NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. LOS ANGELES
− The Predators are 40-28-(3)-9 all-time against the Kings, including a 22-13-(0)-6 record on the road.
− This is the third and final matchup between Nashville and Los Angeles in 2022-23; it is the first and only at Crypto.com Arena.
− Nashville is 1-0-1 against Los Angeles this season, earning a 5-3 win at home in the last meeting on Jan. 21. The Predators dropped a 4-3 shootout contest at Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 18.
− The Predators are 3-1-1 in their last five games against the Kings; they are 7-2-1 in their last 10; and 3-2-0 in their last five on the road.
− Overall, the Predators have lost only three times in regulation to the Kings in their last 25 meetings (15-3-7), with Nashville having won 10 of 13.
− Current Predators TV Analyst Chris Mason made 33 saves in his first NHL shutout as Nashville and Los Angeles played to the first scoreless tie at Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 13, 2004.
NOTABLES vs. LOS ANGELES
− Matt Duchene owns 25 points (10g-15a) in 30 career games vs. the Kings, including multi-point efforts in three of his last seven contests. He scored twice in Nashville’s win vs. Los Angeles on Jan. 21.
− Roman Josi has tallied 25 points (5g-20a) in 29 career games vs. the Kings, including 14 points (1g-13a) in his last 10 meetings against Los Angeles. He posted three assists in the Jan. 21 meeting between the two teams.
− Filip Forsberg has eight points (3g-5a) in his last 12 contests against Los Angeles, and 12 points (4g-8a) in 23 career games vs. the Kings. He matched his career high for shots in a game for the third time with nine on Oct. 12, 2019 at Los Angeles.
− Tommy Novak made his NHL debut on Oct. 19, 2021 vs. Los Angeles.
− Predators Defense Development Coach Rob Scuderi won the 2012 Stanley Cup as a member of the Kings.
− Kings forward Viktor Arvidsson played in 387 games for Nashville from 2014-21, tallying 241 points (128g-113a).
− Kings forward Kevin Fiala recorded 97 points (45g-52a) in 204 games with the Predators from 2015-19.
LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 1, Arizona Coyotes 4 – March 9 (Mullett Arena)
− NSH goals: Glass (9)
− ARI goals: Ritchie (7), Hayton – PP/GWG (11), McBain (10), Schmaltz – ENG (21)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 39/42); ARI – Prosvetov (W, 39/40)
− Power plays: NSH 0-6; ARI 1-4
− Notes: Nashville moved to 15-13-4 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their four-game regular-season series against the Coyotes with a 2-2-0 record… Nashville hit the 40-shot mark for the ninth time this season… Cody Glass scored his ninth goal of 2022-23; Luke Evangelista assisted on the goal to give him four points (2g-2a) in his first five career NHL games… Roman Josi recorded 30:17 of ice time, his second-most in a game this season, and logged a 5:02 shift in the third period… Josi added seven shots on goal and 13 shot attempts… Matt Duchene (25:58), Luke Evangelista (20:27), Cody Glass (21:19), Tommy Novak (23:08) established career highs in single-game ice time.
OVERALL (80 GP) 40-28-(3)-9
HOME (39 GP) 18-15-(3)-3
ROAD (41 GP) 22-13-(0)-6
LAST MEETING Jan. 21, 2023 at NSH (W, 5-3)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 9 55
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-March 9 12
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 9 7
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-March 9 6
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – 4-6 weeks March 4-9 3
Mark Jankowski Illness – day-to-day March 9 1
Total man-games lost: 148
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 56; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 17; Forsberg – 12; Johansen – 7; McDonagh – 7; Parssinen – 6; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Lauzon – 3; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
MARCH 11 vs. Nashville Predators – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings host the Nashville Predators for the third, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (4-3 SOW on Oct. 18, 2022; 5-3 L on Jan. 21, 2023).
- The Kings aim to win the season series for the first time since the 2016-17 season (3-0-0).
