February 23 postgame notes

-The Kings have won three games in a row for the first time this season.

-The Kings ended a five-game losing streak to the Avalanche (0-4-1). The last Los Angeles victory over Colorado came on March 26, 2011 by an identical 4-1 score.

-Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown are tied with Alex Frolov for 10th place in team history with 168 goals.

-Justin Williams recorded his 100th assist as a King.

-Four of Jeff Carter’s nine goals have been game-winning goals. He has seven points (5-2=7) in the last seven games. Anze Kopitar (2-5=7) is also operating at a point-a-game pace over his last seven games.

-Mike Richards (3-3=6) is operating at a point-a-game pace over his last six games.

-Trevor Lewis’ shorthanded goal was the first of his career.

-Drew Doughty led all skaters with 25:34 of ice time and recorded a season-best plus-3. The next highest ice time was recorded by Tyson Barrie of Colorado, who recorded 22:53.

-The Kings won 27-of-45 faceoffs. Notable performances: Colin Fraser – 6-of-7, Anze Kopitar – 10-of-16, Jarret Stoll – 2-of-10.

-Dustin Brown recorded a game-high nine hits.

-The Kings blocked only four shots.

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