LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
FEB. 26 vs. New York Rangers – 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT) // Venue: Madison Square Garden // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings visit the New York Rangers for the second, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (5-3 L on Nov. 22).
- The Kings aim to split the season series vs. the Rangers.
- Tonight’s game marks the fourth game of the of team’s five-game road trip (2-1 L at MIN on Feb. 21; 4-3 OTL at NJD on Feb. 23; 3-2 W on Feb. 24 at NYI; Feb. 28 at WPG).
WARM-UPS
1) Anze Kopitar leads all active Kings skaters with 23 points (9-14=23) in 24 career games against the Rangers, including four points (0-4=4) in his last three games.
2) Gabriel Vilardi’s goal Friday night vs. the Islanders stood as his fourth game-winning goal of the season, tied for most on the team with Adrian Kempe.
3) The Kings’ 62 first period goals this season are third-most in the league, trailing Tampa Bay (64) and Toronto (63).
4) Mikey Anderson leads the team in shorthanded time-on-ice, averaging 2:27 minutes per game.
5) The Kings will travel to Winnipeg following tonight’s game to wrap up their five-game road trip and the month of February. The Kings will play 13 times in March with 10 of those games played at Crypto.com Arena.
vs. NY RANGERS ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 53-69-16-4
Home: 31-30-10-2
Away: 22-39-6-2
OT: 4-6 (5 ties)
Shootout: 0-2
2021-22: 1-0-1
2022-23: 0-1-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. NY RANGERS:
Marcel Dionne – 42 GP, 61 PTS (19-42=61)
Dave Taylor – 45 GP, 37 PTS (17-20=37)
Butch Goring – 43 GP, 35 PTS (15-20=35)
Luc Robitaille – 30 GP, 30 PTS (12-18=30)
Three Players – 24 PTS
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. NY RANGERS: Nov. 22, 2022 – LAK 3 at NYR 5
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Fiala (7), Vilardi (11), Walker (1)
NYR Goals: Schneider (1), Trocheck (7), Kakko (4), Kreider (8, 9)
Goalies: LAK: Petersen (L; 20 saves – 24 shots) NYR: Shesterkin (W; 35 saves – 38 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-1
LAK PK: 0-for-0
THE NEXT THREE:
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).
Thurs., March. 2 | vs. Montreal Canadiens | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won their last three consecutive games against Montreal and have picked up points in 10 of their last 13 matchups (9-3-1).
Sat., March. 4 | vs. St. Louis Blues | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Alex Iafallo has six points (2-4=6) in his last six games against the Blues.
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 Trevor Moore, 18 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body); Feb. 23 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 18 games, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31 (lower-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 14 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: 113
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 2/25/23)
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).
LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
KINGS VS. THE METRO
The LA Kings have points in each of their last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents, dating back to Jan. 24 against the Flyers in Philadelphia:
Kings last five games vs. Metro Division teams
Date Opponent Score Points
Feb. 24, 2023 NY Islanders 3-2 W 2
Feb. 23, 2023 New Jersey 2-3 OTL 1
Feb. 11, 2023 Pittsburgh 6-0 W 2
Jan. 31, 2023 Carolina 4-5 OTL 1
Jan. 24, 2023 Philadelphia 4-3 OTW 2
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington Capitals 6, New York Rangers 3 – February 25, 2023 – Capital One Arena
NYR Goals: B. Goodrow (10), C. Kreider (25), K. Kakko (12)
WSH Goals: T. Oshie (13, 14), T. Wilson (5), S. Milano (9), E. Kuznetsov (10, 11)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (L – 17/22), J. Halak (ND – 4/5)
WSH Goalie: D. Kuemper (W – 23/26)
NYR Shots: 26
WSH Shots: 27
NYR PP: 1/5
NYR PK: 1/2
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers closed out a two-game road swing with a loss in Washington. New York went into the second period 1-1 but fell behind 5-1 after 40 minutes. The Blueshirts tallied two goals in the third period but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Caps.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers complete their 11th back-to-back of the season when the Los Angeles Kings come to Madison Square Garden (5:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). In the second half of back-to-backs this season, the Blueshirts are 5-4-1.
- The Blueshirts have earned a point in 10 of their last 13 games (8-3-2) and 28 of their 36 contests (23-8-5).
- At home, the Blueshirts have won five of their last six games and 8-3-0 in their last 11 home games.
- New York has earned a point in six-straight home games (4-0-2) against the Kings and have won three of four overall against them.
- The Rangers defensemen group has collected 142 points, tied for the second most in the NHL and 112 assists, tied for the third most in the NHL.
- New York’s 75 third period goals are the fourth most in the league and plus-21 third period goal differential ranks third in the NHL.
- The Blueshirts’ 16 comeback wins are tied for the third most in the NHL and their seven third-period comeback wins are tied for the fourth most.
- When scoring first this year, the Blueshirts are 22-4-4 and 17-2-3 when leading after the second period.
- New York has tallied the seventh most hits in the NHL (1,513).
- On Saturday afternoon, the Rangers acquired Will Lockwood and 2026 seventh round pick from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Vitali Kravtsov.
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Feb. 25 at Washington L, 6-3
Feb. 23 at Detroit L, 4-1
Feb. 20 Winnipeg L, 4-1
Feb. 18 at Calgary OTL, 3-2
Feb. 17 at Edmonton SOW, 5-4
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 25 – Will Lockwood and 2026 seventh round pick acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Vitali Kravtsov.
February 19 – Tyler Motte acquired from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Julien Gauthier and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
SPECIAL TEAMS
- The Rangers have scored a power play goal in three of their last five games and five of their last eight games.
