OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: Nov. 25, 5-1 win at Anaheim: Brassard (one goal, two assists) and Joseph (one goal, two assists) both recorded three-point games for the Senators to pace the visitors to a 5-1 victory at Honda Center. Ottawa received power-play markers from Tkachuk, Stützle and Joseph to register at least three power-play goals in one game for the first time since 2/27/21. Following additional goals from Brassard and Zub, the Senators were posted to a 5-0 lead before Jones broke Talbot’s shutout bid at 17:10 of the third period for Anaheim. Batherson earned two assists while Sanderson had one helper to become the fourth-fastest Senators rookie to hit ten career assists (20 games). Talbot recorded the victory for Ottawa (his sixth consecutive win against Anaheim) by way of making 31 saves while Stolarz took the loss for the Ducks in turning aside 28 shots. Scratches: Holden, Kastelic; Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Forsberg, Norris; Shots: OTT – 33, ANA – 32; PP: OTT – 3-8, ANA – 0-6.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Los Angeles will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS2. On the
radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa returns to Canadian Tire Centre to begin a home-and-home set with the New York Rangers on Wednesday at
7 p.m. EST. The contest will mark the first of three regular-season meetings and the lone matchup in the nation’s capital.
INJURY REPORT: D Bernard-Docker and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Kings this evening. G Forsberg missed Friday
afternoon’s game with a lower-body injury. Total man-games lost: 43.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled G Mandolese from Belleville (AHL) on Nov. 25.
OTTAWA vs. LOS ANGELES – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Nov. 27 @ Los Angeles, Dec. 6 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (0-2-0): 11/11/21 @ Ottawa (2-0 loss), 11/27/21 @ Los Angeles (4-2 loss)
Series record: Overall: 14-21-2-4; Home: 10-6-1-2; Away: 4-15-1-2
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 11/7/19 (3-2 OT); @ Los Angeles: 1/10/19 (4-1)
Last Los Angeles win: @ Ottawa: 11/11/21 (2-0); @ Los Angeles: 11/27/21 (4-2)
Last OT result: 11/7/19 (3-2 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 10/24/17 (3-2 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (2x, Last: 1/16/01, 7-6 OT loss); Allowed: 8, (3/4/93, 8-6 loss); Both teams: 14, (3/4/93, 8-6 loss)
Last Game: 11/27/21, 4-2 loss @ Los Angeles; OTT Goals: Del Zotto, C. Brown; LAK Goals: Grundstrom (x2), Arvidsson, Kaliyev; OTT Scratches: Gaudette, Murray, Thomson; OTT Injuries: Batherson*, Brannstrom, J. Brown, Pinto, White; OTT Goalie: Gustavsson; LAK Goalie: Peterson; OTT PP: 0-1; LAK PP: 1-4; Shots: 32-37.
Career vs. Los Angeles: Brassard leads all players in career games played (40) and is tied with Giroux in goals (five); Giroux leads in assists (15) and in points (20); Watson leads in penalty minutes (15) against Los Angeles.
SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 62-79-12 all-time record (7-12-1 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and will wear the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (0-0-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 112-75-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 84-55-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.
HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 5-6-0 at home this season … Claude Giroux is the Senators leader with six goals at home while Tim Stützle and Brady Tkachuk maintain the club lead with 10 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 11 home games, Stützle and Tkachuk lead the team with 15 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.
ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 2-6-1 on the road this season … Shane Pinto leads with four goals on the road this season while Giroux ranks first with six assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through nine road games this season, Giroux and Tkachuk maintain the club lead with eight points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.
FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,011-994-115-177 over 2,297 games … The Senators are 553-441- 60-97 through 1,151 all-time home games and 458-553-55-80 through 1,146 all-time road games.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will do so for the first time on Friday when the team visits the N.Y. Rangers ahead of welcoming San Jose to Canadian Tire Centre the following evening … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (0-0-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (0-0-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 18 for 75 (24.0%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson, Pinto and Tkachuk lead with three power-play goals while Alex DeBrincat maintains the club lead with eight points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals four times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021- 22.
