-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 63-59-23 all-time against Toronto, a record that includes a home mark of 37-24-10. The Kings and Maple Leafs split the season series, with each team winning on home ice.
-Los Angeles improved to 12-5-2 against the Eastern Conference and 5-3-2 against the Atlantic Division.
-The Kings’ streak of scoring on the power play ended at six consecutive games. They are 7-for-22 over the last seven games.
-With a Staples Center crowd of 18,230, Los Angeles sold out its 150th consecutive regular season game. It was the 180th consecutive sellout overall, including playoffs.
-Anze Kopitar’s assist streak ended at seven games, which tied a career high.
-Jonathan Quick extended his winning streak to six games. He is 14-2-1 with a 1.70 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage (1056:44 minutes / 478 SA / 448 SV) over his last 17 games, dating back to the 3-1 win at Florida on November 23.
-With his third period goal, Jeff Carter scored his 99th goal as a King.
-By assisting on Jeff Carter’s goal, Marian Gaborik now has 26 points (15-11=26) in 23 career games against Toronto. He has four points (1-3=4) in the last four games.
-Jake Muzzin recorded his 20th point of the season with his third period goal. He has points in three consecutive games (1-2=3).
-Vincent Lecavalier’s third period assist was his first point as a King in his first game with the team and his second point of the season (0-2=2). With tonight’s game, he became the second player to play for the Kings after being drafted first overall. Bill Harris, who was drafted first overall in 1972 by the New York Islanders, appeared in his first game as a King during the 1979-80 season.
-The Kings attempted 66 shots (41 on goal, 7 blocked, 18 missed). The Maple Leafs attempted 53 shots (26 on goal, 14 blocked, 13 missed). Jake Muzzin led all skaters with six shots on goal and 11 shot attempts (6 on goal, 1 blocked, 4 missed).
-Los Angeles won 28-of-65 faceoffs (43%). Among regular performers, Anze Kopitar won 12-of-29, Trevor Lewis won 5-of-15, Vincent Lecavalier won 6-of-13 and Jeff Carter won 4-of-5.
The Kings are scheduled to practice at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 8 at Toyota Sports Center.
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