The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, November 7, 2026, with puck drop set for 9:00 PM EST.
Matchup: Pittsburgh Penguins (5-9-2, 12 points in 2026-27) at Los Angeles Kings (5-7-2, 12 points in 2026-27)
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Puck drop: 9:00 PM EST (6:00 PM PST local)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
How to watch: LAK: ABTV · PIT: SN-PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes
Trade speculation has built around the roster since mid-October, when Elliotte Friedman said on Sportsnet’s Saturday Headlines segment that Pittsburgh was interested in opening up spots for youth and would move a veteran forward for draft picks or prospects. Rickard Rakell, 33, carries a $5 million cap hit through 2027-28 and a modified no-trade clause covering eight teams. Bryan Rust, 34, has a year remaining at $5.125 million and no trade protection. Kris Letang, 39, holds a no-movement clause and an extra season at $6.1 million.
Los Angeles Kings News & Notes
Martin Chromiak made his NHL debut on Oct. 31 against Buffalo after 276 AHL games with the Ontario Reign, skating on the first line with Artemi Panarin and Alex Laferriere and logging 17:31, including 4:27 on the power play, in a 3-2 loss. The 2020 fifth-round pick led Ontario with 28 goals and 56 points last season and had six goals in nine games before his Oct. 29 recall, which sent Jared Wright to the Reign.
Chromiak’s promotion came with Adrian Kempe sidelined by an undisclosed injury that left him listed day-to-day. Kempe has since returned and recorded a hat trick in a win over Pittsburgh, setting up Saturday’s rematch with the Penguins at Crypto.com Arena, a 6 p.m. start. A five-game road trip follows, taking Los Angeles through Boston, Canada and Anaheim. The Kings were 2-5-2 after an Oct. 24 loss in New Jersey, where Kempe assisted on their lone goal.
Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines
Line 1: Tommy Novak – Sidney Crosby – Rickard Rakell
Line 2: Egor Chinakhov – Ben Kindel – Evgeni Malkin
Line 3: Ville Koivunen – Hendrix Lapierre – Justin Brazeau
Line 4: Connor Dewar – Blake Lizotte – Nicholas Robertson
Pair 1: Samuel Girard – Erik Karlsson
Pair 2: Spencer Stastney – Kaedan Korczak
Pair 3: Declan Carlile – Kris Letang
Goaltenders: Arturs Silovs – Sergei Murashov
Pittsburgh Penguins Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Ben Kindel – Tommy Novak – Rickard Rakell – Erik Karlsson – Sidney Crosby
Power play, Second unit: Ville Koivunen – Hendrix Lapierre – Egor Chinakhov – Kris Letang – Evgeni Malkin
Penalty kill, First unit: Blake Lizotte – Connor Dewar – Declan Carlile – Kaedan Korczak
Penalty kill, Second unit: Rickard Rakell – Nicholas Robertson – Spencer Stastney – Erik Karlsson
Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines
Line 1: Artemi Panarin – Alex Laferriere – Adrian Kempe
Line 2: Trevor Moore – Quinton Byfield – Corey Perry
Line 3: Andre Lee – Scott Laughton – Martin Chromiak
Line 4: Erik Haula – Kenny Connors – Joel Armia
Pair 1: Erik Gustafsson – Brandt Clarke
Pair 2: Joel Edmundson – Drew Doughty
Pair 3: Mikey Anderson – Brian Dumoulin
Goaltenders: Darcy Kuemper – Anton Forsberg
Los Angeles Kings Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Adrian Kempe – Quinton Byfield – Alex Laferriere – Artemi Panarin – Erik Gustafsson
Power play, Second unit: Corey Perry – Erik Haula – Martin Chromiak – Drew Doughty – Brandt Clarke
Penalty kill, First unit: Andre Lee – Quinton Byfield – Mikey Anderson – Drew Doughty
Penalty kill, Second unit: Erik Haula – Trevor Moore – Joel Edmundson – Brian Dumoulin
Players To Watch
Evgeni Malkin — Pittsburgh Penguins
Box Score Junkie has Malkin at a team-best 59.4% Corsi-for this season, with 67.1 shot attempts for per 60 and a 57.6% Fenwick across 238 minutes. He’s also buried six goals on 3.5 expected, a plus-2.5 finishing edge. Play drives one way with him out there, which makes his shot and point props live.
Artemi Panarin — Los Angeles Kings
Panarin piled up four assists on three shots in 18:02 last time out, and the underlying work backs it. Box Score Junkie’s 2026-27 numbers have him at 63.5% Corsi-for, 79.5 shot attempts for per 60 and 62.8% Fenwick over 304 minutes, with eight goals on 4.3 expected. An obvious assist-prop target.
Injury Report
Pittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom (LW) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, November 14
Bryan Rust (RW) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Saturday, December 5
Trevor van Riemsdyk (D) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Sunday, November 8
Ryan Graves (D) — Injured Reserve, Knee, expected back Saturday, November 28
Los Angeles Kings
Alex Turcotte (C) — Injured Reserve, Undisclosed, expected back Saturday, November 7
Mats Zuccarello (RW) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Tuesday, November 10
Kevin Fiala (LW) — Injured Reserve, Lower Leg, expected back Saturday, November 7
Jakub Dvorak (D) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, November 28
Jan Jenik (C) — Injured Reserve, Undisclosed, expected back Saturday, November 7
Betting Odds
Moneyline (DraftKings, as of November 7 at 4:22 AM ET): Pittsburgh Penguins +110, Los Angeles Kings -130.
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Next Up
Pittsburgh Penguins: visit the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, November 8.
Los Angeles Kings: host the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, November 10.