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 64 of the 81 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 79.0% through 20 regular-season games … The team has registered one (Joseph) shorthanded marker this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
COACH SMITH: D.J. Smith was introduced as the Senators’ 14th head coach in franchise history on 5/23/19. A native of Windsor, Ont., Smith spent the four previous NHL seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs (which was also the team for which he made his NHL playing debut in 1996-97), Smith guided the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals to a record of 135-53-3-13 over three campaigns which included his having been recognized as the OHL’s Coach of the Year in 2013- 14. One year later, he helped the team capture the Mastercard Memorial Cup. His 88 head coaching victories with Ottawa see him rank sixth in franchise history.
SECOND SEASON AS CAPTAIN FOR CHUCKY: Two-time NHL All-Star Brady Tkachuk was appointed the 10th captain in Senators franchise history on 11/5/21. A native of St. Louis, Tkachuk succeeded Erik Karlsson who served in the role for four seasons from 2014-15 to 2017-18. The bronze medal winner with Team U.S.A. at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is the first American-born skater to serve as team captain. Tkachuk is assisted by full-time alternates Thomas Chabot and Claude Giroux.
CALDER CONTENDER: One game after recording his first NHL goal, Jake Sanderson boosted his point totals on Friday afternoon in earning his tenth assist and eleventh point. In reaching 11 points, he established a new franchise record for points by a Senators rookie defenceman through 20 career games and tied Arizona’s Matias Maccelli for second in rookie scoring (as of Friday evening) among all first-year skaters. He is the first Ottawa defenceman to reach at least 10 helpers through their first 20 career regular season games with only three forwards hitting the mark in fewer games: Alexei Yashin (12 games), Daniel Alfredsson (15 games) and Alexandre Daigle (15 games). Skating in an even 24:00 on Friday afternoon, he also sits second in average time-on-ice per-game (21:03) among rookies and has eclipsed 20:00 in ice-time in 11 consecutive games.
ALL-TIME LEADERS: Chris Phillips is the Senators’ all-time leader in games played (1,179) … Daniel Alfredsson leads in goals (426), assists (682) and points (1,108) … Following Phillips is Alfredsson (1,178), Chris Neil (1,026), Wade Redden (838), Radek Bonk (689), Jason Spezza (686) and Mike Fisher (675) … Neil leads in penalty minutes (2,522) while Patrick Lalime holds the lead in shutouts (30) and ranks second (283) to Craig Anderson (435) in games played among goaltenders. Anderson leads in wins (202).
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
NOV. 27 vs. OTTAWA SENATORS – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
-The LA Kings face off against the Ottawa Senators for the first of two meetings between the clubs (Dec. 6).
-The Kings have won their last three consecutive games against the Senators (4-2 W on Nov. 27, 2021; 2-0 W on Nov. 11, 2021; 3-2 W on March 11, 2020).
-Tonight’s game marks the first game of the Kings’ four-game homestand at Crypto.com Arena (Nov. 27 vs. OTT; Nov. 29 vs. SEA; Dec. 1 vs. ARI; Dec. 3 vs. CAR).
WARM-UPS
1) The LA Kings hosted the Senators exactly one year from this date on Nov. 27, 2021. The Kings prevailed, 4-2.
2) The LA Kings (5-0-0) are one three teams to be undefeated against the Atlantic Division so far this season (Vegas, 6-0-0; Seattle, 1-0-0).
3) Viktor Arvidsson, Kevin Fiala and Arthur Kaliyev are all tied with six power-play points, the most on the team.
4) Since the 2018-19 season, no defenseman has scored more power-play goals at home than Drew Doughty (12).
5) The Moore-Danault-Arvidsson line has 233 shot attempts for on the season, ranking third-most among all forward line combinations in the league.
