Game 4 Preview: Los Angeles vs Edmonton

Los Angeles Kings (1-1-1) vs Edmonton Oilers (0-1-1)
Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 7:30 p.m. PT
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Referees: #3 Mike Leggo, #23 Brad Watson
Linesmen: #66 Darren Gibbs, #55 Shane Heyer
FOX Sports West, KABC 790 AM

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick
2014-15: 2 GP (2 GS) / 0-1-1 record / 4.01 GAA / .896 Sv% / 0 SHO
Career vs Edmonton: 16 (16) / 11-1-4 / 1.53 / .940 / 1
Last Game vs Edmonton: 3/9/14 / 60 MP / 25-27 shots / 4-2 W
2014-15, Home: 1 (1) / 0-1-0 / 6.00 / .852 / 0

Edmonton Projected Starting Goaltender – Viktor Fasth
2014-15: 1 GP (1 GS) / 0-0-1 record / 3.69 GAA / .907 Sv% / 0 SHO
Career vs Los Angeles: 4 (4) / 1-3-0 / 2.97 / .906 / 0
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 4/10/14 / 60 MP / 45-48 shots / 0-3 L
2014-15, Away: 1 (1) / 0-0-1 / 3.69 / .907 / 0

2014-15 Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Jeff Carter (2-1=3), Tanner Pearson (2-1=3), Tyler Toffoli (1-2=3)
Goals: Jeff Carter (2-1=3), Tanner Pearson (2-1=3)
Assists: Tyler Toffoli (1-2=3), Drew Doughty (0-2=2)
Plus/Minus: Jeff Carter (+5; 2-1=3), Tyler Toffoli (+5; 1-2=3)
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (12; 0-0=0)
Time On Ice: Drew Doughty (26:59; 0-2=2)
Corsi-For Percentage*: Jake Muzzin (61.3%; 5-19=24)
*Last year’s stats listed

2014-15 Edmonton Leaders
Total Points: Teddy Purcell (1-2=3), David Perron (0-3=3)
Goals: Six players tied with 1 goal
Assists: David Perron (0-3=3)
Plus/Minus: Seven players tied with an even rating
Penalty Minutes: Ryan Nugent- Hopkins (5; 0-1=1)
Time On Ice: Justin Schultz (22:58; 0-1=1)
Corsi-For Percentage*: Jeff Petry (46.8%; 3-6=9)**
*Last year’s stats listed
**amongst returning players

Rankings and Statistics
Goals/Game: LAK – t-23 / 2.00; EDM – t-13 / 3.00
Goals Against/Game: LAK – t-13 / 2.57; EDM – t-28 / 4.50
Power Play: LAK – t-24 / 0.00%; EDM – t-1 / 50.0%
Penalty Kill: LAK – 23 / 70.0%; EDM – t-24 / 66.7%
Shots/Game: LAK – t-12 / 30.3; EDM – 7 / 34.5
Shots Against/Game: LAK – 23 / 33.3; EDM – 25 / 34.5
Faceoffs: LAK – 26 / 46.6%; EDM – 10 / 51.8%
Save Percentage: LAK – 10 / .920; EDM – 27 / .870
Corsi-For Percentage*: LAK – 1 / 56.9%; EDM – 28 / 44.3%
*Last year’s stats listed

Los Angeles Projected Lineups

Mike Richards – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams
Tanner Pearson – Jeff Carter – Tyler Toffoli
Dwight King – Jarret Stoll – Dustin Brown
Kyle Clifford – Andy Andreoff – Jordan Nolan

Brayden McNabb – Drew Doughty
Robyn Regehr – Slava Voynov
Alec Martinez – Matt Greene

Jonathan Quick
Martin Jones

Level of confidence in projected lines: A. The Kings are down to 20 healthy bodies; those able to play will take the ice tonight against Edmonton. Jonathan Quick left the ice first and is expected to draw the start.

Notes and milestones: Los Angeles is 72-79-38 all-time against Edmonton, a record that includes a 37-36-21 home mark. After tonight, the teams will play at Staples Center on April 2 and at Rexall Place on December 30, March 3 and April 7. … Tonight marks the second game of a six-game homestand (10/12 LAK 4, WPG 1, 10/14 EDM, 10/16 STL, 10/19 MIN, 10/23 BUF, 10/26 CBJ). Last season the Kings were 23-14-4 both at home and on the road. Los Angeles’ longest homestand of the season is seven games long, taking place between January 3 and 19, 2015. … The Kings have won a franchise record six straight games against the Oilers and have recorded points in a franchise record 10 straight games (8-0-2) against their former Smythe Division and current Pacific Division rivals. Los Angeles hasn’t lost in regulation to Edmonton since a 3-0 home setback on November 3, 2011. … The Kings out-shot the Oilers 186-86 last season. … The line of Carter, Pearson and Toffoli have combined for five of the Kings’ six goals this season. They have combined for nine points (5-4=9) and a plus-14 rating in the last two games. … Dean Lombardi is one win from 300 as the Kings’ general manager. … Darryl Sutter is one win from 100 with the Kings. The Kings coach to reach 100 wins faster than any other coach was Terry Murray, who recorded his 100th win in his 197th game. With a cumulative record of 99-58-25, Tuesday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers will be Sutter’s 183rd regular season game in Los Angeles. … With 31 career shutouts, Jonathan Quick is one shutout behind Rogie Vachon for first place overall in club history. … With 197 points as a King (75-122=197), Jarret Stoll is three points shy of 200 with the club.

Edmonton Projected Lines

Taylor Hall – Mark Arcobello – Teddy Purcell
David Perron – Bogdan Yakimov – Jesse Joensuu
Benoit Pouliot – Leon Draisatl – Nail Yakupov
Matt Hendricks – Boyd Gordon – Will Acton

Darnell Nurse – Justin Schultz
Andrew Ference – Brad Hunt
Nikita Nikitin – Mark Fayne

Viktor Fasth
Ben Scrivens

Notes and milestones: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle are nursing undisclosed injuries and won’t play. … The Oilers were 8-17-4 against the Pacific Division last season. … Edmonton plays in Arizona tomorrow. They were 4-8-0 in the first game of back-to-backs last season. … 29-year-old Teddy Purcell recorded 25 points (8-17=25) in 91 games with Los Angeles from 2007-09. Traded from Tampa Bay to Edmonton as part of an exchange that sent Sam Gagner to Arizona, Purcell had 12 goals and 42 points in 81 games with the Lightning last season. … Benoit Pouliot had two goals for the Rangers in last year’s Stanley Cup Final. He was signed by the Oilers on July 1 for five years and $20M.