Game Day Stats & Discussion Thread: Los Angeles Kings @ Calgary Flames

Ilya Kovalchuk is “out” with an “ankle injury”, whatever that even means.

Just the Facts

Los Angeles KingsStatsCalgary Flames
9-15-1 (19 pts)Record14-9-2 (30 pts)
15.4% (28th)Power Play %20.4% (14th)
73.0% (29th)Penalty Kill %75.9% (26th)
2.16 (31st)Goals For/Game3.36 (9th)
3.12 (20th)Goals Against/Game2.88 (13th)
28.2 (29th)Shots For/Game33.3 (4th)
31.4 (13th)Shots Against/Game28.5 (3rd)
Kopitar (17)Points LeaderGaudreau (28)
Brown (8)Goals LeaderMonahan (13)
Doughty (13)Assists LeaderGiordano (21)

Game Preview

The Opposition: Matchsticks and Gasoline

Lineups

Los Angeles Kings

Iafallo - Kopitar - Brown
Clifford - Carter - Toffoli
Amadio - Kempe - Luff
Wagner - Thompson - Rempal

Forbort - Doughty
Muzzin - Martinez
Phaneuf - LaDue

Petersen
(Quick)

Kovalchuk is likely out tonight, dealing with “an ankle thing”. Mike Amadio’s the only extra forward on the trip, so he’s slotted into what was the Kovy-spot.

Calgary Flames

Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Bennett
Neal - Ryan - Czarnik
Lomberg - Jankowski - Hathaway

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Kylington - Andersson

Smith
(Rittich)