The Los Angeles Kings hope to avoid a third straight setback to begin the season on Sunday night as they kick off a six-game homestand against the Winnipeg Jets.

The defending Stanley Cup champions have had a tough go early on. The Kings were shut out at home by San Jose 4-0 on Wednesday and then suffered a 3-2 overtime setback to Arizona on Saturday night.

Tyler Toffoli, who had an assist, took a hooking penalty with 1:19 to play in overtime and Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson was able to cash in as his drive from the right wing beat a screened Jonathan Quick with 14 seconds on the clock.

Tanner Pearson and Jeff Carter lit the lamp for the Kings, while Quick took the loss despite turning away 37 pucks.

"They took advantage of their opportunities in the first period and the second period they played strong," said Los Angeles head coach Darryl Sutter. "The third period I thought there was a lot more back and forth."

Los Angeles, which played without forward Trevor Lewis and defenseman Jake Muzzin due to upper-body injuries, are again off to a slow start following a championship. The Kings began defense of their title in 2012-13 with an 0-2-1 mark.

L.A. will try to avoid matching that start as it hosts a Winnipeg team that has split the first two of a three-game road trip to open the campaign.

Viewers in the Jets region can watch the game on TSN3 starting at 8:30pm mt/6:30pm pt.

The Jets rolled past the Coyotes 6-2 on Thursday, but like the Kings they failed to get any offense going against the Sharks, losing 3-0 on Saturday night in San Jose.

The Sharks' Alex Stalock made 30 saves, while Jets netminder Ondrej Pavelec gave up all three goals on 26 shots faced.

Winnipeg was short handed eight times in the game, though it did not allow San Jose to score on the power play, and saw defenseman Dustin Byfuglien get a game misconduct at 10:24 of the third as he slammed his stick on the way to the penalty box after a call.

"There was some frustration that got built over the first 30 minutes, but we can't spend so much time in the penalty box," Jets head coach Paul Maurice said.

Winnipeg will conclude its road trip without forward Evander Kane, who suffered a knee injury in the season opener, and begins a five-game homestand on Friday.

The Kings won two of three versus the Jets last season, including a 4-2 decision in the lone encounter in Los Angeles.