Wayne Gretzky's blockbuster 1988 trade to Los Angeles turned hockey into appointment viewing across Southern California, a shift that outlasted his playing career. Two Stanley Cups followed in 2012 and 2014, both built on stingy defense and clutch goaltending. Luc Robitaille, the Kings' all-time leading goal scorer from his playing days, remains one of the franchise's most enduring figures.
As of Oct 31, 2026, here are the most recently projected forward lines, defense pairings and power-play units for the Los Angeles Kings. On the top line, the Los Angeles Kings are currently projected to run left wing Artemi Panarin, center Alex Laferriere and right wing Martin Chromiak together, a trio expected to log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the roster, though without last change on the road it does not always draw the other team's top shutdown pairing. On the blue line, the top pairing is Erik Gustafsson and Brandt Clarke, who typically log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the back end and face the toughest zone starts, though the team's primary penalty-kill pairing is not always the same duo. On the power play, the PP1 unit runs Martin Chromiak, Quinton Byfield, Alex Laferriere, Artemi Panarin and Erik Gustafsson, the unit most teams send out first on a power play, though a delayed-penalty scramble already in progress or a late matchup change can put a different five over the boards. These combinations reflect pre-game reporting rather than real-time tracking, and can change between games and even between periods, so check the today's lines tool for the most current deployment before puck drop.
| # | Player | Off | Def | PP | PK | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Fiala | 61 | 67 | 59 | 0 | 90 |
| 2 | Viktor Arvidsson | 75 | 39 | 51 | 0 | 88 |
| 3 | Adrian Kempe | 61 | 50 | 48 | 55 | 87 |
| 4 | Jordan Spence | 68 | 87 | 44 | 68 | 83 |
| 5 | Brandt Clarke | 69 | 64 | 52 | 0 | 82 |
As of Oct 31, 2026, the most recently projected lineup for the Los Angeles Kings includes 4 forward lines, 3 defense pairings and 2 power-play units, updated whenever a new pre-game lineup is reported.
As of Oct 31, 2026, the top line projected for the Los Angeles Kings is left wing Artemi Panarin, center Alex Laferriere and right wing Martin Chromiak.
These projected lines are drawn from Daily Faceoff's pre-game reporting, typically beat writers covering morning skates and warmups before puck drop. They reflect the coaching staff's intended deployment rather than shift-by-shift tracking collected once a game is already underway, and can still shift between a morning skate and the opening faceoff.
Lines can change from game to game, and sometimes within a single game, as a coaching staff reacts to matchups, injuries, scoring droughts or chemistry. Check back before each Los Angeles Kings game for the latest projected combinations, or browse the historical lines archive to see how often this team's lines have shifted recently.
