March 14 postgame notes

-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 80-87-22 all-time against Chicago, a record that includes an away mark of 38-47-11. With a record of 2-1-0, the Kings won the season series against the Blackhawks for the first time since the 2011-12 season, when they went 3-1-0.

-Los Angeles improved to 23-13-2 against the Western Conference and 9-4-2 against the Central Division.

-With his 41st career shutout, Jonathan Quick moved past Frank Brimsek and John Vanbiesbrouck into sole possession of first place on the list of shutouts by a United States-born goaltender. With 41 shutouts, he is tied with Marty Turco for 34th place on the all-time list of NHL shutouts. It was his fourth shutout of the season.

-With his 179th regular season win as Kings head coach, Darryl Sutter moved past Bob Pulford for second place on Los Angeles’ all-time wins list. By coaching his 329th game with the club, he moved past Larry Robinson for sole possession of third place on the franchise’s all-time games coached list.

-With his third period goal, Dustin Brown recorded his 466th career point, tying him with Charlie Simmer for 10th place on the team’s all-time points list. The goal snapped an 11-game point drought.

-By assisting on Milan Lucic’s goal, Anze Kopitar recorded the 431st assist of his career, tying Bernie Nicholls for fifth place on the team’s all-time assist list. He has eight points (3-5=8) in the last seven games. With a plus-two rating, Kopitar moved to a plus-28 on the season, which ranks third in the league behind Evgeny Kuznetsov’s +30 and Tyler Toffoli’s +29.

-Tyler Toffoli recorded his first five-on-five goal since January 17. In 18 regular season and playoff games against Chicago, he has eight goals, 14 points and a Corsi-for percentage of 57.5% (239 CF, 177 CA). He had 9 CF and 13 CA during five-on-five play in Monday’s game. With a plus-one rating, Toffoli moved to a +29 on the season, which ranks second in the league behind Evgeny Kuznetsov’s +30.

-Milan Lucic’s five-game assist streak was snapped, though he scored a goal to extend his point streak to six consecutive games (3-5=8).

-Alec Martinez’s three-game assist streak was snapped.

-Vincent Lecavalier played his 1,199th career game, while Kyle Clifford played his 399th career game.

-Los Angeles out-hit Chicago, 46-23. Luke Schenn finished with a game-high eight hits, while Brayden McNabb and Andrew Ladd finished with seven hits.

-The Kings blocked 24 shots, led by Luke Schenn’s six blocks.

-All Los Angeles skaters finished with a plus-rating on the night, led by Brayden McNabb and Luke Schenn’s plus-three efforts.

-The Kings attempted 46 shots (25 on goal, 15 blocked, 6 missed). The Blackhawks attempted 65 shots (32 on goal, 24 blocked, 9 missed). Patrick Kane led all skaters with six shots on goal and 10 shot attempts. The only L.A. skater to finish without a shot on goal was Jeff Carter.

-Los Angeles won 38-of-69 faceoffs (55%). Anze Kopitar won 15-of-27, Nick Shore won 9-of-13, Trevor Lewis won 1-of-2, Vincent Lecavalier won 7-of-16 and Jeff Carter won 6-of-11.

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