LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

DEC. 6 vs. OTTAWA SENATORS – 7:00 PM ET (4:00 p.m. PT) // Venue: Canadian Tire Centre // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
-The LA Kings visit the Ottawa Senators for the second, and final, meeting between the clubs this season (3-2 OTL, Nov. 29).
-The Kings look to split the season series with the Senators.
-Tonight’s game marks the first game of the Kings’ six-game road trip (Dec. 8, TOR; Dec. 10, MTL; Dec. 11, CBJ; Dec. 13, BUF; Dec. 15, BOS).

WARM-UPS
1) Viktor Arvidsson is riding a four-game point streak (4-1=5) against the Senators dating back to Feb. 19, 2018 with Nashville.

2) LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar has 17 points (5-12=17) in 22 career games against the Senators, the most points versus Ottawa by any skater in Kings history.

3) Tonight’s game marks the 400th for Rob Blake as General Manager of the LA Kings.

4) Drew Doughty sits one point shy of tying Jeff Brown (584) for the 48th-most points by a defenseman in league history.

5) The Kings are 5-0-1 against Atlantic Division opponents this season. Vegas (8-0-1) is the only other team in the league without a regular loss against the Atlantic Division.

VS. OTTAWA ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 25-13-2-2
Home: 16-4-1-1
Away: 9-9-1-1
OT: 4-2 (2 ties)
Shootout: 1-0
2021-22: 2-0-0
2022-23: 0-0-1

Franchise Leaders vs. OTTAWA:
Anze Kopitar* – 22 GP, 17 PTS (5-12=17)
Luc Robitaille – 11 GP, 16 PTS (8-8=16)
Wayne Gretzky – 6 GP, 14 PTS (2-12=14)
Jeff Carter – 11 GP, 12 PTS (5-7=12)
Rob Blake – 12 GP, 11 PTS (6-5=11)
Drew Doughty* – 19 GP, 11 PTS (2-9=11)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. OTTAWA: Nov. 27, 2022 – LAK 2 vs. OTT 3 OT
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Kaliyev (7, 8)
OTT Goals: Tkachuk (9), DeBrincat (6), Giroux (9, OT)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (OTL, 36 saves, 39 shots) OTT: Talbot (W, 25 saves, 27 shots)
LAK PP: 2-for-2
LAK PK: 1-for-2

THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., Dec. 8 | at Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The Kings have won three of their last four games against the Maple Leafs dating back to March 5, 2020.

Sat., Dec. 10 | at Montreal Canadiens | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o Phillip Danault returns to Montreal for the second time since with the LA Kings on July 28, 2021.

Sun., Dec. 11 | at Columbus Blue Jackets | 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The Kings swept the season series against Columbus last year, outscoring the Blue Jackets 6-4.

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 10 games, Nov. 14 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 2 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 1 game, Nov. 27 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 44

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 12/6/22)
Dec. 1 – Cal Petersen (G) cleared waivers and loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 1 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) and Samuel Fagemo (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL), Rasmus Kupari (F) and Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario.
Dec. 1 – Tyler Madden (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 2 – Tyler Madden (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 3 – Aidan Dudas (F) recalled form Ontario (AHL).
Dec. 4 – Aidan Dudas (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL).

LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
THE MAN ADVANTAGE
The Kings have found success on the man advantage as of late, scoring in nine of their last 17 power-play opportunities (52.9%). The team has scored at least one power-play goal in each of their last six games and at least two goals on the man-advantage in three of those six games (Dec. 1; Nov. 29; Nov. 27). Over the last three and a half weeks, dating back to Nov.12, the Kings’ power play unit has built up a successful percentage of 42.9%, which sits atop the league during that time while the Senators rank fifth:

Best PP% in the league since Nov. 12
Team GP PP%
LA Kings 11 42.9.%
Tampa Bay Lightning 10 41.7%
Boston Bruins 10 35.7%
Florida Panthers 11 32.4%
Ottawa Senators 11 21.0%

