VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
TV: Sportsnet Pacific
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second of four meetings between the Canucks and Kings this season: Dec. 3 (4-1 W @ VAN), Mar. 18 (away), Apr. 2 (home), Apr. 10 (away).
• Vancouver is 117-101-32-11 all-time against Los Angeles, including a 47-63-16-5 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 8-0-2 in their last 10 games against the Kings (4-0-1 in their last five).
• J.T. Miller (5-13-18 in 17 GP) and Elias Pettersson (7-11-18 in 11 GP) co-lead active Canucks skaters in career points against Los Angeles with 18.
• Brock Boeser has 17 points (12-5-17) in 13 career games against the Kings.
• Conor Garland has 12 points (3-9-12) in 16 career games against the Kings.
• Quinn Hughes has nine points (1-8-9) in eight career games against the Kings.
• Thatcher Demko is 3-0-0 in three career games against Los Angeles with a 0.97 GAA and a .972 SV%.
• Collin Delia is 1-2-0 in three career games against Los Angeles with a 3.75 GAA and a .905 SV%.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 19 points (6-15-21) in his last 13 games.
• Quinn Hughes has 16 points (0-16-16) in his last 17 games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 17 points (12-5-17) in his last 14 games.
• J.T. Miller has 14 points (7-7-14) in his last 12 games.
• Anthony Beauvillier has 16 points (7-9-16) in his last 16 games.
• Brock Boeser has seven points (1-6-7) in his last seven games.
LAST MEETING – NOV. 18/22: VAN 4 vs LAK 1
Elias Pettersson opened the scoring with his eighth goal of the season 5:40 into the second period…Andrei Kuzmenko and Ilya Mikheyev picked up the assists…Brock Boeser doubled the lead under five minutes later with his first of the season…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes registered the assists on the power play tally…Pettersson scored his second of the evening with 5:10 remaining in the Vancouver Canucks: Media Notes second…Kuzmenko and Hughes each picked up their second assists of the night…Boeser batted home his second of the night 5:07 into the third…Sheldon Dries picked up his second assist of the season on Boeser’s goal…Curtis Lazar led the team with seven hits in his return to the lineup…Boeser led the team with four shots on goal…Thatcher Demko made 37 saves.
2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN LAK
Goals For/Game 3.34 (11th) 3.35 (10th)
Goals Against/Game 3.78 (31st) 3.22 (t-17th)
Power Play % 22.2 (t-11th) 24.2 (6th)
Penalty Kill % 68.2 (32nd) 76.2 (22nd)
Penalty Min./Game 9:08 (21st) 8:41 (18th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 4:00pm PT on March 17, 2023
LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 16/23: VAN 2 at ARI 3
Andrei Kuzmenko opened the scoring for third time in the last six games at 5:14 in the first period…His goal matched Pavel Bure’s record of 34 goals for most by a Canucks player in their first NHL season…Anthony Beauvillier and Elias Pettersson recorded the assists for their first of two points each on the night…Pettersson then tallied his 31st goal of the season at 11:41 in the third period, assisted by Beauvillier and Conor Garland…Pettersson led all Canucks skaters in shots (5)…Brock Boeser registered a team-high four hits…Guillaume Brisebois led the team in blocked shots (3)…Thatcher Demko faced 27 shots.
LAST 5 vs LOS ANGELES
• Nov. 18/22: VAN 4 vs LAK 1
• Apr. 28/22: VAN 3 vs LAK 2 (OT)
• Dec. 30/21: VAN 1 at LAK 2 (SO)
• Dec. 6/21: VAN 4 vs LAK 0
• Dec. 28/19: VAN 3 vs LAK 2
A KING’S RANSOM
Entering play on Saturday night, the Vancouver Canucks are 9-0-2 in their last 11 games against the Los Angeles Kings, dating back to Nov. 24/18 for their longest active streak without a regulation loss against a single opponent. If the Canucks earn at least a point tonight, their 12-game streak without a regulation loss against the Kings would be tied for their fourth-longest such streak against an opponent in franchise history.
OPPONENT GAMES RECORD (W-L-T-O) DATES
Colorado Avalanche 20 18-0-0-2 Nov. 1/09 – Mar. 28/13
Columbus Blue Jackets 14 12-0-0-2 Jan. 5/10 – Mar. 26/13
Los Angeles Kings 13 10-0-3-0 Jan. 31/94 – Jan. 2/97
Calgary Flames 12 10-0-0-2 Dec. 27/09 – Dec. 23/11
Chicago Blackhawks 12 11-0-0-1 Jan. 17/03 – Nov. 19/06
Edmonton Oilers 12 9-0-0-3 Dec. 30/06 – Mar. 20/08
San Jose Sharks 12 11-0-1-0 Dec. 28/91 – Oct. 24/93
Los Angeles Kings** 11 9-0-0-2 Nov. 24/18 – Present
**Tied with five other occasions (ARI, FLA, MTL, STL & TOR).
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
MARCH 18 vs. Vancouver Canucks – 7:00 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings host the Vancouver Canucks for the second of four meetings between these two clubs this season (1-4 L on Nov. 18; April 2; April 10).
- The Kings aim to even the season series at one apiece.
- Tonight’s game marks the fourth game of the Kings’ seven-game homestand (2-1 SOL vs. NSH on Mar. 11; 5-2 W vs. NYI on Mar. 14; 4-1 W on Mar. 16 vs. CBJ; Mar. 20 vs. CGY; Mar. 25 vs. WPG; Mar. 26 vs. STL).
