Game 80 Preview: Los Angeles at Calgary

Los Angeles Kings (45-28-6) at Calgary Flames (34-38-7)
Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 7:00 p.m. PT
Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB
Referees: #29 Ian Walsh, #22 Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: #86 Brad Lazarowich, #88 Mike Cvik
KCOP-13, KEIB 1150 AM

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick
2013-14 Season: 47 GP (47 GS) / 27-17-2 record / 2.03 GAA / .918 Sv% / 6 SHO
Career vs Calgary: 15 (15) / 9-5-1 / 1.51 / .939 / 2
Last Game vs Calgary: 2/27/14 / 60 MP / 25-of-25 / 2-0 W
12013-14, Away: 18 (18) / 10-6-0 / 1.97 / .927 / 2

Calgary Projected Starting Goaltender – Karri Ramo
2013-14 Season: 37 GP (34 GS) / 16-13-4 record / 2.53 GAA / .914 Sv% / 2 SHO
Career vs Los Angeles: 2 (2) / 2-0-0 / 1.50 / .941 / 0
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 11/30/13 / 60 MP / 21-of-22 / 2-1 W
2013-14, Home: 16 (14) / 8-5-0 / 2.41 / .918 / 0

Bob Hartley, on Calgary’s recent stretch of quality play:

2013-14 Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Anze Kopitar (25-40=65)
Goals: Jeff Carter (27-23=50)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (25-40=65)
Plus/Minus: Anze Kopitar (+29; 25-40=65)
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (81; 3-5=8)
Time On Ice: Drew Doughty (25:42; 10-27=37)

2013-14 Calgary Leaders
Total Points: Jiri Hudler (16-35=51)
Goals: Mike Cammalleri (26-18=44)
Assists: Jiri Hudler (16-35=51)
Plus/Minus: Mark Giordano (+12; 14-32=46)
Penalty Minutes: Brian McGrattan (100; 4-4=8)
Time On Ice: Mark Giordano (25:12; 14-32=46)

Rankings and Statistics
Goals/Game: LAK – 27 / 2.39; CGY – 23 / 2.47
Goals Against/Game: LAK – 1 / 2.05; CGY – t-22 / 2.85
Power Play: LAK – t-23 / 15.6%; CGY – 26 / 15.3%
Penalty Kill: LAK – 12 / 82.9%; CGY – 15 / 82.1%
Shots/Game: LAK – 8 / 31.3; CGY – 27 / 26.8
Shots Against/Game: LAK – 3 / 26.5; CGY – t-7 / 28.5
Faceoffs: LAK – 3 / 52.7%; CGY – 30 / 46.5%
Save Percentage: LAK – 2 / .922; CGY – 27 / .900

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Los Angeles Projected Lineup

Marian Gaborik – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams
Dwight King – Jeff Carter – Tyler Toffoli
Tanner Pearson – Jarret Stoll – Dustin Brown
Kyle Clifford – Mike Richards – Trevor Lewis

Jake Muzzin – Slava Voynov
Willie Mitchell – Alec Martinez
Andrew Campbell – Matt Greene

Jonathan Quick
Martin Jones

Level of confidence in projected lines: A. Drew Doughty, Robyn Regehr and Jordan Nolan remained on the ice for extra work, so they’re not projected to be in the lineup tonight. Jonathan Quick was the first goalie to leave the ice at the morning skate, so he’s likely to start in net. Dwight King re-enters the lineup after missing four games with an undisclosed injury. Andrew Campbell will play in his second NHL game after 444 regular season and playoff games with the Manchester Monarchs.

Notes and milestones: Los Angeles is 88-107-25 all-time against Calgary, a record that includes an away mark of 34-62-15. The Kings have won six straight games in the Saddledome, dating back to February 5 2011. Prior to that win, they had lost 10 straight road games in the series. The road team has won each of the four games between the teams this season. … Los Angeles’ loss in Vancouver on Saturday night was its first loss in Canada since the second game of the season, a 5-3 setback in Winnipeg on October 4. … With 45 wins, the Kings are one win shy of the club’s wins record. The 1990-91, 2009-10 and 2010-11 teams finished with 46 wins, while the 2012-13 club was on pace for 46 wins in the lockout shortened season. Should Los Angeles record four points over the final three games, they will hit the 100-point plateau for the fourth time in club history. … The Kings are 1-2-0 in a six-game stretch in which they will face all Pacific Division opponents once to close the season (W vs PHX, L @ SJS, L @ VAN, @ CGY, @ EDM, vs ANA). … Los Angeles is 15-10-1 against the Pacific Division. … The Kings have not had a two-man advantage in 32 games and have had only five this season. … Marian Gaborik has 699 career points (345-354=699). The next point he records will make him the 28th active player to reach 700 points. In the last 10 games, Gaborik (1-7=8), Anze Kopitar (4-4=8) and Alec Martinez (3-5=8) have led Los Angeles in points. … With 198 career goals, Kopitar is two goals shy of 200 in his career. He has 22 points (9-13=22) in the last 22 games. He will tie Bernie Nicholls for 11th place on the club’s all-time games played list by playing his 602nd career game tonight. … Martinez has 15 points (7-8=15) in the last 18 games. … Dwight King has four points (2-2=4) in his last four games. … In his last 31 games, Jonathan Quick is 17-12-2 with a 1.87 GAA, .924 Sv% and three shutouts (57 GA; 1829:36; 696-753 shots). He trails Rogie Vachon’s club shutout record of 32 by one shutout. … Mike Richards has gone 19 games without recording assist and has been held scoreless in the last four games. … Should Los Angeles win in Calgary and Edmonton on this road trip, they will tie the franchise record set by the 2009-10 team with 46 road wins.

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Calgary Projected Lines

Jiri Hudler – Mike Cammalleri – Paul Byron
Curtis Glencross – Sean Monahan – Joe Colborne
Lance Bouma – Matt Stajan – Brian McGrattan
Bryce Van Brabant – TJ Galiardi – Kevin Westgarth

Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie
Kris Russell – Chris Butler
Chad Billins – Mark Cundari

Karri Ramo
Joey MacDonald

Notes and milestones: Lines via NHL.com correspondent Aaron Vickers … Calgary is expected to be without without Mikael Backlund (upper body), David Jones (upper body), Markus Granlund (upper body), Ladislav Smid (upper body), Tyler Wotherspoon (shoulder) and Dennis Wideman (upper body). … This is the first home game following a five-game road trip in which the Flames went 3-2-0, winning the final three games. Calgary has allowed two goals during the three-game winning streak, with only one coming at even strength. … The Flames are 11-4-0 in their last 15 home games and 18-11-0 in their last 29 games overall. … Calgary has used 42 different players, 14 of which have been rookies. … The Flames lead then NHL with 12 shorthanded goals and relied on a Blair Jones shorthanded goal in a 2-1 win at Los Angeles on November 30. … Mark Giordano ranks third amongst defensemen with .75 points per game, trailing only Erik Karlsson (.91 points/game) and Duncan Keith (.77 points/game). He has 18 points (5-13=19) in the last 20 games, though he has been held without a goal in 26 career games against Los Angeles. … Michael Cammalleri has 22 points (12-10=22) in the last 18 games. Only Dallas’ Tyler Seguin has more points over that span. … Sean Monahan is one of four rookies to score 20 goals. 18 of his 20 goals have come at even strength. … Karri Ramo has stopped 62 of the last 63 shots he has faced.

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