Ad
Peter Budaj News
Budaj is expected to be back in goal for the Kings.

Budaj allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Kings’ loss to San Jose last night. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Budaj, who is expected to start again tonight in Arizona. The veteran has turned into a workhorse for the Kings and tonight will be his ninth start on the road—he is 3-5-1 with a 2.06 GAA and .920 SV%.

Peter Budaj
Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj turned aside 18 of 19 shots in the Kings win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. The win extended Budaj’s winning streak to five games—over that time he has posted a 1.80 GAA and .929 SV%. Tonight, Budaj will take on the Sharks for the first time this season—he has gone 9-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .913 SV% on home ice.

Peter Budaj
Budaj was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Budaj turned aside 18 of 19 shots in the Kings win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. The win extended Budaj’s winning streak to five games—over that time he has posted a 1.80 GAA and .929 SV%. Tonight, Budaj will take on the Sharks for the first time this season—he has gone 9-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .913 SV% on home ice.

Peter Budaj
Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj surrendered two goals on 24 shots in the Kings’ win over the Islanders on Wednesday. Budaj has won four in a row while allowing two goals in each start and posting a .925 SV%. Tonight he’ll take on the Blackhawks for the second time—he stopped 26 of 28 in a 3-0 loss in their first meeting.

Peter Budaj
Budaj was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Budaj surrendered two goals on 24 shots in the Kings’ win over the Islanders on Wednesday. Budaj has won four in a row while allowing two goals in each start and posting a .925 SV%. Tonight he’ll take on the Blackhawks for the second time—he stopped 26 of 28 in a 3-0 loss in their first meeting.

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

Budaj allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Kings’ win in Anaheim on Monday. Budaj has won his last three starts while allowing two goals in each game and posting a .928 SV%. Tonight he faces a struggling Islanders team that has lost four of their last five and come in on the tail-end of a back-to-back.

Peter Budaj
Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj allowed two goals on 30 shots in the Kings’ win against the Oilers on Thursday. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Kings and was his eight win of the season. This afternoon he faces a low-scoring Devils team on home ice, where he is 6-1-0 with a 2.18 GAA and .909 SV% this season.

Peter Budaj
Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Kings’ loss in Colorado on Tuesday. Budaj has gone 3-4-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .910 SV% in seven starts and one relief appearance in November. He hasn’t been great, nor has he been bad, but he remains a risky option whenever he gets the nod. He’ll face an Edmonton team that has lost four straight games.

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

Budaj allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Kings’ loss in Colorado on Tuesday. Budaj has gone 3-4-1 with a 2.25 GAA and .910 SV% in seven starts and one relief appearance in November. He hasn’t been great, nor has he been bad, but he remains a risky option whenever he gets the nod. He’ll face an Edmonton team that has lost four straight games.

Peter Budaj
Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Kings’ shootout loss in Winnipeg on Saturday. Budaj has gone 3-3-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .912 SV% in the month of November, which puts him at 7-5-1 with a 2.06 GAA and .914 SV% on the season. He’s a solid option vs. a Colorado team that has lost three of four playing without Matt Duchene.

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

Budaj allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Kings’ shootout loss in Winnipeg on Saturday. Budaj has gone 3-3-1 with a 2.13 GAA and .912 SV% in the month of November, which puts him at 7-5-1 with a 2.06 GAA and .914 SV% on the season. He’s a solid option vs. a Colorado team that has lost three of four playing without Matt Duchene.

Peter Budaj
Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj stopped all 19 shots that he faced in the Kings’ 7-0 shutout win in Toronto on Tuesday. Budaj has now won three in a row and has posted back-to-back shutouts entering play in Montreal. Budaj played with the Habs from 2012-2014, so it will be a bit of a homecoming for the veteran netminder. Budaj has a 1.86 GAA and .919 SV% in 10 starts this season.

Peter Budaj
Budaj was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Budaj stopped all 19 shots that he faced in the Kings’ 7-0 shutout win in Toronto on Tuesday. Budaj has now won three in a row and has posted back-to-back shutouts entering play in Montreal. Budaj played with the Habs from 2012-2014, so it will be a bit of a homecoming for the veteran netminder. Budaj has a 1.86 GAA and .919 SV% in 10 starts this season.

Peter Budaj
Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj stopped all 24 shots that he faced in the Kings’ 5-0 shutout win vs. the Flames on Saturday. Budaj has won two in a row and six of his nine starts while posting a 2.06 GAA and .912 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Maple Leafs team that has won three in a row and sit at 5-4-3, while averaging 3.08 goals per game (tied for sixth) so far this season.

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

Budaj stopped all 24 shots that he faced in the Kings’ 5-0 shutout win vs. the Flames on Saturday. Budaj has won two in a row and six of his nine starts while posting a 2.06 GAA and .912 SV%. Tonight he will take on a Maple Leafs team that has won three in a row and sit at 5-4-3, while averaging 3.08 goals per game (tied for sixth) so far this season.

Peter Budaj
Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Kings’ win over the Penguins on Thursday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Budaj, who has no won five of his eight starts and carries a 2.31 GAA and .902 SV% into tonight’s game vs. Calgary. The Flames come in having won four of their last six, while averaging 2.67 goals per game.

Peter Budaj
Budaj was the first goalie off; is expected to make his ninth consecutive start.

Budaj allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Kings’ win over the Penguins on Thursday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Budaj, who has no won five of his eight starts and carries a 2.31 GAA and .902 SV% into tonight’s game vs. Calgary. The Flames come in having won four of their last six, while averaging 2.67 goals per game.

Peter Budaj
Budaj leads the Kings onto the ice for warmups.

Budaj was pulled after allowing four goals on 16 shots in the Kings’ loss to the Ducks on Tuesday. After winning four in a row, Budaj has now lost three straight while posted a 2.63 GAA and .899 SV%. Budaj is the Kings’ only option right now and he draws a tough matchup vs. the visiting Penguins. Budaj is 3-1-0 with a 2.86 GAA and .875 SV% in four starts on home ice.

Peter Budaj