KING ARTHUR
A big contributor to the team’s recent power-play success has been Arthur Kaliyev, who enters tonight with three power-play goals in his last five games. Kaliyev scored his team-leading seventh power-play goal Saturday night against Carolina to establish a new career-high, surpassing his total of six set last season through 80 games. Kaliyev sits three behind Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl (10) for the lead league. Since his NHL debut on Feb. 2, 2021, no Kings skater has scored more on the man advantage than Kaliyev (12):

Most PPGs by Kings skaters since Feb. 2, 2021
Player PPGs
Arthur Kaliyev 13
Adrian Kempe 10
Anze Kopitar 10
Drew Doughty 9
Gabriel Vilardi 8
Last season, Kaliyev placed second in power-play goals among all rookies behind his draft classmate, Anaheim’s Trevor Zegras (9). Kaliyev is tied with New Jersey’s Jack Hughes (13) for most power-play goals among members of the 2019 NHL Draft class:

Most PPGs among 2019 NHL Draftees
Player GP PPGs
Arthur Kaliyev (LAK) 107 13
Jack Hughes (NJD) 191 13
Trevor Zegras (ANA) 125 11
Cole Caufield (MTL) 102 8
Matt Boldy (MIN) 71 6

CLIMBING THE RANKS BEHIND THE BENCH
LA Kings Head Coach Todd McLellan currently holds a record of 541-382-118 (.576%) over the course of 1,041 games as a head coach in the NHL. In 235 games behind the Kings bench, McLellan has accumulated a coaching record of 107-100-28. With one more win, McLellan can take sole possession of seventh place on the Kings’ all-time wins list by a head coach and tie Billy Reay for the 24th-most wins by an NHL head coach in league history:

Most wins by a Head Coach in LA Kings history
Ranks Coach Games Coaches Wins

1 Darry Sutter 425 225

2 Andy Murray 480 215

3 Bob Pulford 396 178

4 Terry Murray 275 139

5 Larry Robinson 328 122

6 Tom Webster 240 115

T-7 Todd McLellan 235 107

T-7 Bob Berry 240 107

Most wins by a Head Coach in league history
Ranks Coach Games Coaches Wins

20 Jacques Lemaire 1,262 617

21 Jacques Martin 1,294 613

22 Bruce Boudreau* 1,067 610

23 Marc Crawford 1,169 556

24 Billy Reay 1,102 542

25 Todd McLellan* 1,041 541

*-denotes actively serving as head coach in NHL

WE’RE GOING STREAKIN’
Defenseman Sean Durzi is currently riding a career-long five-game assist and point streak (1-6=7), which stands as the longest active point streak in the league among defensemen and tied for the longest active assist streak among all skaters:

Longest active point streaks among defensemen
Player Streak Points
Sean Durzi (LAK) 5 games 7 (1-6=7)
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 4 games 6 (0-6=6)
Travis Sanheim (PHI) 4 games 5 (2-3=5)
Gustav Forsling (FLA) 3 games 3 (2-1=3)
Roman Jose (NSH) 3 games 4 (2-2=4)
12 Players 2 games n/a

Longest active assist streaks among all skaters
Player Streak Points
Sean Durzi (LAK) 5 games 7 (1-6=7)
Blake Wheeler (WPG) 5 games 10 (3-7=10)
Michael Bunting (TOR) 5 games 6 (0-6=6)
Matias Maccelli (ARI) 5 games 7 (1-6=7)
Five Players 4 games n/a

Durzi’s previous longest point streak was three games (1-3=4) that began in his NHL debut on Nov. 24 vs. Toronto, where he scored a goal and assist to become the third Kings defenseman in franchise history to score a goal in their NHL debut joining Jean Potvin (1970) and John English (1988).