VS. OTTAWA ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 25-13-2-1
Home: 16-4-1-0
Away: 9-9-1-1
OT: 4-1 (2 ties)
Shootout: 1-0
2021-22: 2-0-0
2022-23: 0-0-0
Franchise Leaders vs. OTTAWA:
Anze Kopitar* – 21 GP, 17 PTS (5-12=17)
Luc Robitaille – 11 GP, 16 PTS (8-8=16)
Wayne Gretzky – 6 GP, 14 PTS (2-12=14)
Jeff Carter – 11 GP, 12 PTS (5-7=12)
Rob Blake – 12 GP, 11 PTS (6-5=11)
Drew Doughty* – 18 GP, 11 PTS (2-9=11)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. OTTAWA: Nov. 27, 2021 – LAK 4 vs. OTT 2
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Arvidsson (4), Grundstrom (4, 5), Kaliyev (4),
OTT Goals: Del Zotto (2), Brown (4)
Goalies: LAK: Petersen (W, 30 saves, 32 shots) OTT: Gustavsson (L, 33 saves, 36 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-4
LAK PK: 1-for-1
THE NEXT THREE:
Sun., Nov. 29 | vs. Seattle | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o Viktor Arvidsson has points (0-4=4) in four of his five career games against Seattle.
Thurs., Dec. 1 | vs. Arizona | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The LA Kings have won four of their last five games against the Coyotes (4-0-1).
Sat., Dec. 3 | vs. Carolina | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The LA Kings had an 11-3-2 record versus Metro Division teams last season.
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 19 games, Oct. 18 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 6 games, Nov. 14 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 2 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 35
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 11/27/22)
Nov. 13 – Brendan Lemieux (F) placed on IR due to lower-body injury.
Nov. 13 – Lias Andersson (F) and Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Nov. 20 – Lias Andersson (F), Rasmus Kupari (F) and Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Nov. 21 – Lias Andersson (F), Rasmus Kupari (F), and Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Nov. 22 – Lias Andersson (F) and Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
HOME SWEET HOME
The LA Kings return home to open a four-game homestand tonight, beginning with the Ottawa Senators (Nov. 29 vs. SEA; Dec. 1 vs. ARI; Dec. 3 vs. CAR). Historically, the Kings have consistently found success against Ottawa at Crypto.com Arena with a record of 16-4-1 in 21 games the Kings have hosted the Senators. The Kings have won four of their last five games against Ottawa in LA. No team has a better all-time points percentage against the Ottawa Senators at home in the regular season than the Kings (min. GP: 10):
Best regular season points % against Ottawa at home all-time
Team GP Record Points %
LA Kings 21 16-4-1-0 .786%
Chicago Blackhawks 18 13-3-2-0 .778%
Colorado Avalanche 26 19-5-1-1 .769%
Nashville Predators 15 10-4-0-1 .700%
Carolina Hurricanes 53 34-13-4-2 .698%
Pittsburgh Penguins 54 34-13-4-3 .694%
FOLLOW THE LEADER
Forward Kevin Fiala collected his fourth point (1-3=4) in last two games with his assist on Viktor Arvidsson’s second period goal Friday night in San Jose to extend his team leading point total to 22 points (7-15=22) through 23 games this season. Of his 22 points, 16 have come at even-strength. Fiala, who eclipsed the 20-point plateau for his fourth consecutive season and sixth overall with his three-point (1-2=3) performance last Tuesday against the Rangers, ranks fifth in points this season among members from the 2014 NHL Draft class:
2022-23 point totals among 2014 NHL Draftees
Player GP PTS
Leon Draisaitl (EDM) 21 32 (12-20=32)
David Pastrnak (BOS) 22 32 (14-18=32)
William Nylander (TOR) 23 24 (12-12=24)
Dylan Larkin (DET) 20 23 (9-14=23)
Kevin Fiala (LAK) 23 22 (7-15=22)
