October 27 postgame notes

-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 32-25-8 all-time against Nashville, a record that includes a home mark of 16-14-3. The Kings are 3-1-0 in their last four games against the Predators, with each win having taken place in overtime.

-Los Angeles improved to 3-2-0 against the Western Conference and 2-1-0 against the Central Division.

-The Kings have won their fourth consecutive game, with each game extending past regulation, for the first time in franchise history. Courtesy of Elias Sports Bureau, the last team to win four straight games, all in overtime or a shootout, was the Columbus Blue Jackets between December 9-16, 2014.

-The last Los Angeles regulation win was the 2-1 win versus Anaheim at Staples Center on April 7, 2016. Including playoffs, the Kings have played 13 consecutive games without a regulation win.

-Jeff Carter scored his first overtime game-winning goal of the season and ninth career overtime goal. He had three overtime game-winning goals last year, the most recent coming in a 5-4 win at Calgary on April 5, 2016.

-With two assists, Alec Martinez extended his point streak to four games (2-4=6), one game shy of his career high (five games; March 1-10, 2014).

-With an assist, Anze Kopitar extended his point-streak to three games (1-2=3). He has points in six of seven games this season.

-With two assists, Nic Dowd recorded the first multi-point game of his career.

-Tanner Pearson’s four-game point streak and Dustin Brown’s three-game point streak were snapped.

-Andy Andreoff finished with a game-high six hits.

-Brayden McNabb logged 24:35 of ice time, his high as a King and the second highest TOI of his career (25:19; April 7, 2012; BUF @ BOS).

-Los Angeles attempted 87 shots (45 on goal, 23 blocked, 19 missed). Nashville attempted 61 shots (26 on goal, 20 blocked, 15 missed). Tanner Pearson, Tyler Toffoli and Jeff Carter tied with a game-high six shots on goal, while Carter (6 on goal, 4 blocked, 2 missed) and Drew Doughty (3 on goal, 7 blocked, 2 missed) tied with a game-high 12 shot attempts.

-The Kings won 32-of-72 faceoffs (44%). Among regular performers, Anze Kopitar won 11-of-25, Nick Shore won 4-of-10, Trevor Lewis won 0-of-1, Nic Dowd won 7-of-13 and Jeff Carter won 9-of-22.

The Kings are scheduled to practice at 10:00 a.m. at Toyota Sports Center on Friday, October 28 before traveling to St. Louis.

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