What you need to know ahead of the Kings' game against the Carolina Hurricanes:
When: Saturday, March 22nd, at 1:00 PST
Where: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA
Watch: FanDuel Sports Network
Listen: LA Kings APP & ESPN LA APP
Records:
Kings: 37 - 21 - 9 (83 points), 3rd in Pacific Division
Hurricanes: 42 - 22 - 4 (88 points), 2nd in Metropolitan Division
Kings Team Stats:
Power Play: 15.3% (28th)
Penalty Kill: 81.5% (9th)
Faceoff Win Percentage: 50.5% (15th)
GF/GP: 2.81 (22nd)
GA/GP: 2.54 (3rd)
Hurricanes Team Stats:
Power Play: 17.9% (27th)
Penalty Kill: 84.8% (1st)
Faceoff Win Percentage: 52.6% (5th)
GF/GP: 3.24 (8th)
GA/GP: 2.60 (5th)
Kings Notes:
- Forward Trevor Moore enters Saturday’s matinee with a three-game goal streak (4-0=4) against the Carolina Hurricanes, dating back to Oct. 14, 2023.
- Trevor Moore and Alex Turcotte scored twice within 60 seconds on Thursday night in Chicago – the 10th time the Kings have done so this season. The only teams to do so more in 2024-25 are Vancouver (14), Carolina (12), Boston, Seattle and Vegas (all w/ 11).
- Phillip Danault has five points (2-3=5) in his last two games vs. Carolina while Vladislav Gavrikov (1-3=4) has four in his last three matchups against the Hurricanes.
- With his assist Thursday night at United Center, defensemen Jordan Spence sits one helper shy of recording his second consecutive 20-assist season, and three points shy of his first career 25-point campaign
- Only the Winnipeg Jets (164) have conceded less goals in the League this season than the Kings’ 170. The team’s 1,705 shots allowed are also the second lowest behind only Carolina (1,675).
Hurricanes Notes:
- The Hurricanes are 10-3-1 against the Pacific Division this season and have outscored by their opponents 26-22 across the 14 games.
- The Hurricanes enter Saturday as the hottest team in the NHL having won last eight games. During that stretch, the Hurricanes are allowing just 1.25 goal against average.
- Expected starter Frederik Andersen has won four straight games entering Saturday and has stopped 92 of the last 98 shots (.958 SV%).
- Since being traded to the Hurricanes at this year's trade deadline in the Mikko Rantanen deal, the 22-year-old former first-round draft pick Logan Stankoven has notched a goal and assist in five games.
- Leading scorer for the Hurricanes Sebastian Aho has recorded at least a point in eight of the last 10 games (6-9=15). Aho has 65 points (26-39=65) in 67 games this season.
- Defensive pair Jaccob Slavin and Brent Burns have played 1,001:19 together this season, the second most minutes together in the NHL. The duo have been on the ice together for an NHL-most 46 goals among defense pairs.
- When Burns, 39, steps on the ice on Saturday, he will have played in his 911th consecutive NHL game, passing his former teammate Patrick Marleau for 5th all-time on the list of most consecutive games played. Burns is just five games away from passing Garry Unger (914 games) for 4th all-time.
Players to Watch:
Kings: Quinton Byfield, who is riding a seven-game home point streak (5-5=10).
Hurricanes: Taylor Hall, who enters Saturday on a four-game point streak (2-3=5). Hall, who the Hurricanes acquired earlier in the season has eight points (3-5=8) in 18 games with his new team.
