LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
APRIL 13 vs. Anaheim Ducks – 7:00 PM PT // Venue: Honda Center // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings visit the Anaheim Ducks for the third, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (4-1 W on Dec. 20; 6-3 W on Feb. 17).
- The Kings look to sweep the season series against the Ducks for the first time in team history.
- Tonight marks the Kings’ final game of the 2022-23 regular-season.
WARM-UPS
1) The Kings have won their last five consecutive games against the Ducks and have collected points in seven of their last eight matchups (6-1-1). The team’s current five-game winning streak vs. Anaheim is tied for the second-longest in franchise history (5GP, Jan. 8, 2009 – Feb. 4, 2010).
2) Defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov skates into tonight riding a three-game point streak (2-1=3). Since his LA Kings debut on March 2, only Drew Doughty (6-5=11) has notched more points among team defensemen than Gavrikov’s nine (3-6=9).
3) Anze Kopitar is set to appear in his 645th career road game tonight, moving one game shy of tying Dustin Brown (646) for the most road games played in franchise history. Entering tonight, Kopitar (1,291) sits just five regular-season games behind Brown (1,296) for most all-time in Kings history.
4) Arthur Kaliyev scored his 13th goal of the season for his 28th point on the year Monday vs. Vancouver, establishing a new single-season career high in points (13-15=28). Only three Kings skaters since 1990-91 have scored more goals for the franchise at 21 years of age or younger than Kaliyev (28): Anze Kopitar (79), Alex Frolov (38) and Drew Doughty (35).
5) Defenseman Drew Doughty registered his ninth goal of the season on Monday vs. Vancouver to reach the 50-point mark (9-41=50) for the fourth time in his career. In doing so, Doughty ties Rob Blake (4x) and Steve Duchesne (4x) for the most 50-point seasons among Kings defensemen in club history.
vs. ANAHEIM ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 73-57-11-17
Home: 42-24-4-8
Away: 31-33-7-9
OT: 19-18 (11 ties)
Shootout: 9-10
2021-22: 3-0-1
2022-23: 2-0-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. ANAHEIM:
Anze Kopitar* – 85 GP, 83 PTS (29-54=83)
Dustin Brown – 96 GP, 59 PTS (30-29=59)
Drew Doughty* – 70 GP, 41 PTS (8-33=41)
Alex Frolov – 46 GP, 32 PTS (12-20=32)
Luc Robitaille – 38 GP, 27 PTS (9-18=27)
L’ubomir Visnovsky – 40 GP, 27 PTS (4-23=27)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. ANAHEIM: Feb. 17, 2023 – LAK 6 at ANA 3
Venue: Honda Center
LAK Goals: Lizotte (8), Arvidsson (15, 16), Kempe (28), Kopitar (17), Fiala (19)
ANA Goals: Shattenkirk (2), McTavish (12), Vatrano (14)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (W; 8 saves – 10 shots), Copley (16 saves – 17 shots) ANA: Gibson (L; 35 saves – 40 shots)
LAK PP: 3-for-4
LAK PK: 1-for-2
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 Gabriel Vilardi, 16 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Feb. 13 (undisclosed); Mar. 28 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 15 games, Jan. 19 – Feb. 26 (lower-body)
F Kevin Fiala, 12 games, Mar. 11 – Mar. 25 (lower-body), Mar. 30 (lower-body), Apr. 2 – Pres. (lower-body)
D Sean Durzi, 9 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body); Mar. 9 – Mar. 25 (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
D Mikey Anderson, 5 games, Apr. 1 – Apr. 8
D Alex Edler, 4 games, Apr. 4 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 153
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 4/12/23)
Apr. 5 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled on emergency basis from Ontario (AHL).
Apr. 8 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Apr. 9 – Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Apr. 9 – Alex Laferriere (F) signed to a three-year entry-level contract.
Apr. 10 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) recalled on emergency basis from Ontario (AHL).
Apr. 10 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
REGULAR-SEASON FINALE
The Kings will wrap up their 2022-23 regular-season schedule tonight at Honda Center. With their 3-0 victory over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Monday, the Kings improved their season record to 46-25-10 (102 points) to match the 1990-91 (46-24-10, 102 points) and 2015-16 (48-28-6, 102 points) campaigns for the second-most points in a single season in franchise history. The highest such total was set in 1974-75 (105 points). A win tonight would give the Kings their 47th win of the season, securing the second-most wins in a single season in franchise history behind only the 2015-16 season (48 wins).
