Los Angeles Kings Game Notes

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Los Angeles Kings Game Notes

Thu, Jan 14, 2021 NHL Game #16

Los Angeles Kings

Team Game: 1 Home Game: 1

0 - 0 - 0

0 - 0 - 0 (Home) 0 - 0 - 0 (Road)

Minnesota Wild

Team Game: 1 Road Game: 1

0 - 0 - 0

0 - 0 - 0 (Home) 0 - 0 - 0 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%

32 Jonathan Quick - - - -

Troy Grosenick - - - -

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%

33 Cam Talbot - - - -

34 Kaapo Kahkonen - - - -

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM

3 D Matt Roy - - - -

5 D Mark Alt - - - -

8 D Drew Doughty - - - -

9 C Adrian Kempe - - - -

10 C Michael Amadio - - - -

11 C Anze Kopitar - - - -

12 C Trevor Moore - - - -

19 L Alex Iafallo - - - -

23 R Dustin Brown - - - -

27 L Austin Wagner - - - -

33 D Tobias Bjornfot - - - -

34 D Kale Clague - - - -

38 R Carl Grundstrom - - - -

42 C Gabriel Vilardi - - - -

44 D Mikey Anderson - - - -

46 C Blake Lizotte - - - -

64 R Matt Luff - - - -

77 C Jeff Carter - - - -

C Andreas Athanasiou - - - -

D Olli Maatta - - - -

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM

7 C Nico Sturm - - - -

11 L Zach Parise - - - -

13 C Nick Bonino - - - -

14 C Joel Eriksson Ek - - - -

17 L Marcus Foligno - - - -

18 L Jordan Greenway - - - -

20 D Ryan Suter - - - -

21 D Carson Soucy - - - -

22 L Kevin Fiala - - - -

24 D Matt Dumba - - - -

25 D Jonas Brodin - - - -

26 C Gerald Mayhew - - - -

27 C Nick Bjugstad - - - -

29 D Greg Pateryn - - - -

38 R Ryan Hartman - - - -

46 D Jared Spurgeon - - - -

49 C Victor Rask - - - -

77 D Brad Hunt - - - -

90 C Marcus Johansson - - - -

97 L Kirill Kaprizov - - - -

President, Alternate Governor Luc Robitaille Vice President and General Manager Rob Blake

Head Coach Todd McLellan

Assistant Coaches Trent Yawney, Marco Sturm, Bill Ranford (Goaltending Coach)

Video Coaches Samson Lee, Derik Johnson

Owner & Governor Craig Leipold

General Manager Bill Guerin

Assistant General Manager Tom Kurvers

Head Coach Dean Evason

Assistant Coaches Frederic Chabot (Goaltending), Darby Hendrickson, Brett McLean, Bob Woods,

Tonight's Officials

Referees Jake Brenk (26), Steve Kozari (40) Linesmen Travis Toomey (90), Trent Knorr (74)

Supervisor Mike Leggo Video Judge

Ntl. Anthem Pia Toscano PR Contacts Jon Gomez/Eddie Fischermann; Aaron Sickman

[email protected]

Today's Schedule

SJS @ ARI : 7:00 WSH @ BUF : 7:00 VAN @ EDM : 7:00 MIN @ LAK : 7:00 BOS @ NJD : 7:00 CBJ @ NSH : 7:00 NYI @ NYR : 7:00 ANA @ VGK : 7:00 CGY @ WPG : 7:00 CAR @ DET : 7:30

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Los Angeles Kings: Roster

Active (22 Players)

# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place

3 Matt Roy D 6' 1" 200 Mar 1, 1995 Detroit, MI, USA

5 Mark Alt D 6' 4" 201 Oct 18, 1991 Kansas City, MO, USA

8 Drew Doughty D 6' 1" 202 Dec 8, 1989 London, ON, CAN

9 Adrian Kempe C 6' 2" 201 Sep 13, 1996 Kramfors, SWE

10 Michael Amadio C 6' 1" 204 May 13, 1996 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN

11 Anze Kopitar C 6' 3" 225 Aug 24, 1987 Jesenice, SVN

12 Trevor Moore C 5' 10" 185 Mar 31, 1995 Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

19 Alex Iafallo L 6' 0" 188 Dec 21, 1993 Eden, NY, USA

23 Dustin Brown R 6' 0" 210 Nov 4, 1984 Ithaca, NY, USA

27 Austin Wagner L 6' 1" 185 Jun 23, 1997 Calgary, AB, CAN

32 Jonathan Quick G 6' 1" 216 Jan 21, 1986 Milford, CT, USA

33 Tobias Bjornfot D 6' 0" 202 Apr 6, 2001 Upplands Vasby, SWE

34 Kale Clague D 6' 0" 177 Jun 5, 1998 Regina, SK, CAN

38 Carl Grundstrom R 6' 0" 201 Dec 1, 1997 Umea, SWE

42 Gabriel Vilardi C 6' 3" 201 Aug 16, 1999 Kingston, ON, CAN

44 Mikey Anderson D 6' 0" 197 May 25, 1999 Fridley, MN, USA

46 Blake Lizotte C 5' 7" 172 Dec 13, 1997 Lindstrom, MN, USA

64 Matt Luff R 6' 2" 196 May 5, 1997 Oakville, ON, CAN

77 Jeff Carter C 6' 3" 219 Jan 1, 1985 London, ON, CAN

Andreas Athanasiou C 6' 2" 188 Aug 6, 1994 Woodbridge, ON, CAN

Troy Grosenick G 6' 1" 185 Aug 27, 1989 Brookfield, WI, USA

Olli Maatta D 6' 2" 206 Aug 22, 1994 Jyväskylä, FIN

22 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 198 Age: 26.9

Injured Reserve List (4 Players)

