November 22 postgame notes

-With the loss, Los Angeles fell to 25-28-10 all-time against the Carolina franchise, a record that includes an away mark of 13-17-7. The Kings finished the season series with a 1-1-0 record against the Hurricanes for the second consecutive season.

-Los Angeles fell to 4-3-0 against the Eastern Conference and 3-2-0 against the Metropolitan Division.

-Dustin Brown scored the second penalty shot goal of his career (2-for-6; last: November 13, 2010 vs New York Islanders / Dwayne Roloson) and the Kings’ first successful penalty shot since Anze Kopitar (November 12, 2014 at Anaheim / Frederik Andersen). Los Angeles is now 18-for-56 on penalty shots all-time (32.1%).

-With his assist on Anze Kopitar’s second goal, Drew Doughty recorded his 279th point as a King (68-211=279), tying Lubomir Visnovsky (70-209=279) for fourth place on the club’s all-time list of points by a defenseman.

-The Kings have scored at least two goals in 17 consecutive games.

-Drew Doughty has taken a minor penalty in seven consecutive games.

-Tyler Toffoli’s four-game assist streak and six-game point streak were snapped.

-Jake Muzzin’s 25:11 of ice time was a season-high.

-The Kings attempted 67 shots (29 on goal, 16 blocked, 22 missed). The Hurricanes attempted 54 shots (29 on goal, 16 blocked, 9 missed). Justin Faulk led all skaters with six shots on goal and nine shot attempts.

-Los Angeles won 31-of-63 faceoffs (49%). Among regular performers, Anze Kopitar won 9-of-19, Jordan Weal won 2-of-4, Nick Shore won 9-of-17, Trevor Lewis won 0-of-1, and Jeff Carter won 10-of-21.

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