The Los Angeles Kings have the cap space and assets for Nashville Predators right winger Steven Stamkos, but is the aging star's declining production and expensive contract worth the risk?

Brandt Clarke scored the tiebreaking goal from the right circle with 6:40 left and the Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 after blowing a three-goal lead.

LOS ANGELES – In California for the next three of their five-game road trip out West, the Detroit Red Wings will play the front end of a back-to-back set when they visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night.

The Sharks were carrying a nine-game losing streak at home into Tuesday. They went 0-5-0 at home to end last season and were 0-2-2 at the Shark Tank so far this season. They and the Kings were the only two teams left in the NHL not to win a game in their home arenas.

The Los Angeles Kings were in the second half of a back-to-back, but the Chicago Blackhawks were the ones who didn’t have energy in Sunday’s loss.

Red Wings chase a struggling Kings defense, seeking to exploit defensive gaps and build on recent momentum. McLellan faces his former club in a high-stakes matchup.

Mark Walter is the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers after the NBA Board of Governors approved his purchase of a controlling stake from the Buss family.