26 Sean Walker D 5' 11" 196 Nov 13, 1994 Keswick, ON, CAN

29 Martin Frk R 6' 1" 205 Oct 5, 1993 Pelhrimov, CZE

40 Calvin Petersen G 6' 1" 185 Oct 19, 1994 Waterloo, IA, USA

56 Kurtis MacDermid D 6' 5" 233 Mar 25, 1994 Sauble Beach, ON, CAN

Goal Streaks

No active streaks

Assist Streaks

No active streaks

Point Streaks

No active streaks

Minnesota Wild: Roster

Active (22 Players)

# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place

7 Nico Sturm C 6' 3" 207 May 3, 1995 Augsburg, DEU

11 Zach Parise L 5' 11" 193 Jul 28, 1984 Minneapolis, MN, USA

13 Nick Bonino C 6' 1" 195 Apr 20, 1988 Hartford, CT, USA

14 Joel Eriksson Ek C 6' 3" 208 Jan 29, 1997 Karlstad, SWE

17 Marcus Foligno L 6' 3" 223 Aug 10, 1991 Buffalo, NY, USA

18 Jordan Greenway L 6' 6" 241 Feb 16, 1997 Canton, NY, USA

20 Ryan Suter D 6' 1" 205 Jan 21, 1985 Madison, WI, USA

21 Carson Soucy D 6' 5" 211 Jul 27, 1994 Viking, AB, CAN

22 Kevin Fiala L 5' 10" 198 Jul 22, 1996 St. Gallen, CHE

24 Matt Dumba D 6' 0" 185 Jul 25, 1994 Regina, SK, CAN

25 Jonas Brodin D 6' 1" 194 Jul 12, 1993 Karlstad, SWE

26 Gerald Mayhew C 5' 9" 161 Dec 31, 1992 Wyandotte, MI, USA

27 Nick Bjugstad C 6' 6" 208 Jul 17, 1992 Minneapolis, MN, USA

29 Greg Pateryn D 6' 3" 218 Jun 20, 1990 Sterling Heights, MI, USA

33 Cam Talbot G 6' 4" 193 Jul 5, 1987 Caledonia, ON, CAN

34 Kaapo Kahkonen G 6' 2" 215 Aug 16, 1996 Helsinki, FIN

38 Ryan Hartman R 6' 0" 192 Sep 20, 1994 Hilton Head Isl., SC, USA

46 Jared Spurgeon D 5' 9" 167 Nov 29, 1989 Edmonton, AB, CAN

49 Victor Rask C 6' 2" 195 Mar 1, 1993 Leksand, SWE

77 Brad Hunt D 5' 9" 177 Aug 24, 1988 Maple Ridge, BC, CAN

90 Marcus Johansson C 6' 1" 203 Oct 6, 1990 Landskrona, SWE

97 Kirill Kaprizov L 5' 9" 201 Apr 26, 1997 Novokuznetsk, RUS

22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 199 Age: 28.6

Injured Reserve List (2 Players)

32 Alex Stalock G 6' 0" 200 Jul 28, 1987 St. Paul, MN, USA

36 Mats Zuccarello R 5' 8" 175 Sep 1, 1987 Oslo, NOR

Goal Streaks

No active streaks

Assist Streaks

No active streaks

Point Streaks

No active streaks

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Minnesota Wild @ Los Angeles Kings

Team Records

Minnesota Wild Los Angeles Kings

Last game: - -

Next game: **NONE** **NONE**

Overall record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0

Home record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0

Road record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0

Last 5 Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Last 10 Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

1-Goal Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

2-Goal Games 0 - 0 0 - 0

3-Goal Games 0 - 0 0 - 0

Scoring first 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Opponent scoring first 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Leading after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Trailing after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Tied after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Leading after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Tied after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

OT Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0

OT Record - Franchise: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0

Shootout Record - Franchise: 0 - 0 0 - 0

Outshooting opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Outshot by opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Atlantic: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Central: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Pacific: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Month by Month Record

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points

Totals: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0

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Minnesota Wild @ Los Angeles Kings

Situations

Goals by Period

1 2 3 OT T Avg

Minnesota Wild: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Los Angeles Kings: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shots by Period

1 2 3 OT T Avg

Minnesota Wild: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Los Angeles Kings: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Power Play

G Att % G Att %

Overall: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Road: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Penalty Killing

G Att % G Att %

Overall: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Road: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Penalties

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goal Situations

For Against For Against

6 on 5: 0 0 0 0

6 on 4: 0 0 0 0

6 on 3: 0 0 0 0

5 on 5: 0 0 0 0

5 on 4: 0 0 0 0

5 on 3: 0 0 0 0

4 on 4: 0 0 0 0

4 on 3: 0 0 0 0

3 on 3: 0 0 0 0

3 on 4: 0 0 0 0

3 on 5: 0 0 0 0

3 on 6: 0 0 0 0

4 on 5: 0 0 0 0

4 on 6: 0 0 0 0

5 on 6: 0 0 0 0

Empty Net: 0 0 0 0

Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0

Total: 0 0 0 0

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Minnesota Wild @ Los Angeles Kings

Situations

Individual Leaders

Points:

Goals:

Assists:

PP Goals:

SH Goals:

GW Goals:

3+ Goals:

PIM:

Shots:

+/-:

Shootout

Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG

Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S %

Power Play

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Player G A P

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INJURY REPORT:

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 0

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (since 1/1/20):

None

NEXT FIVE GAMES (All Times PT):

Jan. 16 vs. MIN: 6:00 p.m. (TV: FSW) Jan. 19 vs. COL: 7:00 p.m. (TV: FSW) Jan. 21 vs. COL: 7:00 p.m. (TV: FSW) Jan. 23 at STL: 5:00 p.m. (TV: FSW) Jan. 24 at STL: 5:00 p.m. (TV: FSW) ALL GAMES on iHeartRadio

VS. MINNESOTA ALL TIME:

Overall: 31-22-15 Home: 18-10-6 Road: 13-12-9 OT Record: 10-10-5

LAST GAME VS. MINNESOTA LAK 7 vs. MIN 3 – (3/7/20)

Attendance: 16,082 | Venue: STAPLES Center

LAK Goals: Kopitar, Lizotte (SH), Moore, Brown, Brown, Brown, Vilardi MIN Goals: Foligno, Spurgeon, Kunin

Goalies: LAK – Petersen (25/28, 60:00; W); MIN – Stalock (28/34, 59:20; L) LAK PP: 0/4 PK: 3/3 | Shots: LAK: 35 / MIN: 28

Highlights:

The Kings won their fifth consecutive game tonight, the longest winning streak of the season, and longest since they won eight consecutive games Nov. 25-Dec. 9, 2017.

