ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Jake Neighbours – Upper-Body (Will be re-evaluated in 5 weeks; announced on Feb. 20)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 242
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
3 – Acquired forward Jakub Vrana from Detroit in exchange for Dylan McLaughlin and a 2025 7th-round draft pick
2 – Signed forward Sammy Blais to a one-year, $1,000,000 contract extension
1 – Signed defenseman Michael Buchinger to a three-year, entry-level contract February
BLUES VS. KINGS
- The Blues and Kings will meet for the 2nd of 3 matchups this season (Last matchup on Mar. 26 in Los Angeles)
- The Kings won the 1st matchup of the season, 5-1, back on Oct. 31 in St. Louis
- The Blues went 2-0-1 against Los Angeles last season (2-0-0 at home; 0-0-1 away)
- The Blues are 3-1-1 in their last 5 games against the Kings
- The Blues are 4-2-2 in their last 8 games against the Kings
- The Blues have earned points in back-to-back games in Los Angeles (1-0-1)
- The Blues are 6-2-2 in their last 10 trips to Los Angeles
- The Blues have not allowed a power play goal to the Kings in 4 of their last 5 matchups, going 15 for 16 (93.8%) on the penalty kill over those 5 games
- Robert Thomas is expected to dress in his 300th career game
- With his next appearance, Jordan Binnington will pass Greg Millen for 5th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 210 games played
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/7 – at Arizona
3/9 – vs. San Jose
3/11 – at Columbus
3/12 – vs. Vegas
3/15 – vs. Minnesota
A LOOK AHEAD
- The Blues will continue their 3-game road trip to start the month of March on Saturday in Los Angeles (1-0-0 so far), which will finish Tuesday in Arizona
- The Blues will play 14 more games in March (8 away; 6 home)
- 11 of the Blues’ 15 games in March will come against Central Division opponents (3 against the Central)
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
MARCH 4 vs. St. Louis Blues – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings host the St. Louis Blues for the second of three meetings between these two clubs this season (5-1 W on Oct. 31; Mar. 26).
- The Kings aim for their third win in a row vs. the Blues (3-2 SOW on Nov. 3, 2021; 5-1 W on Oct. 31, 2022).
- Tonight’s game marks the second game of the team’s three-game homestand (3-2 W on Mar. 2 vs. MTL; March 6 vs. WSH).
WARM-UPS
1) With his goal Thursday night vs. Montreal, Gabriel Vilardi eclipsed the 20-goal mark for the first time in his career.
2) Alex Iafallo has six points in his last six games vs. St. Louis, dating ack to March 6, 2021.
3) The Kings are 5-2 against Central Division teams at home this season.
4) No team has more one-goal victories this season than the Kings’ 20.
5) Adrian Kempe (118-114=232) is two points shy of tying Marty McSorley (71-163=234) for the 29th-most points in franchise history.
vs. ST. LOUIS ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 85-106-22-6
Home: 52-40-12-4
Away: 33-66-10-2
OT: 5-7 (13 ties)
Shootout: 4-2
2021-22: 1-2-0
2022-23: 1-0-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. ST. LOUIS:
Marcel Dionne – 41 GP, 74 PTS (27-47=74)
Anze Kopitar* – 59 GP, 61 PTS (20-41=61)
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: Oct. 31, 2022 – LAK 5 at STL 1
Venue: Enterprise Center
LAK Goals: Vilardi (8), Grundstrom (2, 3), Kopitar (2), Kaliyev (3)
STL Goals: Toropchenko (1)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (W; 27 saves – 28 shots) STL: Binnington (L; 14 saves – 19 shots), Griess (11 saves – 11 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-3
LAK PK: 4-for-4
THE NEXT THREE:
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).
Sat., March 11 | vs. Nashville | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Anze Kopitar has four points in his last three games against the Predators (0-4=4).
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 21 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: 117
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/1/23)
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 pick.
Mar. 3 – Zack MacEwen (F) acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for Brendan Lemieux (F) and a 2024 fifth-round draft pick.
Mar. 3 – Nate Schnarr (F) acquired from Montreal in exchange for Frederic Allard (D).
Mar. 3 – Austin Wagner (F) traded to Chicago for future considerations.
