Drew Doughty ’s long-awaited return to the Los Angeles Kings became imminent this week. The anticipation of the future Hall of Fame defenseman’s first game this season was such that Jim Hiller brought some levity to end a downbeat media session after a one-sided loss to Pittsburgh on Monday.

The Sacramento Kings are among the favorites to trade for Bruce Brown from the Toronto Raptors ahead of the trade deadline.

The Los Angeles Kings and NHL will host a celebrity and NHL All-Star Alumni charity game to aid in the recovery of the Los Angeles wildfires. Actor Will Arnett and Kings president Luc Robitaille joined the NHL on TNT pregame show on Wednesday to announce the “Skate for LA Strong” event which will be held on Feb. 23 at Crypto.com Arena.

LOS ANGELES – The Florida Panthers will wrap up their first of two back-to-backs on their current road trip when they visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday. Overall, Florida is 5-1-0 on the second half of back-to-backs this season.

BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Los Angeles Kings. Columbus has a 23-19-7 record overall and a 16-5-3 record on its home ice. The Blue Jackets have a 3-3-6 record in games decided by a goal.

At the end of the day, the Florida Panthers opened their road trip by playing a solid road back-to-back. After taking down the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night, Florida skated into downtown Los Angeles looking for a similar result against the Kings. For two periods, the game was trending in that direction.

Drew Doughty is edging closer to rejoining the Los Angeles Kings lineup. The veteran defenseman returned to practice on Monday, his first time on the ice since breaking his ankle during a preseason collision in September.

The Los Angeles Kings return to the ice on Saturday night for their matchup against the Seattle Kraken. Players will hit the ice starting at 6:20 p.m., and you can follow along with every second on.

Florida Panthers (28-17-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (25-14-5, in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -123, Panthers +103; over/under is 5.

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The Los Angeles Kings honoured firefighters and first responders in the first game back in their downtown arena since the catastrophic wildfires that devastated large parts of Los Angeles.head of first puck drop.

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