The Kings are 8-2-1 in their last 11 games overall, including 6-1-1 at home.

The seven goals tie the most by the Kings this season (Oct. 12 vs. NSH).

Dustin Brown (3-1=4) registered his sixth career hat trick and now has 17 goals on the season, tied for second most on the team. He is now just one goal shy of 300 for his career.

Anze Kopitar (1-2=3) tallied three points to surpass the 60-point mark. He leads the team in goals (21), assists (41) and points (62). He also tallied a plus-5 rating, tied for the highest of his career (second time, Oct. 21, 2017 at CBJ).

Alex Iafallo (0-2=2) registered the ninth multi-point game of the season. His 42 points rank second on the team.

Blake Lizotte (1-0=1) scored his sixth goal of the season while shorthanded. Two of his six career goals have come shorthanded. He has four points (2-2=4) in the last five games.

Trevor Moore (1-0=1) tallied his third goal since being acquired by the Kings and sixth of the season.

Gabriel Vilardi (1-0=1) scored his second career goal.

REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE VS. MINNESOTA (0-0-0) Jan. 14 vs. MIN

Jan. 16 vs. MIN Jan. 26 at MIN Jan. 28 at MIN Feb. 13 vs. MIN

Los Angeles Kings: Media Notes

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Feb. 16 vs. MIN Feb. 26 at MIN Feb. 27 at MIN

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. MINNESOTA:

Kopitar leads the Kings against the Wild in points with 39 points (13-26=39) in 48 career games against MIN.

Brown leads the Kings in goals against MIN with 15 in 50 contests (15-15=30). His 50 games played and 33 penalty minutes also lead the Kings.

Back In Action

The Kings will play their first game of the season tonight against Minnesota, their first since Mar. 11, the day before the NHL paused due to COVID-19.

The league realigned the divisions to minimize travel, placing the Kings in the West and will play each of its opponents eight times.

The Opponents

Pausing On A High Note

The NHL season paused during the Kings’ longest winning streak of the season and longest active winning streak in the NHL at seven consecutive games (Feb. 26-Mar. 11, 2020). It was also the Kings’ longest since they won eight consecutive games Nov. 25 – Dec. 9, 2017. The Kings went undefeated in March and were 10-2-1 over the last 13 games, including 8-1-1 at home.

Quick On His Feet

Should Jonathan Quick start tonight it will be his 12th straight opening night start for the Kings. His record in those opening night contests is 4-5-1. The last goalie to start a season besides Quick was Jason Labarbera in 2008.

Jersey Number Changes

Three players have recently changed uniform numbers. Defenseman Kale Clague has changed his number from 34 to 58. Forward Carl Grundstrom has changed his number from 38 to 91. He would be the first Kings player to appear in a game wearing that number. Forward Gabriel Vilardi has changed his number from 42 to 13. As announced previously, forward Austin Wagner has changed his number from 51 to 27. Additionally, the new Kings players are sporting their new threads. Troy Grosenick will wear #1, Mark Alt will wear #5, Olli Maatta will wear #6 and Andreas Athanasiou will wear #22.

New Faces

The Kings acquired a few fresh faces during the offseason, including forwards Lias Andersson and Andreas Athanasiou, and defenseman Olli Maatta.

Andersson appeared in 17 games last season with the Rangers, posting one point (0-1=1). He has appeared in 66 games since making his NHL debut during the 2017-18 season, posting nine points (3-6=9). Maatta, a two-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins, tallied 17 points (4- 13=17) in 65 games last season with the Blackhawks. In nine playoff games, he led the team with a plus-seven rating and paced the defensemen with three goals and six points (3-3=6). Athanasiou is entering his sixth season in the NHL, posting 24 points (10-14=24) in 46 games with the Detroit Red Wings last year. The Kings also signed defenseman Mark Alt and goaltender Troy Grosenick to one-year, two-way contracts.

World Junior Championships Domination

The Kings had an NHL-best nine prospects compete at the 2021 World Junior Championships. Team USA’s Alex Turcotte (3-5=8; 7GP), Arthur Kaliyev (3-5=8; 7GP) and Brock Faber (0-5=5; 7GP) took on fellow Kings prospect and Team Canada’s Quinton Byfield (2-5=7; 7GP) in the gold medal round.

Turcotte scored the eventual game-winning goal in USA’s 2-0 victory over Canada. Finland’s Kasper Simontaival ranked third among his team in scoring (4-3=7; 7GP) and 14th overall in the tournament. Other Kings performances this year at the tournament: Tobias Bjornfot (SWE; 0-2=2; 5GP), Martin Chromiak (SLV; 1-0=1; 5GP), Jordan Spence (CAN; 1-0=1; 2GP) and Lukas Parik (CZE; 1-1-0; 3.77 GAA, .883 SV%, 1 SO).

Team Last Season Record GF-GA

Minnesota 2-1-0 11-9

Colorado 2-0-1 7-3

Anaheim 1-2-0 5-8

San Jose 1-1-1 7-10

St. Louis 0-2-0 3-9

Vegas 3-1-0 15-11

Arizona 1-2-0 5-8

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Since the NHL adopted 3-on-3 overtime the Kings lead the league in wins and winning percentage.

MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:

Dustin Brown:

1 goal from 300 career NHL goals

CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED STREAK:

Iafallo: 151 (since 10/5/18) Kopitar: 144 (since 10/20/18) Roy: 94 (since 2/16/19)

LA Kings Record: Drew Doughty - 460 (Oct. 8, 2014 - Jan. 18, 2020)

MOST RECENT KINGS PLAYER MILESTONES ACHIEVED:

Drew Doughty:

Tied Butch Goring (384) for 7th most assists all-time, Mar. 9 vs. COL Recorded his 500th career NHL points, Mar. 7 vs. MIN

Surpassed Rob Blake (494) for most points all-time among defensemen in Kings history, Feb. 4 at WSH Surpassed Rob Blake (494) for ninth-most points all-time in Kings history, Feb. 4 at WS

Alex Iafallo:

Recorded his 100th NHL point, March 7 vs. MIN Adrian Kempe:

Recorded his 100th NHL point, Feb. 29 vs. NJD

THE LAST TIME:

Team Wins Team Win%

LA Kings 46 LA Kings .676

Chicago Blackhawks 39 Calgary Flames .648

Philadelphia Flyers 38 Tampa Bay Lightning .615

TRAILED AFTER 2nd PER AND WON:

1/30/20 at ARI, down 2-1…won 3-2 in OT LED AFTER 2nd PER AND LOST:

2/6/20 at NYI, up 3-2…lost 5-3

LED BY 2 GOALS IN GAME AND LOST:

2/6/20 at NYI, up 2-0…lost 5-3

LED BY 3 GOALS IN GAME AND LOST:

4/9/16 vs. WPG, up 3-0…lost 4-3 in SO LED BY 4 GOALS IN GAME AND LOST:

10/5/05 at DAL, up 4-0, lost 5-4

TRAILED BY 2 GOALS IN GAME AND WON:

12/27/19 at SJS, down 2-0…won 3-2 in OT TRAILED BY 3 GOALS IN GAME AND WON:

12/18/14 vs. STL, down 3-0…won 6-4 TRAILED BY 4 GOALS IN GAME AND WON:

11/10/07 vs. DAL, down 4-0…won 6-5 in OT SCORED 6 PPG IN GAME:

11/29/84 vs. VAN, 12-1 win. Kings went 6-for-8 ALLOWED 6 PPG IN GAME:

Never

SCORED 5 PPG IN GAME:

1/1/08 vs. CHI, 9-2 win. Kings went 5-for-7 ALLOWED 5 PPG IN GAME:

2/7/06 at MIN, 5-1 loss…Wild went 5-for-10 SCORED 4 PPG IN GAME:

4/5/12 vs. SJ, 6-5 shootout loss…Kings went 4-for-7

ALLOWED 4 PPG IN GAME:

10/30/19 vs. CHI, lost 5-3…Stars went 4-for-6 SHUT OUT OPPONENT:

3/5/20 vs. TOR, won 1-0 in SO WERE SHUT OUT BY OPPONENT:

2/8/20 at NJD, lost 3-0 HAD 50 SHOTS IN A GAME:

12/28/19 at VAN, lost 3-2 (51 shots) ALLOWED 50 SHOTS IN A GAME:

4/2/19 at ARI, 3-1 win (50 shots)

MOST CONSECUTIVE PENALTIES KILLED:

46 – (12/26/01-1/19/02)

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES SCORING AT LEAST ONE PPG:

12 – (11/19-12/10/87). Kings went 27-for-73 during the streak (37%) SCORED 2 SHG GOALS IN GAME:

11/3/18 vs. CBJ (Brown and Kopitar), 4-1 win KING HAD A 5-GAME GOAL STREAK:

Justin Williams…3/28-4/4/13…(6g) KING HAD A 5-GAME ASSIST STREAK:

Anze Kopitar…1/18/18-1/30/18…(7a; six games) KING HAD A 10-GAME POINT STREAK:

Anze Kopitar…10/26-11/16/17…(3-9=12)

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McLellan, a native of Melville, Saskatchewan, is the 29th head coach in club history. He has logged 12 seasons of head coaching experience in both Edmonton (three-plus seasons with the Oilers) and San Jose (seven seasons with the Sharks) and is currently in his second season with the Kings. He has also won at the highest levels in the game (Stanley Cup Champion as an assistant coach with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008).

McLellan has a career record of 463-317-96 in 876 regular season games (.583 points percentage).

His 463 regular season wins are ranked 31st all-time and 11th among active coaches in the NHL.

McLellan-led teams have eclipsed the 50-win plateau three times and 100-plus points five times during his coaching career. Additionally, his teams have advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in seven of his 11 full seasons behind an NHL bench and he has a career post-season record of 37-38 over 75 games (.493 winning percentage).

Los Angeles Kings: Head Coach and Player Bios

Head Coach: Todd McLellan

#32: Jonathan Quick (G) 6' 1", 216 lbs. / Jan 21, 1986 (34 years and 11 months)

KWIHK, JAWN-ah-thuhn

Drafted: Kings Third Round pick (72nd overall) in 2005 NHL Entry Draft Last Win: MAR 9, 2020 vs COLORADO

Last SO: MAR 5, 2020 vs TORONTO (1) Career Shootouts: 203/293 (.693), 45-38

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%

Season - --- -

Career 644 325-240-67 52 2.39 .913

Career vs. Opp 27 14-8-5 0 2.57 .900

Season Highs: Shots Saves

- -

Last season:

- Registered his 52nd career shutout (36 saves), March 5 vs. TOR…Won four consecutive games, Nov. 12-21, stopping 99-of-106 shots (.934 SV%) and a 1.75 GAA…Finished the season without losing a regulation game over his final six starts (5-0-1), stopping 176-of-184 shots (.957 SV%), a 1.29 GAA with one shutout. Appeared in his 600th NHL game, March 28 at VAN.

#40: Calvin Petersen (G) (*Injured) 6' 1", 185 lbs. / Oct 19, 1994 (26 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Buffalo's Fifth Round Pick (129th overall) in 2013 NHL Draft.

Acquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2017 Last Win: MAR 11, 2020 vs OTTAWA

Last SO: NOV 19, 2018 @ ST. LOUIS (15) Career Shootouts: 2/2 (1.000), 1-0

Season - --- -

Career 19 10-7-1 1 2.62 .923

Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 0 3.00 .893

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Last season:

- Appeared in his second season with the Kings, posting a 5-3-0 record, .922 SV% and a 2.64 GAA…Set a career-high for his longest winning streak, winning four consecutive games from Feb. 26 to March 11 when the season was stopped due to the Coronavirus pandemic… Played in 37 games with Ontario (AHL), with a 17-15-4 record, .906 SV%, 3.43 GAA and three shutouts... 2020 AHL All-Star.

#: Troy Grosenick (G) 6' 1", 185 lbs. / Aug 27, 1989 (31 years and 4 months)

Acquired: Acquired from San Jose with forward Brandon Bollig for a sixth-round pick (John Leonard) in the 2018 NHL Draft

Last Win: NOV 16, 2014 @ CAROLINA (1) Last SO: NOV 16, 2014 @ CAROLINA (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (.000), 0-0

Season - --- -

Career 2 1-1-0 1 1.52 .948

Career vs. Opp - --- - - -

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Last season:

- Spent the 2019-20 season with Milwaukee (AHL), going 20-9-3 with a 2.29 GAA and a .920 save percentage... Shared the AHL's Hap Holmes Award (with Connor Ingram), presented to the goaltender or goaltenders who allowed the fewest goals per game... Seventh among NHL goalies in GAA and eighth in save percentage...Recipient of the AHL's 2019-20 Man of the Year Award for his work in the Milwaukee community.

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#3: Matt Roy (D) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Mar 1, 1995 (25 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Kings Seventh Round pick (194th Overall) in 2015 NHL Draft Last Goal: DEC 17, 2019 @ BOSTON (34)

Last Assist: MAR 11, 2020 vs OTTAWA Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 95 6-18-24 15 18

Career vs. Opp 3 0-0-0 3 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-

- - - - - - - -

Last season:

- Roy won multiple team awards in his first full season at the NHL level…As voted by the media, he won the Mark Bavis Memorial Award for best Newcomer, and was also voted as the Outstanding Defenseman and the Defensive Player…His teammates voted him as the Unsung Hero of the year…One of four players to appear in all 70 games of the shortened season, he also led the team in plus/minus (+16).

#5: Mark Alt (D) 6' 4", 201 lbs. / Oct 18, 1991 (29 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Carolina's 3rd pick (2nd round, 53rd overall) in 2010 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Claimed on waivers by Colorado from Philadelphia, Feb. 26, 2018 Last Goal: -

Last Assist: -

Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 18 0-0-0 -2 2

- - - - - - - -

Last season:

- Served as the captain of the Colorado Eagles (AHL) for the second year… Totaled 13 points (5-8=13) in 55 games with a career-high and team-leading plus-19 rating.

#8: Drew Doughty (D) 6' 1", 202 lbs. / Dec 8, 1989 (31 years and 1 month)

DOW-tee, DROO

Drafted: Kings First Round pick (2nd overall) in 2008 NHL Entry Draft Last Goal: FEB 20, 2020 vs FLORIDA (9)

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 919 117-385-502 43 635

Career vs. Opp 39 3-19-22 7 18

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Last season:

- Moved up the Kings all-time ranking in multiple categories…Became the Kings all-time leader among defensemen in points, surpassing Rob Blake (494), Feb. 4 at WSH…Became the first Kings blueliner to reach the 500-point plateau, March 7 vs. MIN…He is eighth among active defensemen in points (502) and he was the 70th defensemen in NHL history to reach 500 points…He also surpassed Butch Goring (384) for 7th on the Kings all-time assists list, March 11 vs. OTT…Ranked second in the league in TOI/GM (25:49).

#9: Adrian Kempe (C) 6' 2", 201 lbs. / Sep 13, 1996 (24 years and 4 months)

KEHM-peh, AY-dree-uhn

Drafted: Kings First Round pick (29th overall) in 2014 NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB 29, 2020 vs NEW JERSEY (5)

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 256 41-62-103 -12 134

Career vs. Opp 9 1-4-5 -2 4

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Last season:

- Registered 32 points (11-21=32) in 69 games during his fourth NHL season…His 21 assists tied his career high...Tied his career-long (third time) with a three-game goal streak (3-0=3), Dec. 17-21...Scored his first career shorthanded goal Dec. 17 at Boston…Tallied his first multi-goal game (2-0=2), Jan. 9 at Vegas… Registered his 100th career NHL point, Feb. 29 vs. NJD.

#10: Michael Amadio (C) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / May 13, 1996 (24 years and 8 months)

ah-MAD-ee-oh, MIGH-kuhl

Drafted: Kings Third Round pick (90th overall) in 2014 NHL Draft Last Goal: DEC 14, 2019 @ PITTSBURGH (36)

Last Assist: FEB 6, 2020 @ NY ISLANDERS (15) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 148 16-21-37 -14 24

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Last season:

- Played in a career-high 68 games with the Kings, posting a career-high 16 points (6-10=16)… Set a career-high in assists and tied his career- high in goals…Recorded two multi-point games, Oct. 12 vs. NSH and Nov. 21 vs. EDM, both two-point games (1-1=2), tying his career high.

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#11: Anze Kopitar (C) 6' 3", 225 lbs. / Aug 24, 1987 (33 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Kings First Round pick (11th overall) in 2005 NHL Entry Draft Last Goal: MAR 7, 2020 vs MINNESOTA (2)

Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 vs MINNESOTA (2) Career Shootouts: 41/109 (38%), 17 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 1073 333-617-950 76 294

Career vs. Opp 48 13-26-39 11 12

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Last season:

- Served his fourth season as captain of the team…Led the team in points for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons…Surpassed Wayne Gretzky (918) for fourth-most points in franchise history on Dec. 15 at DET.

#12: Trevor Moore (C) 5' 10", 185 lbs. / Mar 31, 1995 (25 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: From Toronto with 2020 third-round pick and conditional 2021 third-round pick (in exchange for Jack Campbell and Kyle Clifford) Feb. 5, 2020

Last Goal: MAR 7, 2020 vs MINNESOTA (2) Last Assist: MAR 1, 2020 @ VEGAS (4) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 67 8-10-18 -3 8

- - - - - - - -

Last season:

- Began the season with the Maple Leafs, marking the first time in his career he made the opening night roster…Appeared in 27 games with Toronto, posting five points (3-2=5)…Played in two games for the Toronto Marlies (AHL) during the season where he tallied two points (1- 1=2)…Acquired at the trade deadline by the Kings and went on to register five points (3-2=5) in 15 games.

#19: Alex Iafallo (L) 6' 0", 188 lbs. / Dec 21, 1993 (27 years)

ye-ah-FAH-loh, ALEHX Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as a free agent April 18, 2017 Last Goal: MAR 9, 2020 vs COLORADO (1) Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 vs MINNESOTA (2) Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 227 41-60-101 -6 48

- - - - - - - -

Last season:

- One of just four players to appear in all 70 games of the shortened season…The team-leader with 152 consecutive games played through the end of the season…Finished second on the team with 43 points (17-26=43), setting career highs in goals, assists and points.

#23: Dustin Brown (R) 6' 0", 210 lbs. / Nov 4, 1984 (36 years and 2 months)

BROWN, DUHS-tihn

Drafted: Kings First Round pick (13th overall) in 2003 NHL Entry Draft Last Goal: MAR 7, 2020 vs MINNESOTA (2)

Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 vs MINNESOTA (2) Career Shootouts: 19/68 (28%), 7 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 1183 299-354-653 -30 700

Career vs. Opp 50 15-15-30 5 33

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Last season:

- Surpassed Dave Taylor’s franchise record for most total games played (regular season and playoffs) by appearing in his 1,204th game, Oct. 8 at CGY…Tallied seven multi-point games, including logging the only game of four-or-more points by a Kings player.

#26: Sean Walker (D) (*Injured) 5' 11", 196 lbs. / Nov 13, 1994 (26 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as a free agent July 3, 2018 Last Goal: FEB 12, 2020 vs CALGARY (12) Last Assist: MAR 11, 2020 vs OTTAWA Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 109 8-26-34 -20 34

- - - - - - - -

Last season:

- Played the entire season with the Kings, and was one of just four players to appear in all 70 games during the shortened season…Set career highs in all major categories, posting 24 points (5-19=24)…Had a career-long four-game point streak, Oct. 8-13 (2- 2=4), recording four points in the first five games of the season.

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#27: Austin Wagner (L) 6' 1", 185 lbs. / Jun 23, 1997 (23 years and 6 months)

WAG-nuhr, AW-stuhn

Drafted: Kings Fourth Round pick (99th overall) in 2015 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 9, 2020 vs COLORADO (1)

Last Assist: FEB 9, 2020 @ NY RANGERS (13) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 127 18-14-32 -3 55

- - - - - - - -

Last season:

- Played in a careerhigh 65 games during the shortened season, posting 11 points (6-5=11)…Had the only successful penalty shot attempt by a King this year, Feb. 22 vs. COL (team was 1/4 on the season).

#29: Martin Frk (R) (*Injured) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Oct 5, 1993 (27 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Detroit's 1st choice (49th overall) in 2012 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2019

Last Goal: MAR 11, 2020 vs OTTAWA Last Assist: MAR 9, 2020 vs COLORADO (1) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 117 18-21-39 -27 22

- - - - - - - -

Last season:

- Made his Kings debut, Dec. 27 at San Jose… Scored two goals (2-0=2) in his first game…In 17 games with the Kings, he posted eight points (6-2=8)…Started the season with Ontario (AHL) after signing with the Kings during the offseason…He started the season on a threegame goal streak (3-0=3) and a five game point streak (4- 2=6)…He recorded nine points (5-4=9) in the first seven games…He ended the season as the team-leader in points, finishing with 36 points (23-13=36) in just 37 games... 2020 AHL All-Star.

#33: Tobias Bjornfot (D) 6' 0", 202 lbs. / Apr 6, 2001 (19 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Kings First Round pick (22nd overall) in 2019 NHL Draft Last Goal: -

Last Assist: -

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 3 0-0-0 -4 0

Career vs. Opp - --- - -

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Last season:

- Made his NHL debut, Oct. 5 at EDM…He was the fifth youngest King to ever appear in a game and youngest since Brayden Schenn made his debut in 2009…He also was the 38th player in franchise history to debut in the same season was drafted, and the 34th of those to debut on opening night…He was just one of five players drafted in 2019, and the latest draft pick to make the team across the NHL…Went scoreless in three games with the Kings…Appeared in his first season with Ontario (AHL) where he posted 19 points (6-13=19) in 44 games.

#34: Kale Clague (D) 6' 0", 177 lbs. / Jun 5, 1998 (22 years and 7 months)

Last Goal: - Last Assist: -

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 4 0-0-0 -3 2

Career vs. Opp - --- - -

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Last season:

- Made his NHL debut, Dec. 21 at BUF…Went scoreless in four NHL games with the Kings…Started the season with Ontario (AHL), his second season with the team…Posted 25 points (8-17=25) in 49 games with the Reign…He ranked second among team defensemen in assists, points and power-play goals (4), and ranked tied for second in goals... 2020 AHL All-Star.

#38: Carl Grundstrom (R) 6' 0", 201 lbs. / Dec 1, 1997 (23 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Toronto's Second Round pick (57th Overall) in 2016 NHL Draft Acquired: From Toronto with 2019 first-round draft pick and reserve rights to Sean Durzi (in exchange for Jake Muzzin) Jan. 28, 2019

Last Goal: APR 5, 2019 @ ANAHEIM (14) Last Assist: NOV 21, 2019 vs EDMONTON (6) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 28 5-5-10 -2 14

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Last season:

- Started the season with the Kings, where he totaled four points (0-4=4) in 13 games…Appeared in 40 games with Ontario (AHL), posting 28 points (12-16=28), tied for second on the team…He also scored two powerplay goals with the Reign.

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#42: Gabriel Vilardi (C) 6' 3", 201 lbs. / Aug 16, 1999 (21 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Kings First Round pick (11th overall) in 2017 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 11, 2020 vs OTTAWA

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 10 3-4-7 0 4

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Last season:

- Returned after missing much of the last two seasons due to injury…Started the season with Ontario (AHL), posting 25 points (9-16=25) in 32 games with the Reign…Made his NHL debut, Feb. 20 vs. FLA…He scored a goal on his first career NHL shot, just 10 seconds into his first shift, it is the second fastest goal to start a career since the NHL began tracking shifts in 2009-10…He tallied two points in his first game (1-1=2), which tied the fourth most by a King in their first game in franchise history…He scored 1:36 into his first game, which marks the 19th fastest goal to start a career in NHL history…Totaled seven points (3-4=7) in 10 games with the Kings, including finishing the season on a three-game point streak (2-2=4), March 7-11.

#44: Mikey Anderson (D) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / May 25, 1999 (21 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Kings Fourth Round pick (103rd overall) in 2017 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 9, 2020 vs COLORADO (1)

Last Assist: -

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 6 1-0-1 4 0

- - - - - - - -

Last season:

- Made his NHL debut, Feb. 29 vs. NJD…Registered his first NHL goal, point and gamewinning goal (1-0-1), March 9 vs. COL…Finished the season with a plus-4 rating…Made his professional debut with Ontario (AHL) to start the season…Posted 15 points (3-12=15) in 53 games before being called up to the Kings.

#46: Blake Lizotte (C) 5' 7", 172 lbs. / Dec 13, 1997 (23 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as a free agent April 2, 2019 Last Goal: MAR 7, 2020 vs MINNESOTA (2) Last Assist: FEB 29, 2020 vs NEW JERSEY (5) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 66 6-17-23 -5 20

- - - - - - - -

Last season:

- Played in his first full season in the NHL with the Kings…As selected by the Kings Booster Club, he was named the Most Popular Player on the team… Recorded his first NHL point (assist), Oct. 8 vat CGY… Scored his first NHL goal (1-0=1), Nov. 9 at MTL…Led all NHL rookies in shorthanded goals (2) and finished the season ranked eighth among NHL rookies in assists and tied for ninth in games played.

#56: Kurtis MacDermid (D) (*Injured) 6' 5", 233 lbs. / Mar 25, 1994 (26 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as a free agent Sept. 12, 2012 Last Goal: FEB 12, 2020 vs CALGARY (11) Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 vs MINNESOTA (2) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 90 4-9-13 -14 115

- - - - - - - -

Last season:

- Spent the entire season with the Kings, appearing in 45 games and recording eight points (3- 5=8) and a team-leading 47 penalty

minutes…Tied his career-high for points in a game (2) and set a career high in TOI (17:56), Feb. 12 vs. CGY... Recorded his first Gordie Howe Hat Trick on Feb. 12 vs. CGY.

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#64: Matt Luff (R) 6' 2", 196 lbs. / May 5, 1997 (23 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Undrafted

Acquired: Signed as a free agent Sept. 22, 2016 Last Goal: DEC 12, 2019 @ ANAHEIM (9) Last Assist: DEC 31, 2019 vs PHILADELPHIA (4) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 51 9-7-16 -7 11

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Last season:

- Played in 18 games during his stints with the Kings this season, posting five points (1-4=5) during that time…Appeared in 30 games with Ontario (AHL) recording 24 points (9-15=24)…He ranked second on the team in points per game (.80) and scored his third career shorthanded goal with the Reign.

#77: Jeff Carter (C) 6' 3", 219 lbs. / Jan 1, 1985 (36 years)

KAHR-tuhr, JEHF

Drafted: Philadelphia's First Round pick (11th overall) in 2003 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: From Columbus (for Jack Johnson and a First Round pick in 2013 NHL Entry Draft) Feb. 23, 2012

Last Goal: FEB 12, 2020 vs CALGARY (2) Last Assist: FEB 18, 2020 @ WINNIPEG Career Shootouts: 16/59 (27%), 4 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 1040 382-350-732 37 533

Career vs. Opp 32 12-11-23 8 12

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Last season:

- Scored 17 goals on the season, tied for second most on the team and his most in a season since 2016-17…Recorded two multi-goal games on the season, tied for most on the team…His seven game-winning goals led the team and ranked tied for fifth in the league…Appeared in his 1,000th NHL game, Nov. 16 vs. VGK…He was the 341st player in NHL history to reach the 1,000 games played plateau and the 23rd to do so in a Kings uniform (57th player to have played for the Kings to reach 1,000 games played).

#: Andreas Athanasiou (C) 6' 2", 188 lbs. / Aug 6, 1994 (26 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Detroit's third round selection, 110th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired from Detroit on Feb. 24, in exchange for Sam Gagner and two 2nd round picks (2020,2021)

Last Goal: APR 17, 2016 vs TAMPA BAY (6) Last Assist: FEB 25, 2020 @ ANAHEIM (8) Career Shootouts: 6/14 (43%), 2 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 303 84-72-156 -76 117

- - - - - - - -

Last season:

- Started the season with Detroit, his fifth season with the Red Wings…Appeared in 46 games posting 24 points (10-14=24)…Tied his career high, scoring two goals on three separate occasions (14 times in his career)…Traded to Edmonton before the deadline and appeared in nine games with the Oilers, posting two points (1-1=2) before the season was cut short…Played in four games with Edmonton during the postseason, going scoreless.

#: Olli Maatta (D) 6' 2", 206 lbs. / Aug 22, 1994 (26 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Drafted by PIT in the 1st round (22nd overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft Acquired: Traded by PIT to Chicago in exchange for forward Dominik Kahun and Chicago’s fifth round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft on June 15, 2019.

Last Goal: AUG 15, 2020 vs VEGAS (2) Last Assist: AUG 16, 2020 vs VEGAS (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- - -

Career 427 29-95-124 61 118

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Last season:

- Played in his first season with the Chicago Blackhawks after six years with Pittsburgh…Posted 17 points (4-13=17) in 65 games with Chicago…during the postseason, posting six points (3-3=6) and a plus-7 rating in nine games…He tied for fourth on the team in points, tied for third in goals (led team defensemen in both these categories), and ranked tied for eighth in assists.

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UPCOMING GAMES (all times Central) 1/16 at LA 8 p.m. – FSN, KFAN 100.3 FM 1/18 at ANA 8 p.m. – FSN, KFAN 100.3 FM 1/20 at ANA 8:30 p.m. – FSN, KFAN 100.3 FM

UPCOMING MILESTONES Nick Bjugstad – 97 career goals

Zach Parise – 792 career points; 192 career goals with MIN Jared Spurgeon – 198 career assists

Ryan Suter – 498 career assists; 298 career assists with MIN

SERIES NOTES VS. KINGS

All-Time Wild Record: 32-21-15 (18-8-8 at Xcel Energy Center, 14-13-7 at Los Angeles)

2019-20: Minnesota went 1-2-0 in three season meetings against Los Angeles…The Wild earned a 5-1 victory in the first meeting at Xcel Energy Center (10/26), fell 3-1 in the second meeting at STAPLES Center (11/12) and dropped the final meeting, 7-3, in Los Angeles (3/7)…D Matt Dumba (1-2=3) and LW Marcus Foligno (1-2=3) each led the Wild with three points…D Jonas Brodin (0-2=2), D Jared Spurgeon (2-0=2) and RW Mats Zuccarello (0-2=2) tallied two points apiece…G Alex Stalock went 1-1-0 with a 3.52 GAA and a .892 SV% in two starts…G Devan Dubnyk made 32 saves in the second contest…C Anze Kopitar led the Kings with five points (2-3=5)…RW Dustin Brown registered four points (3-1=4)…LW Alex Iafallo tallied three assists…G Jonathan Quick went 1-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and a .891 SV% in two starts…G Calvin Petersen stopped 25-of-28 shots in the third contest.

WILD LEADERS: D Ryan Suter leads Minnesota with 25 points (1-24=25) in 49 games against Los Angeles…LW Zach Parise has 19 points (7-12=19) in 29 matches…Zuccarello owns 11 points (3-8=11) in 17 contests.

WILD GOALIES: G Cam Talbot is 7-9-0 with a 2.81 GAA, a .910 SV% and one shutout in 18 games (16 starts) vs. the Kings…Stalock is 2-3-1 with a 2.93 GAA and a .899 SV% in seven games (six starts).

KINGS LEADERS: Kopitar leads Los Angeles with 39 points (13-26=39) in 48 matches against Minnesota…Brown has 30 points (15-15=30) in 50 games…C Jeff Carter owns 23 points (12-11=23) in 32 contests…D Drew Doughty owns 22 points (3-19=22) in 39 matches.

KINGS GOALIES: Quick is 14-8-5 with a 2.57 GAA and a .900 SV% in 27 career starts vs. the Wild…Petersen earned the win in his sole career action, making 25 saves (3/7/20).

CONNECTIONS: Minnesota Goaltending Coach Frederic Chabot went 3-3-2 with a 3.14 GAA and a .891 SV% in 12 games (nine starts) with the Kings during the 1997-98 season…Los Angeles Head Coach Todd McLellan coached the Wild’s prospects in Cleveland (2000-01) and Houston (2001-05)…D Mikey Anderson hails from Fridley and skated one season at Hill-Murray (2013-14) and two seasons at the University of Minnesota-Duluth (2017- 19)…C Blake Lizotte is a Lindstrom native and played two seasons at St. Cloud State University (2017-19).

FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 9-3-4 in the last 16 games against Los Angeles and 17-9-5 in its last 31 games against the Kings with 13 of those games decided in extra sessions…The Wild owns points in seven of its last 11 games at STAPLES Center (4-4-3).

SEASON OPENERS

- Minnesota starts the year as the road team for the sixth straight season and for the 10th time in team history. Minnesota is 1-7-1 in season openers as the road team, going 8-1-1 all-time when opening the season as the home team (including a loss vs. Carolina to start the 2010-11 season in Helsinki, Finland).

- Minnesota has posted a record of 9-8-2 all-time in season openers (including a tie in 2001-02). The Wild is 4-4-1 in its last nine season openers dating back to 2011-12.

- Per NHL stats, Zach Parise ranks T-2nd amongst active NHL players for most goals in a season opener game (3, 10/8/15 at COL). He also ranks T- 2nd amongst active NHL players in season openers in goals (10) and fifth in points (16).

DIVISION REALIGNMENT

- Minnesota will face Anaheim, Arizona, Colorado, Los Angeles, San Jose, St. Louis and Vegas eight times each this season as part of the West Division.

- The Wild has faced a division opponent in a season opener eight times entering Thursday’s contest, posting a 5-3-0 record.

- Minnesota last opened its season against Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 2013 with a 3-2 shootout loss at Xcel Energy Center.

THE LONG HAUL

- The Wild opens its season with a four-game road trip, the longest road trip to start a season in franchise history.

- Minnesota will play five, four-game road trips this season: Jan. 14-20, Feb. 13-20, March 1-6, March 29-April 3, April 19-24.

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McLellan has a career record of 463-317-96 in 876 regular season games (.583 points percentage).

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