LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
OCT. 31 vs. ST. LOUIS – 5:00 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
-The LA Kings visit the St. Louis Blues for the first of three meetings between the clubs.
-Today’s game is the first of the Kings’ three-game road trip (Nov. 1 at DAL, Nov. 3 at CHI).
-This game marks the first in LA’s second back-to-back this season. (Oct. 17 at DET, Oct. 18 at NSH). The team is 2-0 in back-to-backs
this season (1-0 in first game, 1-0 in second).
WARM-UPS
1) Only Philadelphia’s Shayne Gostisbehere (4) has more goals on the road among all defensemen in the league this season than Matt Roy (3).
2) Kevin Fiala and Anze Kopitar’s seven assists against opposing division teams ranks second-most in the league behind NY Rangers’ Artemi Panarin (11).
3) The Sean Durzi-Matt Roy defensive pair has a corsi-for of 58.6%, ranking fourth-most in the league among defensive pairings (min. TOI: 100 minutes).
4) Only Boston (76) has accumulated more points by forwards this year than LA (74).
5) The LA Kings have the fifth-highest special teams differential (7:17) on the road in the league.
VS. ST. LOUIS ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 84-106-22-6
Home: 52-40-12-4
Away: 32-66-10-2
OT: 5-6-13
Shootout: 4-2
2021-22: 1-2-0
Franchise Leaders vs. ST. LOUIS:
Marcel Dionne – 41 GP, 74 PTS (27-47=74)
Anze Kopitar* – 58 GP, 60 PTS (19-41=60)
Dave Taylor – 45 GP, 52 PTS (23-29=52)
Luc Robitaille – 48 GP, 44 PTS (22-22=44)
Butch Goring – 45 GP, 38 PTS (13-25=38)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. ST. LOUIS: Nov. 3, 2021 – LAK 3 vs. STL 2 (SO)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Kaliyev (2), Kempe (2), Kaliyev (SO GWG)
STL Goals: Schenn (3), Krug (2)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (33 saves, 35 shots) STL: Binnington (33 saves, 35 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-4
LAK PK: 0-for-1
THE NEXT THREE:
Tues., Nov. 1 | at Dallas | 5:30 p.m. PT | Bally’s Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o Only Patrick Kane (30-42=72) has more points against the Dallas Stars than Anze Kopitar (20-38=58) among active skaters.
Thurs., Nov. 3 | at Chicago | 5:30 p.m. PT | Bally’s Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o Kevin Fiala has 13 points (8-5=13) in his last nine consecutive games against the Blackhawks dating back to Dec. 1, 2018.
Sat., Nov. 5 | vs. Florida | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally’s Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
o The Kings are 26-8-3 against Eastern Conference teams since the beginning of last year.
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Viktor Arvidsson, 2 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness)
F Alex Iafallo, 5 games, Oct. 18 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 2 games, Oct. 27 – Pres. (illness)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 9
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 10/31/22)
Oct. 18 – Alex Iafallo (F) placed on injured reserve and Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL)
Oct. 23 – Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL), Austin Wagner (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL) and Alex Iafallo (F) placed on
long-term injured reserve.
Oct. 24 – Austin Wagner (F) loaned to Ontario (AHL)
Oct. 29 – Rasmus Kupari (F) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
VILARDI PARTY
Gabriel Vilardi scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season Saturday night to give him his second three-game goal streak of the season (3-2=5, Oct, 15 – Oct. 18). Entering tonight, Vilardi’s seven goals is tied for second-most in the league among all skaters and sits two behind Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (9) for the league lead. At 23 years of age, Vilard’s 11 points is tied for most in the league by any player under 23 years old with Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk (6-5=11) and Carolina’s Martin Necas (5-6=11). Vilardi’s four multi-point games on the season are tied for most among players 23 years or younger and fourth among all skaters.
