LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
FEB. 23 vs. New Jersey Devils – 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM PT) // Venue: Prudential Center // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings visit the New Jersey Devils for the second, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (5-2 L on Jan. 14).
- The Kings aim to split series over the Devils, 1-1.
- Tonight’s game marks the second game of the of team’s five-game road trip (2-1 L at MIN on Feb. 21; Feb. 24 at NYI; Feb. 26 at NYR; Feb. 28 at WPG).
WARM-UPS
1) Tonight is the first game of the Kings’ ninth set of back-to-backs this season. Prior to this weekend, the team is 9-4-3 in back-to-backs (6-2-0 in the first game, 3-2-3 in the second).
2) Defenseman Sean Durzi collected an assist Tuesday night vs. the Wild to extend his point streak to four games (0-4=4). With his helper, Durzi eclipsed the 30-point mark for the first time in his career.
3) Viktor Arvidsson and Drew Doughty each lead the team with eight road power-play points on the year.
4) The Kings have points in their last three consecutive games against Metro Division opponents (6-0 W vs. PIT on Feb. 11; 5-4 OTL at CAR on Feb. 31; 4-3 OTW at PHI on Feb. 24).
5) Mikey Anderson’s plus-9 rating on the road this season tops all Kings skaters.
vs. NEW JERSEY ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 59-36-11-4
Home: 33-14-6-2
Away: 26-22-5-2
OT: 4-4 (3 ties)
Shootout: 1-1
2021-22: 2-0-0
2022-23: 0-1-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. NEW JERSEY:
Marcel Dionne – 47 GP, 90 PTS (35-55=90)
Dave Taylor – 49 GP, 70 PTS (29-41=70)
Bernie Nicholls – 24 GP, 33 PTS (17-16=33)
Butch Goring – 20 GP, 32 PTS (8-24=32)
Mike Murphy – 29 GP, 28 PTS (13-15=28)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. NEW JERSEY: Jan. 14, 2023 – LAK 2 at NJD 5
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Fiala (16), Kopitar (12)
NJD Goals: Tatar (10), Haula (3), Okhotiuk (1) Graves (4), Bratt (18)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (L; 23 saves – 27 shots) NJD: Blackwood (W; 35 saves – 37 shots)
LAK PP: 2-for-4
LAK PK: 2-for-3
THE NEXT THREE:
Fri., Feb. 24 | at New York Islanders | 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won three of their last four against the Islanders (3-1-0).
Sun., Feb. 26 | at New York Rangers | 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Kevin Fiala has 15 points (7-8=15) in 11 career games against the Rangers for a points-per-game average of 1.36, the fourth-highest among active skaters vs. NYR (min. GP: 10).
Tues., Feb. 28 | at Winnipeg Jets | 7:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have points in six of their last eight games against the Jets in Winnipeg, dating back to Nov. 13, 2016 (3-2-3).
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, 18 games, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31 (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 16 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 12 games, Jan. 19 – Pres. (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)
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: 109
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 2/22/23)
Feb. 10 – Pheonix Copley (G) re-signed to a one-year contract extension with an AAV of $1.5M
Feb. 11 – Trevor Moore (F) and Arthur Kaliyev (F) activated off injured reserve. Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Feb. 12 – Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Feb. 13 – Tobie Bisson (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Feb. 14 – Tobie Bisson (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Feb. 15 – Mikey Anderson (D) signed to an eight-year contract extension with an AAV of $4.125M.
Feb. 17 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
Last Game:
Montreal Canadiens 5 New Jersey Devils 2
(24-29-4 -52 PTS) (37-15-5 -79 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. S. Montembeault 2. N. Suzuki 3. J. Barron
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Montreal 1 2 2 – – 5
DEVILS 1 0 1 – – 2
Goals:
MTL: J. Barron, J. Kovacevic, N. Suzuki, R. Pitlick, M. Matheson (ENG)
NJD: J. Bratt, D. Mercer (PPG)
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 57
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 161
TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
2/6/23 John Marino Activated off I.R.
2/17/23 Alex Holtz Reassigned to Utica
2/21/23 Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils skate in their third game of a four-game homestand (1-1-0).
Remaining homestand schedule:
2/25, vs PHI, 7:00 0P.M.
After Montreal dished the Devils a 5-2 loss on Tuesday, Jersey’s team witnessed a six-game home winning streak end. The streak tied a season-long home winning streak, which was also earned from from Oct. 28, to Nov. 21.
The 18 shots against on Tuesday tied for the second fewest shots that the Devils allowed in a game this season:
Fewest shots against for New Jersey in 2022-23:
17 SA, Oct. 20, 2022, at NYI, 4-1 win
18 SA, Nov. 12, 2022, vs ARI, 4-1 win
18 SA, Feb. 21, 2023, vs MTL, 5-2 loss
19 SA, Jan. 5, vs STL, 5-3 loss
The team’s 37 wins after 57 games played from the start of a season are tied for the most in franchise history:
37 wins: 2022-23
37 wins: 2008-09
36 wins: 1999-00
36 wins: 2009-10
35 wins: 2002-03
35 wins: 1997-98
35 wins: 2006-07
The Devils are 29-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 18-6-2 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23. Jersey’s team is 34-5-4 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The most wins that the Devils earned in franchise history when scoring three-or-more goals in a game for a single season is 43 wins, which was earned in 2000-01. New Jersey’s 34 wins for this matter in 2022-23 rank third in the NHL, while Boston’s 41 wins when scoring three-or-more goals in a game rank first in the NHL this season. Tampa ranks second with 35 wins for this matter, per Feb. 22.
WILD WILD WEST
The Devils are 18-4-3 vs the Western Conference this season, and the 18 wins tied a franchise record which was earned in 2000-01.
