Game 74 Preview: Los Angeles at New York

Los Angeles Kings (36-23-14) at New York Islanders (44-25-5)
Thursday, March 26, 2015, 4:00 p.m. PT
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Referees: #33 Kevin Pollock, #37 Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: #92 Mark Shewchyk, #59 Steve Barton
Fox Sports West, Sportsnet, KABC 790 AM

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick
2014-15: 64 GP (63 GS) / 32-19-12 record / 2.26 GAA / .917 Sv% / 6 SHO
Career vs New York: 7 (7) / 4-1-2 / 1.53 / .936 / 1
Last Game vs New York: 11/6/14 / 65 MP / 25-26 + 0-2 shots / 1-2 SOL
2014-15, Away: 29 (29) / 12-11-6 / 2.56 / .909 / 1

New York Projected Starting Goaltender – Jaroslav Halak
2014-15: 52 GP (52 GS) / 35-15-2 record / 2.38 GAA / .914 Sv% / 5 SHO
Career vs Los Angeles: 14 (14) / 6-6-2 / 2.37 / .915/ 2
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 3/25/14 / 65 MP / 32-36 + 2-2 shots / 4-5 SOL (w/ WSH)
2014-15, Home: 30 (30) / 20-9-1 / 2.44 / .915 / 2

2014-15 Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Anze Kopitar (15-44=59)
Goals: Jeff Carter (26-28=54)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (15-44=59)
Plus/Minus: Tyler Toffoli (+21; 21-21=42)
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (83; 6-8=14)
Time On Ice: Drew Doughty (29:10; 5-36=41)
Corsi-For Percentage: Anze Kopitar (58.5%; 15-44=59)

2014-15 New York Leaders
Total Points: John Tavares (34-40=74)
Goals: John Tavares (34-40=74)
Assists: John Tavares (34-40=74)
Plus/Minus: Ryan Strome (+19; 15-30=45)
Penalty Minutes: Matt Martin (114; 8-6=14)
Time On Ice: Travis Hamonic (22:03; 5-24=29)
Corsi-For Percentage: Nick Leddy (56.1%; 10-19=29)

Rankings and Statistics
Goals/Game: LAK – 18 / 2.66; NYI – 4 / 2.96
Goals Against/Game: LAK – t-5 / 2.40; NYI – 20 / 2.72
Power Play: LAK – t-10 / 19.0%; NYI – 19 / 18.0%
Penalty Kill: LAK – 12/ 81.6%; NYI – 27 / 77.4%
Shots/Game: LAK – 13 / 30.7; NYI – 2 / 33.8
Shots Against/Game: LAK – 1 / 27.1; NYI – 6 / 28.0
Faceoffs: LAK – 12 / 51.4%; NYI – t-16 / 49.4%
Save Percentage: LAK – t-11 / .912; NYI – t-26 / .903
Corsi-For Percentage: LAK – 1 / 54.8%; NYI – 5 / 53.0%

Los Angeles Projected Lineup

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

Jake Muzzin – Drew Doughty
Robyn Regehr – Andrej Sekera
Alec Martinez – Matt Greene

Jonathan Quick
Martin Jones

Level of confidence in projected lines: A. The alignment above was shown during line rushes earlier today. Andy Andreoff, Brayden McNabb and Jamie McBain remained on the ice for extra work with Martin Jones and are not expected to play. Tanner Pearson continues to skate but will not return on this road trip. Jarret Stoll skated on Tuesday and Wednesday in El Segundo but is not on the trip. Jonathan Quick left the ice first and is expected to start in net versus New York.

Notes and milestones: Los Angeles is 44-42-14 all-time against New York, a record that includes a road mark of 19-25-6. The Kings are 6-2-2 in their last 10 visits to Nassau Coliseum (with one tie). … Los Angeles is 15-12-4 against the Eastern Conference and 6-6-3 against the Metropolitan Division. … The Kings have registered a power play goal in seven of their last 10 games. The power play is 8-for-28 over that span. … Los Angeles has killed off 48 of the last 51 penalties dating back to David Jones’ second period goal in the 5-3 win over Calgary on February 12. … Dating back to February 7, Jonathan Quick is 15-4-2 with a 1.75 GAA, a .933 Sv% and three shutouts (1242:22 min / 538 shots against / 502 saves). … Anze Kopitar has points in four straight games (1-6=7) and 14 points (3-11=14) in his last 11 games. … Marian Gaborik has points in three straight games (2-2=4) and 37 points (22-15=37) in 33 career games against the Islanders. … Jeff Carter has eight goals in his last 12 games and 42 points (19-23=42) with a plus-24 rating in 41 career games against the Islanders. … With 198 assists, Drew Doughty is two assists from 200 in his career. … Jonathan Quick is expected to play in his 400th NHL game. He would be the first King’s goalie to reach that mark. … Jake Muzzin is expected to play in his 200th NHL game.

New York Projected Lineup

Josh Bailey – John Tavares – Kyle Okposo
Anders Lee – Brock Nelson – Ryan Strome
Nikolay Kulemin – Frans Nielsen – Tyler Kennedy
Matt Martin – Casey Cizikas – Cal Clutterbuck

Calvin de Haan – Travis Hamonic
Nick Leddy – Johnny Boychuk
Brian Strait – Thomas Hickey

Jaroslav Halak
Michal Neuvirth

Notes and Milestones: Lines via NHL.com correspondent David Satriano … New York is expected to be without Mikhail Grabovski (upper body / IR) and Lubomir Visnovsky (lower body). … The Islanders are 0-4-1 in their previous five games at home. … New York has not allowed a power play goal in its last 10 games, having killed off 23 consecutive penalties. … The Islanders’ 44 wins this season is the most for the franchise since it recorded 50 victories in 1983-84. … New York is 13-0-1 when allowing the opening goal but scoring the game’s second goal. … John Tavares (34-40=74) is tied with Sidney Crosby (24-50=74) and Jakub Voracek (21-53=74) for the NHL’s scoring lead. … Anders Lee ranks second amongst rookies in goals (23) and fifth in points (23-16=39). … Thomas Hickey was selected in the first round, fourth overall by the Kings in 2004 but never played a regular season game with the club.