O’Neill Next in Goalie Line

When Jamie Storr suffered a groin strain in the first period Tuesday night, King officials checked the Ice Dogs’ schedule, only to find out that Long Beach was at home, resting.

The Ice Dogs travel to Utah for an IHL game tonight, but will be without goalie Mike O’Neill, the next in line now that Storr is deemed too injured to play or back up Marcel Cousineau at Dallas.

To make room for O’Neill, the Kings are planning to send down Jere Karalahti.

In Cousineau and O’Neill, the Kings will have the most diminutive goalie tandem in the NHL.

Cousineau is 5 feet 9, O’Neill 5-7.

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King winger Luc Robitaille, out since Nov. 4 because of a broken foot, skated 10-15 minutes Tuesday and reported no pain.

TONIGHT

at Dallas, 5:30 PST

* Site--Reunion Arena.

* Radio--KRLA (1110).

* Records--Kings 13-6-4, Stars 8-10-3-1.

* Record vs. Stars (1998-99)--0-6.

* Update--Only five months after skating around with the Stanley Cup hoisted, the Stars are having difficulty scoring and are virtually powerless with the man advantage. They have an average of 2.1 goals a game, worst in the NHL, and are 0 for 16 on the power play over their last five games. They are 0-3-2-1 in that span. The Kings are playing their second game in as many nights. They have not scored in their last 24 power-play chances.