LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
FEB. 28 vs. Winnipeg Jets – 7:00 PM CT (5:00 PM PT) // Venue: Canada Life Centre // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
-The LA Kings visit the Winnipeg Jets for the second of three meetings between these two clubs this season (6-4 L on Oct. 27; March 25).
-The Kings aim to even the season series vs. the Jets.
-Tonight’s game marks the fifth, and final 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; 5-2 L at NYR on Feb. 26).
WARM-UPS
1) 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).
2) No Kings skater has more road power-play points this season than Viktor Arvidsson (9).
3) Arthur Kaliyev (26-24=50) recorded his 50th career NHL point on Sunday against the Rangers.
4) Only Toronto (66) and Tampa Bay (66) have more first period goals this season than the Kings (62).
5) Drew Doughty’s average time-on-ice per game of 26:16 minutes sits in the league trailing only Colorado’s Cale Makar (26:57).
vs. WINNIPEG ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 19-11-0-9
Home: 11-4-0-4
Away: 8-7-0-5
OT: 1-9
Shootout: 0-4
2021-22: 1-1-1
2022-23: 0-1-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. WINNIPEG:
Anze Kopitar* – 29 GP, 28 PTS (10-18=28)
Drew Doughty* – 26 GP, 15 PTS (1-14=15)
Dustin Brown – 28 GP, 14 PTS (8-6=14)
Jeff Carter – 19 GP, 12 PTS (5-7=12)
Tyler Toffoli – 17 GP, 11 PTS (5-6=11)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. WINNIPEG: Oct. 27, 2022 – LAK 6 at WPG 4
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Kaliyev (2), Lizotte (2), Vilardi (6), Moore (1)
WPG Goals: Scheifele (5), Lowry (1), Dubois (3), Schmidt (1), Jonsson-Fjallby (1), Wheeler (1)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (L; 13 saves – 18 shots) WPG: Hellebuyck (W; 40 saves – 44 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-4
LAK PK: 3-for-5
THE NEXT THREE:
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.
Mon., March. 6 | vs. Washington Capitals | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings host the Capitals at Crypto.com Arena for the first time since Nov. 17, 2021 (2-0 L)
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 19 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body); Feb. 23 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 18 games, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31 (lower-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 15 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: 115
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 2/27/23)
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).
GROUNDING THE JETS
Since re-entering the league prior to the 2011-12 season, the Kings are tied for the fifth-lowest goals-against average per game against the Winnipeg Jets, allowing an average of 2.65 goals per game:
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets close a three-game homestand on Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Kings come to Canada Life Centre for the only time this season. The Jets are 0-2-0 on the homestand after a 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday afternoon. After Tuesday’s game, the Jets have a pair of days off before playing a home-and-home set with the Edmonton Oilers on the weekend, which begins on Friday in Edmonton.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat LAK
60 GP 61
35 W 33
24 L 20
1 OT 8
71 PTS 74
182 GF 205
159 GA 206
21.5% PP 25.6%
84.7% PK 75.4%
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Feb. 28 LAK TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 3 At EDM TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 4 EDM SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 6 SJS SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 8 MIN SN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Feb. 19 At NJD 4-2 L 2L
Feb. 20 At NYR 4-1 W 1W
Feb. 22 At NYI 2-1 L 1L
Feb. 24 COL 5-1 L 2L
Feb. 26 NYI 4-0 L 3L
Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Rinkside: John Lu
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore
Upcoming Schedule
Tuesday, February 28
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Los Angeles Kings 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local
Last Game
New York Islanders 4
Winnipeg Jets 0
Jets Scorers: None
Islanders Scorers: Horvat (36), Romanov (2), Nelson (27), Pelech (5)
Jets Goaltender: David Rittich (20 sv, 3 ga)
Islanders Goaltender: Semyon Varlamov (23 sv, 0 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 1-for-1
Recap: The Jets were shut out at home for the third time this season on Sunday in a 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders. Winnipeg was outshot 12-1 in the first period before outshooting the Islanders 22-12 in the second and third periods. Nikolaj Ehlers led the Jets with five shots, while Neal Pionk and Josh Morrissey each had three hits. David Rittch made 20 saves in the loss, which was his second consecutive loss after winning four straight starts.
Western Wins Leaders
The Jets have 35 wins this season, which is tied for first in the Western Conference… Winnipeg is on pace for 48 wins for just the second time in franchise history… The Jets won a franchise record 52 games in 2017-18.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 20-10-0 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is sixth in the NHL and second in the Western Conference… Winnipeg has lost consecutive games on home ice for just the third time this season, but twice in their past seven home games… The Jets haven’t lost three games in a row on home ice since Dec. 7-17/21… Kyle Connor (14G, 23A) leads the team with 37 points in 30 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 18 goals at home leads the team and has him six goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 16-8-0 with a 2.14 goals-against average, .930 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 249-159-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons… The franchise is four goals away from reaching 1,400 goals scored at Canada Life Centre since relocation in 2011.
PK Prowess
Winnipeg is second in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 84.7% of the time… Winnipeg hasn’t allowed a power play goal in 14 of their past 19 games, including going 14-for-14 in their past five games… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.
Jets vs. LAK Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Kings meet three times this season… Winnipeg won the first game 6-4 in Los Angeles on Oct. 27… The Jets return to Los Angeles on Mar. 25 for the third game between the two teams this season.
Recent History
The Jets have won four of their past five games against the Kings, including a pair of wins by one goal… Dating back to 2016, 13 of the 17 games between the Jets and Kings have been decided by one goal, including five in overtime or a shootout.
In Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 6-3-0 against the Kings in the past nine games at Canada Life Centre.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the team with 24 points (10G, 14A) in 30 career games against the Kings… Pierre-Luc Dubois has nine points (4G, 5A) in 10 games against Los Angeles… Mark Scheifele (2G, 3A) and Kyle Connor (1G, 5A) are on four-game point streaks against the Kings.
Jets vs. LAK Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
10/09/2018 LA W 2 1 39 3 1 4 17 2 0 6
12/18/2018 @LA L 1 4 28 3 0 6 31 3 0 6
03/18/2019 @LA W 3 2 28 1 1 11 17 2 1 9
10/22/2019 LA L 2 3 28 5 0 8 41 4 1 10
11/30/2019 @LA L 1 2 34 3 0 0 34 0 0 6
02/18/2020 LA W 6 3 35 2 0 4 34 2 0 4
10/28/2021 @LA W 3 2 31 4 1 4 32 2 0 8
11/13/2021 LA W 3 2 23 1 0 4 29 2 0 2
04/02/2022 LA L 2 3 27 6 0 6 38 3 1 12
10/27/2022 @LA W 6 4 19 5 2 8 44 4 1 10
