October 4 postgame notes, highlights

-Los Angeles fell to 8-3-4 all-time against the Winnipeg franchise. the On the road, the Kings are 3-3-2 against Winnipeg / Atlanta.

-With his third period goal, Justin Williams recorded the 499th point of his career.

-The Kings won 40-of-63 faceoffs. Amongst the regulars, Anze Kopitar finishing 13-of-21, Colin Fraser won 9-of-13, Jaret Stoll won 8-of-12, Jeff Carter won 6-of-8, and Mike Richards won 4-of-8.

-Wilie Mitchell and Matt Greene led all skaters with four blocked shots.

-After logging 24:28 in the season opener, Willie Mitchell logged 19:52 in the second game of the back-to-back set.

-Drew Doughty logged a game-high 27:08 of ice time.

-The last time Jonathan Quick won starts on back-to-back nights was November 16 and 17, 2011. He stopped 23-of-24 shots in a 2-1 shootout win over Anaheim at Staples Center before stopping 35-of-38 shots in a 5-3 win at Honda Center the following night.

-Olli Jokinen’s second period goal was the 300th goal of his career.

-Evander Kane recorded three points (1-2=3), a game-high plus-3 rating, a game-high seven shots, and a game-high five hits in 14:38 of ice time.

Saturday, October 5 is an off-day for the Kings. The team’s next practice will take place at TSC at 10:00 a.m. Sunday.

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