Team Records:
Stars: 23 - 9 - 6 (52 pts)
Kings: 21 - 13 - 6 (48 pts)
Kings Notes:
LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar has registered 58 points (20-38=58) in 66 career games versus Dallas, the second-most in franchise history behind Marcel Dionne (40 GP, 32-33=65). Only Chicago's Patrick Kane (30-43=73) has more points against Dallas among active skaters than Kopitar.
Forward Kevin Fiala has accumulated a team-leading 37 points (10-27=37) through 40 games this season, with his 27 assists tied for ninth in the league among forwards. Of his 27 assists, 17 have come at five-on-five play which is third-most in the league among forwards and fourth overall. Fiala enters tonight with points (6-6=12) in each of his last eight games against Dallas, tied for the third-longest active point streak against the Stars.
The LA Kings are slated to honor veteran defenseman Alex Edler, who skated in his 1,000th career NHL game Saturday night against Philadelphia. In doing so, Edler became the sixth Swedish-born defenseman in league history to skate in 1,000 career NHL games, 12th active defenseman, second defenseman from the 2004 NHL Draft class (Alex Goligoski, 1,012 GP) and seventh overall skater from his draft class to reach such mark.
The Kings are 9th in faceoff win percentage (52.7%).
The Kings power play ranks 13th in the NHL (23.2%).
The Kings penalty kill ranks 28th in the NHL (71.6%).
Stars Notes:
The Stars have won eight of their last ten meetings against the Kings (8-2-0), averaging 2.90 goals per game and recording eight of their goals with a man-advantage.
Defenseman Ryan Suter has six points (1-5--6) points in his last seven games against the Kings. Suter leads current Stars with 32 assists and has 34 points (2-32--34) in 61 career games against Los Ange
The Stars are 3rd in faceoff win percentage (55.3%).
The Stars power play ranks 2nd in the NHL (28.8%).
The Stars penalty kill ranks 4th in the NHL (83.7%).
Who to Watch:
Drew Doughty, who sits one assist shy of eclipsing the 20-assist plateau for the 14th time in his career. Only Dallas' Ryan Suter (14) has more 20+ assist seasons among active defensemen.
Joe Pavelski, who leads current Stars Skaters with 24 goals and 27 assists for a total of 51 points (24-27--51) in 70 career games against the Kings.
