41.   The Kings were playing Tuesday without top forwards Ziggy Palffy and Jozef Stumpel because of injuries.

42.   The Kings already were playing without injured frontliners Jozef Stumpel, Adam Deadmarsh and Mathieu Schneider when Palffy slowly came off the ice.

43.   The Kings already were playing without Jozef Stumpel, who has missed training camp in a contract dispute.

44.   The Kings also were playing without Ziggy Palffy, who has missed the past month nursing a sprained right shoulder.

45.   The Kings play an exhibition game against the Colorado Avalanche tonight.

46.   The Kings play Chicago at noon on Saturday at the Forum.

47.   The Kings play their first game without Wayne Gretzky.

48.   The Kings play tonight in Bakersfield against San Jose.

49.   The Kings were also playing with a hobbled Vlade Divac and without injured swingman Peja Stojakovic, who also has had good games against the Lakers.

50.   The Wolves, however, are in Salt Lake City, so Passmore will go there while the Kings play a Sunday afternoon game in Chicago.