LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
JAN. 31 vs. Carolina Hurricanes – 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM PT) // Venue: PNC Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings visit the Carolina Hurricanes for the second, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (4-2 L on Dec. 3).
- The Kings aim to split the season series with the Hurricanes.
- Tonight’s game marks the final 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; 4-3 OTW on Jan. 24 at PHI; 4-3 W on Jan. 27 at FLA; 5-2 L on Jan. 28 at TBL).
WARM-UPS
1) Tonight marks the final game for the Kings prior to the NHL All-Star Game. The team will return to the ice on Feb. 11 against the Pittsburgh Penguins as the organization honors former captain Dustin Brown with the retirement of his No. 23.
2) Blake Lizotte is riding a three-game point streak (2-1=3) vs. the Hurricanes.
3) Rasmus Kupari appeared in his 100th career NHL game on Saturday night, becoming the 24th skater from the 2018 NH Draft class to reach such mark.
4) Viktor Arvidsson sits two games shy of his 500th career NHL game.
5) Only Carolina (7) has more shorthanded goals since Jan. 1, 2023 than the Kings (3).
vs. CAROLINA^ ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 38-36-8-2
Home: 24-15-3-0
Away: 14-21-5-2
OT: 5-2 (5 ties)
Shootout: 1-0
2021-22: 0-2-0
2022-23: 0-1-0
^-against Carolina franchise (dating back to HFD)
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. CAROLINA^:
Luc Robitaille – 30 GP, 41 PTS (23-18=41)
Bernie Nicholls – 25 GP, 36 PTS (17-19=36)
Dave Taylor – 34 GP, 35 PTS (12-23=35)
Marcel Dionne – 25 GP, 35 PTS (19-16=35)
Wayne Gretzky – 16 GP, 34 PTS (9-25=34)
*-denotes active roster player
^-against Carolina franchise (dating back to HFD)
LAST MEETING vs. CAROLINA: Dec. 3, 2022 – LAK 2 vs. CAR 4
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Kaliyev (9), Fagemo (1)
CAR Goals: Skjei (3), Necas (12), Aho (10), Svechnikov (15)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (L, 27 saves, 31 shots) CAR: Kochetkov (W, 31 saves, 33 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-4
LAK PK: 2-for-3
THE NEXT THREE:
Sat., Feb. 11 | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings will honor former captain Dustin Brown with the retirement of his No. 23 to the Crypto.com Arena rafters.
Mon., Feb. 13 | vs. Buffalo Sabres | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won six of their last eight meetings against the Sabres at Crypto.com Arena (6-2-0).
Fri., Feb. 17 | at Anaheim Ducks | 6:00 p.m. PT | ESPN | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings aim for their fifth consecutive win over Anaheim.
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, 17 games, Dec. 22 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 15 games, Dec. 27 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 7 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Pres. (undisclosed)
F Carl Grundstrom, 6 games, Jan. 19 – Pres. (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 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: 98
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 1/30/23)
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.
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins at PNC Arena on Sunday. Sebastian Aho opened the scoring to extend his goal streak to four games, and Jordan Staal scored Carolina’s league-leading seventh shorthanded goal this month. Seth Jarvis and Paul Stastny also scored for the Hurricanes, as Brent Burns tallied an assist to extend his point streak to five games. Frederik Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots faced in net, improving to 5-0-0 since returning from injury.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 49 games (10/12-1/29)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 48 games (10/14-1/29)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed four games (1/21-1/29)
Jaccob Slavin, lower-body, missed four games (1/21-1/29)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 195
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 20 Placed Max Pacioretty on injured reserve
STREAKS
Brent Burns has tallied a point in five consecutive games (1/19-1/29: 2g, 3a)
Sebastian Aho has scored a goal in four straight games (1/21-1/29: 7g)
Martin Necas has earned a point in three consecutive games (1/25-1/29: 3g, 1a)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Jan. 31 Los Angeles 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Feb. 1 at Buffalo 7:30 p.m. TNT HRN
Feb. 11 NY Rangers 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Feb. 14 at Washington 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Feb. 16 Montreal 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Jan. 31 Tuesday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 1 Wednesday No morning skate
Feb. 2-4 OFF NHL All-Star Break
Feb. 5-8 OFF Bye Week
Feb. 9 Thursday PNC Arena 2 p.m.
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
HURRICANES vs. KINGS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Los Angeles in the second and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.
— The Hurricanes and Kings are meeting for the 85th time in their histories. Carolina holds a 38-35-8-3 overall record, including a 23-13-5-1 home record and an 18-12-2-3 record since relocation.
— The Hurricanes lead the season series 1-0-0 in 2022-23 (Kings: 0-1-0), and they have registered a 9-2-1 record in the teams’ last 12 meetings dating back to 11/22/15.
— Carolina posted a 4-2 win over Los Angeles at Crypto.com Arena on 12/3. Brent Burns (2a) and Martin Necas (1g, 1a) tallied two points, while Pyotr Kochetkov made 31 saves in net.
— Sebastian Aho has tallied nine points (5g, 4a) in 10 career regular-season games against Los Angeles.
— Brent Burns has tallied 50 points (17g, 33a) in 74 career regular-season games against the Kings, with the most assists, second-most points and third-most games played against Los Angeles of any active NHL player.
— Antti Raanta has posted a 6-0-1 record, 1.42 goals-against average, .957 save percentage and three shutouts in seven career games against the Kings, marking his most shutouts against any NHL opponent.
— Paul Stastny has registered 39 points (15g, 24a) in 50 career regular-season games against Los Angeles.
— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Tim Gleason skated in 125 games with the Kings from 2003-04, posting 28 points (2g, 26a). He was acquired by the Hurricanes along with Eric Belanger in exchange for Jack Johnson and Oleg Tverdovsky on 9/29/06.
— Kings Assistant General Manager Nelson Emerson played 263 games with Hartford/Carolina from 1995-98. Acquired from Winnipeg in exchange for Darren Turcotte on 10/6/95, he was traded to Chicago in exchange for Paul Coffey on 12/29/98.
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
The Hurricanes are opening their eighth of 14 sets of back-to-back games in 2022-23. Carolina is currently 4-2-1 in the first game and 6-0-1 in the second game of back-to-backs this season.