He scored his fifth goal of the season in his eighth game of the year on Oct. 25, tying his total of five last season set in 25 games. Vilardi surpassed that one game later on Thursday, Oct. 27, with his sixth goal on the year. Vilardi has found the scoresheet seven of the 10 games played he’s played thus far. Additionally, Vilardi has drawn the third-most penalties in the league (7) and his goals-forper-60 minutes of 2.67 (min. GP: 9) places first in the league. Prior to this season, Vilardi had four multi-point games since his debut on Feb. 20, 2020. Vilardi has four points (3-1=4) in the club’s last three games.
Vilardi is also set to appear in his 100th career NHL game tonight in St. Louis, becoming the 32 nd player from the 2017 NHL Draft class, and 11th skater on LA’s active roster, to reach such mark.
400 FOR KEMPE
Forward Adrian Kempe skated in his 400th career NHL game Saturday night against Toronto, becoming the 14th player from the 2014 NHL Draft class and third Swedish-born player in Kings history to reach such mark. Kempe scored his sixth goal of the season, and 96th of his career, Saturday to become the 10th Kings skater in franchise history to record a goal in his 400th career game:
LA Kings skaters to score in their 400th game
Player Date Opponent
Adrian Kempe Oct. 29, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs
Alex Frolov Nov. 29, 2008 Chicago Blackhawks
Jason Allison Nov. 22, 2001 Edmonton Oilers
Ziggy Palffy Oct. 13, 2000 Boston Bruins
Tony Granato Jan. 25, 1994 Winnipeg Jets
Luc Robitaille Oct. 19, 1991 Minnesota North Stars
Charlie Simmer Nov. 20, 1983 Vancouver Canucks
Dave Taylor Nov. 10, 1983 St. Louis Blue
Butch Goring Jan. 27, 1976 Washington Capitals
Eddie Joyal Oct. 21, 1971 Philadelphia Flyers
In 400 career games Kempe has accumulated 194 points (96-98=194) along with 14 power-play goals, 53 power-play points, nine shorthanded points and 18 game-winning goals. In 10 games this season, he has registered eight points (6-2=8), tied for third on the Kings. Of his six goals, five have come at even-strength which is tied for second-most among all skaters in the league.
STAT OF THE GAME
No active goaltender has more wins (13) and shutouts (4) against the St. Louis Blues than Jonathan Quick. In 32 career games against the Blues, Quick has established a 13-16-3 record with a 9.14 save percentage and 2.49 goals-against-average. Quick has won four of his last five games against the Blues (4-0-1) and two of his last three in St. Louis (2-1-0) dating back to January 24, 2021.
Most wins against STL by an active goaltender
Player GP Wins
Jonathan Quick 32 13
Connor Hellebuyck 17 11
Semyon Varlamov 25 10
Darcy Kuemper 16 9
Robin Lehner 16 9
Marc-Andre Fleury 23 9
With 719 games played, Quick is tied with Olie Kolzig for 25th-most starts by a goaltender in NHL history and is set to take sole possession of 25th upon his next start. Following his 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning last Tuesday, Quick sits eight wins shy of tying Tom Barrasso and Pekka Rinne for the 19th most wins in NHL history by a goaltender and tying Barrasso for third-most wins by a U.S.-born goaltender
Most wins by a U.S.-born goaltender
Player Wins
Ryan Miller 391
John Vanbiesbrouck 374
Tom Barrasso 369
Jonathan Quick 361
Craig Anderson 310
In the Kings season-opener, which moved Quick into sole possession of second place of most games played by an active goaltender with his 713rd career game, stopped 47-of-51 shots. It marked the most by a Kings goaltender in a season-opening game previously set by Rogie Vachon (45 on Oct. 7, 1972 at PIT). Overall, his 47-save performance ranks third-most in a season-opening game in league history behind Tomas Vokoun (52) and Jeff Hackett (48).
