-With the loss, Los Angeles fell to 65-64-19 all-time against San Jose, a record that includes a home mark of 39-28-7. Including playoffs, the Kings have lost eight of their last nine home games in the series to the Sharks. Their record in the season series is 1-1-0 with games remaining on December 23 at SAP Center and January 15 at Staples Center.
-With the loss, Los Angeles fell to 2-2-2 against the Western Conference, 2-1-1 against the Pacific Division, 4-2-2 in one-goal games, 6-1-0 when scoring first, 4-1-0 when leading after the first period, 5-1-0 when leading after the second period and 4-3-0 when outshot by their opponent.
-Despite entering the game having outscored opponents 21-8 in third periods, the Kings were outscored 2-0 in the third period on Sunday.
-The last time Los Angeles led after the second period and lost was March 14, 2017, when the Kings lost 3-2 in a shootout despite leading the Coyotes 1-0 after two periods.
-With his first period assist, Anze Kopitar extended his assist streak to a career-high seven games (1-8=9) and extended his point streak to eight games, tying his career-high (fourth time). His point streak is tied for the longest active streak in the NHL this season, and tied for the fourth longest overall. His assist streak is the longest active streak in the NHL this season and tied for the second longest overall. He has 21 points (8-13=21) in 17 games.
-By scoring his eighth goal of the season, Dustin Brown extended his point streak to three games (2-2=4). The goal marked his fourth power play goal of the season, tied for seventh in the NHL, and tying his power play goal total from last season. The last time he registered more than four power play goals in one season was 2012-13, when he scored eight.
-Trevor Lewis appeared in his 150th consecutive game.
-Los Angeles attempted 66 shots (27 on goal, 22 blocked, 17 missed). San Jose attempted 59 shots (33 on goal, 14 blocked, 12 missed). Tyler Toffoli led all skaters with six shots on goal.
-The Kings won 31-of-60 faceoffs (52%). Adrian Kempe won 5-of-11, Anze Kopitar won 14-of-28, Andy Andreoff won 1-of-2, Nick Shore won 7-of-9 and Brooks Laich won 4-of-10.
The Kings are scheduled to practice at 11:00 a.m. at Toyota Sports Center on Monday, November 13.
-Lead photo via Adam Pantozzi/NHLI
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