Tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET, the Los Angeles Kings (2-2-0) pay a visit to the Carolina Hurricanes (2-1-1) live from PNC Arena in North Carolina. The game can be live streamed here. Los Angeles fans can hear all the action on KTLK 1515 AM, while Carolina fans can hear it all on 99.9 The Fan.
In the first of two meetings between these two teams this season, Los Angeles is looking to bounce back from an inconsistent start after blowing a three-goal lead but ultimately winning in overtime Wednesday at home against the Ottawa Senators, while the Hurricanes are still looking for some more production from their top six forwards.
This will be the first game of a four game road trip for the Kings, and the team is hoping that goalie Jonathan Quick's woes won't continue away from Staples Center after a trying start to the season. Quick, a Vezina Trophy finalist and Conn Smythe trophy winner back in 2012, has looked lost to start the season, after allowing 12 goals in four games while stopping just 97 of the 109 shots he's faced.
"Over the long haul, if we're going to be successful, we've got to lock games down and this team has been, over the last three or four years, probably one of the best teams doing that," forward Dustin Brown, who has two goals so far, told NHL.com. "We've got to get back to doing that."
Meanwhile, as some of Carolina's top guns continue to struggle out of the gate so far, Nathan Gerbe has had a solid showing through the first four games, netting the game-winning goal for the Hurricanes in their 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals Thursday night.
"He's doing a lot of things well without the puck," coach Kirk Muller told NHL.com following the win. "He competes and he works and he's really worked for his goals so far [this season] and it was a huge one tonight."
Gerbe has three goals so far on the young season while Jeff Skinner leads the team with five points, all on assists and Justin Faulk has four assists to trail closely behind with four points.
Four of the top six forwards for Carolina in Eric Staal (2), Jordan Staal (1), Alexander Semin (1), and Jiri Tlusty (0) have combined for just four points this season
Over in Kings' camp, Jeff Carter has four goals in as many games after finishing fourth in the NHL with 26 last season, while Anze Kopitar (no goals, four assists, four points) and Mike Richards (no goals, three assists, three points) trail closely behind in the points race.
Los Angeles will look to start its road trip on the right foot while Carolina will continue to try and find its goal scoring ability when the puck drops in North Carolina tonight.
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