October 18 postgame notes

-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 64-47-12 all-time against the Colorado franchise, which includes a home mark of 37-18-8. The Kings have won six straight games against the Avalanche and have points in nine consecutive games in the series (8-0-1).

-Los Angeles improved to 2-0-0 against the Central Division and 2-3-0 against the Western Conference.

-By winning his 549th career game, Darryl Sutter tied Marc Crawford for 14th place on the NHL’s all-time wins list.

-During his personal six-game winning streak against Colorado, Jonathan Quick has posted a 1.32 goals-against average and .947 save percentage.

-By scoring an even strength goal, Tyler Toffoli has now scored at even strength, shorthanded, and on the power play.

-Brayden McNabb logged a career-high 24:01 of ice time.

-Anze Kopitar logged 21:57 of ice time and hasn’t been held to under 21:25 of ice time this season.

-By allowing Marian Gaborik’s first period goal, Reto Berra’s personal shutout streak ended at 202:03, dating back to last season.

-The Kings attempted 79 shots (40 on goal, 22 blocked, 17 missed). The Avalanche attempted 40 shots (23 on goal, 10 blocked, 7 missed). Jeff Carter finished with a game-high 6 shots on goal and 10 shot attempts (3 blocked, 1 missed).

-Los Angeles won 36-of-61 faceoffs (59%). Among regular performers, Anze Kopitar won 18-of-24, Andy Andreoff won 0-of-2, Nick Shore won 7-of-10, Trevor Lewis won 0-of-1, and Jeff Carter won 11-of-23.

The Kings are scheduled to practice at Toyota Sports Center at 11:00 on Monday, October 19. Because of the Kings/Reign golf tournament on Tuesday, Los Angeles will not practice that day.

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