Game 6 Preview: Anaheim at Los Angeles

(3) Los Angeles Kings (6-6) vs (1) Anaheim Ducks (7-4)
Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 6:30 p.m. PT
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Referees: #27 Eric Furlatt, #4 Wes McCauley
Linesmen: #93 Brian Murphy, #95 John Murray
NBCSN, TSN, KEIB 1150 AM

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick
2013-14 Playoffs: 12 GP (12 GS) / 6-6 record / 2.94 GAA / .911 Sv% / 1 SHO
Career, Playoffs: 62 (62) / 35-27 / 2.19 / .925 / 8
2013-14 Playoffs, Home: 5 (5) / 2-3 / 2.95 / .906 / 0

Anaheim Projected Starting Goaltender – John Gibson
2013-14 Playoffs: 2 GP (2 GS) / 2-0 record / 1.50 GAA / .957 Sv% / 1 SHO
Career, Playoffs: 2 (2) / 2-0 / 1.50 / .957 / 1
2013-14 Playoffs, Away: 1 (1) / 1-0 / 0.00 / 1.000 / 1

2013-14 Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Anze Kopitar (4-12=16)
Goals: Marian Gaborik (8-4=12)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (4-12=16)
Plus/Minus: Anze Kopitar (+6; 4-12=16), Justin Williams (+6; 4-4=8)
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (37; 0-1=1)
Time On Ice: Drew Doughty (27:23; 1-7=8)

2013-14 Anaheim Leaders
Total Points: Ryan Getzlaf (4-10=14)
Goals: Devante Smith-Pelly (5-0=5)
Assists: Ryan Getzlaf (4-10=14)
Plus/Minus: Cam Fowler (+4; 0-4=4)
Penalty Minutes: Patrick Maroon (38; 2-5=7)
Time On Ice: Francois Beauchemin (24:17; 0-4=4)

Rankings and Statistics
Goals/Game: LAK – 3 / 3.08; ANA – 7 / 2.91
Goals Against/Game: LAK – 10 / 2.83; ANA – 6 / 2.64
Power Play: LAK – 7 / 23.1%; ANA – t-1 / 28.6%
Penalty Kill: LAK – 10 / 81.2%; ANA – 3 / 86.4%
Shots/Game: LAK – 7 / 31.4; ANA – 12 / 27.2
Shots Against/Game: LAK – 11 / 31.7; ANA – 6 / 30.3
Faceoffs: LAK – 7 / 51.5%; ANA – 12 / 47.7%
Save Percentage: LAK – 9 / .911; ANA – t-6 / .913

Los Angeles Projected Lines

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

Jake Muzzin – Drew Doughty
Jeff Schultz – Slava Voynov
Alec Martinez – Matt Greene

Jonathan Quick
Martin Jones

Level of confidence in projected lines: D. Willie Mitchell skated yesterday but is unlikely to play tonight. After Dwight King, Mike Richards and Jordan Nolan were minus-twos, and Richards logged his Kings-low 9:50 of ice time in Game 5, Kyle Clifford could re-enter the lineup in Nolan’s spot, which would move Trevor Lewis back to fourth line right wing. Changes could take place on defense, and Brayden McNabb and Andrew Bodnarchuk are possibilities in Jeff Schultz’s spot. Linden Vey is also a candidate to play.

Notes and milestones: Los Angeles is 100-132 all-time in the playoffs, a record that includes a home mark of 56-54. … The Kings are 14-7 all-time in Game 6s. … When trailing a best-of-seven series three games to two, Los Angeles has won four of 11 series. … The Kings are 9-for-35 on the power play (25.7%), dating back to Game 3 versus San Jose. … In 31 regular season and playoff games with the Kings, Marian Gaborik has 28 points (13-15=28). … Anze Kopitar has points in 11 of 12 playoff games (4-12=16). Dating back to the regular season, he has points in 14 of the last 15 games. Kopitar’s 50 career playoff points (56 GP; 17-33=50) rank third in club history behind Wayne Gretzky (60 GP; 29-65=94), Luc Robitaille (94 GP; 41-48=89) and Dave Taylor (92 GP; 26-33=59). … Jeff Carter has been limited to either one shot or no shots six times in the last eight games.

Anaheim Projected Lines

Devante Smith-Pelly – Ryan Getzlaf – Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano – Saku Koivu – Jakob Silfverberg
Patrick Maroon – Mathieu Perreault – Teemu Selanne
Daniel Winnik – Nick Bonino – Kyle Palmieri

Cam Fowler – Ben Lovejoy
Hampus Lindholm – Francois Beauchemin
Bryan Allen – Sami Vatanen

John Gibson
Jonas Hiller

Notes and milestones: Anaheim is 65-51 all-time in the playoffs, a record that includes a home mark of 27-29. … The Ducks are 8-3 all-time in Game 6s. … Ryan Getzlaf has a five-game assist and point streak (1-6=7). With seven points, he leads all skaters in scoring in the second round series.

BB said Matt Beleskey and Freddie Andersen won't be available for remainder of series. Both with lower body issues.

— Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) May 14, 2014