November 11 postgame notes

-With the loss, Los Angeles fell to 19-11-2 all-time against Ottawa, a record that includes a road mark of 7-8-1. These teams will conclude their season series at Staples Center on December 10.

-The Kings fell to 3-3-0 against the Eastern Conference and 1-2-0 against the Atlantic Division. The Kings have now had two sets of back-to-back games this season and have lost all four games (Oct. 29 at STL/Oct. 30 at CHI and Nov. 10 at MTL/Nov. 11 at OTT).

-Anze Kopitar left the game due to an apparent upper-body injury suffered in the third period. He finished with 17:55 of ice time and three shots on goal.

-Goalie Jeff Zatkoff appeared in his first game since Oct. 18 against Minnesota and stopped all 18 shots he faced in the first two periods before not playing in the third due to a lower-body. Peter Budaj made 13 saves on 15 shots in relief.

-Dwight King appeared in his 300th NHL game and scored the Kings’ only goal.

-With an assist, Jeff Carter increased his point streak to five games (3-3=6).

-Drew Doughty led the Kings with 26:24 of ice time while the Senators’ Erik Karlsson led all skaters with 29:39.

-The Kings registered 16 hits, led by Drew Doughty’s four.

-Neither team scored on the power play as Los Angeles went 0-for-2 and Ottawa went 0-for-3.

-Both teams recorded 33 shots on goal.

-The Kings won 31-of-67 faceoffs (46 percent). Anze Kopitar won 13-of-23, Nick Shore won 8-of-7, Nic Dowd won 4-of-7, Jeff Carter won 5-of-10, Trevor Lewis won 1-of-2 and Dwight King lost the only faceoff he took.

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