Game 81 Preview: Los Angeles at Calgary

Los Angeles Kings (39-26-15) at Calgary Flames (44-29-7)
Thursday, April 9, 2015, 6:00 p.m. PT
Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB
Referees: #13 Dan O’Halloran, #24 Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: #88 Mike Cvik, #91 Don Henderson
Fox Sports West, KABC 790 AM

Los Angeles Kings v Calgary Flames

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick
2014-15: 70 GP (69 GS) / 35-21-13 record / 2.26 GAA / .917 Sv% / 6 SHO
Career vs Calgary: 20 (20) / 10-6-4 / 1.81 / .923 / 2
Last Game vs Calgary: 2/12/15 / 60 MP / 15-18 shots / 5-3 W
2014-15, Away: 33 (33) / 13-13-7 / 2.57 / .910 / 1

Calgary Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonas Hiller
2014-15: 51 GP (43 GS) / 25-19-4 record / 2.39 GAA / .917 Sv% / 1 SHO
Career vs Los Angeles: 24 (22) / 11-9-3 / 2.41 / .925 / 3
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 2/12/15 / 48 MP / 35-40 shots / 3-5 L
2014-15, Home: 27 (24) / 14-10-2 / 2.40 / .905 / 1

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2014-15 Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Anze Kopitar (16-48=64)
Goals: Jeff Carter (28-33=61)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (16-48=64)
Plus/Minus: Tyler Toffoli (+24; 22-25=47)
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (85; 6-9=15)
Time On Ice: Drew Doughty (29:01; 7-38=45)
Corsi-For Percentage: Andrej Sekera (60.2%; 3-20=23)

2014-15 Calgary Leaders
Total Points: Jiri Hudler (29-44=73)
Goals: Sean Monahan (31-30=61)
Assists: Jiri Hudler (29-44=73)
Plus/Minus: Kris Russell (+16; 4-30=34)
Penalty Minutes: Brandon Bollig (88; 1-4=5)
Time On Ice: Mark Giordano* (25:10; 11-37=48)
Corsi-For Percentage: David Schlemko (53.5%; 1-3=4)
*On Injured Reserve; active leader – TJ Brodie (25:09; 11-30=41)

Philadelphia Flyers v Calgary Flames

Rankings and Statistics
Goals/Game: LAK – 19 / 2.66; CGY – t-5 / 2.91
Goals Against/Game: LAK – t-5 / 2.41; CGY – t-14 / 2.59
Power Play: LAK – 9 / 19.3%; CGY – t-11 / 19.0%
Penalty Kill: LAK – 17 / 81.0%; CGY – t-21 / 80.2%
Shots/Game: LAK – t-12 / 30.8; CGY – 28 / 27.5
Shots Against/Game: LAK – 1 / 27.1; CGY – 12 / 29.2
Faceoffs: LAK – t-10 / 51.4%; CGY – 26 / 47.5%
Save Percentage: LAK – t-13 / .911; CGY – t-13 / .911
Corsi-For Percentage: LAK – 1 / 55.1%; CGY – 28 / 44.4%

Los Angeles Kings v Calgary Flames

Los Angeles Projected Lineup

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

Jake Muzzin – Drew Doughty
Robyn Regehr – Alec Martinez
Brayden McNabb – Matt Greene

Jonathan Quick
Martin Jones

Level of confidence in projected lines: B. The Kings held an optional skate this morning, so the above alignment is based on yesterday’s lines and pairings. Given the magnitude of the game, there’s always the chance that Mike Richards could enter the lineup – perhaps in place of Nick Shore – though he skated alongside Andy Andreoff and Tanner Pearson yesterday.

Notes and milestones: Los Angeles is 89-108-28 all-time against the Calgary franchise, a record that includes a road mark of 34-63-16. The Kings are 6-3-1 in their last 10 visits to the Scotiabank Saddledome. … Los Angeles is 13-6-8 against the Pacific Division and 23-14-11 against the Western Conference. … In five-on-five play, the Kings have recorded 242 shot attempts to the Flames’ 138 in the head-to-head series. … One year ago today, Calgary defeated Los Angeles 4-3 in a shootout at the Scotiabank Saddledome. … Dating back to February 7, Jonathan Quick is 18-6-2 with a 1.91 GAA, a .928 Sv% and three shutouts (1567:17 min / 692 shots against / 642 saves). … With 199 career points (36-163=199), Robyn Regehr is one point shy of 200 in his career. … Nick Shore has won 84 of his last 137 faceoffs (61.3%). He leads Kings faceoff regulars with a 53.8% success rate. … Tyler Toffoli has no even strength goals in his last 23 games. Of his three goals over that span, two have come on the power play and one was scored shorthanded. … Robyn Regehr played 11 seasons in Calgary (1999-00 to 2010-11), totaling 827 games, 163 points (29-134=163) and 802 penalty minutes. He appeared in 41 postseason games with the Flames, totaling three goals and 15 points.

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Calgary Projected Lines

Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan – Jiri Hudler
Mason Raymond – Mikael Backlund – Joe Colborne
Brandon Bollig – Markus Granlund – Josh Jooris
Michael Ferland – Matt Stajan – David Jones

Kris Russell – Dennis Wideman
TJ Brodie – Deryk Engelland
David Schlemko – Corey Potter

Jonas Hiller
Joni Ortio

Notes and milestones: Lines via NHL.com correspondent Aaron Vickers … Calgary is expected to be without Ladislav Smid (IR / upper body), Paul Byron (lower body), Mark Giordano (IR / torn biceps tendon), Raphael Diaz (lower body), Karri Ramo (lower body) and Lance Bouma (upper-body). … Jiri Hudler has set career-highs in goals (29), assists (44) and points (73). He ranks eighth in the league with 73 points. … Kris Russell has set an NHL record with 278 blocked shots this season. Calgary leads the NHL with 1,521 blocked shots. … Sean Monahan is tied for third in the NHL with eight game-winning goals, trailing only Alex Ovechkin (11) and Max Pacioretty (10). Via the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the fifth player in NHL history to post at least eight game-winning goals in one season before his 21st birthday, joining Wayne Gretzky (1981-82), Pierre Turgeon (1989-90), Eric Lindros (1993-94) and Sergei Samsonov (1998-99). … The Flames lead the NHL with 107 NHL and overtime goals. They are the only team to win 13 games when trailing at the first intermission.

Colorado Avalanche v Calgary Flames

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