The San Jose Sharks (10-16-5, seventh Pacific) head south to visit the Los Angeles Kings (16-12-5, second Pacific) for the season's second match-up. The pair last played each other on Nov. 25 in a 5-2 Kings victory in San Jose. Alexander Barabanov and Kevin Labanc scored, but an injured James Reimer allowed four goals and was placed on injured reserve the following day.
The Kings are coming off a grueling six-game road trip through Eastern Canada and finishing up in Boston. It’s been an up-and-down couple of weeks on the road, getting shut out twice in games to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres and losing in overtime to the cruddy Columbus Blue Jackets.