WELCOME TO THE SHOW, KID
LA Kings rookie forward Samuel Fagemo scored his first career NHL goal on Saturday night against the Hurricanes in his second game of the season and sixth of his career. Fagemo scored his goal two days following his season debut with the Kings where he recorded his first career assist on Carl Grundstrom’s second period goal last Thursday versus Arizona. Fagemo become the 41st different player from the 2019 NHL Draft class to record their first career NHL goal and the sixth Swedish-born player from his class, joining fellow teammate, Tobias Bjornfot (22nd-overall, LAK), along with Nils Hoglander (40th-overall, VAN), Elmer Soderblom (159th-overall, DET), Victor Soderstrom (11th-overall, ARI) and Phillip Broberg (8th-overall, EDM). Prior to his recall to the Kings on Dec. 1, Fagemo skated in 15 games with the Reign this season, earning eight points (6-2=8) to lead the club in goals (6) and power-play goals (4) while also ranking fifth in points (8). Last season, Fagemo appeared in four contests with the Kings, including his NHL debut on Jan. 13 against Pittsburgh. Selected by the Kings 50th overall in the second round of the 2019 NHL Draft, the Goteborg, Sweden native has registered 70 points (43-27=70) with a plus-9 rating and 44 PIM in 110 career AHL games with Ontario.

YOUNG GUN
Gabriel Vilardi leads all Kings skaters with 13 goals on the season. In 26 games played, Vilardi has recorded 19 points (13-6=19), which is tied for third-most on the team with Viktor Arvidsson (5-14=19). Among skaters 23 years of age or younger, Vilardi’s goal total sits tied for fourth:

Most goals among players 23 years or younger
Player GP Goals
Jason Robertson (DAL) 25 23
Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) 25 15
Nick Suzuki (MTL) 25 14
Gabriel Vilardi (LAK) 26 13
Jack Hughes (NJD) 23 13
Cole Caufield (MTL) 24 13
With one more point, Vilardi can eclipse the 20-point mark for the second time in his career (23 PTS, 10-13=23 in 2020-21).

EVEN-STRENGTH MACHINE
Forward Kevin Fiala notched his team-leading eighth multi-point effort (1-1=2) of the season last Thursday against the Coyotes to extend his season point total to 28 points (8-20=28), which leads all Kings skaters. In doing so, Fiala eclipsed the 20-assist mark for his fourth consecutive season and sixth overall. Per NHL PR, only four skaters have recorded 20 assists in fewer games from the start of their tenure with Los Angeles: Wanye Gretzky (15 GP in 1988-89), Larry Murphy (21 GP in 1980-81), Pavol Demitra (22 GP in 2005-06) and Jozef Stumpel (25 GP in 1997-98). In 27 games this season, Fiala’s 20 assists are tied for ninth-most in the league among forwards and sits six behind Edmonton’s
Connor McDavid (26) the lead league. Of Fiala’s 28 points, 20 have come at even-strength. Since the beginning of last season, Fiala has notched 87 even-strength points, which is tied for seventh-most among all skaters in the league:

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Dec. 3, 5-2 win vs. San Jose: Ottawa won their fourth game in their last five contests in taking both ends of their first back-to-back situation of the season with a 5-2 victory at Canadian Tire Centre. The team was one of three to have a positive win differential in the second game of back-to-backs last season (+2). The home side was paced by multi-point efforts from Giroux (two goals, one assist), Batherson (two assists) and Stützle (one goal, one assist) whose marker saw him record the 44th of his career to establish a new franchise mark for goals prior to the age of 21. Tkachuk and Chabot also found the back of the net for the Senators with what was the 200th career point for the Ottawa rearguard becoming the fourth defender in team history to reach the milestone while the game saw the Sharks give up at least two power-play goals in a contest for the first time this season. Hertl had both goals for San Jose. Forsberg earned the win for the Senators in making 35 saves while Kahkonen took the loss for the Sharks by way of turning aside 34 shots. Scratches: Larsson; Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Brassard, Norris, Zub; Shots: OTT – 39, SJS – 37; PP: OTT – 3-5, SJS – 1-4.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Los Angeles will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa begins a two-game road trip against Dallas on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. EST. The contest will mark the second of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at American Airlines Center. INJURY REPORT: D Bernard-Docker, C Norris and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Kings this evening. C Brassard has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury. Total man-games lost: 55.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned D Larsson to Belleville (AHL) on Dec. 3.

