February 23 postgame notes

-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 91-109-28 all-time against the Calgary franchise, a record that includes a home mark of 56-45-12. The Kings improved to 2-0-0 against the Flames this season, with remaining games at Staples Center on March 31 and at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 5.

-Los Angeles improved to 20-11-2 against the Western Conference and 12-7-0 against the Pacific Division.

-All Kings skaters recorded a shot on goal in the win other than Jamie McBain and Andy Andreoff.

-Drew Doughty has logged at least 30 minutes in four straight games, amassing 31:29 (@ WSH), 35:16 (@ STL), 32:03 (@ NSH) and 32:10 (vs CGY), while Brayden McNabb hasn’t cracked 13 and a half minutes over that span, accounting for 12:14 (@WSH), 10:07 (@ STL), 10:56 (@ NSH) and 13:06 (vs CGY). Doughty (0-1=1) has assists in four consecutive games (0-4=4) and six assists (0-6=6) in the last six games.

-Anze Kopitar (1-0=1) has five goals (5-0=5) in his last five games. He recorded his fifth game-winning goal of the season, tying Milan Lucic for the team lead.

-Jonathan Quick stopped 22 of 23 shots to win his 30th game of the season, becoming the third goalie to reach the 30-win mark this season. It marks the fifth time in his career he has reached the 30-win mark, and the second year in a row (36 wins last season).

-Los Angeles attempted 62 shots (37 on goal, 9 blocked, 16 missed). Calgary attempted 45 shots (23 on goal, 12 blocked, 10 missed). Jeff Carter led all skaters with six shots on goal and nine shot attempts (6 on goal, 1 blocked, 2 missed).

-The Kings won 37-of-72 faceoffs (51%), including 32 of 50 faceoffs over the final two periods. Among regular performers, Anze Kopitar won 14-of-27, Andy Andreoff won 2-of-3, Nick Shore won 5-of-7, Trevor Lewis won 1-of-1, Vincent Lecavalier won 10-of-17 and Jeff Carter won 5-of-17.

The Kings are scheduled to practice at 11:00 a.m. at Toyota Sports Center on Wednesday, February 24.

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