On Nov. 14, 2022, Fiala recorded a two-point night (1-1=2) in Calgary to surpass the 300-point plateau for his NHL career. Fiala (130- 171=301) became the fifth Swiss-born skater in league history to record 300 career NHL points and eighth member of the 2014 NHL Draft class to reach such mark:
QUICK VS. THE EAST
Jonathan Quick stopped 29 of 31 shots for his seventh win of the season and 19th of his career against the Sharks Friday night in San Jose to tie Mike Vernon (19) for the fourth-most wins by a goaltender against San Jose in NHL history. With his victory, Quick moved three wins shy of tying Tom Barrasso for the third-most wins by a U.S.-born goaltender in league history:
Most Wins by a U.S.-born Goaltender
Player Wins
Ryan Miller 391
John Vanbiesbrouck 374
Tom Barrasso 369
Jonathan Quick 366
Craig Anderson 312
Quick enters tonight with the most regular season wins against Eastern Conference teams among Western Conference goaltenders alltime:
Most wins against Eastern Conf. teams among Western Conf. goaltenders all-time
Player GP Wins
Jonathan Quick 218 122
Chris Osgood 170 104
Pekka Rinne 175 99
Corey Crawford 150 84
Devan Dubnyk 169 82
The 2022-23 season marks Quick’s 15th NHL season in the crease for the Kings. Quick, who has now played in 727 career games, currently sits second for most games played among active goaltenders behind Marc Andre-Fleury (952). In the Kings season-opener, which moved Quick into sole possession of second place with his 713rd career game, he stopped 47-of-51 shots, marking the most by a Kings goaltender in a season-opening game previously set by Rogie Vachon (45 on Oct. 7, 1972 at PIT). Overall, his 47-save performance ranks third-most in a season-opening game in league history behind Tomas Vokoun (52) and Jeff Hackett (48).
CALIFORNIA KID
With four points (4-0=4) in his last five games, and 16 (6-10=16) on the year, Trevor Moore sits tied for third in points on the team. With four more points, Moore can eclipse the 20-point plateau for the third time in his career (23 PTS in 2020-21; 48 PTS in 2021-22). Moore currently leads the team in shots with 73 through 23 games, putting him on pace to surpass his previous career high of 202 set in the 2021-22 season with a shots-per-game pace of 3.23, the highest of his career:
Trevor Moore’s shots-per-game throughout career
Season GP Shots Shots/GP
2022-23 23 73 3.17
2021-22 81 202 2.49
2020-21 56 88 1.57
2019-20 42 60 1.43
2018-19 25 26 1.04
BOWLING GREEN PRIDE
Defenseman Sean Walker scored his first goal of the year Tuesday night against the Rangers for his fourth point of the season (1-3=4). In 181 career NHL games, Walker has accumulated 58 points (14-44=58) with 66 PIM and eight power-play points. With his goal on Tuesday, Walker now sits one point behind Sean Pronger (23-36=59) for 17th-most points by a Bowling Green State University alum. Walker has the eighth most-points in league history by BGSU defensemen alumnus in a list led by LA Kings Vice President and General Manager Rob Blake, and the second-most among active players behind NY Ranger’s Ryan Carpenter (27-45=72):
Most NHL points by Bowling Green State Univ. defensemen alumni
Player GP PTS
Rob Blake 1,270 777 (240-537=777)
Garry Galley 1,149 600 (125-45=600)
Dave Ellett 1,129 568 (153-415=568)
Kevin Bieksa 808 278 (63-215=278)
Ken Klee 934 195 (55-140=195)
Greg de Vries 878 194 (48-146=194)
Ken Morrow 550 105 (1-88=105)
Sean Walker 181 58 (14-44=58)
With Rob Blake leading all BGSU alumni defensemen and skaters in NHL points all-time, LA Kings assistant general manager Nelson Emerson sits fourth all-time with 488 points (195-293=488) in 771 career NHL games. Blake and Emerson are two of five BGSU alumnus to register 400+ NHL points. One of the other five skaters with 400+ NHL career NHL points includes former LA Kings 1983 draft pick (100th-overall), Garry Galley (1,149 GP, 125-475=600).