FACEOFF FRENZY
Forwards Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault have found consistency in the face-off circle this season centering the club’s top two lines. On Thursday night against Winnipeg, Danault established a new single-game career-high faceoff winning percentage of 82.4% (14-for17) (min. Faceoffs: 15) for his second consecutive game with a faceoff winning percentage 80% or higher (80%, 12-of-15, Oct. 25 vs. TBL). Both Kopitar and Danault have had success at the dots during even-strength. Kopitar has had an even-strength faceoff winning percentage of 60% or higher in five of LA’s 10 games while Danault has had an EV FOW% of 60% or higher in six of 10 games. Kopitar and Danault are both top-five in the league for the highest even-strength faceoff winning percentage among all skaters (min. EV Faceoffs: 115):
Highest EV Faceoff winning % among all skaters (min. EV Faceoffs: 115)
Player GP EV FO’s EV FO’s %
Max Domi (CHI) 9 116 67.2%
Anze Kopitar (LAK) 10 136 64.7%
Patrice Bergeron (BOS) 9 147 64.6%
Phillip Danault (LAK) 10 116 59.5%
John Tavares (TOR) 9 123 58.5%
MULTI-POINT MANIA
The LA Kings have had contributions on the scoring sheet from 18 different skaters. Of the 18, 10 of them have had multi-point games with the most courtesy of Gabriel Vilardi (4). Since last Monday, four different skaters have found the score sheet more than once in a game (Vilardi, 1-1=2, Oct. 25; Trevor Moore, 1-1=2, Oct. 27; Kevin Fiala, 1-1=2, Oct. 29; Anze Kopitar, 0-2=2, Oct. 29). Only the Seattle Kraken have more players with multi-point games than the LA Kings amongst Western Conference teams:
Western Conference teams with most multi-point game players
Team Players w/ multi-point games
Seattle Kraken 11
LA Kings 10
Calgary Flames 10
Nashville Predators 10
Vancouver Canucks 10
Winnipeg Jets 9
TIME MACHINE
Defenseman Drew Doughty currently sits atop the league in highest time on ice average per game with 27:36 minutes. With 27:42 min. of ice time logged on Saturday against Toronto, the veteran blueliner has averaged a time on ice of 27:00 minutes or higher in eight of the team’s 10 games. Entering tonight, Doughty is the only player in the league to log 30+ minutes of time on ice in a single game this season (30:12 min; Oct. 18 at NSH):
Highest TOI/GP average among all skaters this season:
Player GP TOI/GP
Drew Doughty (LA) 10 27:36
Quinn Hughes (VAN) 5 27:14
Cale Makar (COL) 9 26:23
Thomas Cabot (OTT) 8 25:58
Brandon Montour (FLA) 7 25:40
Doughty has consistently logged heavy minutes since his NHL debut. In his rookie season (2008-09), Doughty led all rookies in TOI with 23:50 minutes. In his 15 seasons in the league, Doughty has finished in the top-five among all skaters in time on ice per game-played in 10 of them, including the last eight consecutive:
Doughty’s top-five TOI/GP seasons
Season TOI/GP League Rank
2010-11 25:39 5th
2012-13 26:24 4th
2014-15 29:00 2nd
2015-16 28:01 3rd
2016-17 27:09 2nd
2017-18 26:50 1st
2018-19 26:36 2nd
2019-20 25:49 2nd
2020-21 26:23 1st
2021-22 25:44 5th
KINGS TOP THREE LEADERS
Goals Assists Points
- Gabriel Vilardi – 7 1. Anze Kopitar – 8 1. Gabriel Vilardi – 11 (7-4=11)
- Adrian Kempe – 6 2. Kevin Fiala – 7 2. Kevin Fiala – 9 (2-7=9)
- Phillip Danault – 4 3. Trevor Moore – 6 2. Anze Kopitar – 9 (1-8=9)
- Matt Roy – 3 4. Sean Durzi – 5 4. Adrian Kempe – 8 (6-2=8)
- Five Players – 2 4. Gabriel Vilardi – 4 5. Trevor Moore – 7 (1-6=7)
KINGS MULTI-GOAL GAME LEADERS
Player Total 2G 3G 4G
Adrian Kempe 1 1 – –
Phillip Danault 1 1 – –
Matt Roy 1 1 – –
KINGS COACH’S CHALLENGE
2022-23: 2-for-2, 100.0%
Last Challenge: (W) Oct. 25, 2022 – Call overturned; Play was ruled offsides.