- Tonight’s game marks the first of the Kings’ seven-game homestand (Mar. 14 vs. NYI; Mar. 16 vs. CBJ; Mar. 18 vs. VAN; Mar. 20 vs. CGY; Mar. 25 vs. WPG; Mar. 26 vs. STL).
WARM-UPS
1) Forward Anze Kopitar has four points in his last three games against the Predators (0-4=4).
2) Defenseman Jordan Spence recorded his first point of the season (0-1=1) Thursday night vs. the Avalanche.
3) The Kings have outshot their opponents in nine of their last 10 games at Crypto.com Arena.
4) Defenseman Matt Roy enters tonight riding a career-long four-game point and assist streak (0-4=4). The longest point streak by a Kings defenseman this season is six games set by Sean Durzi from Nov. 25 to Dec. 6, 2022 (1-8=9).
5) Only Minnesota (7) has more shootout wins this season than the Kings (6).
vs. NASHVILLE ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 37-34-3-6
Home: 19-18-0-4
Away: 18-16-3-2
OT: 9-6 (3 ties)
Shootout: 3-2
2021-22: 1-2-0
2022-23: 1-1-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. NASHVILLE:
Anze Kopitar* – 50 GP, 41 PTS (12-29=41)
Dustin Brown – 52 GP, 27 PTS (12-15=27)
Drew Doughty* – 43 GP, 22 PTS (7-15=22)
Alex Frolov – 27 GP, 18 PTS (10-8=18)
L’ubomir Visnovsky – 23 GP, 17 PTS (4-13=17)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. NASHVILLE: Jan. 21, 2023 – LAK 3 at NSH 5
Venue: Bridgestone Arena
LAK Goals: Durzi (6), Kempe (19), Byfield (2)
NSH Goals: Granlund (5), Duchene (12, 13), Johansen (11), Smith (1)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (L; 22 saves – 25 shots); Copley (1 save – 3 shots) NSH: Saros (W; 31 saves – 34 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-4
LAK PK: 0-for-1
THE NEXT THREE:
Tues., March 14 | vs. NY Islanders | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won four of their last five games against the Islanders, including their last three consecutive.
Thurs., March 16 | vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have points in four of their last five meetings vs. the Blue Jackets, dating back to Dec. 19, 2019 (2-1-2).
Sat., March 18 | vs. Vancouver Canucks | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Anze Kopitar’s 52 points (15-37=52) against Vancouver is second-most in the league among active skaters
behind Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (22-39=61).
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, 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: 119
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/10/23)
Mar. 8 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
HOME SWEET HOME
The Kings enter tonight riding a six-game home winning streak, dating back to Feb. 11 (6-0 W vs. PIT). Over those six games, the Kings have outscored their opponents 27-13 and have averaged a goals-for per game of 4.50, the second-highest home average since the resumption of the regular-season following the NHL All-Star Break on Feb. 6. With a win tonight, the Kings would extend their home winning streak to a season-long seven games. The last time the Kings had a seven-game home winning streak was from April 4 to April 27, 2013. There have been only nine different instances in franchise history that the team has had a home winning streak of at least seven games. The Kings are 8-2-0 in their last 10 home games. In 31 games at Crypto.com Arena so far this campaign, the team has established a record of 20-9-2 with 42 points and a points percentage of .677%, the fifth-best home points percentage in the league:
Best home points percentage this season
Team GP PTS% (record)
Boston Bruins 32 .859% (26-3-3)
Tampa Bay Lightning 33 .773% (23-5-5)
Toronto Maple Leafs 33 .758% (23-6-4)
Carolina Hurricanes 32 .750% (23-7-2)
LA Kings 31 .677% (20-9-2)
The Kings are also riding a five-game overall winning streak, dating back to Feb. 28 (6-5 SOW at WPG). Not only would a win tonight extend the team’s home winning streak into seventh game, but it would also extend their overall winning streak to six games for the first time since the 2021-22 campaign (Oct. 30 to Nov. 11, 2021). Since Feb. 6, the Kings have accumulated an overall record of 10-2-1 with 21 points and have outscored their opponents 52-36. LA’s .808 points percentage during that time places second in the league:
