Los Angeles and Calgary arrive on losing streaks, with the Kings holding a narrow power-index edge and both teams leaning on 16-point leaders.
The Kings host Calgary Saturday with both clubs looking to stop a slide: Los Angeles is 5-10-2 with 12 points and three straight losses, while the Flames are 8-10-1 with 17 points after a defeat in their last game. The power index puts the teams close, with Los Angeles 27th at 42.4 and Calgary 28th at 37.6. Artemi Panarin leads the Kings with 16 points (6 goals, 10 assists), while Joel Farabee has 16 (7 goals, 9 assists) for Calgary. The deciding factor could be support beyond those leaders: Los Angeles averages 4.75 top-six points per game to Calgary’s 3.89.