OTTAWA vs. LOS ANGELES – History:
2022-23 (1-0-0): Nov. 27 @ Los Angeles (3-2 OT win), Dec. 6 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (0-2-0): 11/11/21 @ Ottawa (2-0 loss), 11/27/21 @ Los Angeles (4-2 loss)
Series record: Overall: 15-21-2-4; Home: 10-6-1-2; Away: 5-15-1-2
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 11/7/19 (3-2 OT); @ Los Angeles: Nov. 27 (3-2 OT)
Last Los Angeles win: @ Ottawa: 11/11/21 (2-0); @ Los Angeles: 11/27/21 (4-2)
Last OT result: Nov. 27 (3-2 OT win) @ Los Angeles
Last shootout: 10/24/17 (3-2 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (2x, Last: 1/16/01, 7-6 OT loss); Allowed: 8, (3/4/93, 8-6 loss); Both teams: 14, (3/4/93, 8-6 loss)
Last Game: Nov. 27, 3-2 OT win @ Los Angeles; OTT Goals: Tkachuk, DeBrincat, Giroux; LAK Goals: Kaliyev (x2); OTT Scratches: Gambrell, Thomson; OTT Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Forsberg, Norris; OTT Goalie: Talbot; LAK Goalie: Quick; OTT PP: 1-2; LAK PP: 2-2; Shots: 39-27.
Career vs. Los Angeles: Brassard leads all players in career games played (41); Giroux leads in goals (six), in assists (16) and in points (20); Giroux leads in goals (eight); Watson leads in penalty minutes (15) against Los Angeles.

SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 65-79-12 all-time record (10-12-1 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and will wear the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (0-1-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 112-76-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 84-56-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 6-7-0 at home this season … Claude Giroux is the Senators leader with eight goals at home while Tim Stützle maintains the club lead with 11 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 13 home games, Stützle leads the team with 17 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 4-6-1 on the road this season … Tkachuk leads with six goals on the road this season while Giroux and Tkachuk rank first with seven assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 11 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 13 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.

FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,014-995-115-177 over 2,301 games … The Senators are 554-442- 60-97 through 1,153 all-time home games and 460-553-55-80 through 1,148 all-time road games.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their second set of the season on Dec. 17 when they visit Detroit ahead of a trip to Minnesota the following afternoon … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (1-0-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (1-0-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 23 for 89 (25.8%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Stützle and Tkachuk lead with four power-play goals while DeBrincat and Stützle maintain the club lead with 11 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals five times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22. Ottawa Senators: Media Notes

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 71 of the 91 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 78.0% through 24 regular-season games … The team has registered one (Joseph) shorthanded marker this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
COACH SMITH: D.J. Smith was introduced as the Senators’ 14th head coach in franchise history on 5/23/19. A native of Windsor, Ont., Smith spent the four previous NHL seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs (which was also the team for which he made his NHL playing debut in 1996-97), Smith guided the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals to a record of 135-53-3-13 over three campaigns which included his having been recognized as the OHL’s Coach of the Year in 2013- 14. One year later, he helped the team capture the Mastercard Memorial Cup. His 91 head coaching victories with Ottawa see him rank sixth in franchise history.

SECOND SEASON AS CAPTAIN FOR CHUCKY: Two-time NHL All-Star Brady Tkachuk was appointed the 10th captain in Senators franchise history on 11/5/21. A native of St. Louis, Tkachuk succeeded Erik Karlsson who served in the role for four seasons from 2014-15 to 2017-18. The bronze medal winner with Team U.S.A. at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is the first American-born skater to serve as team captain. Tkachuk is assisted by full-time alternates Thomas Chabot and Claude Giroux.

200 FOR CHABBY: Thomas Chabot registered his fourth goal of the season on Saturday evening to hit the 200-point milestone for his career. With the goal coming as his third marker on the power-play, the Sainte-Marie, Que. native equaled his previous career total in goals on the man advantage in just his 19th game of the season. The tally saw him join Erik Karlsson, Wade Redden and Chris Phillips as the lone defencemen in club history to reach the mark while with the point coming in his 332nd career game he established the record for the second fastest Senators rearguard to reach 200 (Karlsson, 272). Since returning from injury on Nov. 25, Chabot has recorded six points in five games to sit tied for fourth in scoring among league rearguards from that point. Chabot sits 21st in scoring on the franchise’s all-time list and will equal Magnus Arvedsson for 20th when he registers the 210th point of his career.