The Penguins head west to face the Los Angeles Kings in a late-night showdown at Crypto.com Arena. Welcome back to NHL Predictions here on Last Word on Hockey!

Game time is 10:30 p.m. ET from Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles and you can watch it on ESPN+ (packages start at $11.99/month). Pittsburgh Penguins (19-21-8, in the Metropolitan Division) last played on Saturday night and fell to the NHL-leading Washington Capitols by a 4-1 score.

Connor McDavid scored in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 for their second straight win.

Two games under hockey .500 and leading only two teams in the Eastern Conference standings, the Pittsburgh Penguins (19-21-8) are entering the desperation phase early. The team has just three wins since Dec.

The Kings were the last NHL team to reach the midpoint of their season. Let's grade every player's contributions so far.

Kuemper and the Kings won't face Calgary on Wednesday after the game was postponed due to wildfires. With concerns regarding health and safety, the NHL made the decision to postpone this game to a future date.

Kuemper will start in goal on the road versus the Jets on Friday, Zach Dooley of the Kings ' official site reports.

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper was named by the NHL as one of "Three Stars" of the week from December 30th to January 5th. Kuemper (2-0-0, 0.50 GAA, .985 SV%, 1 SO) stopped 66 of 67 shots he faced to help the Kings (23-10-5,

SEATTLE — Jaden Schwartz had a hat trick, Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves in the third period and the Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday night. Schwartz opened the scoring 28 seconds into the game and broke a 1-1 tie at 7:40. He completed the hat trick with an empty-netter in the third, his 16th goal of the season.

Jaden Schwartz netted a hat trick and goaltender Joey Daccord staved off a furious third-period push as the Seattle Kraken opened a long home stretch with a 4-2 victory against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

Jaden Schwartz recorded his fifth career hat trick and the Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 for their third win in five games.