The Kings will open the 2021 NHL season on Jan. 14 at home against the Minnesota Wild. On and on their 56-game schedule goes, repeating the back-to-back pattern throughout almost the entirety of their pandemic-altered slate. Their April schedule includes 11 of 16 games at home and no trips longer than two games. Their longest trip of the season immediately follows, a six-game swing through Minnesota, St. Louis and Colorado between March 22 and 31. The NHL has taken other measures to try and ensure the jam-packed schedule — teams will play on average almost every other day — isn’t disrupted, jointly announcing medical protocols with the NHL Players’ Assn.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 23, 2020 23:03 UTC