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Copley will start Thursday vs. the Canadiens.

Copley allowed five goals on 31 shots (.839 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak as he beat the Winnipeg Jets his last time out. The 31-year-old is set to lose some starts with the Kings acquiring Joonas Korpisalo earlier this week, but will look to keep improving his 18-4-2 record, 2.82 GAA and .899 SV%. He takes on the Montreal Canadiens, who have won three of their last four games after a 3-1 victory over San Jose last game but are 30th in the NHL in shots on goal per game (28.0).

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Copley was the first goalie off the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Copley allowed five goals on 31 shots (.839 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak as he beat the Winnipeg Jets his last time out. The 31-year-old is set to lose some starts with the Kings acquiring Joonas Korpisalo earlier this week, but will look to keep improving his 18-4-2 record, 2.82 GAA and .899 SV%. He takes on the Montreal Canadiens, who have won three of their last four games after a 3-1 victory over San Jose last game but are 30th in the NHL in shots on goal per game (28.0).

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Pheonix Copley will start Tuesday vs. Winnipeg.

Copley stopped 12 of 14 shots (.857 SV%) in a relief appearance against the New York Rangers his previous time between the pipes. The 31-year-old Alaska native has been successful even though his numbers are fairly average, as shown by his 17-4-2 record, 2.74 GAA and .901 SV%. He takes on the struggle Winnipeg Jets, who have lost five of their last six games after a 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders their last time out.

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Elvis Merzlikins will start Tuesday vs. Buffalo.

Merzlikins allowed three goals on 44 shots (.932 SV%) for his third straight loss as he was defeated by Minnesota in his previous start. The 28-year-old has had a horrendous 2022-23 campaign, with his 6-15-2 record, 4.14 GAA and .876 SV%. He will face the Buffalo Sabres, who have won five of their last six games and are 2nd in the NHL in goals per game (3.78).

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Elvis Merzlikins is the likely starter Tuesday vs. Buffalo.

Merzlikins allowed three goals on 44 shots (.932 SV%) for his third straight loss as he was defeated by Minnesota in his previous start. The 28-year-old has had a horrendous 2022-23 campaign, with his 6-15-2 record, 4.14 GAA and .876 SV%. He will face the Buffalo Sabres, who have won five of their last six games and are 2nd in the NHL in goals per game (3.78).

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Pheonix Copley will start Thursday vs. New Jersey.

Copley allowed two goals on 20 shots (.900 SV%) for his second-straight loss as he was defeated by Minnesota in his last start. The 31-year-old Alaska native has been great for the Kings since taking over the crease in December, with his 17-4-1 record, .904 SV% and 2.67 GAA. He takes on the New Jersey Devils, who lost their previous game 5-2 to Montreal but are fourth in the NHL in shots per game (34.3).

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Copley was the first goalie off the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Copley allowed two goals on 20 shots (.900 SV%) for his second-straight loss as he was defeated by Minnesota in his last start. The 31-year-old Alaska native has been great for the Kings since taking over the crease in December, with his 17-4-1 record, .904 SV% and 2.67 GAA. He takes on the New Jersey Devils, who lost their previous game 5-2 to Montreal but are fourth in the NHL in shots per game (34.3).

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Copley led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Copley allowed one goal on 17 shots (.941 SV%) but took the no-decision as he was pulled from his previous start vs. Anaheim after 39:17 TOI. The 31-year-old is good to go and will look to continue to add to his impressive record, as he holds a 17-3-1 record, 2.70 GAA and .904 SV%. He will take on Minnesota, who has won their last two games but are 25th in the NHL in goals per game (2.88).

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Copley is expected to start Tuesday in Minnesota.

Copley allowed one goal on 17 shots (.941 SV%) but took the no-decision as he was pulled from his previous start vs. Anaheim after 39:17 TOI. The 31-year-old is good to go and will look to continue to add to his impressive record, as he holds a 17-3-1 record, 2.70 GAA and .904 SV%. He will take on Minnesota, who has won their last two games but are 25th in the NHL in goals per game (2.88).

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Copley led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Copley stopped 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) for his fifth win in six games as he beat Buffalo in his previous start. The 31-year-old Alaska native has been basically unbeatable since being called up in December, resulting in his 17-3-1 record, 2.74 GAA and .903 SV%. He faces the Anaheim Ducks, who are in the middle of a three-game losing streak where they have given up 19 goals across the three losses.

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Copley will likely start Friday in Anaheim.

Copley stopped 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) for his fifth win in six games as he beat Buffalo in his previous start. The 31-year-old Alaska native has been basically unbeatable since being called up in December, resulting in his 17-3-1 record, 2.74 GAA and .903 SV%. He faces the Anaheim Ducks, who are in the middle of a three-game losing streak where they have given up 19 goals across the three losses.

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Merzlikins will start Tuesday vs. the Devils.

Merzlikins stopped 26 of 29 shots (.897 SV%) to snap a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Toronto Maple Leaf's last start. The 28-year-old has a historically bad SV% this season, ranking bottom-five all-time with his .871 SV%, leading to his 6-14-0 record and 4.34 GAA. He will face the New Jersey Devils, who had a three-game winning streak snapped after a 3-2 shootout loss to Minnesota last game and are fourth in the NHL in shots per game (34.1).

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Copley led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Copley was perfect in his previous start, stopping all 25 of 25 shots as he shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins for his second career shutout. The 31-year-old remains incredibly hard to defeat, as shown by his 16-3-1 record, 2.77 GAA and .901 SV%. He will take on the Buffalo Sabres, who have lost their last three games after a 7-2 loss to Calgary last game.

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Copley was the first goalie off the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Copley was perfect in his previous start, stopping all 25 of 25 shots as he shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins for his second career shutout. The 31-year-old remains incredibly hard to defeat, as shown by his 16-3-1 record, 2.77 GAA and .901 SV%. He will take on the Buffalo Sabres, who have lost their last three games after a 7-2 loss to Calgary last game.

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