LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings will host their 2025 season opener against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night at the Crypto.com Arena in downtown LA.

What to expect

The Kings have been driven into hockey purgatory by the Edmonton Oilers, who have sent them home in the first round of four consecutive Stanley Cup playoffs. Los Angeles has become consistent and successful in the regular season, but completely unable to grow as a franchise thanks to Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Kings didn’t make wholesale changes after matching franchise records for wins and points last season. Instead, Blake was replaced by Holland, who retained Hiller and made a few depth additions to the roster. The Kings aren’t exactly doing the same thing over again and expecting different results —

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