-With the loss, Los Angeles fell to 65-60-23 all-time against Toronto, a record that includes a road mark of 27-35-13. The regulation loss was only the second in the last 11 road games in the series.
-With the loss, the Kings fell to 5-1-0 against the Eastern Conference, 2-1-0 against the Atlantic Division, 1-1-1 in one-goal games, 3-1-1 when their opponent scores first, 2-1-1 when trailing after the first period, 0-1-1 when trailing after two periods and 4-1-1 when outshooting their opponent.
-Los Angeles’ franchise-tying point streak to begin a season ended at seven games (also 1995-96; 4-0-3). They were the final NHL team to suffer a regulation loss.
-The Kings’ streak of scoring at least three goals ended at six games (25 total goals).
-With a first period hit, Dustin Brown recorded the 3,000th hit of his career. With three hits on the night, he now has 3,002 in his career.
-With a goal and an assist, Trevor Lewis increased his point streak to three games (2-3=5). He scored his fifth career shorthanded goal and first since March 26, 2016, a 6-4 win versus Edmonton.
-Jonathan Quick appeared in his 499th career game.
-Jake Muzzin’s point streak ended at six games.
-Oscar Fantenberg’s assist and point streak ended at four games.
-Los Angeles attempted 64 shots (38 on goal, 12 blocked, 14 missed). Toronto attempted 59 shots (34 on goal, 13 blocked, 12 missed). William Nylander led all skaters with seven shots, while Jake Muzzin led the Kings with six. All Los Angeles skaters other than Andy Andreoff and Brooks Laich finished with at least one shot on goal.
-The Kings won 29-of-63 faceoffs (46%). Adrian Kempe won 0-of-4, Anze Kopitar won 12-of-22, Michael Cammaller won 2-of-4, Alex Iafallo won 1-of-2, Nick Shore won 6-of-16, Trevor Lewis won 2-of-3, Dustin Brown won 1-of-2, Brooks Laich won 4-of-7, Tanner Pearson won 1-of-2 and Tyler Toffoli won 0-of-1.
-Lead photo via Mark Blinch
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