April 7 postgame notes

-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 56-46-24 all-time against Anaheim, a record that includes a home mark of 34-19-11. The win was just the second regulation win against the Ducks in the teams’ last 15 meetings. The Kings finished the season series with a 2-3-0 record.

-Los Angeles improved to 28-19-2 against the Western Conference and finished the season with an 18-11-0 against the Pacific Division.

-In the race for the Jennings Trophy, Anaheim leads with 189 goals against in 80 games, followed by Washington with 190 goals against in 80 games and Los Angeles with 191 goals against in 81 games.

-By winning his 40th game of the season, Jonathan Quick surpassed his club record of 39 wins, set in the 2009-10 season. He is the 30th different goaltender in NHL history to record 40 wins in a season (53rd time overall) and the sixth American to do so.

-With a +1 rating, Anze Kopitar (+35) moved into a first place tie with Tyler Toffoli (+35) for the league’s plus-minus lead. Kopitar (0-1=1) has 59 points (22-37=59) in 54 career games against Anaheim.

-By playing his 605th career game with the Kings, Drew Doughty moved past Jay Wella into sole possession of fourth place amongst defensemen in club history. In 36 games since January 24, he has seven goals, 27 points and a +14 rating.

-Jeff Carter’s four-game point streak was snapped. He has 10 points (6-4=10) in the last eight games.

-Milan Lucic scored his 20th goal of the season, the fourth time he has scored at least 20 goals in his career (last: 2013-14; 24).

-Kris Versteeg scored his 15th goal of the season and his fourth as a King. He has goals in two straight games.

-Los Angeles attempted 66 shots (31 on goal, 17 blocked, 18 missed). Anaheim attempted 44 shots (20 on goal, 14 blocked, 10 missed). Drew Doughty tied with Ryan Kesler with a game-high five shots on goal and led all skaters with nine shot attempts (5 on goal, 4 blocked).

-The Kings won 33-of-67 faceoffs (49%). Anze Kopitar won 12-of-26, Andy Andreoff won 4-of-9, Trevor Lewis won 1-of-1, Vincent Lecavalier won 6-of-15 and Jeff Carter won 10-of-16.

The Kings are scheduled to practice at Toyota Sports Center at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 8.

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