Robert Thomas scored in regulation and posted the shootout winner to give the visiting St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the struggling Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Kings forward Kevin Fiala's wife, Jessica, shared an amusing Instagram story featuring their daughter, Masie-Mae. Kevin Fiala missed a gam

St. Louis Blues No. 1 defenseman Colton Parayko is expected to miss the rest of the regular season after injuring his left knee in the team's shootout victory at the Los Angeles Kings.

Quinton Byfield and Trevor Moore score in regulation and Kevin FIala converts in the shootout, but St. Louis beats them for the second time in five days, 3-2. The teams square off again Saturday

The Los Angeles Kings found another forward combination to boost their offense in a tight game, but it's unclear whether Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala and Quinton Byfield will remain together Wednesday night against the visiting Vancouver Canucks.

St. Louis Blues defenseman Colton Parayko (55) moves the puck past Los Angeles Kings left wing Kevin Fiala (22) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings will try to stop a five-game slide when they take on the St. Louis Blues. Los Angeles has a 19-3-4 record in home games and a 31-20-9 record overall. The Kings have a +nine scoring differential, with 168 total goals scored and 159 given up.

Los Angeles Kings winger Kevin Fiala has recorded three or more shots in 12 of his past 16 games for an average of 3.75 per and has a team-high 9.7 shots and 20.06 attempts per 60 minutes for the season. Fiala is also in the 94th percentile of forwards in shots on goal, and he’s a go-to shooter on the No. 1 power-play unit.

Byfield's growing importance is an emerging storyline for a Kings team desperate to climb into the Stanley Cup contender discussion.

The Kings are hoping for a different playoff result this year. GM Rob Blake's quiet trade deadline makes it hard to see.

The Los Angeles Kings will head to Sin City for a showdown with the Vegas Golden Knights. It will be a Pacific Division showdown as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Kings-Golden Knights prediction and pick.

Colton Parayko and Pavel Buchnevich each scored, and Jordan Binnington made 25 saves to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night. Dylan Holloway and Zack Bolduc also scored for St.