LOS ANGELES – The Florida Panthers will wrap up their first of two back-to-backs on their current road trip when they visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday. Overall, Florida is 5-1-0 on the second half of back-to-backs this season.

The struggling Los Angeles Kings will be facing a tall order to change their fortunes when they host the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Wednesday.

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings play the Florida Panthers in a non-conference matchup. Los Angeles has a 25-14-5 record overall and a 14-3-1 record in home games. The Kings have conceded 109 goals while scoring 129 for a +20 scoring differential.

The Panthers latest extended road trip will continue on Wednesday night when they face the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena. Florida is fresh off Tuesday’s 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks and is looking for their third straight victory overall.

The Los Angeles Kings returned home Monday for the first time since the devastating fires ravaged southern California. The Kings are honoring the first responders, and specifically the Los Angeles Fire Department,

The Panthers and Kings might just be the two best defensive teams in the NHL, and for tonight's matchup, that means goals will be hard to come by. It’s going to be a low-scoring showdown at Crypto.com Arena, with the Los Angeles Kings hosting the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, January 22.

Drew Doughty is edging closer to rejoining the Los Angeles Kings lineup. The veteran defenseman returned to practice on Monday, his first time on the ice since breaking his ankle during a preseason collision in September.

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The Florida Panthers spread the offensive wealth around en route to a 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks in the first stop of their West Coast road trip at Honda Center on Tuesday. Improving to 28-17-3, Florida swept its home-and-home series with Anaheim.

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Los Angeles Kings star Drew Doughty practiced for the first time on Monday since sustaining an ankle injury in September.

Verhaeghe stole the puck from Anaheim defenseman Jacob Trouba behind the Ducks' goal before putting it into the upper right corner of the net to extend the Panthers' lead to 3-1 with 1:11 remaining in the first period. Florida has scored three times in the first period four times this season which trails only Tampa Bay and Ottawa (both five).