VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Bally Sports West
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the fourth and final meeting between the Canucks and Kings this season: Nov. 18 (4-1 W @ VAN), Mar. 18 (3-2 SOW @ LAK), Apr. 2 (4-1 L @ VAN), Apr. 10 (away).
• Vancouver is 118-102-32-11 all-time against the Kings, including 48-63-16-5 on the road.
• The Canucks are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games against Los Angeles (3-1-1 in their last five).
• J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against Los Angeles with 21 (5-16-21 in 19 GP).
• Elias Pettersson has 19 points (8-11-19) in 13 career games against the Kings.
• Brock Boeser has 19 points (14-5-19) in 15 career games against the Kings.
• Conor Garland has 12 points (3-9-12) in 18 career games against the Kings.
• Tyler Myers leads all active Canucks in career games played against Los Angeles at 23 (2-1-3 in those games).
• Thatcher Demko is 4-1-0 in five career games against the Kings with a 1.56 GAA and .953 SV%.
• Collin Delia is 1-2-0 in three career game against Los Angeles with a 3.75 GAA and .905 SV%.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 23 points (10-13-23) in his last 18 games and is one point away from breaking 100 this season.
• J.T. Miller has 22 points (9-13-22) in his last 16 games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 17 points (10-7-17) in his last 17 games.
• Quinn Hughes has 12 points (2-10-12) in his last 12 games.
• Brock Boeser has eight points (4-4-8) in his last eight games.
• The Canucks are 18-11-4 since Rick Tocchet took over as Head Coach on January 22.
• Vancouver possesses an 84.2% penalty kill percentage (48/57) since March 2, which ranks ninth in the NHL.
LAST MEETING – APR. 2/23: VAN 1 vs LAK 4
Brock Boeser scored the Canucks’ only goal of the contest at 5:56 in the first period…J.T. Miller registered his 47th assist of the season on the play…Phillip Di Giuseppe recorded his fourth assist of the season and tenth point, reaching double digit points for only the third time in his career…Thatcher Demko faced 24 shots on goal…Kyle Burroughs led the team in blocked shots (5)…Miller and Dakota Joshua co-led the team in hits (6)…Miller also led the team in shots (4).
LAST GAME PLAYED – APR. 8/23: VAN 3 vs CGY 2 (SO)
Cole McWard opened the scoring with his first NHL goal just past the nine minute mark of the first…Dakota Joshua and Jack Studnicka recorded the assists…Elias Pettersson made it 2-0 at 13:29 with a shorthanded tally…J.T. Miller picked up the lone assist…Andrei Kuzmenko scored the only goal in the shootout…Brock Boeser led the team with six shots on goal…Miller had six hits and a game-high 20 face-off wins…Thatcher Demko made 41 saves.
LAST 5 vs LOS ANGELES
• Apr. 2/23: VAN 1 vs LAK 4
• Mar. 18/23: VAN 3 @ LAK 2 (SO)
• Nov. 18/22: VAN 4 vs LAK 1
• Apr. 28/22: VAN 3 vs LAK 2 (OT)
• Dec. 30/21: VAN 1 at LAK 2 (SO)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Jack Rathbone reassigned to Abbotsford, Apr. 6
• Cole McWard signed to a two-year, entry-level contract, Apr. 4
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
APRIL 10 vs. Vancouver Canucks – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
- The LA Kings host the Vancouver Canucks for the fourth, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (1-4 L on Nov. 18; 2- 3 SOL on Mar. 18; 4-1 W on Apr. 2).
- The Kings aim to split the season series vs. Vancouver.
- Tonight’s game marks the final home game of the 2022-23 regular-season for the Kings. The team will wrap up the regular season on Thursday night in Anaheim.
WARM-UPS
1) Defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov has seven points (1-6=7) in eight career games against the Canucks. Overall, Gavrikov enters tonight with three points (1-2=3) over his last four games.
2) Only Ryan Suter (14) and Brent Burns (13) have more power play points vs. Vancouver among active defensemen than Drew Doughty (12).
3) Sean Durzi’s 8.5% shooting percentage places eighth in the league among all blueliners (min. GP: 70).
4) The Kings (5-for-5) are one of five teams to be perfect in coach’s challenges this season: Calgary (7-for-7), Chicago (5-for-5), Philadelphia (5-for-5) and Toronto (6-for-6).
