Team Records:
Avalanche: 42 - 13 - 5 (89 pts)
Kings: 33 - 20 - 8 (74 pts)
Kings Notes:
The following players will not be active tonight due to injury: Mikey Anderson, Viktor Arvidsson, Andreas Athanasiou, Dustin Brown, Drew Doughty, Brendan Lemieux and Matt Roy.
Avalanche Notes:
Ahead of Monday's NHL trade deadline, the Avalanche made the first splash in the trade market by acquiring Ducks defenseman Josh Manson. Manson has recorded nine points (4-5=9) in 45 games for the Ducks this season.
For the second game in a row the Kings will face one of the league's top scoring teams. Trailing only the Panthers, the Avalanche rank second in the NHL in goals per game, averaging 3.83 GF/GP.
Despite being the top team in the NHL and leading the Western Conference by 10 points, the Avalanche have lost four out their last six games, going 2-3-1 during those games.
Who to Watch:
Jordan Spence, who recorded his first NHL point with an assist on a Rasmus Kupari goal on Sunday night against the Panthers. Spence has played his first three career games over the past week and played a career high 23:51 against the Panthers.
Nazem Kadri, who is tied for sixth in the NHL in points with 73 (22-51=73. In his career against the Kings, Kadri has recorded 12 points (3-9=12) and is a +3 in 21 games.
