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KINGS TONIGHT

Opponent--St. Louis Blues.

Site--Forum.

Time--7:30.

TV--Fox Sports West.

Radio--XTRA (690).

Records--Kings 15-23-4, Blues 19-21-4.

Record vs. Blues--0-1-0.

King update--The Kings will try to tie their longest winning streak of the season after consecutive victories against Vancouver and Buffalo. They won three in a row in mid-October. After getting two goals and two assists in the 6-3 victory against the Sabres on Thursday, forward Dimitri Khristich leads the team in scoring with 36 points. In his last five games, Khristich has three goals and four assists. Linemate Vladimir Tsyplakov is also on a roll, with two goals and three assists in his last two games. The Kings are 0-3-1 in their last four games against St. Louis.

Blues update--Since the firing of Mike Keenan as coach and general manager, the Blues are 4-4-3. Brett Hull scored three goals, including his 500th, in a 7-4 victory against the Kings at St. Louis last month, the Blues’ first post-Keenan win. On Thursday, Pierre Turgeon’s goal with 26 seconds to play gave St. Louis a 4-3 victory at San Jose and a 10-9-3 road record. Since being acquired in a trade with Montreal, Turgeon has ranked among the NHL leaders with 27 assists in 40 games, and Al MacInnis, with 10 goals and 15 assists, is one of the league’s top scoring defensemen.

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