Kings Notes:
Anze Kopitar scored his second career four-goal game on Tuesday night in Winnipeg, matching his record for most goals in a single game (4-0=4, March 22, 2018 at COL). He is the second Kings skater to record a four-goal game this season (Adrian Kempe, 4-0=4, Feb. 11 vs. PIT) and fifth different skater in Kings history to register multiple four-plus goal games during their Kings career (Marcel Dionne, Mike Murphy, Bernie Nicholls and Luc Robitaille). Kopitar (35 years, 188 days) is the oldest skater in franchise history to record a four-goal game and fourth-oldest to record a hat trick. The only players older at the time of their three-goal game are Luc Robitaille (39 years, 336 days on Jan. 19, 2006) and Bob Nevin (36 years, 307 days on Jan. 19, 1975; 36 years, 209 days on Oct. 13, 1974). Kopitar's four-goal outing marked his 44th career multi-goal game, tying Charlie Simmer for sixth-most in franchise history. He also surpassed Wayne Gretzky (125) for the third-most road multi-point games in Kings history.
The Kings are 6th in faceoff win percentage (52.7%).
The Kings power play ranks 3rd in the NHL (25.6%).
The Kings penalty kill ranks 24th in the NHL (75.7%).
Canadiens Notes:
The Canadiens are currently on a four-game West Coast Pacific Division road trip. One game into the trip, the Canadiens defeated the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night by a score of 3-1 behind a three-goal thid period.
Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki is currently riding a four-game point streak (3-2=5). Suzuki leads the Canadiens in points with 47 (20-27=47) over 60 games played.
The Canadiens are 20th in faceoff win percentage (49.3%).
The Canadiens power play ranks 30th in the NHL (16.5%).
The Canadiens penalty kill ranks 28th in the NHL (74.0%).
Who to Watch:
Defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov, who was just acquired by the Kings along with goalie Joonas Korpisalo from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jonathan Quick and multiple draft picks. Gavrikov, the 27-year-old Russian has notched 10 points (3-7=10) in 52 games this season.
Veteran goalie Jake Allen, who is 4-1-0 in his last five starts with a .937 GAA and 2.00 GAA.
