LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
JAN. 24 vs. Philadelphia Flyers – 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM PT) // Venue: Wells Fargo Center // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings visit the Philadelphia Flyers for the second, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (4-2 L on Dec. 31).
- The Kings aim to split the season series.
- Tonight’s game marks the third stop of a six-game road trip prior to the NHL All-Star Break (5-3 L on Jan. 21 at NSH; 2-1 W on Jan. 22 at CHI; Jan. 27 at FLA; Jan. 28 at TBL; Jan. 31 at CAR).
WARM-UPS
1) Jaret Anderson-Dolan recorded his first career multi-goal game with his fourth and fifth goals of the season Sunday night in Chicago. Of his five goals, four have come on the road.
2) Only Montreal (15) has more one-goal game victories this season than the Kings’ 14.
3) Alex Turcotte made his season debut for the Kings Sunday, recording 8:10 minutes of ice time and one shot.
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 Sunday’s win vs. the Blackhawks, the Kings (80) became the eighth team in league history 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. PHILADELPHIA ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 49-87-15-3
Home: 26-45-8-0
Away: 23-42-7-3
OT: 6-4 (2 ties)
Shootout: 3-0
2021-22: 1-0-1
2022-23: 0-1-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. PHILADELPHIA:
Marcel Dionne – 37 GP, 40 PTS (15-25=40)
Dave Taylor – 41 GP, 31 PTS (9-22=31)
Eddie Joyal – 37 GP, 31 PTS (17-14=31)
Luc Robitaille – 28 GP, 27 PTS (14-13=27)
Wayne Gretzky – 16 GP, 26 PTS (5-21=26)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. PHILADELPHIA: Nov. 10, 2023 – LAK 2 vs. PHI 4
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Kempe (14), Danault (12)
PHI Goals: Laughton (8), Tippett (12), Cates (4), Konecny (18)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (L, 19 saves, 22 shots) PHI: Ersson (W, 27 saves, 29 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-5
LAK PK: 2-for-3
THE NEXT THREE:
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).
Tues., Jan. 31 | at Carolina Hurricanes | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Blake Lizotte is riding a three-game point streak (2-1=3) vs. the Hurricanes.
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, 14 games, Dec. 22 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 12 games, Dec. 27 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 4 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Pres. (undisclosed)
F Carl Grundstrom, 3 games, Jan. 19 – Pres. (lower-body)
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)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 86
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 1/23/23)
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:
OVER(TIME) THE YEARS IN PHILLY
The LA Kings return to the City of Brotherly Love with points in nine of their last 10 games against the Flyers (7-1-2) in Philadelphia, dating back to the 2010-11 season. The team’s .800 points percentage (PTS %) in Philadelphia during that span is second in the league:
Best points percentage vs. Flyers in Philadelphia since 2010-11
Team GP PTS %
San Jose Sharks 10 .850% (8-1-1)
LA Kings 10 .800% (7-1-2)
Tampa Bay Lightning 18 .722% (13-5-0)
Anaheim Ducks 10 .700% (7-3-0)
Boston Bruins 23 .674% (14-6-3)
Of those 10 games, six have gone past regulation with LA taking four of the six contests. Overall, the Kings are 6-4-2 vs. Philadelphia in overtime and 3-0 in shootouts. Five of their six overtime wins, and two of their three shootout victories, have come at the Wells Fargo Center. Out of the last 10 games played in Philadelphia between these two teams, eight have been decided by one goal:
Last 10 games in Philadelphia between Kings & Flyers
Date Score Winner OT/SO GWG Scorer
Jan. 29, 2022* 3-4 Flyers Laughton
Jan. 18, 2020 1-4 Flyers n/a
Feb. 7, 2019^ 3-2 Kings Toffoli (SO GDG)
Dec. 18, 2017 4-1 Kings n/a
Feb. 4, 2017* 1-0 Kings Carter
Nov. 17, 2015^ 3-2 Kings Kopitar (SO GDG)
Oct. 28, 2014* 2-3 Flyers Schenn
March 24, 2014 3-2 Kings n/a
Oct. 15, 2011* 3-2 Kings J. Johnson
Feb. 13, 2011 1-0 Kings n/a
*-ended in overtime
^-ended in shootout
n/a-ended in regulation
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
Los Angeles Kings at Philadelphia Flyers
Wells Fargo Center
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME BROADCAST INFO.
Thu., Jan. 26 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center 8 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu, The Fanatic
Sat., Jan. 28 Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Mon., Feb. 6 New York Islanders Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 48
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 48
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 48
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 22
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 257
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/20 – Recalled G Felix Sandstrom from his conditioning assignement with Lehigh Valley (AHL) and re-assigned G Sam Ersson to the Phantoms
FLYERS VS. KINGS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS KINGS
90-43-21 ALL-TIME RECORD 49-87-18
45-18-12 HOME 26-45-8
45-25-9 ROAD 23-42-10
3-2-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 2-2-1
4-4-2 LAST 10 MEETINGS 6-3-1
531 GOALS SCORED 405
33.4% POWER PLAY 25.5%
74.5% PENALTY KILL 66.6%
van Riemsdyk: 12 pts (4-8=12) in 20 GP
Ristolainen: 10 pts (2-8=10) in 17 GP
Hayes: 9 pts (6-3=9) in 13 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Kopitar: 14 pts (2-12=14) in 24 GP
Danault: 12 pts (3-9=12) in 14 GP
Doughty: 12 pts (4-8=12) in 23 GP
Hart: 1-0-0, 2.40 GAA, .926 SV% in 2 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced LA
TEAM GOALTENDERS Quick: 11-4-2, 1.98 GAA, .935 SV%, 2 SO in 18 GP
Copley: 1-0-0, 3.01 GAA, .925 SV% in 1 GP
2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
December 31 Crypto.com Arena PHI (4), LAK (2)
January 24 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m.
TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS
- Philadelphia is 9-4-0 in their last 13 games, outscoring their opponents, 43-36, and outshooting their opponents, 423-387, since Dec. 29. The Flyers rank T-2nd in the NHL in wins in that span.
- The Flyers have earned points in 14 of its last 23 games (12-9-2), including a season-high four-game win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 5.
- Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 30 of its 48 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-3rd in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers have scored first in seven of their last 11 games, ranking T-2nd in the NHL in wins (6) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
- Philadelphia set a season-high 41 shots Dec. 11 at ARI and have outshot their opponents in 15 of the last 26 games, posting an 8-6-1 record in those 15 contests.
- The Flyers recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
- Philadelphia leads the NHL with 1,390 hits and ranks second with 833 blocked shots.
VS. THE WEST
- The Flyers play a Western Conference opponent in six of its seven contests from Jan. 17-28 and eight times during the month of January.
- Philadelphia is 6-2-0 in its last eight games and 10-6-2 this season against a Western Conference opponent.
- The Flyers are 5-1-2 against the West on the road and 5-5-0 against the West on home ice this season.
- Philadelphia swept the California road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 2, for the first time in franchise history.
HOME COOKIN’
- Philadelphia is 4-3-0 in its last seven home games and 10-12-1 in 23 home games this season.
- The Flyers have outscored their opponents, 27-25, in the last seven home games, including four five-plus goal games.
- Philadelphia has scored three-plus goals in seven of its last 10 home games. The Flyers are 10-2-1 at home this season when scoring three-plus goals.
