Game 79 Preview: Los Angeles at Vancouver

Los Angeles Kings (39-25-14) at Vancouver Canucks (45-29-5)
Monday, April 6, 2015, 7:00 p.m. PT
Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
Referees: #11 Kelly Sutherland, #15 Jean Hebert
Linesmen: #79 Kiel Murchison, #92 Mark Shewchyk
Prime Ticket, NHL Network, KABC 790 AM

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick
2014-15: 69 GP (68 GS) / 35-21-12 record / 2.28 GAA / .916 Sv% / 6 SHO
Career vs Vancouver: 25 (25) / 12-12-1 / 1.75 / .934 / 3
Last Game vs Vancouver: 3/21/15 / 59 MP / 38-40 shots / 1-4 L
2014-15, Away: 32 (32) / 13-13-6 / 2.63 / .908 / 1

Vancouver Projected Starting Goaltender – Eddie Lack
2014-15: 39 GP (33 GS) / 16-13-4 record / 2.56 GAA / .917 Sv% / 1 SHO
Career vs Los Angeles: 6 (4) / 2-2-0 / 1.68 / .933 / 0
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 3/21/15 / 60 MP / 25-26 shots / 4-1 W
2014-15, Home: 18 (17) / 8-7-2 / 2.47 / .914 / 0

2014-15 Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Anze Kopitar (16-47=63)
Goals: Jeff Carter (28-32=60)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (16-47=63)
Plus/Minus: Tyler Toffoli (+23; 22-24=46)
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (85; 6-9=15)
Time On Ice: Drew Doughty (29:00; 6-37=43)
Corsi-For Percentage: Andrej Sekera (60.2%; 3-20=23)

2014-15 Vancouver Leaders
Total Points: Daniel Sedin (17-54=71)
Goals: Radim Vrbata (31-30=61)
Assists: Daniel Sedin (17-54=71)
Plus/Minus: Henrik Sedin (+10; 18-50=68), Alexander Edler (+10; 7-17=24), Ryan Stanton (+10; 3-8=11)
Penalty Minutes: Derek Dorsett (169; 7-18=25)
Time On Ice: Alexander Edler (24:01; 7-17=24),
Corsi-For Percentage: Henrik Sedin (53.7%; 18-50=68)

Rankings and Statistics
Goals/Game: LAK – 18 / 2.69; VAN – 8 / 2.84
Goals Against/Game: LAK – 4 / 2.41; VAN – t-21 / 2.71
Power Play: LAK – 14 / 18.8%; VAN – t-12 / 18.9%
Penalty Kill: LAK – 19 / 80.7%; VAN – 2 / 85.3%
Shots/Game: LAK – 12 / 30.8; VAN – 16 / 29.9
Shots Against/Game: LAK – 1 / 27.0; VAN – 17 / 29.8
Faceoffs: LAK – 11 / 51.5%; VAN – 28 / 46.9%
Save Percentage: LAK – t-12 / .911; VAN – t-18 / .909
Corsi-For Percentage: LAK – 1 / 55.1%; VAN – 20 / 49.5%

Los Angeles Projected Lineup

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

Jake Muzzin – Drew Doughty
Robyn Regehr – Alec Martinez
Brayden McNabb – Matt Greene

Jonathan Quick
Martin Jones

Level of confidence in projected lines: A. The Kings showed the lines above during today’s morning skate. Dustin Brown and Trevor Lewis are virtually interchangeable on the left and right wing, so there can be some adjustments based on in-game needs. Jonathan Quick left the ice first at the morning skate and is expected to start in net.

Notes and milestones: Los Angeles is 103-98-35 all-time against Vancouver, a record that includes a road mark of 40-59-17. The Kings are 3-1-0 against the Canucks this season and 14-6-0 in the last 20 regular season and playoff games between the teams. With two consecutive wins at Rogers Arena, Los Angeles is one win shy of tying the longest road winning streak against the Canucks in franchise history (3-0-0; April 4, 1971-January 2, 1972). … The Kings are 13-9-14 in one-goal games, 14-5 in two-goal games and 12-11 in three-plus-goal games. … During five-on-five play in this season’s head-to-head series, Los Angeles has registered 202 shot attempts to Vancouver’s 144. … Dating back to February 7, Jonathan Quick is 18-6-2 with a 1.96 GAA, a .925 Sv% and three shutouts (1502:17 min / 654 shots against / 605 saves). … With 199 career assists, Drew Doughty needs one assist to reach 200 in his career. … Marian Gaborik has goals in two straight and four points (3-1=4) in the last two games. He has 39 points (23-16=39) in 45 career games against Vancouver. … Tyler Toffoli has eight points (4-4=8) in nine career games against Vancouver. … Marian Gaborik, Tyler Toffoli, Jeff Carter, Anze Kopitar, Robyn Regehr, Alec Martinez and Dwight King have recorded points in each of the last two games. … With 199 career points (36-163=199), Robyn Regehr is one point shy of 200 in his career. … Nick Shore has won 75 of his last 120 faceoffs (62.5%). He leads Kings faceoff regulars with a 53.9% success rate.

Vancouver Projected Lineups

Daniel Sedin – Henrik Sedin – Alexandre Burrows
Chris Higgins – Nick Bonino – Radim Vrbata
Ronalds Kenins – Bo Horvat – Jannik Hansen
Shawn Matthias – Linden Vey – Derek Dorsett

Alexander Edler – Christopher Tanev
Dan Hamhuis – Yannick Weber
Luca Sbisa – Kevin Bieksa

Eddie Lack
Jacob Markstrom

Notes and Milestones: Lines via NHL.com correspondent Kevin Woodley … Via Woodley, Vancouver is expected to be without Ryan Miller (Knee / IR), Brad Richardson (ankle) and Zack Kassian (back). … Radim Vrbata has four points (2-2=4) in four games against Los Angeles this season. With 31 goals, he is the first Canuck to score at least 30 goals in a season since Daniel Sedin in 2011-12. Vrbata’s 12 power play goals are tied for seventh in the league. … Alexandre Burrows has five points (4-1-5) in his past four games. … Nick Bonino has five points (2-3=5) in his last five games. … Daniel Sedin has 13 points (3-10=13) in his last 11 games. He also has 39 points (15-24=39) in 52 career games against Los Angeles. … With 699 assists, Henrik Sedin needs one assist to reach 700 in his career. … 21 Canucks have reached double digits in scoring, with 11 players tallying at least 10 goals. … Vancouver is 26-6-2 when scoring first.