San Jose arrives with more points, but Los Angeles has the stronger power-index ranking and home ice.
The Sharks visit Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 10 p.m. ET, bringing a 7-8-1 record and 15 points against the Kings’ 4-7-2 mark and 10 points. Los Angeles is 2-3 in its last five games and has lost its last one, while San Jose is 1-4 over that span and riding a two-game skid. The key matchup is Macklin Celebrini, San Jose’s leader with 16 points (5 goals, 11 assists) in 14 games, against Kings scoring leader Artemi Panarin, who has 13 points (8 goals, 5 assists) in 13 games. The Sharks took the season’s first meeting 5-4, but the Kings hold the better power-index position, 25th (47.0) to 28th (40.8); containing Celebrini while getting Panarin involved could swing this rematch.