Team Records:
Bruins: 29 - 4 - 4 (62 pts)
Kings: 22 - 13 - 6 (50 pts)
Kings Notes:
Tonight's game has the potential to feature two Alaska-born goaltenders for the first time in league history. (Pheonix Copley - North Pole, AK; Jeremy Swayman - Anchorage, AK).
The LA Kings are 4-0 in shootouts all-time against the Boston Bruins.
With his second period goal Tuesday night against Dallas, LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar now sits at 598 (199-399=598) career home points, trailing only Marcel Dionne (288-412=700) and Luc Robitaille (322-347=669) in club history. With two more points, Kopitar can become the fifth active player to eclipse 600 career home points.
Forward Viktor Arvidsson skates into Crypto.com Arena tonight with six points (1-5=6) in his last four games. Through 37 games this season, Arvidsson finds himself tied for second in team scoring alongside captain Anze Kopitar with 30 points (10-20=30). Among Swedish-born draft picks from the 2014 NHL Draft, Arvidsson's 318 career NHL points sit second, while fellow teammate Adrian Kempe (431 GP, 105-106=211) ranks third.
Defenseman Drew Doughty eclipsed the 20-assist plateau for 14th time in his career and the 10th consecutive season Tuesday night. His 14 20-assist seasons are the most by a defenseman in club history and second-most behind Anze Kopitar (16) among all Kings skaters. Doughty joins Dallas' Ryan Suter (14) as the only other active defenseman to have at least 14 20+ assist seasons.
The Kings are 8th in faceoff win percentage (52.8%).
The Kings power play ranks 13th in the NHL (23.4%).
The Kings penalty kill ranks 28th in the NHL (72.2%).
Bruins Notes:
Bruins second leading goalscorer Jake DeBrusk was placed LTIR after scoring two goal in January 2nd's Winter Classic against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Bruins are 2nd in faceoff win percentage (55.9%).
The Bruins power play ranks 6th in the NHL (27.0%).
The Bruins penalty kill ranks 1st in the NHL (85.1%).
Who to Watch:
Viktor Arvidsson, who enters today with seven points (2-5=7) in his last five games, including multi-assist efforts in his last two games. In 35 games this season, Arvidsson has tallied 29 points (10-19=29) which is tied for second-most on the team. Of his 19 assists, 17 have been primary. Arvidsson's 1.77 primary assists-per-60 minutes at all strengths sits fifth in the league (min. TOI: 300 minutes).
Samuel Ersson, who is expected to play in his third career game. Ersson was drafted in the fifth round in 2018 and has one win.