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
APRIL 11, 2023 – ANAHEIM 2 vs. VANCOUVER 3
The Ducks fell to the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in their penultimate game of the season Thursday night at Honda Center. Drew Helleson scored his first career NHL goal at 15:32 of the second period in his second career game. Troy Terry recorded the 100th assist of his career, becoming the sixth-fastest player in franchise history to reach the milestone (273 GP), trailing only Paul Kariya (153 GP), Ryan Getzlaf (198 GP), Steve Rucchin (216 GP), Bobby Ryan (266 GP) and Andy McDonald (271 GP). Terry’s assist stretched his point streak to five games (2-4=6), his 37th helper of the season. His five-game streak matches his season best set Oct. 30 – Nov. 6 (1-7=8). Trevor Zegras picked up his 41st and 42nd assists of the campaign, pushing his assist streak to three games (0-4=4). Mason McTavish netted his team-leading seventh PPG, his 17th overall. He now co-leads NHL rookies in PPG. Cam Fowler earned an assist, his 37th of the season, extending his assist streak to three games. Jackson LaCombe made his NHL debut, skating in 18:24 TOI and recording a game-tying three blocked shots. After being selected by Anaheim in the second round (39th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft, LaCombe is the sixth player to make his debut with Anaheim this season (also Pavol Regenda, Justin Kirkland, Nikita Nesterenko, Olle Eriksson Ek, Drew Helleson). Benoit-Olivier Groulx made his season debut, skating in 15:56 TOI and winning 6-of-9 FO (66.7%). Lukas Dostal stopped 33 shots in his 19th appearance of the season.
PP: 1-2 PK: 2-4 SF: 35 SA: 36 TOI: Cam Fowler (23:32)
Three Stars: 1. T. Demko (VAN) 2. T. Zegras (ANA) 3. D. Helleson (ANA)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Apr. 9 Recalled D Drew Helleson from San Diego (AHL).
Apr. 10 Signed D Jackson LaCombe to a two-year entry-level contract beginning in the 2023-24 season. Reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego (AHL).
Apr. 11 Recalled C Benoit-Olivier Groulx from San Diego (AHL).
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 426
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 81
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 73
Urho Vaakanainen Hip surgery 5-6 months 31
Anthony Stolarz Knee surgery Week-to-week 29
Scott Harrington Upper-body Day-to-day 3
Brock McGinn Upper-body Day-to-day 3
Max Comtois Upper-body Day-to-day 2
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude the 2022-23 schedule tonight when they host the final edition of the Freeway Faceoff vs. the Los Angeles Kings at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal, AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim concludes its seven-game April schedule and a three-game homestand tonight. All-time, Anaheim is 15-8-5 in season finales, including 6-2-1 in its last nine season finales and 12-4-2 since 2003-04. Milestones within reach tonight Cam Fowler one goal to tying his career high in goals set in 2016-17 (11). Both Fowler and Ryan Strome can appear in the their 82nd game tonight, with Fowler (2011-12) and Strome (2017-18 w/ EDM) having done so once prior.
DUCKS-KINGS: Anaheim and Los Angeles finish their three-game Freeway Faceoff series tonight at Honda Center, with both teams also concluding the 2022-23 regular season. The three contests in 2022-23 mark the fewest scheduled in a single season between the two Southern California clubs, with 2019-20 also featuring the fewest games played (three, ANA was 2-1-0), with the fourth not being played due to the final contest being cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. Anaheim has earned standings points in 30 of the last 46 overall meetings vs. Los Angeles dating to 2013-14 (25-16-5), with 26 of the 46 games decided by one goal in that stretch. The Ducks own a 74-57-27 all-time record vs. the Kings, including a 42-22-16 mark in Orange County. Cam Fowler (7-17=24 in 57 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in career scoring and assists vs. the Kings and co-leads in goals alongside Jakob Silfverberg (7-12=19 in 38 GP). Frank Vatrano has tallied 2-1=3 points through the first two games of the 2022-23 series.
ANA-LAK SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Dec. 20 Crypto.com Arena 4-1 LAK win
Feb. 17 Honda Center 6-3 LAK win
Apr. 13 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
ANA-LAK ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Los Angeles
All-Time Series: 74-57-27 42-22-16 32-35-11
Current Streak: Five LAK wins Three LAK wins Two LAK wins
Last ANA Win: Nov. 30, 2021 (5-4 SO) May 1, 2021 (6-2) Nov. 30, 2021 (5-4 SO)
Last LAK Win: Feb. 17, 2023 (6-3) Feb. 17, 2023 (6-3) Dec. 20, 2022 (4-1)
ANA Last 10: 3-7-0 4-6-0 4-5-1
ANAHEIM’S MULTI-GOAL COMEBACK WINS:
Oct. 12 vs. SEA (5-4, OT win, trailed 4-2 with 15:51 left in third period)
Oct. 30 vs. TOR (4-3 OT win, trailed 3-1 with 12:36 left in third period)
Nov. 5 @ SJS (5-4 SO win, trailed 4-2 with 9:33 left in third period)
Jan. 6 vs. SJS (5-4 OT win, trailed 2-0 left in first period)
Jan. 19 @ CBJ (5-3 win, trailed 3-0 with 2:17 left in first period)
Jan. 26 @ COL (5-3 win, trailed 3-1 with 3:51 left in second period)
EXTRA TIME: Twenty-two of Anaheim’s 81 games this season have gone beyond regulation. The Ducks have won 10 games in OT or a shootout (7-7 in OT and 3-3 in SO), and have also gone past regulation in 11 home games (six OT wins, one SO win).
