Kings Notes:
The Kings have blocked at least 14 or more shots in seven of their last eight games. With 17 blocked shots Monday night vs. Edmonton, the Kings blocked shot count on the season increased to 1,250, the sixth-most in the league while Vegas' 1,418 tops all teams. Leading the way for the Kings in blocked shots is defenseman Matt Roy (149). One more blocked shot by Roy would make him just the sixth different Kings skater to record at least 150 blocked shots in a season since the league started tracking blocked shots in the 2005-06 season.
LA Kings HC Todd McLellan won his 139th career game behind the Kings bench last Sunday, tying Terry Murray for the fourth-most wins by a Kings head coach in franchise history. A win tonight would move McLellan into sole possession of fourth place on the Kings HC all-time wins list.
The Kings' forward core has collectively registered 320 assists on the season, the fourth-most in the league behind Edmonton (373), Boston (330) and Tampa Bay (324).
Only Carolina (41) has more wins when outshooting their opponents this season than the Kings.
The Kings power play ranks 5th in the NHL (24.9%).
The Kings penalty kill ranks 25th in the NHL (75.3%).
The Kings are 5th in faceoff win percentage (53.2%).
Golden Knights Notes:
The Golden Knights are 13-3-2 in their last 18 games.
The Golden Knights all-time record against the Kings is 14-11-3.
The Golden Knighrs power play ranks 20th in the NHL (20.4%).
The Golden Knights penalty kill ranks 19th in the NHL (76.9%).
The Golden Knights are 7th in faceoff win percentage (52.4%).
Who to Watch:
Kings captain Anze Kopitar is no stranger to the scoring sheet against the Golden Knights with 31 points (11-20=31) in 28 career games. Of his 28 games vs. Vegas, Kopitar has been held pointless in just eight matchups. Since Vegas joined the NHL ahead of the 2017-18 season, no skater has more points against the Golden Knights than Kopitar, while fellow teammate Alex Iafallo is tied with Winnipeg's Kyle Connor and Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon for fifth-most. Kopitar (1.11) is one of five players to have a point-per-game average of over one vs. Vegas, joining Connor McDavid (1.33), Leon Draisaitl (1.26), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1.06) and Ryan O'Reilly (1.05) (min. GP: 15).
Jack Eichel, who leads the Golden Knights in goals (27) and points (64). Eichel is also a team-high plus-25.
