MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et les Kings s’affrontent ce soir pour la 152e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, il s’agira de la 157e confrontation entre ces deux clubs.
- The Canadiens and Kings are facing each other for the 152nd time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 157th match-up between the two teams.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 3 @ SJS 1 (@ SAP CENTER)
Buts MTL Goals – Guhle, Ylönen, Dvorak
Buts SJS Goals – MacDonald
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (38-39)
Gardien SJS Goalie – Kahkonen (29-31)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/3
Avantage numérique SJS Powerplay – 0/2
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 23:58) ; S (Gurianov – 6) ; HT (Anderson, Barron, Kovacevic, Matheson,
Pezzetta, Pitlick – 2) ; BS (Harvey-Pinard, Matheson – 3)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
3 MARS @ ANAHEIM 22 h / 10 p.m.
5 MARS @ VEGAS 18 h / 6 p.m.
7 MARS VS. CAROLINE 19 h / 7 p.m.
9 MARS VS. NY RANGERS 19 h / 7 p.m.
11 MARS VS. NEW JERSEY 19 h / 7 p.m.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 60 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 60 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 17 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 22 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 16 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 35 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 14 –
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont acquis l’attaquant Denis Gurianov des Stars de Dallas (26/02)
The Canadiens have acquired forward Denis Gurianov from the Dallas Stars (02/26)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (25/02)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (02/25)
Les Canadiens ont réclamé l’attaquant Chris Tierney au ballottage (23/02)
The Canadiens have claimed forward Chris Tierney off waivers (02/23)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Corey Schueneman du Rocket de Laval (18/02)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Corey Schueneman from the Laval Rocket (02/18)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé les attaquants Alex Belzile et Jesse Ylönen du Rocket de Laval (09/02)
The Canadiens have recalled forwards Alex Belzile and Jesse Ylönen from the Laval Rocket (02/09)
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 01/03 – BEFORE GAMES ON 03/01
PTS (56 – 25e/25th)
V/W (26 – 25e/25th)
BP/GF (162 – 27e/27th)
BC/GA (215 – 26e/26th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (28.0 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.8 – 27e/27th)
MÉ/Hits (1148 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (731 – 2e/2nd)
AN/PP (16.5% – 30e/30th)
DN/PK (74.0% – 28e/28th)
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire Opponent Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 4-12-1 9 35 72
Centrale 8-5-2 18 48 45
Métropolitaine 8-7-0 16 44 54
Pacifique 6-6-1 13 39 44
Total 26-30-4 56 166 215
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 97 Victoires/Wins : 40 Fiche : 40-49-8 Points de classement/Standing points : 88
CANADIENS VS. LOS ANGELES
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. LAK 93-36-20-2 (151 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 51-13-11-1 (76 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 42-23-9-1 (75 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 4-2 L @ MTL (10/12/22)
J. Allen 3-34 | P. Copley 2-22
BG / WG: A. Edler
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE LOS ANGELES / LAST 10 GAMES VS. LOS ANGELES:
10/12/22 – LAK 4 @ MTL 2
09/11/21 – LAK 3 @ MTL 2 (P/OT)
30/10/21 – MTL 2 @ LAK 5
09/11/19 – LAK 2 @ MTL 3
05/03/19 – MTL 3 @ LAK 1
11/10/18 – LAK 3 @ MTL 0
26/10/17 – LAK 4 @ MTL 0
18/10/17 – MTL 1 @ LAK 5
04/12/16 – MTL 5 @ LAK 4 (TB/SO)
10/11/16 – LAK 1 @ MTL 4
CETTE SAISON CONTRE LOS ANGELES / THIS SEASON VS. LOS ANGELES
Match #1: 10/12/22 @ MTL – D/L 4-2
Match #2: 02/03/23 @ LAK
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE LOS ANGELES / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. LOS ANGELES:
1) Sean Monahan (10-11-21, 31 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-7-15, 23 pj/gp)
3) Christian Dvorak (6-8-14, 25 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE LOS ANGELES / LEADING SCORERS VS. LOS ANGELES:
1) Sean Monahan (10-11-21, 31 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-7-15, 23 pj/gp)
3) Christian Dvorak (6-8-14, 25 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE LOS ANGELES / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. LOS ANGELES:
1) David Savard (14, 19 pj/gp)
2) Josh Anderson (13, 8 pj/gp)
3) Joel Edmundson (13, 13 pj/gp)
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
MARCH 2 vs. Montreal Canadiens – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings host the Montreal Canadiens for the second, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (4-2 W, Dec. 10).
