LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
JAN. 22 vs. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS – 6:00 PM CT (4:00 PM PT) // Venue: United Center // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings visit the Chicago Blackhawks for the third, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (2-1 OTL on Nov. 3; 2-1 OTW on Nov. 10).
- The Kings and Blackhawks have gone to overtime the past two consecutive games between the clubs.
- Tonight’s game marks the second stop of a six-game road trip prior to the NHL All-Star Break (5-3 L on Jan. 21 at NSH; Jan. 24 at PHI; Jan. 27 at FLA; Jan. 28 at TBL; Jan. 31 at CAR).
WARM-UPS
1) Tonight marks the second game of the Kings’ sixth set of back-to-backs this season. Prior to this weekend, the team is 5-2-3 in back-to- backs (4-1-0 in the first game, 1-1-3 in the second).
2) Mikey Anderson is one point shy of establishing a new career-high point total. In 46 games this season, Anderson has tallied two goals and nine assists for 11 points.
3) Alex Edler’s 30 points (6-24=30) against the Blackhawks are tied for fifth-most among active defensemen.
4) Drew Doughty (29) needs one game-winning goal to surpass Rob Blake for sole possession of seventh place on the Kings’ all-time list.
5) With a win in regulation tonight, the Kings (79) can become the eighth team in the league with at least 80 regulation wins over the Chicago Blackhawks all-time, joining Detroit (355), Montreal (294), Toronto (655), Boston (264), NY Rangers (236), St. Louis (123) and Dallas (109).
vs. CHICAGO ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 91-90-17-7
Home: 49-41-8-4
Away: 42-49-9-3
OT: 12-7 (10 ties)
Shootout: 3-2
2021-22: 2-0-1
2022-23: 1-0-1
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. CHICAGO:
Marcel Dionne – 42 GP, 58 PTS (21-37=58)
Dave Taylor – 44 GP, 43 PTS (20-23=43)
Butch Goring – 46 GP, 42 PTS (15-27=42)
Anze Kopitar* – 49 GP, 35 PTS (11-24=35)
Bernie Nicholls – 22 GP, 34 PTS (22-12=34)
Luc Robitaille – 48 GP, 34 PTS (16-18=34)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. CHICAGO: Nov. 10, 2023 – LAK 2 vs. CHI 1 (OT)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Danault (5), Fiala (4 – OT)
CHI Goals: Raddysh (4)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (W, 31 saves, 32 shots) CHI: Mrazek (OTL, 33 saves, 35 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-4
LAK PK: 3-for-4
THE NEXT THREE:
Tues., Jan. 24 | at Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The LA Kings have points in nine of their last 10 outings against the Flyers in Philadelphia (7-1-2), dating back to Feb. 13, 2011.
Fri., Jan. 27 | at Florida Panthers | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network Anze Kopitar has 10 points (3-7=10) in his last six games against the Panthers.
Sat., Jan. 28 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The LA Kings look for the season series sweep versus the Lightning (4-2 W on Oct. 25, 2022).
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 13 games, Dec. 22 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 11 games, Dec. 27 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 2 gams, Jan. 19 – Pres. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 1 game, Nov. 27 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 80
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 1/22/23)
Jan. 9 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 15 – Rasmus Kupari (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 17 – Rasmus Kupari (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 19 – Tobias Bjornfot (D), Samuel Fagemo (F) and Alex Turcotte (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 19 – Carl Grundstrom (F) placed on injured reserve.
LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
KINGS VS. THE HAWKS
The LA Kings skate into Chicago with points in 13 of their last 16 games against the Blackhawks (11-3-2), dating back to the 2016-17 season. The team’s .750 points percentage (PTS %) vs. Chicago in that span ranks fifth overall:
Best points percentage vs. Chicago since 2016-17
Team GP PTS %
Tampa Bay Lightning 19 .921% (17-1-1)
Vegas Golden Knights 14 .821% (11-2-1)
Carolina Hurricanes 20 .800% (15-3-2)
Boston Bruins 11 .773% (8-2-1)
LA Kings 16 .775% (11-3-2)
In those 16 contests, the Kings gave up 36 goals, which is the lowest goals against-per-game vs. Chicago among any one team:
Lowest GA/GP vs. Chicago since 2016-17
Team GP GA/GP (goals allowed)
LA Kings 16 2.25 (36)
Boston Bruins 11 2.27 (25)
New York Islanders 11 2.27 (25)
Tampa Bay Lightning 19 2.32 (44)
Carolina Hurricanes 20 2.35 (47)
Nashville Predators 30 2.37 (71)
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Troy Murray (analyst) and Colby Cohen (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – Joe Brand (PxP) and Caley Chelios (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Jan. 24 at VAN, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, Jan. 26 at CGY, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, Jan. 28 at EDM, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, Feb. 7 vs. ANA, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Friday, Feb. 10 vs. ARI, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 17 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford … Jan. 14 – Activated Patrick Kane off IR and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Jan. 13 – Assigned Lukas Reichel to Rockford … Jan. 11 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford and assigned Brett Seney to Rockford … Jan. 4 – Recalled Lukas Reichel and Brett Seney from Rockford … Placed MacKenzie Entwistle and Jujhar Khaira on IR … Dec. 19 – Activated Alex Stalock off IR and assigned Arvid Soderblom to Rockford … Placed Jarred Tinordi on IR and recalled Isaak Phillips from Rockford … Dec. 13 – Activated Tyler Johnson off IR and assigned Filip Roos to Rockford … Dec. 12 – Activated Petr Mrazek off injured reserve and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford.
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (5) at St. Louis (3) – Sat., Jan. 21 – Enterprise Center
CHI Goals: Dickinson (4), Lafferty (6; SH), R. Johnson (4), Athanasiou (10), Domi (14)
STL Goals: Kyrou (22), Barbashev (7), Leddy (1)
Goalies: CHI – Stauber (28/31, 60:00) STL – Binnington (3/7, 23:59), Greiss (10/11, 33:13)
CHI PP: 0/2; PK: 3/4
STL PP: 1/4; PK: 2/2
Recap: The Blackhawks wrapped up their two-game road trip with a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night … Chicago has now posted wins in each of the last three and six of the last seven games (6-1-0) … The Blackhawks were 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill, ending the team’s four-game streak of not allowing a power play goal against … Goaltender Jaxson Stauber made his NHL debut in the game and turned aside 28 of the 31 shots he faced for his first career NHL win … Eleven separate Blackhawks players recorded a point on Saturday … Jason Dickinson led the team with three points (1G, 2A) for his second three-point game of the season … Sam Lafferty tallied two points (1G, 1A), including scoring his third shorthanded goal of the campaign … Andreas Athanasiou netted the game-winning goal for his 10th goal in 2022-23 … Seth Jones tallied an assist to extend his point streak to four games (2G, 6A).
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – LOS ANGELES KINGS
The Blackhawks host the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday in the third and final matchup scheduled between the two teams this season … Chicago is 1-0-1 against the Kings so far in 2022-23, including a 1-0-0 mark on home ice … The team has now logged points in six of the last eight games against Los Angeles (3-2-3), including posting a 2-1-1 record in the last four games at United Center … Jonathan Toews leads the Blackhawks with two points (1G, 1A) in two games against the Kings this season and now has points (1G, 2A) in three of his last four games against them … Toews has logged points (1G, 1A) in back-to-back home games against Los Angeles and has six points (3G, 3A) over his last seven games against them at United Center … Taylor Raddysh has one goal against the Kings this season and has earned five points (3G, 2A) in seven career games against them, including in two of three career home games (2G, 1A) … Max Domi tallied an assist in the last game against the Kings on Nov. 10 and now has assists in three of the last four games against them (3A) … Domi has recorded six points (1G, 5A) over his last eight games against Los Angeles and has 14 points (4G, 10A) in 19 career games against them.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 3 (2-1, OT), Jan. 22 | AWAY: Nov. 10 (1-2 OT)
All-Time Record: 97-80-28 | Home: 52-39-12 | Road: 45-41-16
Last Home Win: Nov. 3, 2022 (2-1, OT) | Last Road Win: March 24, 2022 (4-3 SO) | Last Home Loss:
April 12, 2022 (2-5) | Last Road Loss: Nov. 10, 2022 (1-2 OT)
BLACKHAWKS VS. LAK ALL-TIME
GOALS: Jonathan Toews, 19; Patrick Kane, 15; Max Domi/Tyler Johnson, 4
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 27; Jonathan Toews, 22; Max Domi, 10
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 42; Jonathan Toews, 41; Max Domi, 14
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 9-11-1
Two-Days Rest: 2-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-4-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-5-1
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 0-1-0
Tuesday: 2-5-0
Wednesday: 0-5-0
Thursday: 3-4-1
Friday: 3-2-1
Saturday: 4-4-1
Sunday: 2-5-1