CLIMBING THE RANKS
Defenseman Drew Doughty skates into tonight’s game one goal shy of tying Rob Blake (29) for the most game-winning goals by a defenseman in franchise history. In doing so, Doughty would also tie Blake, Mike Murphy and Butch Goring for the seventh most GWGs in LA Kings history:
Most GWGs by an LA Kings defenseman
Player GWG
Rob Blake 29
Drew Doughty 28
Steve Duchesne 13
Alec Martinez 12
L’ubomir Visnovsky 10
MILESTONE SZN
Forward Adrian Kempe collected his sixth assist of the season Friday night against the Sharks, moving him one point shy of his 200th career point (97-102=199). Since his NHL debut on Feb. 16, 2017, Kempe’s 97 goals rank third-most on the team during that time while his 199 points sit fourth:
Most goals by an LA King since Feb. 16, 2017
Player GP Goals
Anze Kopitar* 420 120
Dustin Brown 359 99
Adrian Kempe* 413 97
Alex Iafallo* 365 73
Tyler Toffoli 249 62
*denotes active on LA Kings
Most points by an LA King since Feb. 16, 2017
Player GP Points
Anze Kopitar* 420 368 (120-248=368)
Drew Doughty* 376 229 (45-184=229)
Dustin Brown 359 217 (99-118=217)
Adrian Kempe* 413 199 (97-102=199)
Alex Iafallo* 365 173 (73-100=173)
*denotes active on LA Kings
With three more goals, Kempe can become the 13th player from the 2014 NHL Draft to eclipse 100 career goals while one more point will make him the 14th from his draft class to reach 200 career points.
MULTI-POINT MANIA
The LA Kings skate into tonight coming off a 5-2 win in San Jose against the Sharks where three different Kings skaters had multi-point efforts (Anderson-Dolan, 1-1=2; Arvidsson, 1-1=2; Durzi, 0-2=2). The Kings have had contributions on the scoring sheet from 22 different skaters this season. Of the 21, 15 of them have had multi-point games with the most courtesy of Kevin Fiala (6). Since last Nov. 19, six different skaters have found the score sheet more than once in a game. The Kings have had 42 multi-point performances from their players this season, ranking tied for fourth-most in the league:
Most multi-point games from players
Team # of multi-point performances
Tampa Bay Lightning 54
Dallas Stars 50
Boston Bruins 45
LA Kings 42
Vegas Golden Knights 42
Buffalo Sabres 41
Florida Panthers 41
200 GAMES FOR #46
Forward Blake Lizotte appeared in his 200th career game on Friday night in San Jose, becoming the 45th active undrafted skater to reach such mark. The Lindstrom, Minn. native has seven points (5-2=7) in 23 games this season and sits five goals shy of tying his career-high of 10 previously set in the 2021-22 season.
VILARDI PARTY
Gabriel Vilardi scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season on Tuesday against the New York Rangers, establishing a new career-high previously set in the 2020-21 season through 54 games. Vilardi 11 goals sit seven behind Dallas’ Jason Robertson (18) for most goals among all players in the league. With 16 points (11-5=16) in 23 games so far this season, Vilardi is seven points from tying his single season career-high point total of 23 (10-13=23) also set during the 2020-21 campaign.
