The Stars were heading into this match on a 3 game losing streak and without the services of Jamie Benn, who remained out with a foot injury.
The scratches tonight for Los Angeles were Tom Gilbert, Andy Andreoff, and Kevin Gravel, the same as their game against the Minnesota Wild.
The scratches for the Stars were Patrick Nemeth, Stephen Johns, and Curtis McKenzie, the same choices for their last game against the St. Louis Blues.
This was Anze Kopitar’s 800th career game, all of which have come in a Kings uniform. He is now just 5 games away from tying Rob Blake for 5th in franchise history in that category.