Game Day Stats & Discussion Thread: Los Angeles Kings @ Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins might be struggling right now, but we’d still do wild things to have their fancystats.

Just the Facts

Los Angeles KingsStatsPittsburgh Penguins
11-19-2 (20 pts)Record14-11-6 ( pts)
13.7% (28th)Power Play %22.4% (10th)
74.3% (28th)Penalty Kill %83.3% (7th)
2.15 (31st)Goals For/Game3.39 (8th)
3.09 (18th)Goals Against/Game3.19 (20th)
28.4 (28th)Shots For/Game32.5 (10th)
31.8 (T-19th)Shots Against/Game32.5 (24th)
Kopitar (20)Points LeaderCrosby, Kessel, Malkin (34)
Brown (9)Goals LeaderCrosby (15)
Doughty (15)Assists LeaderMalkin (24)

Game Preview

The Opposition: PensBurgh

Lineups

Los Angeles Kings

Iafallo — Kopitar — Brown
Leipsic — Carter — Luff
Scherbak — Kempe — Toffoli
Wagner — Amadio — Thompson

Fantenberg — Doughty
Muzzin — LaDue
Forbort — Walker

Quick
(Petersen)

Willie Desjardins indicated that Daniel Brickley could draw in, though didn’t say who would come out in his place.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pearson — Crosby — Guentzel
Aston-Reese — Malkin — Kessel
Sheahan — Brassard — Rust
Grant — Cullen  — Wilson

Dumoulin — Riikola
Maatta — Oleksiak
Pettersson — Johnson

Murray
(DeSmith)