DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Klim Kostin – upper body (14 / Dec. 18)
Ville Husso – lower body (9 / Dec. 18)
Total Man Games Lost: 73
Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (12), Dylan Larkin (6), David Perron (6), J.T. Compher (5), Alex Lyon (5), Jeff Petry (4), Austin Czarnik (3), Christian Fischer (3), Olli Määttä (2), Joe Veleno (2), Jake Walman (2)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/1 – Recalled forward Zach Aston-Reese from Grand Rapids
TONIGHT’S GAME
DETROIT RED WINGS (18-16-4) at LOS ANGELES KINGS (20-9-5)
Thursday, January 4, 2024 / 10:30 P.M. ET / Crypto.com Arena / TV: Bally Sports Detroit / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 209th all-time meeting, 105th at Los Angeles … First of two games this season, only game at Los Angeles
ALL-TIME vs. LA: 88-89-27-4 / AWAY: 36-51-14-3 / LAST 10: 1-7-2 / IN 2022-23: 0-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. LA: Patrick Kane (15-27-42 in 47 GP), David Perron (18-23-41 in 50 GP), Alex DeBrincat (4-5-9 in 13 GP), Daniel Sprong (6-1-7 in 12 GP), Shayne Gostisbehere (1-6-7 in 14 GP)
LA top scorers vs. DET: Anze Kopitar (19-28-47 in 43 GP), Drew Doughty (3-17-20 in 36 GP), Phillip Danault (6-10-16 in 21 GP), Pierre-Luc Dubois (6-5-11 in 15 GP), Kevin Fiala (2-7-9 in 11 GP), Trevor Moore (2-5-7 in 7 GP), Adrian Kempe (5-2-7 in 10 GP), Arthur Kaliyev (1-3-4 in 3 GP), Matt Roy (0-3-3 in 5 GP), Carl Grundström (1-0-1 in 2 GP)
GOALS, GOALS, GOALS
* The Red Wings are third in the NHL with 136 goals through 38 games (excluding shootout-deciding goals). * Detroit is tied with Dallas for the fourth-most goals per game (3.58) through games played on Jan. 3. * The Red Wings are 18-0-3 this season when scoring four-or-more goals. * Detroit’s 5-3 win on Jan. 2 at San Jose marked the 15th time the Red Wings have scored at least five goals in a game this season. * The Red Wings netted a season-high five goals in the opening period on Dec. 22 vs. Philadelphia. * Detroit is 13-4-2 this season when scoring first, and 8-1-2 when doing so on home ice. * Detroit is a perfect 10-0-0 this season when leading after one period. The Red Wings are 13-3-0 when ahead after two periods. * The Red Wings have scored 34 power play goals in 38 games to begin the 2023-24 campaign. Detroit has tallied multiple power play goals 11 times this season. * In all, 13 different Red Wings players have scored a power play goal this season: Alex DeBrincat (7), David Perron (5), Dylan Larkin (4), J.T. Compher (3), Moritz Seider (3), Robby Fabbri (2), Shayne Gostisbehere (2), Lucas Raymond (2), Daniel Sprong (2), Andrew Copp, Patrick Kane, Joe Veleno and Jake Walman. * Detroit has scored five shorthanded goals since Nov. 30 vs. Chicago, matching their total from the entire 2022-23 campaign.
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
WARM-UPS
1) The Kings have won six consecutive games against the Red Wings and have scored four or more goals in their last five straight vs. Detroit.
2) The LA Kings are 5-2 against Atlantic Division opponents this season.
3) Captain Anze Kopitar sits three even-strength points (EVP) away from tying Dave Taylor (743) for the second-most in franchise history.
4) Defenseman Drew Doughty is two markers shy of becoming the second defenseman to score 150 goals in a Kings jersey. The only blueliner to do so to date is current Kings general manager Rob Blake (161).
5) Forward Phillip Danault enters tonight with five goals and seven points (5-2=7) over his last four games against Detroit, dating back to Jan. 8, 2022.
vs. DETROIT ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 93-83-27-5
Home: 54-35-14-1
Away: 39-48-13-4
OT: 7-5 (11 ties)
Shootout: 0-2
2022-23: 2-0-0
LAST MEETING vs. DETROIT:
Nov. 12, 2022 – LAK 4 vs. DET 3 Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Grundstrom (4), Fiala (5), Durzi (2, 3)
DET Goals: Kubalik (7), Larkin (7), Hronek (1)
Goalies: LAK: Petersen (W; 18 saves, 21 shots) DET: Nedeljkovic (L; 17 saves, 21 shots)
PP: 2-3
PK: 2-4
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Status (Consecutive Games Missed, Total Games Missed, Dates)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 34 games, Oct. 11 – Pres.
G Pheonix Copley, 8 games, Dec. 19 – Pres.
F Blake Lizotte, 6 games, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5
D Vladislav Gavrikov, 5 games, Dec. 13 – Dec. 23
D Tobias Bjornfot, 3 games, Nov. 24 – Nov. 29
2023-24 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 57
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 1/3/24)
Jan. 3 – Brandt Clarke (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Jan. 3 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) placed on waivers.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Tonight’s game marks the second contest of the 2024 calendar year for the LA Kings. The club finished 2023 as one of the best teams statistically of the calendar year, establishing a 46-20-9 record with 101 points for a points percentage (PTS%) of .673%. The team’s 20 regulation losses were tied for third-fewest in the league during that time while their .673 PTS% ranked fifth-highest:
