2023-12-23 23:26:15
What you need to know ahead of the Kings’ game once morest the Calgary Flames:
When: Saturday, December 23 at 7:00 PM PST
Where: Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA
Watch: Bally Sports West
Listen: Kings Audio Network on iHeart Radio
Team Records:
Flames: 14 – 14 – 5
Kings: 18 – 7 – 4
Kings Team Rankings:
Power Play: 17th (20.8%)
Penalty Kill: 2nd (86.8%)
Faceoff Win Percentage: 12th (50.8%)
Flames Team Rankings:
Power Play: 30th (11.5%)
Penalty Kill: 7th (82.7%)
Faceoff Win Percentage: 16th (50.4%)
Kings Notes:
- Should Anze Kopitar (13-16=29) and Kevin Fiala (6-23=29) both collect points tonight, it would mark the first time since the 2005-06 season a pair of Kings players hit the 30-point mark within the team’s first 30 games to start a season: Pavol Demitra (14-22=36 in 30 GP) and Alex Frolov (13-20=33 in 30 GP).
- Defenseman Drew Doughty has consistently found the scoring sheet throughout his career once morest the Pacific Division rival Flames, accumulating 27 points (5-22=27) in 54 career games vs. Calgary. Doughty’s 27 points sits tied for third among active defenseman in points vs. Calgary and can tie Dallas’ Ryan Suter (5-24=29) for second-most with two more points. Overall, Doughty’s 27 points once morest the Flames is fourth-most among all defensemen in team history.
- The Kings look for their third consecutive win once morest the Flames on home ice (8-2 W on Mar. 20, 2023; 4-3 OTW on Dec. 22, 2022).
- Anze Kopitar’s 54 points (20-34=54) in 65 career games once morest the Flames is the fourth-most among active skaters behind Joe Pavelski (20-42=62), Patrick Kane (24-33=57) and Leon Draisaitl (10-45=55).
- Blake Lizotte scored his fifth goal and second shorthanded tally of the season on Wednesday night vs. Seattle for his 100th career NHL point (35-65=100). Lizotte’s goal marked his 11th career shorthanded point (SHP). Since entering the league in 2018-19, only Adrian Kempe (12) and Trevor Moore (11) have recorded as many shorthanded points with the Kings. With his 100th career point, Lizotte became the 17th U.S.-born player in franchise history to reach the 100-point mark and the sixth U.S.-born undrafted skater to do so with the Kings. Lizotte, who is the first undrafted St. Cloud State alumnus to record 100 NHL points, paces third among active St. Cloud State alumni and eighth overall.
Flames Notes:
- The Flames are 4-4-2 in their last 10 games.
- Jakob Markstrom returned to the Flames on Dec. 18th following missing seven games due to a broken finger sustained in practice. Since returning, Markstrom is 2-0-0, has a 0.50 GAA and a .983 SV% and picked up his 200th win on Thursday with a 25-save shutout win over the Anaheim Ducks.
- Yegor Sharangovich, the Flames pick-up in the Tyler Toffoli trade this past offseason has nine points (6-3=9) in the last eight games. Sharangovich leads the Flames with 11 goals.
- The Flames are currently riding a season long three-game winning streak with wins over the Tampa Bay Lightning (4-2), the Florida Panthers (3-1) and the aforementioned Ahaheim Ducks (3-0).
Key Players to Watch:
Kings: Adrian Kempe, who has eight points (6-2=8) in his last six games vs. Calgary, dating back to March 31, 2022.
Flames: Nazem Kadri, who leads the Flames in assists (16) and points (24).
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