February 25 postgame notes

-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 79-80-39 all-time against Edmonton, a record that includes a home mark of 40-36-21. The Kings improved to 4-0-0 against the Oilers this season, a record that includes a mark of 2-0 at both Rexall Place and Staples Center. These teams will conclude the season series on March 26 in Los Angeles.

-The Kings have won eight consecutive home games against Edmonton, dating back to April 2, 2012. The Oilers’ last win at Staples Center was a 3-0 blanking on November 3, 2011. Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 19 shots to boost Edmonton, which jumped out to an 8-2-2 start in 2011-12.

-Los Angeles won its league-leading seventh game this season when trailing after two periods. They rank second in the league with 14 wins (14-13-2) when allowing the first goal.

-The Kings improved to 9-0-4 in games decided by a 2-1 score.

-Los Angeles improved to 21-11-2 against the Western Conference and 13-7-0 against the Pacific Division.

-With a plus-two rating, Tyler Toffoli has posted a plus-26 rating this season. He tallied his ninth multi-point game of the season.

-Jeff Carter scored his 298th career goal and registered his seventh multi-point game of the season. He has 15 goals and 23 points in 20 career games against Edmonton.

-Jonathan Quick stopped 26 shots to record his third straight win. He has a 0.99 goals-against average and a .964 save percentage during the winning streak.

-Drew Doughty has logged at least 31 minutes in four straight games, amassing 31:29 (@ WSH), 35:16 (@ STL), 32:03 (@ NSH), 32:10 (vs CGY) and 31:42 (vs EDM). His four-game assist streak (0-6=6 total) was snapped in the win.

-The Kings attempted 65 shots (36 on goal, 12 blocked, 17 missed). The Oilers attempted 51 shots (27 on goal, 14 blocked, 10 missed). Jeff Carter led all skaters with six shots on goal and nine shot attempts (6 on goal, 1 blocked, 2 missed). All L.A. skaters registered at least one shot on goal except for Alec Martinez (who had three shots blocked and four total attempts) and Jamie McBain.

The Kings are scheduled to practice at 11:00 a.m. at Toyota Sports Center on Friday, February 26.

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