SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:
No team release available.
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
WARM-UPS
1) Six different Kings forwards have at least 20 points this season: Anze Kopitar (13-18=31), Kevin Fiala (6-23=29), Adrian Kempe (9-19=28), Trevor Moore (16-9=25), Quinton Byfield (10-15=25) and Phillip Danault (7-13=20). Only Dallas (8) has more forwards with 20 or more points than LA’s six.
2) No team has more home wins against San Jose in league history than the Kings’ 44.
3) Phillip Danault has seven points (4-3=7) in his last seven games against San Jose, dating back to March 10, 2022.
4) Only Teemu Selanne (41), Nicklas Lidstrom (35) and Paul Kariya (30) have more power-play points against the Sharks all-time than Anze Kopitar’s 28.
5) The Kings held the Sharks to 16 shots on goal (SOG) last Wednesday in San Jose for just the third time in franchise history: 10 SOG on Jan. 11, 1994; 15 SOG on Mar. 26, 2001.
vs. SAN JOSE ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 75-75-7-16
Home: 44-31-4-7
Away: 31-44-3-9
OT: 13-18 (7 ties)
Shootout: 4-8
2022-23: 3-0-0
2023-24: 1-0-0
LAST MEETING vs. SAN JOSE: Dec. 19, 2023 – LAK 4 at SJS 1 Venue: SAP Center
LAK Goals: Kopitar (13), Moore (15), Laferriere (4), Lewis (4)
SJS Goals: MacDonald (5)
Goalies: LAK: Rittich (W; 15 saves, 16 shots) SJS: Kahkonen (L; 35 saves, 38 shots)
PP: 1-2
PK: 2-3
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Status (Consecutive Games Missed, Total Games Missed, Dates)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 30 games, Oct. 11 – Pres.
F Blake Lizotte, 6 games, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5
D Vladislav Gavrikov, 5 games, Dec. 13 – Pres.
G Pheonix Copley, 4 games, Dec. 19 – Pres.
D Tobias Bjornfot, 3 games, Nov. 24 – Nov. 29
2023-24 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 49
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 12/26/23)
Dec. 24 – Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL)
