March 23 postgame notes

-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 14-5-7 all-time against the Winnipeg franchise, a record that includes a home mark of 9-0-4. The Kings have never lost at home to the Jets or Thrashers and have scored at least three goals in all 13 home games. By finishing with a record of 2-0-1 in the season series, Los Angeles won the season series with Winnipeg for the first time since 2013-14, when they went 2-1-0.

-The Kings improved to 20-17-5 against the Western Conference, 11-6-3 against the Central Division, 11-12 in games decided by three or more goals, 15-26-2 when their opponent scores first, 8-21-2 when trailing after one period, 14-3-4 when tied after two periods and 27-21-3 when outshooting their opponent.

-By going 3-for-4 on the man advantage, Los Angeles scored three power play goals for the third time this season (also: 12/10/16, 3-for-4, 4-1 W vs OTT; 3/9/17, 3-for-3, 3-2 OTW vs NSH).

-Ben Bishop (19-of-21) won his first game as a King. Goaltenders with exactly one win as a King are Grant Fuhr, Steve Weeks, Al Jensen, Billy Smith, Dave Goverde and Marcel Cousineau.

-Tanner Pearson scored the first shorthanded goal of his career. Four other Kings have shorthanded goals: Dustin Brown, Jeff Carter, Alec Martinez and Nick Shore.

-Anze Kopitar (1-1=2) has 13 points (5-8=13) in the last 13 games.

-With 31 points, Tyler Toffoli (0-2=2) surpassed the 30-point mark for the third time in his career.

-Los Angeles attempted 72 shots (36 on goal, 19 blocked, 17 missed). Winnipeg attempted 45 shots (21 on goal, 12 blocked, 12 missed). Jake Muzzin led all skaters with five shots on goal.

-The Kings won 33-of-58 faceoffs (57%). Among regular performers, Anze Kopitar won 15-of-21, Trevor Lewis won 1-of-2, Nic Dowd won 4-of-12, Adrian Kempe won 2-of-3 and Jeff Carter won 9-of-18.

The Kings are scheduled to practice at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 23 at Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo. This may be an optional practice.

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