Postgame notes (April 7)

Some notes from last night’s game…

— The Kings finished the regular season with a 3-2 shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night at HP Pavilion.

— The Kings finished with a 40-27-15 record, for 95 points, and finished third in the Pacific Division and eighth in the Western Conference. Last season, with 98 points, the Kings were fourth in the division and seventh in the conference.

— The Kings finished the season series against San Jose with a 2-1-3 record, including one overtime loss and two shootout losses. The Kings are 0-2-2 in their last four games at San Jose.

— The Kings outshot the Sharks 31-23, including 15-5 in the first period. The Kings have outshot their opponents in 13 consecutive games.

— The Kings went 2-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill. The Kings are 8-for-22 on the power play in their last five games.

— The Kings fell to 17-14-15 in one-goal games, 32-5-8 when scoring the first goal, 20-2-3 when leading after the first period,28-0-6 when leading after the second period and 3-6 in the five-minute overtime period.

— Jonathan Quick stopped 20 of 23 shots. In six games against San Jose, Quick allowed a total of 15 goals.

— Justin Williams had one goal and one assist, both on the power play, to finish the season with 22 goals and 37 assists. It was Williams’ ninth power-play goal of the season and his 16th multi-point game of the season. Williams has three goals and one assist in his last two games. Williams had three goals in six games against San Jose this season.

— Mike Richards had a power-play goal, his 18th goal and 44th point of the season. It was his third power-play goal of the season. Richards has recorded at least one point in five consecutive games (two goals, three assists). Richards had four goals in six games against San Jose this season.

— Jarret Stoll had a power-play assist, his 15th assist and 21st point of the season. Stoll has one goal and one assist in his last two games.

— Alec Martinez had a power-play assist, his sixth assist and 12th point of the season. Martinez has two goals and two assists in his last five games.

— Willie Mitchell had a power-play assist, his 19th assist and 24th point of the season. Mitchell has one goal and five assists in his last six games. Mitchell had six assists in six games against San Jose this season.

— Willie Mitchell and Brad Richardson each recorded a team-high four shots on goal. Jordan Nolan was credited with a team-high four hits. Drew Doughty and Rob Scuderi each were credited with a team-high three blocked shots.

— Drew Doughty led the Kings in ice time, at a game-high 26 minutes, 49 seconds, followed by Rob Scuderi, at 25:35. Anze Kopitar led all Kings forwards in ice time, at 21:01, followed by Mike Richards, at 18:39.

— The Kings won 24 of 48 faceoffs (50 percent). Anze Kopitar won 9 of 18 draws (50 percent). Jarret Stoll won 8 of 13 draws (62 percent). Mike Richards won 6 of 13 draws (46 percent).

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