THE MICHIGAN MAN
Defenseman Matt Roy registered his ninth point (3-6=9) in his 21st game of the season last Saturday, Nov. 19. Roy, who leads the team in blocked shots (43), has collected 64 points (13-51=64) with a plus-36 rating, tied for the third highest among defensemen from the 2015 NHL Draft class:
Highest Plus/Minus Rating among defensemen from 2015 NHL Draft
Player GP Plus/Minus
Brandon Carlo (BOS) 420 +71
Erik Cernak ·(TBL) 242 +48
Matt Roy (LAK) 229 +36
John Marino (NJD) 211 +36
Travis Dermott (VAN) 268 +33
With one more point, Roy can eclipse the 10-point plateau for the fourth consecutive season (18 PTS in 2019-20; 10 PTS in 2020-21;
21 PTS in 2021-22).
RESPECT YOUR EDLERS
Since signing with the Kings on July 28, 2021, Edler has tallied three goals, 21 assists and 24 points in 61 games with a plus-18 rating, including five points (0-5=5) in 20 games this season. Edler’s +18 as a member of the Kings ranks second among team defensemen and fourth among all skaters on the club since his signing:
Best +/- on Kings since 2021-22 season
Player GP +/-
Trevor Moore 104 +25
Matt Roy 90 +21
Phillip Danault 102 +20
Alex Edler 61 +18
Blake Lizotte 93 +11
In 986 career NHL games, Edler has amassed 433 points (102-331=433). With 14 more games, Edler can become the 12th active defenseman to skate in 1,000 career NHL games, the second defenseman from the 2004 NHL Draft class (Alex Goligoski, 1,003 GP), seventh overall skater from his draft class and 16th Swedish-born player in league history to reach such mark. With his secondary assist on Phillip Danault’s second period goal last Saturday in Seattle, Edler surpassed Niklas Kronwall (83-349=432 for the seventh-most points among Swedish-born defenseman in league history:
Most points by Swedish-born defenseman in league history
Player GP PTS
Nicklas Lindstrom 1,564 1,142 (264-878=1,142)
Borje Salming 1,148 787 (150-637=787)
Erik Karlsson 861 690 (164-526=690)
Viktor Hedman 916 613 (135-478=613)
Frederik Olausson 1,022 581 (147-434=581)
Calle Johansson 1,109 535 (119-416=535)
Alex Edler 986 433 (102-331=433)
Niklas Kronwall 953 432 (83-349=432)
SACRIFICING THE BODY
The LA Kings haven’t been afraid to sacrifice the body as of late, including getting in front of shots. LA’s 345 blocked shots so far this season sit third in the league behind Vegas (457) and Philadelphia (398)
Teams with most blocked shots
Player GP Blocks
Vegas Golden Knights 23 457
Philadelphia Flyers 22 398
LA Kings 23 368
New York Islanders 23 362
Columbus Blue Jackets 20 358
With nine blocked shots in his last five games, no forward has recorded more blocked shots than Anze Kopitar:
Most blocked shots among NHL forwards
Player GP Blocks
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 23 32
Boone Jenner (CBJ) 20 29
Garnet Hathaway (WSH) 23 26
Nick Bonino (SJS) 20 26
Elias Pettersson (VAN) 21 25
FACEOFF FRENZY
The LA Kings have found consistency in the face-off circle this season, especially at even-strength where the team’s faceoff winning percentage at EV has been 53% or higher in 13 of their 23 games on the year. LA’s even-strength faceoff winning percentage sits fourth in the league at 54.2%:
Highest EV Faceoff winning % by team
Team GP EV FOW %
Chicago Blackhawks 20 55.8%
Dallas Stars 22 55.8%
Boston Bruins 21 55.6%
LA Kings 23 54.2%
Nashville Predators 20 54.1%
Forwards Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault have been the driving forces for consistency in the face-off circle this season, centering the club’s top two lines. In 16 of his 22 games played this season, Kopitar has had an even-strength faceoff winning percentage of 53% or higher, including his last five consecutive games. while Danault has held that percentage in 12 of 23 games. Kopitar is one of three players in the league to have an EV FOW% of 60% or higher at 61.3%, which ranks third among all skaters (min. EV faceoffs: 250):
