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**Kings Open Season Against Avalanche, Eye Division Title**

**Los Angeles, CA -** The Los Angeles Kings are set to kick off their 2025-26 NHL season tonight at Crypto.com Arena with a highly anticipated matchup against the Colorado Avalanche. This game is part of an NHL season-opening tripleheader.

Last season, the Kings and Avalanche split their regular season series, with each team holding serve on home ice. Kings captain Anze Kopitar has historically performed well against Colorado, racking up 15 assists in the last 20 games.

Goaltender Darcy Kuemper is expected to start in net for the Kings, a notable storyline considering Kuemper won a Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in the 2021-22 season. Kuemper is coming off a career year, boasting a 2.00 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage last season.

The Kings’ lineup is expected to feature Alex Laferriere, who is deemed healthy after missing the final preseason game. The Kings are without Corey Perry and Kyle Burroughs to start the season due to injured reserve. Drew Doughty has also declared himself fully recovered from last year’s ankle injury.

The Avalanche also begin their season tonight in Los Angeles, with captain Gabriel Landeskog slated to play his first regular-season game since March 2022 after battling injury.

Entering the season, the Kings express a sense of confidence and high expectation, something that wasn’t there going into last season. Players believe the way last season ended gives them confidence going into this season.

Kings are entering this season with the goal of securing the division title and home-ice advantage for the playoffs. “We’re definitely playing to win in the playoffs but that’s so far away, we’re just trying to win the division, that’s got to be the goal,” Doughty said.

Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 PM.

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