Game 29 Preview: Los Angeles at Anaheim

Los Angeles Kings (17-7-4) at Anaheim Ducks (18-7-4)
Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 7:00 p.m. PT
Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
Referees: #13 Dan O’Halloran, #16 Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: #76 Michel Cormier, #91 Don Henderson
FOX Sports West, KTLK 1150 AM

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Martin Jones*
2013-14 Season: First appearance
Career vs Anaheim: First appearance
Last Game vs Anaheim: First appearance
2013-14, Away: First appearance
*This is not a confirmation that Jones will draw the start. Please see the Kings’ projected lineup for additional details.

Anaheim Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonas Hiller
2013-14 Season: 17 GP (17 GS) / 9-4-3 record / 2.70 GAA / .904 Sv% / 2 SHO
Career vs Los Angeles: 19 (17) / 8-8-2 / 2.46 / .920 / 2
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 2/2/13 / 60 MP / 30-34 shots / 7-4 W
2013-14, Home: 7 (7) / 5-0-1 / 1.84 / .937 / 2

2013-14 Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Anze Kopitar (7-17=24)
Goals: Justin Williams (10-10=20)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (7-17=24)
Plus/Minus: Dustin Brown (+10; 4-5=9)
Penalty Minutes: Daniel Carcillo (55; 1-1=2)
Time On Ice: Drew Doughty (25:41; 5-9=14)

2013-14 Anaheim Leaders
Total Points: Ryan Getzlaf (13-18=31)
Goals: Corey Perry (15-14=29)
Assists: Ryan Getzlaf (13-18=31)
Plus/Minus: Dustin Penner (+17; 9-12=21)
Penalty Minutes: Tim Jackman (53; 1-0=1)
Time On Ice: Cam Fowler (23:41; 2-12=14)

Rankings and Statistics
Goals/Game: LAK – 21 / 2.46; ANA – 5 / 3.10
Goals Against/Game: LAK – 3 / 2.07; ANA – t-14 / 2.55
Power Play: LAK – 20 / 16.7%; ANA – 22 / 15.2%
Penalty Kill: LAK – t-6 / 85.4%; ANA – 19 / 79.8%
Shots/Game: LAK – 12 / 30.9; ANA – 4 / 32.6
Shots Against/Game: LAK – 5 / 26.4; ANA – 9 / 28.2
Faceoffs: LAK – 2 / 54.7%; ANA – 18 / 49.2%
Save Percentage: LAK – 7 / .921; ANA – t-20 / .909

Los Angeles Projected Lines

Dwight King – Anze Kopitar – Jeff Carter
Dustin Brown – Jarret Stoll – Justin Williams
Jordan Nolan – Mike Richards – Tyler Toffoli
Kyle Clifford – Colin Fraser – Matt Frattin

Jake Muzzin – Drew Doughty
Robyn Regehr – Slava Voynov
Willie Mitchell – Alec Martinez

Martin Jones
Ben Scrivens

Level of confidence in projected lines: D. Martin Jones left the ice first at the morning skate, which is an indication that he will make his NHL debut tonight. I was ready to project Scrivens as the starter – interpreting Jones’ early exit from the skate as a bit of gamesmanship by Darryl Sutter – but that doesn’t appear probable. Consider this a soft indication that Jones will start. Because of the timing of the Stadium Series announcements this morning and the need to record today’s Waking up with the Kings, I did not get an accurate read on line rushes. Last night’s lines are projected.

Notes and milestones: Los Angeles is 52-40-20 all-time against Anaheim, including a record of 20-25-11 at Honda Center. The Kings are 5-1-1 in the team’s last seven meetings, dating back to Darryl Sutter’s first game as L.A.’s head coach on December 22, 2011. After tonight, these teams will meet on January 23 at Honda Center, on January 25 at Dodger Stadium, and on March 15 and April 12 at STAPLES Center. … The team’s 17-7-4 record (38 points) after 28 games is the fourth-best record in club history, and the best start since opening the season 19-7-2 (40 points) in 1992-93. … Excluding shootout goals, the Kings have allowed two goals or less in 13 straight games, a club record. They have allowed 18 goals over the last 13 games. … Los Angeles has recorded points in each of the last six road games (4-0-2). … The Kings have killed off 44 of the last 47 power plays dating back to November 7, 37 of the last 39 power plays, dating back to November 14, and 11 consecutive power plays. … Los Angeles is 0-for-20 on the power play over the last six games. … Los Angeles is 52-11-12 in regular season games in which Mike Richards records a point (for the Kings). … Dustin Brown has two goals in his last 24 games. With 185 career goals, he is one goal behind Jim Fox for ninth place on the club’s all-time goal scoring list. … In 40 career games against Anaheim, Anze Kopitar has recorded 43 points (15-28=43) and a plus-11 rating.

Anaheim Projected Lines

Dustin Penner – Ryan Getzlaf – Corey Perry
Kyle Palmieri – Mathieu Perreault – Teemu Selanne
Daniel Winnik – Saku Koivu – Andrew Cogliano
Matt Beleskey – Nick Bonino – Tim Jackman

Cam Fowler – Ben Lovejoy
Hampus Lindholm – Alex Grant
Mark Fistric – Sami Vatanen

Jonas Hiller
Frederik Andersen

Notes: Lines via Curtis Zupke of NHL.com. … Defenseman Bryan Allen (lower body) will take warm-ups tonight and will be a game-time decision, per Anaheim radio color commentator Dan Wood. … The Ducks are 10-0-1 at Honda Center this season and remain the only NHL club not to have lost on home ice in regulation. … Ryan Getzlaf has points in the last 10 games he has appeared (7-8=15 total). Because he missed three games with an upper-body injury, it is not recognized as an “official” 10-game point streak. … Dustin Penner is tied for second in the NHL with a plus-17 rating in 22 games. He has points in four straight games (5-1=6) and 17 points (7-10=17) in his last 16 games. … On November 8, Teemu Selanne became the third player to have played in 1,400 NHL games, joining Nicklas Lidstrom and Jaromir Jagr. In 102 career games against Los Angeles, Selanne has 52 goals and 118 points. With 678 career goals, he is 12 goals behind Mario Lemieux (690) for 10th place on the NHL’s all-time list. With 1,437 career points, he is 30 points behind Stan Mikita (1,467) for 14th place on the NHL’s all-time list. With 108 career power play goals, he is one goal behind Brendan Shanahan (109) for fifth place on the NHL’s all-time list. … With an career coaching record of 276-130-58, Bruce Boudreau has a career winning percentage of .657.