Preview: Bruins return home to face the Kings

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Boston Bruins Head coach Marco Sturm looks on from the bench during the second period against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on November 21, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI via Getty Images Just the facts

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When: Tonight, 7 PM
Where: TD Garden – Boston, MA
How to follow: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub

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26-23-14, 66PTS, 6th in the Pacific Division

Artemi Panarin: 21G-44A-65PTS; Adrian Kempe: 25G-30A-55PTS; Kevin Fiala: 18G-22A-40PTS
Darcy Kuemper: 15-13-9, 2.72 GAA, .896 save percentage

Game notes

After a disappointing, frustrating, annoying, etc. game in Pittsburgh on Sunday, the Bruins return home to TD Garden looking to extend their home winning streak to 13 games.
Like the Bruins, the Kings are aiming for a wild card spot if they want to make the playoffs this season. They’re four points out of third in the Pacific, but just a point out of the second wild card spot.
The Kings played on Monday night, beating the Blue Jackets in Columbus in OT. That game saw the Blue Jackets tie it with under two minutes to go in the third, but Adrian Kempe did the Bruins a small favor and won it midway through OT.
That game was played at the odd Monday (non-holiday) start time of 4 PM, as it was a rescheduled game that was postponed in late January due to weather. The league likely did both teams a favor with the earlier start time, as Los Angeles had to travel to Boston and Columbus had to travel to Tampa.
Anton Forsberg started Monday’s win for the Kings, meaning we’ll likely see Darcy Kuemper tonight.
The Bruins and Kings already played the LA edition of this game this season, with the Bruins beating the Kings 2-1 in OT in late November. Morgan Geekie scored both Bruin goals that night.
Kevin Fiala remains the Kings’ third-leading scorer, in spite of the Olympic injury that will keep him out for the remainder of the season. He was having a good one for the Kings, as he was just about on pace to equal his career-best total of 35 goals last season.
Artemi Panarin has been pretty good for the Kings since arriving from New York, with 2G-4A-6PTS totals in six games.
The Kings were busy at the trade deadline, sending Corey Perry to Tampa and acquiring Scott Laughton from Toronto. Laughton made his Kings debut on Monday in Columbus, registering a goal and an assist.
The Kings have a relatively stingy team defense, allowing 2.92 GA/G. That’s good for ninth best in the NHL.
Los Angeles has been a pretty good road team this season, checking in with a 16-8-7 record away from Crypto.com or whatever it’s called now Arena.