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Phoenix Copley will start Thursday vs. Calgary.

Copley stopped 24 of 25 shots (.960 SV%) as he picked up his fourth straight win in a victory over Anaheim in his last start. The 30-year-old Alaska native has taken the reigns on the Kings' starting job, with his 5-1-0 record, 2.43 GAA and .912 SV%. He will face the Calgary Flames, who are riding high and have won their last two games after a 7-3 victory over San Jose in their last game.

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Phoenix Copley is the expected starter Thursday vs. Calgary.

Copley stopped 24 of 25 shots (.960 SV%) as he picked up his fourth straight win in a victory over Anaheim in his last start. The 30-year-old Alaska native has taken the reigns on the Kings' starting job, with his 5-1-0 record, 2.43 GAA and .912 SV%. He will face the Calgary Flames, who are riding high and have won their last two games after a 7-3 victory over San Jose in their last game.

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Copley will start Tuesday vs. the Ducks.

Copley stopped 23 of 25 shots (.920 SV%) for his fourth victory in five starts as he beat the San Jose Sharks his last time out. The 30-year-old has been solid in limited action, essentially taking the Kings' starting role over due to his 4-1-0 record, 2.71 GAA and .904 SV%. He will face Anaheim Tuesday, who have surprisingly won their last two games but also rank 30th in the NHL in goals per game (2.41).

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Cole Sillinger will miss Monday's game as he is day-to-day with an injury (undisclosed).

Sillinger's second NHL season has not been going as planned, as he has two goals, six points, 41 SOG across 30 GP but will miss his first game of the year Monday due to an undisclosed injury. The 19-year-old entered the season with high hopes after putting up 31 points (16G/15A) in 79 GP in his rookie season last year.

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

Copley allowed six goals on 31 shorts (.806 SV%) in his worst start of the season, a loss vs. Buffalo his last time out. Despite his struggles Tuesday, Copley will take the crease for the third time in for Los Angeles games, as he has a 2-1-0 record, a .884 SV% and a 3.33 GAA. He gets arguably the toughest draw in the league in the Boston Bruins, who have won their last two games and are 2nd in the NHL in both goals per game (3.86) and shots (35.0).

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Copley led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Copley stopped 20 of 22 shots (.909 SV%) as he picked up his second victory in as many starts with a win over Montreal. Since being recalled last week from Ontario (AHL), Copley has been sensational, with a 2-0-0 record, .927 SV% and 2.00 GAA. He takes on the Buffalo Sabres, who are on a two-game losing streak but rank second in the NHL in goals per game (3.86).

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Elvis Mezlikins will start Tuesday vs. Florida.

Merzlikins allowed five goals on 38 shots (.868 SV%) but still picked up the victory as he defeated Los Angeles in his last start. It has been a tough go so far for the 28-year-old, with a 4-7-0 record, .862 SV% and 4.83 GAA. He faces the Florida Panthers, who have lost three of their last four games but are first in the NHL in shots per game (37.8).

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Sean Monahan will be out of the Canadiens' lineup for two to three weeks (lower body).

The Canadiens will be without Monahan's services for a while as he is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. The 28-year-old has been having a resurgent first season in Montreal, with six goals and 17 points with 55 SOG and 16 PIMs through 25 games this season.

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

Copley stopped 20 of 22 shots (.909 SV%) as he picked up his second victory in as many starts with a win over Montreal. Since being recalled last week from Ontario (AHL), Copley has been sensational, with a 2-0-0 record, .927 SV% and 2.00 GAA. He takes on the Buffalo Sabres, who are on a two-game losing streak but rank second in the NHL in goals per game (3.86).

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