5) Only Carolina (41) and Boston (36) have more wins when outshooting their opponents this season than the Kings (34).
vs. VANCOUVER ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 113-110-32-8
Home: 68-44-16-4
Away: 45-66-16-4
OT: 13-11 (20 ties)
Shootout: 6-5
2021-22: 1-1-1
2022-23: 1-1-1
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. VANCOUVER:
Marcel Dionne – 68 GP, 97 PTS (46-51=97)
Dave Taylor – 96 GP, 87 PTS (37-50=87)
Luc Robitaille – 81 GP, 84 PTS (39-45=84)
Bernie Nicholls – 59 GP, 78 PTS (25-53=78)
Wayne Gretzky – 47 GP, 75 PTS (20-55=75)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. VANCOUVER: Apr. 2, 2023 – LAK 4 at VAN 1
Venue: Rogers Arena
LAK Goals: Iafallo (13, 14), Kaliyev (12), Lizotte (11)
VAN Goals: Boeser (17)
Goalies: LAK: Korpisalo (W; 24 saves – 25 shots) VAN: Demko (L; 21 saves – 24 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-2
LAK PK: 4-for-4
2022-23 REMAINING REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE:
Thurs., April 13 | at Anaheim Ducks | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings wrap up their 2022-23 regular-season schedule with a visit to the Honda Center in Anaheim.
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 Gabriel Vilardi, 15 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Feb. 13 (undisclosed); Mar. 28 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 15 games, Jan. 19 – Feb. 26 (lower-body)
F Kevin Fiala, 11 games, Mar. 11 – Mar. 25 (lower-body), Mar. 30 (lower-body), Apr. 2 – Pres. (lower-body)
D Sean Durzi, 9 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body); Mar. 9 – Mar. 25 (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
D Mikey Anderson, 5 games, Apr. 1 – Pres.
D Alex Edler, 3 games, Apr. 4 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 150
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 4/9/23)
Apr. 5 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled on emergency basis from Ontario (AHL).
Apr. 8 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Apr. 9 – Jordan Spence (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Apr. 9 – Alex Laferriere (F) signed to a three-year entry-level contract.
LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
HOME FINALE
The Kings will wrap up their 2022-23 regular-season home schedule tonight at Crypto.com Arena. With 25 home wins on the year, the Kings sit one win away from tying the franchise record for most home wins in a single season set three times: 26 wins in 1990-91, 2005-06 and 2015-16. In 40 games at Crypto.com Arena this season, the Kings have established a record of 25-11-4 with 54 points for a points percentage of .675%, tied for fifth-best in the league:
Best 2022-23 home points percentage
Team GP PTS% (record)
Boston Bruins 40 .863% (33-4-3)
Tampa Bay Lightning 39 .756% (27-7-5)
Toronto Maple Leafs 41 .732% (27-8-6)
Carolina Hurricanes 40 .713% (27-10-3)
LA Kings 40 .675% (25-11-4)
Minnesota Wild 40 .675% (25-11-4)
x – WE’RE IN!
The Kings, with 100 points and a 45-25-10 record, became the third team in the Western Conference and ninth team in the NHL to secure a playoff berth to compete for the Stanley Cup last Sunday night following their 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. With four regular-season games remaining entering today, the team’s 100 points already rank tied for fifth-most all-time in franchise history. This year’s Kings are the second-fastest team in franchise history to reach the 100-point plateau (77 games), trailing only the 1974-75 team (76 games). Earlier this year, the team tied the 1990-91 Kings as the third-fastest team in franchise history to reach the 40-win mark in a single season, doing so in 69 games.
The 2023 postseason appearance marks their second consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs and 32nd postseason berth in franchise history. It is the first time the Kings have reached the playoffs in back-to-back years since qualifying five-straight years (2010-14), during which time current captain Anze Kopitar and alternate captain Drew Doughty helped the Kings capture the first two Stanley Cups (2012, 2014) in franchise history. During the 2014 championship run, Kopitar led the NHL in playoff scoring with 26 points (5-21=26) in 26 games.
In addition to Kopitar and Doughty, head coach Todd McLellan captured the Stanley Cup as an assistant coach with the Detroit Red Wings (2008). A year ago, McLellan guided the Kings to their first playoff appearance since 2018, which saw 10 different Kings (Mikey Anderson, Quinton Byfield, Sean Durzi, Carl Grundstrom, Arthur Kaliyev, Rasmus Kupari, Blake Lizotte, Matt Roy, Jordan Spence and Gabriel Vilardi) make their postseason debuts. Eight of those debuts came in Game One, which tied for the third most in franchise history in a single game (also 1974 and 2010). In total, 15 players from last year’s Kings playoff roster return, including the team’s leading playoff scorer Adrian Kempe (2-4=6), who has established back-to-back career-high seasons in goals scored (37 in 2022-23; 36 in 2021-22).
