The Los Angeles Kings visit the Vancouver Canucks tonight on Sportsnet at 10pm ET. Here’s a stats pack courtesy of @SNstats to get you ready for tonight’s action.
KINGS (18-12-8) at CANUCKS (21-11-3)
KINGS STATS:
-Kings have lost 5 straight road games
-Kings have earned at least 1 point in 5 of their last 6 games (3-1-2)
-Kings have lost 5 straight games to Canadian opponents
-Kings have won 5 of last 6 meetings vs the Canucks, outscoring them 18-7
-Kings have won 10 of last 14 games vs Canucks (including playoffs)
-Kings are 4-8-6 on the road. Only the Oilers have fewer road wins this season.
Fewest Road Wins:
| RECORD ON ROAD | |
|---|---|
| OILERS | 2-10-6 |
| HURRICANES | 4-15-2 |
| SABRES | 4-12-1 |
| KINGS | 4-8-6 |
-Kings have allowed the opening goal in 12 of their last 18 road games (5-11-4 when opponent scores 1st)
-Anze Kopitar (LA) has 2 G, 11 A in his last 7 games
-Rob Blake, Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown have 29 game-winning goals with the Kings, which is tied for 4th most in franchise history
-Dustin Brown (LA) has not scored in 12 straight games (longest drought since 13-game goalless streak from Jan. 16 – Feb. 26, 2014)
-Jeff Carter (LA) has 3 G, 6 A in his last 7 games
-Jeff Carter has 3 G, 4 A in last 5 games vs the Canucks
-Marian Gaborik (LA) has a 7-game point streak, which is the longest streak by a Kings player this season (7 G, 4 A)
-Marian Gaborik has points in 5 straight vs the Canucks (12 G, 8 A in last 19 meetings)
-Drew Doughty (LA) has 2 G, 4 A in his last 6 road games
-Justin Williams (LA) has not scored in 7 straight games
-Jonathan Quick is 4-1-0 (.965 SV%) in last 5 starts vs the Canucks, but has dropped his last 3 starts in Vancouver
-Jonathan Quick is 2-6-5 in road starts
Jonathan Quick – Home Starts vs Road Starts:
| ROAD STARTS | HOME STARTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 2-6-5 | RECORD | 13-3-2 |
| 2.94 | GAA | 1.79 |
| 0.901 | SAVE% | 0.935 |
| 0 | SHUTOUTS | 3 |
CANUCKS STATS:
-Canucks have won 4 of last 6 home games (outscored opponents 16-4 in those 4 wins)
-Canucks have won 8 of last 11 home games vs the Kings
-Canucks are 9-5-1 at home this season
-Canucks are 10-2-2 vs Pacific Division opponents
-Canucks are 9-0-3 when leading after 1 period
-Canucks are currently 3rd in penalty kill % in the NHL
Best Penalty Kill Percentage:
| SHG allowed/Times SH | PK% | |
|---|---|---|
| BLACKHAWKS | 10/105 | 90.5 |
| RED WINGS | 16/133 | 88 |
| CANUCKS | 15/118 | 87.3 |
| PENGUINS | 18/140 | 87.1 |
| CANADIENS | 18/129 | 86 |
-Daniel Sedin (VAN) has 1 G, 4 A in his last 4 games
-Daniel Sedin has recorded at least 1 point in 8 straight home games vs the Kings (3 G, 6 A)
-Daniel Sedin needs 1 power-play goal to pass Markus Naslund for 1st in franchise history (114)
-Daniel Sedin needs 3 goals to tie Trevor Linden for 2nd in franchise history
| GP w/ VAN | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Markus Naslund | 884 | 346 |
| 2.Trevor Linden | 1,140 | 318 |
| 3.Daniel Sedin | 1,014 | 315 |
-Henrik Sedin (VAN) has 4 assists in his last 4 games
-Henrik Sedin has 1 G, 3 A in last 3 home games vs the Kings
-Henrik Sedin needs 1 goal to reach 200 in career. He would become the 17th Swedish-born player to score at least 200 career goals.
-Henrik Sedin would also become just the 5th Swedish-born player to record 200+ career goals and 600+ career assists
Swedish-Born Players With 200+ Goals & 600+ Assists:
| Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|
| Mats Sundin | 564 | 785 |
| Daniel Alfredsson | 444 | 713 |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | 264 | 878 |
| Peter Forsberg | 249 | 636 |
| Henrik Sedin | 199 | 673 |
-Radim Vrbata (VAN) has not scored a goal vs the Kings in 9 straight (just 4 A during span)
-Alexandre Burrows (VAN) has 2 G, 2 A in his last 4 games
-Ryan Miller (VAN) is 4-1-1 with 1 shutout in his last 6 starts vs the Kings
-Ryan Miller is 9-2-0 at home this season
Ryan Miller – At Home This Season:
| Record | 9-2-0 |
|---|---|
| GAA | 2.32 |
| SAVE % | 0.91 |
| SO | 1 |
