March 5 postgame notes

-The Kings are 9-2-0 in their last 11 games, outscoring their opponents 38-21.
-The Kings have won six in a row at home and are 7-1-1 overall at home this season.
-The Kings have outscored their opponents 18-2 in the third period over the last nine games and 25-12 overall in the third period this season. Tonight marked the second consecutive game they scored four goals in the third.
-The last time the Kings trailed by three goals in a game and won was April 6, 2010 at Anaheim, when they trailed 4-1 before winning 5-4 in a shootout.
-Including the playoffs, the Kings have won seven consecutive games against the Blues.
-Jeff Carter has nine goals in the last eight games and 11 goals in the last 11 games. He scored his league-leading sixth game-winning goal.
-Anze Kopitar has 11 points (3-8=11) in the last seven games.
-Mike Richards has 11 (5-6=11) points in the last 11 games.
-Slava Voynov has seven points (2-5=7) in the last six games.
-Dustin Penner has assists in three straight games to tie a career high.
-Jake Muzzin, recorded career highs in points (3: 2-1=3) and ice time (23:06). Tuesday marked the fifth time in 2012-13 that he set a career high in ice time.
-Slava Voynov led the Kings with seven hits.
-Jordan Nolan registered a minus-2 in 5:54 of ice time.

The Kings have a scheduled recovery day on Wednesday. They will return to the ice at Toyota Sports Center at 10:00 am on Thursday, March 7 in advance of the game that night against the Dallas Stars.

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