Game 67 Preview: Los Angeles at Vancouver

Los Angeles Kings (32-21-13) at Vancouver Canucks (38-24-4)
Thursday, March 12, 2015, 7:00 p.m. PT
Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
Referees: #15 Jean Hebert, #23 Brad Watson
Linesmen: #86 Brad Lazarowich, #73 Vaughan Rody
Fox Sports West, Sportsnet, KABC 790 AM
Kings Weekly follows tonight’s game

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick
2014-15: 57 GP (56 GS) / 28-17-11 record / 2.37 GAA / .913 Sv% / 4 SHO
Career vs Vancouver: 23 (23) / 11-11-1 / 1.81 / .931 / 1
Last Game vs Vancouver: 1/1/15 / 60 MP / 14-16 / 3-2 W
2014-15, Away: 25 (25) / 9-11-5 / 2.74 / .904 / 0

Vancouver Projected Starting Goaltender – Eddie Lack
2014-15: 27 GP (21 GS) / 10-8-3 record / 2.46 GAA / .920 Sv% / 1 SHO
Career vs Los Angeles: 4 (2) / 1-1-0 / 1.44 / .946 / 0
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 11/8/14 / 20 MP / 13-14 / 1-5 L
2014-15, Home: 11 (10) / 5-4-1 / 2.29 / .917 / 0

2014-15 Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Jeff Carter (23-28=51)
Goals: Jeff Carter (23-28=51)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (13-37=50)
Plus/Minus: Tyler Toffoli (+20; 19-21=40)
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (78; 6-7=13)
Time On Ice: Drew Doughty (29:23; 5-33=38)
Corsi-For Percentage: Anze Kopitar (58.5%; 13-37=50)

2014-15 Vancouver Leaders
Total Points: Henrik Sedin (15-45=60)
Goals: Radim Vrbata (25-23=48)
Assists: Henrik Sedin (15-45=60)
Plus/Minus: Alexander Edler (+10; 5-12=17), Ryan Stanton (+10; 3-8=11)
Penalty Minutes: Derek Dorsett (141; 5-14=19)
Time On Ice: Alexander Edler (24:13; 5-12=17)
Corsi-For Percentage: Henrik Sedin (53.7%; 15-45=60)

Rankings and Statistics
Goals/Game: LAK – t-17 / 2.70; VAN – 13 / 2.80
Goals Against/Game: LAK – 7 / 2.47; VAN – 18 / 2.68
Power Play: LAK – 14 / 18.2%; VAN – 19 / 17.8%
Penalty Kill: LAK – t-17 / 81.3%; VAN – t-3 / 85.8%
Shots/Game: LAK – t-9 / 30.9; VAN – 22 / 29.3
Shots Against/Game: LAK – t-1 / 27.1; VAN – 15 / 29.5
Faceoffs: LAK – 12 / 51.3%; VAN – 27 / 47.6%
Save Percentage: LAK – t-15 / .909; VAN – t-15 / .909
Corsi-For Percentage: LAK – 1 / 54.8%; VAN – 21 / 49.5%

Los Angeles Projected Lines

Marian Gaborik – Anze Kopitar – Trevor Lewis
Dwight King – Jeff Carter – Tyler Toffoli
Dustin Brown – Jarret Stoll – Justin Williams
Kyle Clifford – Nick Shore – Jordan Nolan

Robyn Regehr – Drew Doughty
Jake Muzzin – Matt Greene
Brayden McNabb – Andrej Sekera

Jonathan Quick
Martin Jones

Level of confidence in projected lines: A-. Jamie McBain and Andy Andreoff remained on the ice for extra work with Martin Jones, while Jonathan Quick was the first goalie to leave the ice at the morning skate. The above projection should check out tonight, though the Kings didn’t really show their defensive pairs during line rushes this morning.

Notes and milestones: Los Angeles is 102-97-35 all-time against Vancouver, a record that includes an away mark of 39-59-17. Including playoff games, the Kings are 13-5-0 in their last 18 head-to-head match-ups against the Canucks, though they are 4-6-0 in their last 10 visits to Rogers Arena. These teams have two games remaining after tonight: March 21 in Los Angeles and April 6 in Vancouver. … The Kings are 10-4-6 against the Pacific Division and 19-9-9 against the Western Conference … Los Angeles has successfully killed off 35 of 36 shorthanded situations since David Jones’ second period goal in Los Angeles’ 5-3 win over Calgary on February 12. … Jeff Carter has goals in four of the last five games (five goals total). … With seven goals, Jake Muzzin has tied his career-high (7; 2012-13). … Jarret Stoll is expected to play his 500th game as a King. … With 596 career points (215-381=596), Anze Kopitar is four points shy of 600 in his career. … Amongst qualifying players, Brayden McNabb ranks 14th amongst league defensemen with 1.2 points per 60 minutes of five-on-five play, and Tyler Toffoli ranks seventh amongst all skaters with 2.7 points per 60 minutes of five-on-five play. McNabb is expected to play his 98th career NHL game tonight, while Toffoli has seven points (3-4=7) in seven career games against Vancouver.

Vancouver Projected Lines

Daniel Sedin – Henrik Sedin – Zack Kassian
Shawn Matthias – Nick Bonino – Radim Vrbata
Derek Dorsett – Linden Vey – Alexandre Burrows
Ronalds Kenins – Bo Horvat – Jannik Hansen

Alexander Edler – Christopher Tanev
Dan Hamhuis – Luca Sbisa
Ryan Stanton – Frank Corrado

Eddie Lack
Jacob Markstrom

Notes and milestones: Lines via NHL.com correspondent Kevin Woodley … Vancouver is 19-15-3 against the Western Conference and 12-8-3 against the Pacific Division. … Dan Hamhuis is expected to play his 800th career game. … Henrik Sedin has 12 points (5-7=12) in his last 10 games. … Daniel Sedin has 11 points (1-10=11) in his last 11 games. … Nine Canucks have averaged at least half a point per game since the All-Star break. … With a 52.0% rate, Bo Horvat leads all qualifying rookies in faceoff percentage. … Vancouver ranks second in the league with a .731 win percentage in one-goal games (19-3-4). … The Canucks have allowed only three goals in their last 33 shorthanded situations.