Kaliyev's suspension in total consists of four games: last two preseason games and two regular season games. Viktor Arvidsson is also out for tonight's game after sustaining a lower-body injury in practice on Monday. Avalanche Notes: The Avalanche are 68-67-8-8 all-time against the Kings The Avalanche will begin their second consecutive season without their captain Gabriel Landeskog due to a continued knee injury.
Coming off of a second straight playoff appearance, the Kings now open their 2023-24 campaign later today in efforts to not only make a third straight postseason, but to raise a third Stanley Cup in franchise history. The Kings will begin their season play with a tough test against one year removed Stanley Cup champions, the Colorado Avalanche. Having fallen one point shy of their second consecutive 100-point season last year, the Kings are poised for another run of the triple digit point club with the big offseason acquisition of Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Last season, the Kings went 2-1-0 against the Avalanche, outscoring their opponent 13-10 across the three games. Prior the Kings taking two of the three games in the 2022-23 season series, the Avalanche had won nine straight games. Kings Notes: The Kings are 22-22-9-2 in season openers in franchise history. Arthur Kaliyev will be inacative as the forward is serving his first of a two-game regular season suspension stemming from a knee-on-knee collision with Ducks forward Chase De Leo on October 3rd.
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