both ends of the ice.
Drew Doughty (LAK, 24:00 TOI avg) vs. Shea Theodore (VGK, 57 pts from defense)
Veteran vs. playmaker on the blue line.
Series History
2024–25 Season Series: Kings won 3 of 4 meetings.
All-Time (Regular Season): Vegas leads 19–15–2.
Recent Trend: Kings closed last season strong against Vegas, but Golden Knights have historically dominated at T-Mobile Arena.
Betting Trends
Vegas went 20–7–4 vs. Pacific Division last season.
Kings went 16–13–3 vs. Pacific Division.
Vegas averaged 3.3 goals/game, Kings 3.0 goals/game.
Both teams ranked top 3 in defense (Vegas 3rd, LA 2nd in goals allowed).
The Over hit in 5 of the last 7 head-to-head matchups.
Game Odds
Los Angeles Kings 5.5
Vegas Golden Knights – 198
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Tuesday, October 7, 2025
