LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
APRIL 2 vs. Vancouver Canucks – 5:00 PM PT // Venue: Rogers Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings visit the Vancouver Canucks for the third of four meetings between these two clubs this season (4-1 L on Nov. 18; 2-3 SOL on Mar. 18; Apr. 10).
- Tonight’s game marks the fourth, and final, game of the Kings’ four-game Pacific Division road trip (2-1 L on Mar. 28 at CGY; 2-0 L on Mar. 30 at EDM; 3-1 W on April 1 at SEA).
- The Kings will open a three-home game month of April with two of their three games at Crypto.com Arena against Pacific Division opponents (Apr. 4 vs. EDM; Apr. 10 vs. VAN).
WARM-UPS
1) Tonight is the second game of the Kings’ 11th, and final, set of back-to-backs this season. Prior to this weekend, the team is 12-4-4 in back-to-backs (7-2-1 in the first game, 5-2-3 in the second).
2) The Kings have points in three of their last four games vs. Vancouver, dating back to Dec. 30, 2021 (1-1-2).
3) No Kings skater has more takeaways this season than Anze Kopitar (44).
4) The Kings have allowed two or fewer goals in 13 of their last 14 games, dating back to the beginning of March.
5) Only Nashville’s Roman Josi (4) and New York Ranger’s Adam Fox (3) have more road goals among defensemen this season than Matt Roy (2).
vs. VANCOUVER ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 112-110-32-8
Home: 68-44-16-4
Away: 44-66-16-4
OT: 7-6 (20 ties)
Shootout: 6-5
2021-22: 1-1-1
2022-23: 0-1-1
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. VANCOUVER:
Marcel Dionne – 68 GP, 97 PTS (46-51=97)
Dave Taylor – 96 GP, 87 PTS (37-50=87)
Luc Robitaille – 81 GP, 84 PTS (39-45=84)
Bernie Nicholls – 59 GP, 78 PTS (25-53=78)
Wayne Gretzky – 47 GP, 75 PTS (20-55=75)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. VANCOUVER: Mar. 18, 2023 – LAK 2 vs. VAN 3 (SO)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Edler (2), Grundstrom (9)
VAN Goals: Boeser (13), Pettersson (32), Kuzmenko (SO), Miller (SO GDG)
Goalies: LAK: Korpisalo (SOL; 15 saves – 17 shots) VAN: Demko (SOW; 38 saves – 40 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-2
LAK PK: 0-for-1
THE NEXT THREE:
Tues., April 4 | vs. Edmonton Oilers | 7:30 p.m. PT | ESPN | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings will face off against the Oilers for the second time in five days.
Thurs., April 6 | at Vegas Golden Knights | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won three of their last five games vs. the Golden Knights.
Sat., April 8 | vs. Colorado Avalanche | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings aim to sweep the season series vs. Colorado for the seventh time in franchise history and the first
since the 2017-18 season (3-0-0).
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Trevor Moore, 23 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body); Feb. 23 – Mar. 6 (upper-body)
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 Carl Grundstrom, 15 games, Jan. 19 – Feb. 26 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 11 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Feb. 13 (undisclosed); Mar. 28 – Pres. (upper-body)
D Sean Durzi, 9 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body); Mar. 9 – Mar. 25 (lower-body)
F Kevin Fiala, 7 games, Mar. 11 – Mar. 25 (lower-body), Mar. 30 (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 Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
D Mikey Anderson, 1 game, Apr. 1 – Pres.
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 135
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 4/1/23)
Mar. 25 – Cole Krygier (D) signed to a two-year entry-level contract with an AAV of $837,500.
Mar. 28 – Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Mar. 31 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) recalled on emergency basis from Ontario (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Bally Sports West
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the third of four meetings between the Canucks and Kings this season: Dec. 3 (4-1 W @ VAN), Mar. 18 (3-2 SOW @ LAK), Apr. 2 (home), Apr. 10 (away).
• Vancouver is 118-101-32-11 all-time against Los Angeles, including a 70-38-16-6 record at home.
• The Canucks are 9-0-1 in their last 10 games against the Kings (4-0-1 in their last five).
• J.T. Miller (5-15-20 in 18 GP) leads active Canucks skaters in career points against Los Angeles.
• Elias Pettersson has 19 points (8-11-19) in 12 career games against the Kings.
• Brock Boeser has 18 points (13-5-18) in 14 career games against the Kings.
• Conor Garland has 12 points (3-9-12) in 17 career games against the Kings.
• Quinn Hughes has 11 points (1-10-11) in nine career games against the Kings.
• Thatcher Demko is 4-0-0 in three career games against Los Angeles with a 1.20 GAA and a .966 SV%.
• Collin Delia is 1-2-0 in three career games against Los Angeles with a 3.75 GAA and a .905 SV%.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson is on a career-high 14-game point streak with 20 points (8-12-20) in those games.
• J.T. Miller has 19 points (8-11-19) in his last 12 games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 15 points (9-6-15) in his last 14 games.
• Quinn Hughes has 12 points (2-10-12) in his last eight games.
• Brock Boeser has six points (3-3-6) in his last four games.
• The Canucks are 16-9-4 since Rick Tocchet took over as Head Coach on January 22.
LAST MEETING – MAR. 18/23: VAN 3 at LAK 2 (SO)
Brock Boeser opened the scoring at 10:53 in the first period…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes recorded assists…Thatcher Demko stopped Adrian Kempe’s penalty shot attempt to keep the contest tied at one…Elias Pettersson scored six-seconds into the power play at 11:33 in the third period to tie the game at two…Hughes and Miller were credited with the assists…Andrei Kuzmenko scored the game deciding goal in the first round of the shootout…Demko faced 40 shots…Ethan Bear led the team in blocked shots (4) in his first game since returning from injury…Kyle Burroughs led the team in hits (8).
2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN LAK
Goals For/Game 3.39 (10th) 3.37 (11th)
Goals Against/Game 3.68 (t-28th) 3.16 (17th)
Power Play % 23.0 (9th) 25.2 (t-2nd)
Penalty Kill % 70.9 (32nd) 75.5 (23rd)
Penalty Min./Game 8:56 (21st) 8:39 (18th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 1:30pm PT on April 1, 2023
LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 31/23: VAN 4 vs CGY 5 (OT)
Conor Garland opened the scoring 8:30 into the contest on an unassisted breakway goal…Elias Pettersson doubled the lead 36 seconds into the second period on the power play…Quinn Hughes and Andrei Kuzmenko registered the assists…Aidan McDonough scored his first NHL goal at the 12:12 mark of the second period…Sheldon Dries and Jack Studnicka picked up the assists…Anthony Beauvillier put the Canucks up with 3:54 left in the second period…Pettersson led the team with five shots…Kyle Burroughs had seven hits…Tyler Myers blocked four shots…Thatcher Demko made 36 saves.
LAST 5 vs LOS ANGELES
• Mar. 18/23: VAN 3 @ LAK 2 (SO)
• Nov. 18/22: VAN 4 vs LAK 1
• Apr. 28/22: VAN 3 vs LAK 2 (OT)
• Dec. 30/21: VAN 1 at LAK 2 (SO)
• Dec. 6/21: VAN 4 vs LAK 0
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Nikita Tolopilo signed to a two-year, entry-level contract, Mar. 31
• Jack Rathbone recalled under emergency conditions, Mar. 30
• Akito Hirose signed to a one-year, entry-level contract, Mar. 29
