Game 45 Preview: Los Angeles vs Anaheim

Los Angeles Kings (20-14-10) vs Anaheim Ducks (29-10-6)
Saturday, January 17, 2015, 7:00 p.m. PT
Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Referees: #20 Tim Peel, #26 Rob Martell
Linesmen: #88 Mike Cvik, #74 Lonnie Cameron
FOX Sports West, NHL Network, Sportsnet, KABC 790 AM

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick
2014-15: 36 GP (35 GS) / 16-11-8 record / 2.49 GAA / .912 Sv% / 3 SHO
Career vs Anaheim: 27 (27) / 14-7-4 / 2.48 / .906 / 1
Last Game vs Anaheim: 11/15/14 / 62 MP / 27-29 / 3-2 W
2014-15, Home: 22 (21) / 13-5-3 / 2.22 / .920 / 3

Anaheim Projected Starting Goaltender – Frederik Andersen
2014-15: 36 GP (36 GS) / 24-6-5 record / 2.30 GAA / .917 Sv% / 2 SHO
Career vs Los Angeles: 5 (5) / 3-0-1 / 2.39 / .925 / 0
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 11/15/14 / 62 MP / 34-37 shots / 2-3 OTL
2014-15, Away: 15 (15) / 10-2-3 / 2.54 / .904 / 0

2014-15 Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Anze Kopitar (10-24=34)
Goals: Marian Gaborik (15-9=24)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (10-24=34), Drew Doughty (4-24=28)
Plus/Minus: Tyler Toffoli (+16; 12-15=27)
Penalty Minutes: Jarret Stoll (42; 4-9=13), Matt Greene (42; 2-4=6)
Time On Ice: Drew Doughty (29:17; 4-24=28)
Corsi-For Percentage: Trevor Lewis (59.6%; 6-5=11)

2014-15 Anaheim Leaders
Total Points: Ryan Getzlaf (13-35=48)
Goals: Corey Perry (19-9=28)
Assists: Ryan Getzlaf (13-35=48)
Plus/Minus: Matt Beleskey (+14; 17-6=23), Hampus Lindholm (+14; 5-14=19)
Penalty Minutes: Tim Jackman (67; 3-2=5)
Time On Ice: Francois Beauchemin (22:35; 3-6=9)
Corsi-For Percentage: Matt Beleskey (55.1%; 17-6=23)

Rankings and Statistics
Goals/Game: LAK – 12 / 2.80; ANA – 15 / 2.76
Goals Against/Game: LAK – 12 / 2.52; ANA – 13 / 2.56
Power Play: LAK – t-12 / 19.5%; ANA – t-20 / 17.4%
Penalty Kill: LAK – 25 / 78.3%; ANA – 19 / 80.4%
Shots/Game: LAK – t-5 / 31.3; ANA – 10 / 30.8
Shots Against/Game: LAK – 7 / 27.6; ANA – 9 / 28.6
Faceoffs: LAK – 11 / 51.2%; ANA – t-8 / 51.7%
Save Percentage: LAK – t-17 / .909; ANA – t-14 / .911
Corsi-For Percentage: LAK – 1 / 54.7%; ANA – 12 / 51.5%

Los Angeles Projected Lines

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

Jake Muzzin – Drew Doughty
Jeff Schultz – Alec Martinez
Brayden McNabb – Matt Greene

Jonathan Quick
J.F. Berube

Level of confidence in projected lines: B+. The 18 skaters listed above should be those listed on Darryl Sutter’s lineup sheet, as Jamie McBain and Andy Andreoff remained on the ice for some extra work after today’s morning skate. The only question is whether the lines used yesterday at practice (see above) are those Sutter chooses to use in five-on-five play at tonight’s game. Robyn Regehr (hand) and Tyler Toffoli (mononucleosis) are on injured reserve, while J.F. Berube was recalled from AHL-Manchester and is expected to back Jonathan Quick up.

Notes and milestones: Los Angeles is 54-43-22 all-time against Anaheim, a record that includes a home mark of 33-17-10. The Kings are 6-3-1 in their last 10 home games against the Ducks. Both teams are 1-0-1 in the head-to-head season series, which will continue with games at the Honda Center on February 27 and March 18. … Los Angeles is 1-2-2 during a season-long seven-game homestand (OTL vs NSH, L vs NYR, SOL vs WPG, W vs TOR, L vs NJD, 1/17 vs ANA, 1/19 vs CGY). … The Kings are 13-6-7 against the Western Conference and 7-2-4 against the Pacific Division. … Los Angeles hasn’t been outshot over the last 20 games (8-7-5) and has averaged 33.4 shots per game over that span (668 shots / 20 GP). … Since December 1, the Kings rank first in the league with a 58.8% Corsi-for percentage in five-on-five play (1012 Corsi for / 708 Corsi against) and rank first in the league with a 57.6% Fenwick close percentage (384 Fenwick for / 283 Fenwick against). … Over the last 20 games, the Kings have outscored their opponents 59-57, excluding shootout goals. Over that span, Los Angeles has averaged 2.95 goals per game, while their opponents have averaged 2.85 goals per game. The Kings have scored at least three goals in 11 of their last 16 games. … Los Angeles has killed off 9 of 16 power plays in January. … The Kings are 2-10 in games that extend past 60 minutes and have lost six consecutive shootouts. L.A. shooters are 2-for-25 on the season in the shootout and have been denied on the last 19 attempts since Marian Gaborik’s shootout goal in Anaheim on November 12. … Marian Gaborik has goals in three straight games and 16 points (11-5=16) in his last 13 games. … Drew Doughty has assists in three straight games (0-4=4), points in six of the last seven games (1-6=7) and 15 points (2-13=15) in the last 16 games. … Anze Kopitar has 49 career points (20-29=49) in 47 career games against Anaheim. … Justin Williams has five goals (5-1=6) in the last six games. With 98 goals as a King, he is two goals shy of 100 in his Los Angeles career.

Anaheim Projected Lines

Patrick Maroon – Ryan Getzlaf – Corey Perry
Matt Beleskey – Ryan Kesler – Kyle Palmieri
Andrew Cogliano – Rickard Rakell – Jakob Silfverberg
Devante Smith-Pelly – Nate Thompson – Tim Jackman

Cam Fowler – Ben Lovejoy
Hampus Lindholm – Francois Beauchemin
Clayton Stoner – Sami Vatanen

Frederik Andersen
Ilya Bryzgalov

Notes and milestones: Lines via Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register … Anaheim has won three straight games and is 15-4-1 in its last 20. … Over the last four games, the Ducks are 5-for-13 (38.5%) on the power play and 11-for-12 (91.7%) in penalty kills. … Anaheim, which defeated New Jersey 5-1 last night, is 4-3-2 in the second game of back-to-back sets this season. … Five of the last six Kings-Ducks games have been decided by one goal. Anaheim is 21-0-6 in one-goal games this season, while Los Angeles is 5-6-10. Since the beginning of the 2012-13 season, the Ducks are an NHL-best 62-6-20 in one-goal games. … Anaheim and Colorado are tied for the NHL lead with 16 overtime/shootout games in 2014-15. The Ducks are 10-6 when games extend past 60 minutes. … Anaheim forward Andrew Cogliano is the NHL’s Iron Man with 585 consecutive games played. Cogliano has not missed a game in his NHL career. The NHL’s record for consecutive games played is 964, set by Doug Jarvis between 1975-88.