WARM-UPS
1) Tonight’s game marks the second consecutive Saturday game (Mar. 11 vs. NSH) for the Kings with one more next week (Mar. 18 vs. VAN).
2) The Kings are 28-5-2 all-time when both Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty score a regular-season goal on the same game.
3) Of Adrian Kempe’s 32 goals this season, nine have come on the power-play. No Kings skater has scored 10 power-play goals in a single season since Jeff Carter (10) in the 2016-17 campaign.
4) Rasmus Kupari recorded his ninth assist of the season Thursday night, establishing a new single-season career high. Kupari now sits one point shy of tying his single-season career high in points (13) set in 2021-22.
5) The Kings are 26-2-2 when leading after two periods of play this season.
vs. VANCOUVER ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 112-110-32-7
Home: 68-44-16-3
Away: 44-66-16-4
OT: 13-10 (20 ties)
Shootout: 6-4
2021-22: 1-1-1
2022-23: 0-1-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. VANCOUVER:
Marcel Dionne – 68 GP, 97 PTS (46-51=97)
Dave Taylor – 96 GP, 87 PTS (37-50=87)
Luc Robitaille – 81 GP, 84 PTS (39-45=84)
Bernie Nicholls – 59 GP, 78 PTS (25-53=78)
Wayne Gretzky – 47 GP, 75 PTS (20-55=75)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. VANCOUVER: Nov. 18, 2022 – LAK 1 at VAN 4
Venue: Rogers Arena
LAK Goals: Lizotte (5)
VAN Goals: Pettersson (8, 9), Boeser (1, 2)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (L; 21 saves – 25 shots) VAN: Demko (W; 37 saves – 38 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-2
LAK PK: 2-for-3
THE NEXT THREE:
Mon., March 20 | vs. Calgary Flames | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Alex Iafallo has a five-game point streak vs. Calgary (2-3=5).
Sat., March 25 | vs. Winnipeg Jets | 1:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have points in three of their last four games vs. Winnipeg (2-1-1), dating back to Nov. 13, 2021.
Sun., March 26 | vs. St. Louis | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings look to sweep the season series against the Blues for the third time in franchise history and the first since the 2012-13 season (3-0-0).
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Trevor Moore, 23 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body); Feb. 23 – Mar. 6 (upper-body)
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, 18 games, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31 (lower-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 15 games, Jan. 19 – Feb. 26 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 10 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Feb. 13 (undisclosed)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 6 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body); Mar. 9 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Kevin Fiala, 3 games, Mar. 11 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 126
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/17/23)
Mar. 3 – Zack MacEwen (F) acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for Brendan Lemieux (F) and a 2024 fifth-round draft pick.
Mar. 3 – Nate Schnarr (F) acquired from Montreal in exchange for Frederic Allard (D).
Mar. 3 – Austin Wagner (F) traded to Chicago for future considerations.
Mar. 8 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Mar. 9 – Trevor Moore (F) activated from injured reserve.
LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
HOME COOKIN’
The Kings enter tonight riding a nine-game home point streak (8-0-1), dating back to Feb. 11 (6-0 W vs. PIT). It is the first nine-gamehome point streak the Kings have established since the 2003-04 season (4-0-4, Nov. 29, 2003 – Jan. 3, 2004). Over those nine games at Crypto.com Arena, the Kings have outscored their opponents 37-17 with a goals-for per game average of 4.11, the third highest home average in the league during that time (since. Feb. 11). Should the Kings collect a point tonight, it would mark the sixth different home point streak of at least 10 games in franchise history:
Longest home point streaks in Kings history
Season Start Date End Date Games W-L-T-OT
1992-93 Oct. 10, 1992 Dec. 8, 1992 13 12-0-1-0
2001-02 Mar. 4, 2002 April 14, 2002 11 9-0-2-0
1990-91 Oct. 11, 1990 Nov. 20, 1990 11 10-0-1-0
1973-74 Mar. 2, 1974 Mar. 28, 1974 10 8-0-2-0
1972-73 Oct. 21, 1972 Nov. 22, 1972 10 8-0-2-0
2022-23 Feb. 11, 2023 Pres. 9 8-0-0-1
2003-04 Nov. 29, 2003 Jan. 3, 2004 9 4-0-4-1
1991-92 Feb. 6, 1992 Mar. 17, 1992 9 8-0-1-0
1979-80 Oct. 10, 1979 Nov. 15, 1979 9 5-0-4-0
BEST IN THE WEST
LA is 11-3-1 in their last 15 home games. In 34 games at Crypto.com Arena so far this campaign, the team has established a record of 22-9-3 with 47 points and a points percentage of .691%, topping all Western Conference teams and placing fifth in the league overall:
Best home points percentage this season
Team GP PTS% (record)
Boston Bruins 33 .864% (27-3-3)
Tampa Bay Lightning 35 .757% (24-6-5)
Toronto Maple Leafs 37 .743% (25-7-5)
Carolina Hurricanes 34 .735% (24-8-2)
LA Kings 34 .691% (22-9-3)
No team has been better since the resumption of the regular-season following the NHL All-Star break (Feb. 4 – Feb. 6) than the Kings, with a 12-2-2 record and .813% points percentage.
Best overall points percentage since Feb. 6
Team GP PTS% (record)
LA Kings 16 .813% (12-2-2)
Vegas Golden Knights 18 .778% (13-3-2)
Boston Bruins 16 .750% (12-4-0)
Colorado Avalanche 19 .711% (12-4-3)
New Jersey Devils 19 .711% (12-4-3)
Minnesota Wild 20 .700% (12-4-4)
