The Kings’ Drew Doughty (fractured ankle) and Ducks’ John Gibson (appendectomy) will force major changes going into Saturday’s exhibition game in Ontario
The Kings’ Drew Doughty suffered a fractured ankle Wednesday, the same night Ducks goalie John Gibson underwent emergency appendectomy surgery. Saturday afternoon’s preseason Freeway Faceoff will take the Kings and Ducks off the 5 Freeway and onto the 10 Freeway as they’ll clash in Ontario on the Reign’s home ice at Toyota Arena.
On Friday, the Kings gave a glimpse of their power-play units, without the injured Drew Doughty – he is now officially out month-to-month as he prepares to undergo surgery to repair his broken left ankle – and with Brandt Clarke running the first unit. Notably, second-year winger Alex Laferriere joined him there, while Quinton Byfield was on the second unit with newcomer and offseason training buddy Warren Foegele.
Beyond the net, Cronin said that he would be gradually moving his top-level players into the lineup, something that began in, and settle into an alignment similar to opening night for Games 5 and 6 of the preseason. That’ll mean players like Frank Vatrano and Ryan Strome likely drawing into the lineup Saturday, when trade acquisition Robby Fabbri is expected to make his Ducks debut as well.
One blend that has proved smooth early, though it likely won’t be on the ice Saturday, has been the meshing of Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier and Alex Killorn. They were effective at even strength against San Jose, while Carlsson skated with Gauthier on the top power-play unit and with Killorn while shorthanded.
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