All-Time (since 2015-16): 22-for-52, 42.3% (Interference: 15-for-36, 41.7%; Offsides: 7-for-15, 46.7%; Stoppage: 0-for-1, 0%)
2022-23 REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWN
Power Play // Penalty Kill
Overall: 9-47, 19.2% // 35-45, 77.8%
5-on-4: 9-46, 19.6% // 34-44, 77.3%
5-on-3: 0-1, 00.0% // 2-2, 100.0%
4-on-3: 0-0, 00.0% // 1-1, 100.0%
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaulated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaulated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Pavel Buchnevich – Lower-Body (Placed on IR on Oct. 25)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 25
Recent Transactions
October
29 – Activated forward Pavel Buchnevich off injured reserve
29 – Assigned forward Josh Leivo to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
25 – Placed forward Pavel Buchnevich on injured reserve
25 – Signed forward Tyler Pitlick to a one-year, one-way contract
BLUES VS. KINGS
-This will be the 1st of 3 matchups between the Blues and Kings this season (Mar. 4 & Mar. 26 both at LA)
-The Blues went 2-0-1 against the Kings last season, winning both games at Enterprise Center and losing in a shootout at LA
-The Blues are 4-1-2 in their last 7 games against the Kings
-The Blues are 4-3-0 in their last 7 games against the Kings at Enterprise Center
-The Blues have not allowed a power play goal to the Kings in their last 4 matchups, going 13 for 13 on the penalty kill over those 4 games, and scoring twice shorthanded in that span (3-0-1 record)
-Vladimir Tarasenko is slated to dress in his 614th career game, which will move him ahead of Al MacInnis and into a tie for 12th on the Blues all-time franchise list with Barclay Plager
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
11/3 – vs. NY Islanders
11/7 – At Boston
11/8 – At Philadelphia
11/10 – vs. San Jose
11/12 – At Vegas
BLUES HAVE HOT START TO SEASON
-The Blues won their first 3 games of the season for just the 7th time in franchise history, after setting a franchise record by winning their first 5 games of the season last season
-The Blues did not trail through their first 3 games of the season, the 2nd time in franchise history they did not trail through their first 3 games of the season (Did not trail in first 4 games of 2013-14)
-The Blues did not allow a power play goal in their first 5 games of the season, their longest streak of games to open a season without allowing a power play goal in franchise history
-The Blues killed off their first 12 penalties of the season, which is their longest streak to begin a season (Previous long was 11 (2x): Oct. 3 & 5 in 2013-14 / Oct. 1 & 3 in 1997-98) (Since 1977-78)
BLUES GETTING OFF TO FAST STARTS
-The Blues are 3-0-0 this season when leading after the first period and are 1-0-0 when leading after 2 periods
-Their 3 wins when leading after the first period share 4th in the NHL (1. Boston, 7-0-0)
-The Blues are also 3-2-0 this season when scoring first
-They have given up just 4 goals in the first period this season, which shares 2nd in the NHL (1. Vegas, 2)
-The Blues first period goal differential of +3 ranks 7th in the NHL (1. Vegas, +10)
ROLLING OFFENSIVE SUCCESS FROM LAST SEASON
-The Blues were not shut out last season, just the 2nd time in franchise history the Blues have scored at least 1 goal in every game of the season (1981-82)
-The Blues streak of not being shutout ended on Oct. 24 at Winnipeg, a 4-0 loss, ending their streak of not being shutout at 108 straight games (reg. season) (Since Mar. 26, 2021), which was the 3rd longest streak in franchise history and was the longest active in the NHL (Last shutout on Mar. 25, 2021 at MIN)
-The Blues were also 1 of 2 teams in the NHL that had an active streak of at least 100 games without being shut out (Florida, 103) The Blues scored 309 goals in 2021-22, ranking 3rd in the NHL (1. FLA, 337)
