Just the Facts
| Los Angeles Kings | Stats | San Jose Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| 17-23-3 (37 pts) | Record | 23-13-7 (53 pts) |
| 14.9% (T-26th) | Power Play % | 24.8% (7th) |
| 74.8% (T-28th) | Penalty Kill % | 83.9% (4th) |
| 2.26 (31st) | Goals For/Game | 3.49 (4th) |
| 2.95 (T-16th) | Goals Against/Game | 3.07 (20th) |
| 28.3 (29th) | Shots For/Game | 34.8 (2nd) |
| 31.7 (T-18th) | Shots Against/Game | 28.2 (2nd) |
| Kopitar (28) | Points Leader | Burns (47) |
| Brown (11) | Goals Leader | Pavelski (25) |
| Doughty (21) | Assists Leader | Burns (40) |
Helpful Links
The Opposition: Fear the Fin
Lineups
Los Angeles Kings
No changes to lines/pairings:
Kovalchuk-Kopitar-Brown
Iafallo-Carter-Leipsic
Hagelin-Kempe-Toffoli
Clifford-Thompson-WagnerForbort-Doughty
Muzzin-Walker
Phaneuf-Fantenberg pic.twitter.com/TOoOQmXmx3— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) January 7, 2019
San Jose Sharks
#SJSharks projected lines for our favorite day #BeatLA pic.twitter.com/bWZT1whBfZ
— Fear the Fin (@fearthefin) January 7, 2019
Discussion Questions
- If you had to choose a preferred team between the other two California NHL teams, would it be the Sharks or the Ducks?
- Martin Jones: actual human or very realistic looking android man who is good at goalie-ing and maybe not much else?
- If a Kings player chose to go to the Sharks in free agency, how would you feel? Would your opinion change if it was someone at the end of his career, or if it was a marginal/fourth line-type player?