Postgame notes (April 2)

Some notes from last night’s game…

— The Kings remained in first place in the Pacific Division as they beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-0 on Monday night at Staples Center.

— With 93 points in 80 games, the Kings are in first place in the division and third place in the Western Conference. Phoenix (seventh place) has 91 points in 79 games. San Jose (eighth place) has 90 points in 79 games. Dallas (ninth place) has 89 points in 79 games.

— The Kings finished the season series against Edmonton with a 2-1-1 record.

— Jonathan Quick made 19 saves for his 10th shutout of the season — which extended his franchise single season-record — and his 24th career shutout. The Kings set a single-season franchise record with their 11th overall shutout (Jonathan Bernier has one). The Kings had 10 shutouts in 2000-01.

— The Kings outshot the Oilers 37-19, including 14-6 in the second period.

— The Kings went 0-for-3 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill. The Kings are 20-for-21 on the penalty kill in their last seven games.

— The Kings improved to 21-13-4 at Staples Center and 32-5-6 when scoring the first goal.

— Slava Voynov had one goal, his eighth goal and 20th point of the season. Voynov has two goals and one assist in his last six games.

— Dwight King had one goal, his fifth goal and 13th point of the season. King has one goal and two assists in his last three games.

— Anze Kopitar had one assist, to push his team-high totals to 48 assists and 73 points. Kopitar has one goal and seven assists in his last four games. Kopitar had one goal and three assists in four games against Edmonton this season.

— Mike Richards had one assist, his 25th assist and 42nd point of the season. Richards has one goal and two assists in his last three games.

— Brad Richardson had one assist, his third assist and eighth point of the season. Richardson has two goals and one assist in his last two games.

— Dustin Penner recorded a game-high five shots on goal. Dustin Brown was credited with a team-high five hits. Willie Mitchell was credited with a team-high three blocked shots.

— Willie Mitchell led the Kings in ice time, at 24 minutes, 1 seconds, followed by Anze Kopitar, at 22:21.

— The Kings won 35 of 53 faceoffs (66 percent). Anze Kopitar won 10 of 18 draws (56 percent). Mike Richards won 13 of 17 draws (76 percent). Jarret Stoll won 5 of 7 draws (71 percent).

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