-Their 309 goals last season were the 4th most in franchise history (1. 1980-81, 352)
-Their mark of 3.77 goals per game in 2021-22, was the 5th best in franchise history (1. 1980-81, 4.40)
-The Blues had 9 players score at least 20 goals last season, the most in the NHL and the 2nd most in franchise history (1. 10 20-goal scorers in 1980-81)
LONGEST NON-SHUTOUT STREAKS IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
POWER PLAY PUTTING IN GOALS
-The Blues have scored a power play goal in 5 of their 7 games so far this season
-The Blues are 5 for 17 (29.4%) on the power play this season, which ranks 4th in the NHL (1. COL, 39.3%)
-The Blues power play ranks 4th in the NHL, despite having the fewest power play opportunities in the league this season (17) (2. CBJ, 25)
-The Blues posted a franchise best 27.0% mark on the power play in 2021-22 (2. 24.6% in 1986-87)
-Their 27.0 power play percentage last season ranked 2nd in the NHL (1. TOR, 27.3%)
-Their penalty kill also ranked 5th in the NHL last season at 84.1% (1. CAR, 88.0%)
-The Blues posted a 37-12-5 record last season when scoring on the power play, as well as a 38-4-11 record when holding their opponent scoreless on the power play
FIRST SEASON LAST SEASON GAMES FIRST GAME LAST GAME W L T OTL
1980-81 1982-83 119 1981-04-05 1982-12-26 45 61 13 0
2009-10 2010-11 111 2009-12-18 2011-02-25 54 43 0 14
2020-21 2022-23 108 2021-03-26 2022-10-22 63 30 0 15
BLUES CONSISTENT UNDER ARMSTRONG
-Since Doug Armstrong took over the reigns as the Blues General Manager in 2010-11, the Blues have posted a 524-297-99 record
-Their 524 wins since then rank 5th in the NHL (1. PIT, 546)
-The Blues have made the postseason 10 out of the 12 seasons since Armstrong became GM, 1 of 5 teams in the NHL to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (PIT, 12/WSH, 11/BOS & NSH, 10)
-Armstrong is also just 1 of 2 GMs to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (David Poile, 10) -Since 2010-11, the Blues rank 8th with 2.91 goals per game (1. VGK, 3.19) and rank 3rd in the NHL with 2.56 goals against per game (1. BOS, 2.46)
-The Blues also have the 2nd best penalty kill (83.1%) under Armstrong (1. BOS, 83.4%), as well as the 5th best power play (20.8%) in the league (1. WSH, 21.5%)
BINNINGTON CHASING BLUES HISTORY
-Binnington has posted a 3-2-0 record so far this season, with a 2.60 GAA, a .903 SV%, and 1 SO -Jordan Binnington, who has 93 career wins in 167 GP, is just 7 wins shy of becoming the 6th goaltender in franchise history to reach 100 wins as a Blue (Liut/Allen/Joseph/Fuhr/Elliott)
-If Binnington can reach 100 wins in his next 7 GP, he would become the fastest goaltender in franchise history to reach 100 career wins with the Blues
-Binnington also shares 7th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 11 shutouts, just 1 of 8 goaltenders in franchise history to record at least 11 shutouts
Fastest to 100 career wins with the Blues:
- Brian Elliott – 175 GP
- Jake Allen – 176 GP
- Curtis Joseph – 209 GP
BLUES STAY STRONG UNDER BERUBE
-Since taking over on Nov. 18, 2018, Berube has led the Blues to a 159-85-36 record (354 points) -The Blues 354 points since Nov. 18, 2018, share 9th in the NHL (1. TBL, 386), while their 159 wins rank 10th (1. TBL, 183)
-Their 3.23 goals per game share 8th in the NHL under Berube (1. FLA, 3.53)
-The Blues have posted a mark of 2.80 goals against per game under Berube, which ranks 10th in the NHL (1. BOS, 2.52)
-The Blues also have the 3rd best power play in the NHL at 24.0% since Berube became head coach (1. EDM, 26.7%)
-Last season on Dec. 29 vs. EDM, Berube became the 7th different coach in NHL history to win 200 games and play in at least 1,000 career games
Wins as Coach / Games Played
Craig Berube – 234 / 1,054
Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055
Bob Pulford – 363 / 1,079
Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093
Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316
Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111
Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384
VLADDY CONTINUES HIS HOT PLAY FROM LAST SEASON
-Vladimir Tarasenko opened the season with a 3-game point streak (2g, 4a) (Oct. 15-22) and ranks 3rd on the Blues with 7 points (1. Schenn/Faulk, 9)
-Tarasenko scored his 3rd goal of the season on Sat. vs. Montreal, which shares the team lead (Kyrou/Faulk)
-His 6 points through the first 3 games of the season were the most he has posted through the first 3 games of the season in his career
-Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice in the season opener on Oct. 15 vs. Columbus, his 39th career multigoal game, which ranks 5th in franchise history (1. Hull, 120 / 4. B. Sutter, 45)
-Tarasenko followed up with 3 assists on Oct. 19 in Seattle, including 2 in a span of 17 seconds in the first period
-His 2 assists in 17 seconds marked the fastest 2 assists by a Blues player since Brett Hull on Nov. 14, 1996 (12 seconds)
-His 3 assists on Oct. 19 at Seattle also gave him his 140th career multi-point game, which also ranks 5th on the Blues all-time franchise list (1. Federko, 305 / 4. Unger, 153)
-Tarasenko posted 48 assists and 82 points (34g) last season, both of which were career-highs
-His 82 points last season were the most in a season by a Blue since Pavol Demitra recorded 93 points (36g, 57a) in 2002-03
FAULK AMONG TOP D-MEN IN THE LEAGUE TO START SEASON
-Justin Faulk has a 3-game point streak (5a), including back-to-back games with 2 assists
-Faulk has recorded at least a point in 6 of the Blues’ 7 games this season
-Faulk shares 1st on the Blues with 3 goals this season (Kyrou/Tarasenko), and also shares 1st on the team with 9 points (Schenn)
-Faulk shares 4th among all d-men in the NHL with 3 goals (1. Karlsson, 6) and shares 7th among all men with 6 assists (Makar/Morrissey, 8)
-Faulk also shares 3rd among all d-men in the NHL with 9 points (1. Karlsson, 11)
-Faulk’s OT goal on Oct. 19 at Seattle was his 3rd overtime goal as a Blue, matching Alex Pietrangelo and Erik Johnson for the most among defensemen in franchise history
-Faulk also now has 10 game-winning goals as a Blue, which shares the 6th most among defensemen in franchise history (1. Pietrangelo, 25 / 4. Parayko & Ramage, 11)
-Since the start of 2019-20, Faulk’s first season as a Blue, he shares 14th among all defensemen with 31 goals (1. Makar/Josi, 48), and ranks 3rd among all defensemen with 10 game-winning goals (1. Makar, 13 / 2. Hedman, 11)
BRAYDEN IS SCHENN-SATIONAL
-Brayden Schenn has a 3-game point streak (1g, 3a)
-Schenn has recorded at least 1 point in 6 of the Blues’ 7 games this season
-Schenn shares 1st on the Blues with 9 points (Faulk) and leads the team with 7 assists
-Schenn also shares 15th in the NHL with 7 assists (1. Draisaitl, 12)
-Schenn scored his 2nd goal of the season, which came on the power play, on Thursday at Nashville
-Schenn has 24 power play goals since the start of the 2019-20 season, which ranks 2nd among all Blues in that span (1. Perron, 26)
THE CAPTAIN CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY
-Ryan O’Reilly posted 58 points (21g, 37a) last season, his 9th straight season recording 50+ points
-O’Reilly scored his 1st goal of the season, which came on the power play, on Oct. 26 vs. Edmonton
-O’Reilly has also scored 20+ goals in 6 of his last 7 seasons
-He ranked 2nd in the NHL last season with 900 faceoff wins (56.8%) (1. Bergeron, 991)
-Since joining the Blues at the start of the 2018-19 season, O’Reilly leads the NHL with 3,625 faceoff wins, while his 57.0% on the dot ranks 8th (1. Bergeron, 59.8%) (min. 500 faceoffs)
