Game 2 Preview: Los Angeles vs Arizona

Los Angeles Kings (0-1-0) vs Arizona Coyotes (0-0-0)
Friday, October 9, 2015, 7:30 p.m. PT
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Referees: #4 Wes McCauley, #12 Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: #56 Mark Wheler, #74 Lonnie Cameron
FOX Sports West, KABC 790 AM, I Heart Radio

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick
2015-16: 1 GP (1 GS) / 0-1-0 record / 5.00 GAA / .844 Sv% / 0 SHO
Career vs Arizona: 33 (33) / 16-13-4 / 2.50 / .909 / 6
Last Game vs Arizona: 3/16/15 / 60 MP / 25-25 shots / 1-0 W
2015-16, Home: 1 (1) / 0-1-0 / 5.00 / .844 / 0

Arizona Projected Starting Goaltender – Mike Smith*
2014-15: 62 GP (61 GS) / 14-42-5 record / 3.16 GAA / .904 Sv% / 0 SHO
Career vs Los Angeles: 29 (19) / 11-6-1 / 2.19 / .928 / 2
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 3/16/15 / 59 MP / 34-35 shots / 0-1 L
2013-14, Away: 32 (32) / 7-21-2 / 3.30 / .901 / 0
*last year’s stats listed

2014-15 Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Nick Shore (1-0=1), Dustin Brown (0-1=1), Drew Doughty (0-1=1)
Goals: Nick Shore (1-0=1)
Assists: Dustin Brown (0-1=1), Drew Doughty (0-1=1)
Plus/Minus: Alec Martinez (+1; 0-0=0)
Penalty Minutes: Milan Lucic (10; 0-0=0)
Time On Ice: Drew Doughty (27:23; 0-0=0)
Corsi-For Percentage: Marian Gaborik (59.6%; 27-20=47)*
*2014-15 season stats

2014-15 Arizona Leaders (current players)*
Total Points: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23-20=43)
Goals: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23-20=43)
Assists: Shane Doan (14-22=36); Antoine Vermette (13-22=35)
Plus/Minus: Steve Downie (+2; 14-14=28)**
Penalty Minutes: Steve Downie (238; 14-14=28)**
Time On Ice: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (234; 14-14=28)
Corsi-For Percentage: Martin Hanzal (52.4%; 8-16=24)
*2014-15 season stats
**with Pittsburgh

Rankings and Statistics (last year)
Goals/Game: LAK – 18 / 2.66; ARI – 29 / 2.01
Goals Against/Game: LAK – t-4 / 2.40; ARI – 28 / 3.26
Power Play: LAK – t-11 / 19.0%; ARI – 7 / 20.0%
Penalty Kill: LAK – t-16 / 80.9%; ARI – t-28 / 76.7%
Shots/Game: LAK – t-10 / 30.9; ARI – t-26 / 33.2
Shots Against/Game: LAK – 1 / 27.0; ARI – t-26 / 33.2
Faceoffs: LAK – 11 / 51.3%; ARI – 7 / 51.8%
Save Percentage: LAK – t-15 / .911; ARI – t-27 / .902
Corsi-For Percentage: LAK – 1 / 55.3%; ARI – 22 / 48.6%

Los Angeles Projected Lines

Milan Lucic – Anze Kopitar – Marian Gaborik
Tanner Pearson – Jeff Carter – Tyler Toffoli
Dustin Brown – Nick Shore – Trevor Lewis
Kyle Clifford – Jordan Weal – Jordan Nolan

Jake Muzzin – Drew Doughty
Brayden McNabb – Christian Ehrhoff
Alec Martinez – Matt Greene

Jonathan Quick
Jhonas Enroth

Notes and milestones: Los Angeles is 83-96-33 all-time against the Arizona franchise, which includes a home mark of 47-42-16. The Kings have points in five straight against the Coyotes (4-0-1) and have not lost in regulation since March 17, 2014. Los Angeles is 9-2-0 in the last 11 home games in the series and was 3-0-1 against Arizona in 2014-15. These teams will meet again on November 10 at Staples Center and December 26, January 23 and February 2 at Gila River Arena. … The Kings are 0-1-0 against the Western Conference and 0-1-0 against the Pacific Division. … With 803 games played, Dustin Brown is two games behind Rob Blake (805) for the fourth most games played as a King. … With 30 power play goals, Drew Doughty is one power play goal behind Lubomir Visnovsky (31) for the third most power play goals amongst defensemen in club history. … With 547 career wins, Darryl Sutter is two wins behind Marc Crawford (549) for 14th overall in NHL history. … Anze Kopitar has 53 points (15-38=53) in 53 career games against Arizona. … Marian Gaborik has 22 goals in 34 career games against Arizona. … Including playoffs, the Kings have sold out 162 straight home games.

Arizona Projected Lines

Max Domi – Antoine Vermette – Mikkel Boedker
Tobias Rieder – Martin Hanzal – Anthony Duclair
Kyle Chipchura – Brad Richardson – Shane Doan
Jordan Martinook – Boyd Gordon – Steve Downie

Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Michael Stone
Nicklas Grossman – Connor Murphy
Klas Dahlbeck – Zbynek Michalek

Mike Smith
Anders Lindback

Notes and milestones: Lines via Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic … Joe Vitale, Stefan Elliott and John Scott are expected to serve as scratches tonight. Scott was recently waived by Arizona but has remained with the club. … The Arizona franchise is 17-14-4-0 all-time in season-openers. Since relocating to Arizona, the Coyotes are 10-7-1 in season openers. … Brad Richardson posted 65 points (24-41=65) in 255 career games with Los Angeles from 2008-13. … Mike Smith posted a .920 save percentage and a 2.81 goals-against average in 31 games following the 2015 All-Star break and a .929 save percentage in 16 March and April games. … Shane Doan has 77 career points (36-41=77) in 101 career games against Los Angeles. With 898 career points (368-530=898), he is two points shy of 900 in his career. He enters the season 31 points behind Dale Hawerchuk’s franchise-leading 929 points. … Highly-touted prospect Max Domi will make his NHL debut tonight. He registered 102 points (32-70=102) in 57 games with the London Knights last season. … With 475 consecutive games played, Antoine Vermette begins the 2015-16 season with the NHL’s second-longest active games played streak, trailing only Anaheim’s Andrew Cogliano (622 games). … With 99 career assists, Oliver Ekman-Larsson is one assist shy of 100 in his career. … Former Los Angeles assistant coach Dave Tippett, who has recorded 499 points as head coach of the Coyotes (217-176-65), returns for his seventh season behind Arizona’s bench.