LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
MARCH 28 vs. Calgary Flames – 7:00 PM MT (6:00 PM PT) // Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings visit the Calgary Flames for the fourth, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (5-6 L on Nov. 14; 4-3 OTW on Dec. 22; 8-2 W on Mar. 20).
- The Kings aim to take season series vs. Calgary for the second time in the last three seasons (3-1-0 in 2019-20).
- Tonight’s game marks the first game of the Kings’ four-game Pacific Division road trip (Mar. 30 at EDM; April 1 at SEA; April 2 at VAN).
WARM-UPS
1) The Kings are the only club this season to record four or more power-play goals in multiple games (4 PPG on Jan. 9 vs. EDM; 4 PPG on Mar. 26 vs. STL).
2) Viktor Arvidsson and Phillip Danault each notched three points in Sunday night’s first period, becoming the third and fourth Kings players in the past ten years to record three or more points in the opening frame of a game, joining Kevin Fiala (2-1=3 on Feb. 18, 2022) and Jeff Carter (1-2=3 on Feb. 9, 2017).
3) Since the March 3 trade deadline, Vladislav Gavrikov’s plus-9 rating is tied for third-best among all league defensemen while his 20:49 time-on-ice/game ranks third among all Kings skaters behind only Drew Doughty (25:34) and Mikey Anderson (21:25).
4) Seven of Matt Roy’s nine goals this season have come on the road.
5) Anze Kopitar (18) sits two goals shy of recording his second career 20-road goal season (22G in 2017-18). Only five skaters in Kings history have registered multiple 20-road goal seasons: Marcel Dionne (5x), Wayne Gretzky (2x), Bernie Nicholls (4x), Luc Robitaille (6x) and Charlie Simmer (3x).
vs. CALGARY ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 104-119-21-9
Home: 63-50-9-4
Away: 41-69-12-5
OT: 14-11 (12 ties)
Shootout: 4-2
2021-22: 1-2-0
2022-23: 2-1-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. CALGARY:
Luc Robitaille – 84 GP, 108 PTS (53-55=108)
Marcel Dionne – 67 GP, 85 PTS (49-36=85)
Dave Taylor – 95 GP, 85 PTS (30-55=85)
Wayne Gretzky – 47 GP, 82 PTS (21-61=82)
Bernie Nicholls – 61 GP, 63 PTS (20-43=63)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. CALGARY: Mar. 20, 2023 – LAK 8 vs. CGY 2
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Grundstrom (10, 11), Doughty (6), Vilardi (23), Arvidsson (20), Kempe (33, 34), Anderson (5)
CGY Goals: Toffoli (29), Hanifin (6)
Goalies: LAK: Copley (W; 16 saves – 18 shots) CGY: Markstrom (L; 20 saves – 26 shots), Vladar (11 saves – 13 shots)
LAK PP: 2-for-5
LAK PK: 3-for-4
THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., March 30 | at Edmonton Oilers | 7:00 p.m. MT (6:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won their last two meetings against Edmonton and have points in their last three games vs. the Oilers in Edmonton (2-0-1).
Sat., April 1 | at Seattle Kraken | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Gabriel Vilardi and Phillip Danault are tied for most goals by a Kings skater vs. Seattle with four.
Sun., April 2 | at Vancouver Canucks | 5:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Only Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (22-39=61) has more points vs. Vancouver among active skaters than
Anze Kopitar (15-37=52).
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)
D Sean Durzi, 9 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body); Mar. 9 – Mar. 25 (lower-body)
F Kevin Fiala, 6 games, Mar. 11 – Mar. 25 (lower-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 Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 132
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/27/23)
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.
Mar. 20 – Rights to Cole Krygier (D) acquired from Florida in exchange for future considerations.
Mar. 25 – Cole Krygier (D) signed to a two-year entry-level contract with an AAV of $837,500.
CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
March 25, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [5] vs. SAN JOSE SHARKS [3]
The Flames welcomed the San Jose Sharks to the Scotiabank Saddledome for a matinee game on Saturday afternoon. Calgary jumped out in front just under five minutes into the contest with MacKenzie Weegar ripping home his fourth of the season to give the Flames the lead. Tyler Toffoli would double the Flames advantage shortly after with his 30th of the season, and second 30-goal campaign of his career. San Jose would draw within one before the end of the first, and then score two more early in the second to take a 3-2 lead. Just 25 seconds after San Jose claimed their first lead, Walker Duehr scored his fifth to tie the game again, and it stayed that way through 40 minutes of play. Nazem Kadri would make it goals in back-to-back games with his 23rd just under six minutes into the final frame, and that would end up being the game winner as Toffoli added an empty netter to give the Flames a 5-3 victory.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Weegar (4), Toffoli (30,31), Duehr (5), Kadri (23)
GOALIE: Markstrom (28/31, .903 Sv%)
PP: 0/1 (0%)
PK: 2/2 (100%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-2-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
March 25, 2023 SJS [3] vs. CGY [5] Kadri Markstrom Kahkonen
March 23, 2023 VGK [3] vs. CGY [2] Roy Markstrom Thompson
March 21, 2023 CGY [5] at ANA [1] Stecher Vladar Gibson
March 20, 2023 CGY [2] at LAK [8] Vilardi Markstrom/Vladar Copley
March 18, 2023 DAL [6] vs. CGY 5 Robertson Markstrom Oettinger
*shootout winning goal
FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
March 28, 2023 7:00pm vs. Los Angeles Kings Scotiabank Saddledome
March 31, 2023 8:00pm at Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
April 2, 2023 6:00pm vs. Anaheim Ducks Scotiabank Saddledome
April 4, 2023 7:00pm vs. Chicago Blackhawks Scotiabank Saddledome
April 5, 2023 5:30pm at Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the fourth and final matchup this season between the Flames and Kings. The Flames have gone 1-1-1 in their previous three meetings so far this season. This is a Pacific Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 12-6-3 against Pacific Division opponents this season and a record of 21-14-7 against Western Conference opponents.
FLAMES VERSUS THE KINGS THIS SEASON:
The Flames and Kings are set to square off for the fourth and final time this season. Their first meeting came back in November where Jonathan Huberdeau scored his 200th NHL goal, and the Flames also saw Andrew Mangiapane, Brett Ritchie, Elias Lindholm, and Adam Ruzicka find the back of the net in a 6-5 win over the Kings. In their second matchup, Jonathan Huberdeau scored again just 3:23 into the first. The Kings would score three-unanswered goals to go up 3-1 in the third, but Calgary would battle back thanks to Tyler Toffoli and Dillon Dube who both tallied to tie the game. Calgary would eventually fall in overtime. Calgary also fell in their most recent meeting but have claimed points in their last four home meetings with the Kings dating back to the 2019-20 season.
QUICK HITS:
Nazem Kadri found the back of the net again to make it goals in back-to-back games, giving him 37 points (16G, 21A) in the Flames 33 wins this season. Dillon Dube had a game-high six shots on goal through his 13:14 of ice-time. MacKenzie Weegar scored his second game-opening goal of the month on Saturday against San Jose, which is tied with Cale Makar for the most among all defenseman in the NHL through March.
CALGARY FLAMES vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS
CGY vs. LAK ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
128-95-21-9 74-36-12-5 54-59-9-4 4-3-3 L2
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Los Angeles Kings
7:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2022-23 Season Series: 1-1-1 (Home: 1-0-0, Road 0-1-1)
Nov. 14, 2022 – LAK [5] at CGY [6]
Dec. 22, 2022 – CGY [3] at LAK 4
Mar. 20, 2023 – CGY [2] at. LAK [8]
Mar. 28, 2023 – LAK at CGY
2021-22 Season Record vs. LAK: 1-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. LAK: November 14, 2022 – Los Angeles [5] vs. Calgary [6]
Last Road Win @ LAK: April 4, 2022 – Calgary [3] at Los Angeles [2]
Last Home Loss vs. LAK: March 20, 2022 – Los Angeles [3] vs. Calgary 2
Last Road Loss @ LAK: March 20, 2023 – Calgary [2] at Los Angeles [8]
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Mar. 26 – signed Matthew Coronato (F) to a three-year entry level contract
FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 62)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – lower-body injury (14 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 25)
Chris Tanev – upper body injury (3 games: Mar. 21 – Mar. 25)
