For now, the waters have calmed. Coming off of back-to-back wins over the weekend vs. Montreal and Buffalo, coach Todd McLellan and his Kings players are feeling better about themselves. At least for the time being, the conversation seems to have moved away from the worry of losing Drew Doughty and Sean Walker. Further, the bleeding from an early season winless streak seems to be under control. Over the past few days, the focus has been more about building upon the team’s recent success and finding a way to keep things flowing in a positive direction.
As expected, Andreas Athanasiou has shed the red jersey… He's largely been skating in drills with Lizotte and Kaliyev this morning. pic.twitter.com/WHlhg6DGHB
— The Mayor (@mayorNHL) November 2, 2021
Forward Andreas Athanasiou has been activated from injured reserve. However, indications are McLellan won’t buck the trend of keeping a winning lineup together and slide AA somewhere into the bottom-6. How long will Athanasiou have to wait? It’s a question that won’t be answered until at least Friday.
LA KINGS PROJECTED LINEUP vs. ST. LOUIS BLUES on 11/3
Brown – Kopitar – Andersson
Iafallo – Danault – Kempe
Moore – Kupari – Grundstrom
Lemieux – Lizotte – Kaliyev
Other options: Athanasiou
Protocol: Arvidsson and Vilardi
Maatta – Roy
Edler – Clague
Björnfot – Anderson
Other options: Strand
Quick (starter)
Petersen
Injured Reserve: Doughty and Walker
On the Blues side of things:
Kyle Clifford has been placed on the non-roster COVID-19 protocol list. https://t.co/uA59qaydtW #stlblues
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) November 2, 2021
David Perron is set to play his 614th game as a Blue tonight, tying Barclay Plager for 11th on the all-time list. https://t.co/PkRzJvbC9p #stlblues pic.twitter.com/Cl83PL2I2Z
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) November 3, 2021
Brandon Saad will return tonight. #stlblues
— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) November 3, 2021
KINGS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Alex Edler – one goal away from career number 100
Anze Kopitar – needs 57 points to pass Dave Taylor for third on the Kings all-time scoring list
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 pm PST tonight and the game will be televised on TNT.
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