- The Kings aim to sweep the season series vs. the Canadiens for the second consecutive season.
- Tonight’s game marks the first the of team’s three-game homestand (March 4 vs. STL; March 6 vs. WSH).
WARM-UPS
1) The Kings have won their last three consecutive games against Montreal and have points in 10 of their last 13 matchups (9-3-1).
2) Per NHL PR, Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty factored on their 283rd and 284th goals together Tuesday night, surpassing Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (282) for the most goals factored on by an active forward-defenseman duo.
3) Only Toronto (66), Tampa Bay (66) and Buffalo (63) have more first period goals this season than the Kings (62).
4) The Kings and Carolina Hurricanes are tied for the most one-goal game victories this season at 19.
5) Per NHL PR, Tuesday’s game marked the Kings’ NHL-leading fourth multi-goal, third-period comeback win – ahead of Chicago (3), St. Louis (3), Vancouver (3), NY Islanders (3) and Anaheim (3). Their four such victories in 2022-23 are also the most in single season in franchise history – besting 2007-08 and 2005-06 (both w/ 3).
vs. MONTREAL ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 38-92-20-1
Home: 24-41-9-1
Away: 14-51-11-0
OT: 3-2 (6 ties)
Shootout: 1-1
2021-22: 2-0-0
2022-23: 1-0-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. MONTREAL:
Marcel Dionne – 51 GP, 61 PTS (27-34=61)
Dave Taylor – 48 GP, 37 PTS (19-18=37)
Butch Goring – 54 GP, 36 PTS (11-25=36)
Bernie Nicholls – 23 GP, 32 PTS (12-20=32)
Luc Robitaille – 28 GP, 25 PTS (14-11=25)
Mike Murphy – 42 GP, 25 PTS (11-14=25)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. MONTREAL: Dec. 10, 2022 – LAK 4 at MTL 2
Venue: Bell Centre
LAK Goals: Kopitar (8), Arvidsson (8), Edler (1), Kempe (9)
MTL Goals: Hoffman (6), Caufield (16)
Goalies: LAK: Copley (W; 20 saves – 22 shots) MTL: Allen (L; 31 saves – 34 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-4
LAK PK: 3-for-3
THE NEXT THREE:
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)
Thurs., March. 9 | at Colorado Avalanche | 7:00 p.m. MT (6:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings aim for their second victory in Denver this season (5-4 SOW, Dec. 29).
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 20 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 – Feb. 26 (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: 116
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/1/23)
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).
Feb. 28 – Vladislav Gavrikov (D) and Joonas Korpisalo (G) acquired from Columbus in exchange for Jonathan Quick (G), a conditional 2023 first-round draft pick and a 2024 third-round draft pick.
Mar. 1 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Mar. 1 – Rights to Erik Portillo (G) acquired from Buffalo in exchange for a 2023 third-round draft pic
LAST TIME OUT
The last time the Kings and Canadiens battled against one another was on Dec. 10 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The Kings came out on top, 4-2, with help from captain Anze Kopitar, who had scored his eighth goal of the season. With his goal, Kopitar (175-321=496) tied Dave Taylor (198-298=496) for the second-most all-time road points in franchise history.
Between the pipes, Phoenix Copley stopped 20 of 22 shots for his second win in his second start for the LA Kings. Per NHL PR, Copley is the first goaltender to earn wins in each of his first two appearances with the Kings since Jhonas Enroth from Oct. 22 to Nov. 12, 2015 (3-0-0). The Kings also improved their record to 11-1 when leading after two periods of play and 7-1-1 against Atlantic Division opponents. Entering tonight, LA holds records of 22-2-2 when leading after two periods of play (.846 W%) and 10-4-1 vs. Atlantic Division opponents (.700 W%), their best record against any one division this season.
