Game 63 Preview: Los Angeles at Edmonton

Los Angeles Kings (29-21-12) at Edmonton Oilers (18-35-10)
Tuesday March 3, 2015, 6:30 p.m. PT
Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB
Referees: #40 Steve Kozari, #18 Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: #73 Vaughan Rody, #88 Mike Cvik
Fox Sports West, KABC 790 AM

Jordan Nolan, on whether the team was tired from four games in five-and-a-half days:

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick
2014-15: 53 GP (52 GS) / 25-17-10 record / 2.40 GAA / .914 Sv% / 4 SHO
Career vs Edmonton: 18 (18) / 12-1-5 / 1.52 / .940 / 1
Last Game vs Edmonton: 12/30/14 / 65 MP / 19-21 + 3/4 shots / 2-3 SOL
2014-15, Away: 23 (23) / 7-11-5 / 2.80 / .904 / 0

Edmonton Projected Starting Goaltender – Ben Scrivens
2014-15: 43 GP (39 GS) / 12-20-7 record / 2.92 GAA / .898 Sv% / 1 SHO
Career vs Los Angeles: 3 (2) / 1-1-0 / 3.22 / .914 / 0
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 12/30/14 / 65 MP / 37-39 + 4/4 shots / 3-2 W
2014-15, Home: 26 (25) / 10-13-2 / 2.81 / .902 / 1

Tampa Bay Lightning v Edmonton Oilers

2014-15 Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Jeff Carter (20-28=48)
Goals: Jeff Carter (20-28=48)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (12-33=45)
Plus/Minus: Tyler Toffoli (+20; 19-20=39)
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (76; 3-7=10)
Time On Ice: Drew Doughty (29:27; 5-31=36)
Corsi-For Percentage: Anze Kopitar (58.6%; 12-33=45)

2014-15 Edmonton Leaders
Total Points: Jordan Eberle (15-29=44)
Goals: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (16-22=38)
Assists: Jordan Eberle (15-29=44)
Plus/Minus: Benoit Pouliot (+2; 13-7=20)
Penalty Minutes: Matt Hendricks (65; 7-6=13)
Time On Ice: Justin Schultz (22:07; 5-18=23)
Corsi-For Percentage: Jordan Eberle (50.8%; 15-29=44)

Ottawa Senators v Edmonton Oilers

Rankings and Statistics
Goals/Game: LAK – 18 / 2.66; EDM – 27 / 2.19
Goals Against/Game: LAK – t-9 / 2.50; EDM – 27 / 3.24
Power Play: LAK – t-17 / 17.9%; EDM – 28 / 15.1%
Penalty Kill: LAK – t-20 / 80.4%; EDM – 26 / 78.3%
Shots/Game: LAK – t-9 / 30.0; EDM – 27 / 27.6
Shots Against/Game: LAK – t-2 / 27.5; EDM – t-18 / 29.7
Faceoffs: LAK – 11 / 51.3%; EDM – 18 / 48.9%
Save Percentage: LAK – 16 / .909; EDM – 30 / .891
Corsi-For Percentage: LAK – 1 / 54.8%; EDM – 24 / 48.2%

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Los Angeles Projected Lines

Marian Gaborik – Anze Kopitar – Trevor Lewis
Dwight King – Jeff Carter – Tyler Toffoli
Dustin Brown – Jarret Stoll – Justin Williams
Kyle Clifford – Nick Shore– Jordan Nolan

Robyn Regehr – Drew Doughty
Brayden McNabb – Andrej Sekera
Jake Muzzin – Matt Greene

Jonathan Quick
Martin Jones

Level of confidence in projected lines: A-. Jonathan Quick left the ice first at the morning skate and is expected to start in net. Andy Andreoff and Jamie McBain remained on the ice for extra work with Martin Jones, though Nick Shore also remained on for extra skill development before leaving the ice prior to Andreoff and McBain. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see the defensive pairs evolve during the game.

Notes and milestones: Los Angeles is 73-79-39 all-time against Edmonton, a record that includes an away mark of 35-43-18. The Kings are 1-0-1 against the Oilers this season. The two teams will meet again on April 2nd in Los Angeles and April 7th in Edmonton. … The Kings are currently on a franchise-long 12-game point streak against the Oilers (9-0-3). … Los Angeles is 17-9-9 against the Western Conference and 9-4-6 against the Pacific Division. … The Kings have killed 22 penalties in a row and have not allowed a power play goal since David Jones’ second period goal in Los Angeles’ 5-3 win over Calgary on February 12. This is the club’s longest streak of the season, surpassing the 18 consecutive kills from October 12-26, 2014. … Los Angeles’ power play is 2-for-29 over the last 11 games. The two power play goals were Jeff Carter’s empty-netter in Colorado on February 18 and Justin Williams’ deflection against Detroit on February 19. … Darryl Sutter will move into a tie with Billy Reay for the 16th most NHL games coached in NHL history tonight (1,102). … With six goals, Jake Muzzin is one goal from tying his career-high (7 / 2012-13). … The Kings are 2-12 in games that extend past 60 minutes. … Los Angeles has allowed only one shorthanded goal this season, tied for the fewest allowed in the league. … The Kings have played 16 consecutive games without going to overtime. The last game to extend past 60 minutes was a 2-1 overtime loss to Calgary at Staples Center on January 19. … Jeff Carter has 16 points (10-6=16) in 14 career games against Edmonton. … Marian Gaborik has 49 points (23-26=49) in 50 career games against Edmonton. … Anze Kopitar has one goal and a minus-four rating in his last 17 games. He has been held without a shot on goal in consecutive games for the first time this season. … Justin Williams has three goals, one assist and a minus-10 rating in his last 18 games. … Jeff Carter has six goals, 12 points and a plus-three rating in his last 10 games.

Montreal Canadiens v Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Projected Lines

Benoit Pouliot – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Jordan Eberle
Teddy Purcell – Derek Roy – Nail Yakupov
Ryan Hamilton – Matt Hendricks – Matt Fraser
Luke Gadzic – Boyd Gordon – Rob Klinkhammer

Oscar Klefbom – Justin Schultz
Martin Marincin – Mark Fayne
Jordan Oesterle – Andrew Ference

Ben Scrivens
Richard Bachman

Notes and Milestones: Lines via NHL.com correspondent Derek Van Diest … Per Van Diest, Tyler Pitlick (IR / lacerated spleen), Taylor Hall (IR / leg), Nikita Nikitin (IR / shoulder), Viktor Fasth (IR / knee) and Anton Lander (IR / shoulder), Iiro Pakarinen (knee) are injured. Keith Aulie is expected to be the lone scratch, per Van Diest. … Nail Yakupov has eight points (4-4=8) in his previous nine games. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins leads all forwards in the NHL in Time on Ice per game at 20:59. … Jordan Eberle has three assists in his last two games. … Edmonton is 1-4-0 in its last five home games.

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