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Bernier to start one split-squad game, Quick the other

By Helene Elliott
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Jonathan Bernier is scheduled to start in goal again Thursday at Phoenix in the Kings’ split-squad game against the Coyotes’ split-squad team. He was the winner Wednesday in the Kings’ 4-2 decision over Colorado in their exhibition opener.

Jonathan Quick is scheduled to start the other split-squad game for the Kings on Thursday night at Staples Center, against the Coyotes’ other split-squad team.

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Confusing, but there it is. That’s exhibition hockey.

Also expected to play at Phoenix are the lines of Alexei Ponikarovsky-Brad Richardson-Bud Holloway; Jordan Nolan-Jarret Stoll-Justin Williams; John Zeiler-Corey Elkins-Kevin Westgarth and Ray Kaunisto-Rob Czarnik-David Meckler.

The defense pairs are scheduled to be Davis Drewiske-Peter Harrold; Andrew Campbell-Thomas Hickey and Alec Martinez-David Kolomatis. Jeff Zatkoff will be Bernier’s backup.

The game at Phoenix will be on radio. The game at Staples Center will be streamed live at LAKings.com and FoxSportsWest.com

It will all be simpler when the season starts...

-- Helene Elliott

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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