Between the pipes, Corey Crawford has shouldered a lot of the load the last stretch of games and now has a record of 14-18-3 with a 2.94 GAA and .908 SV%. Cam Ward has a 14-11-4 record with a 3.72 GAA and .893 SV%.
The Kings have lost two games in a row to the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks. This is their first of two-straight home games.
Offense has been sparce this season for the Kings, who are led in scoring by Anze Kopitar with 56 points (21G, 35A) in 76 games. Dustin Brown is second with 48 points (21G, 27A) in 67 games. Drew Doughty is third with 42 points (6G, 36A) through 77 appearances.
In net, Jonathan Quick has a 15-22-7 record with a .890 SV% and 3.31 GAA. Jack Campbell has an 8-13-1 record with a 2.32 GAA and .925 SV%.
SEASON SERIES:
This is the third and final meeting of the season between the two clubs with Chicago going 0-1-1 in the first two.
The Blackhawks lost 2-1 in a shootout at the United Center on Nov. 16. In the rematch in L.A. on March 2, Chicago lost 6-3.
LINEUP NOTES:
Brendan Perlini and Slater Koekkoek will come out of the lineup, while Drake Caggiula and Carl Dahlstrom draw in.
OPPONENT TO WATCH:
At age 34, Dustin Brown continues to light the lamp for Los Angeles. He has 21 goals in 67 games this season. He has recorded 20 or more goals in back-to-back seasons for the first time since he did it five years in a row between the 2007-08 and 2011-12 campaigns.
He has two goals and four assists in his last five games heading into the matchup with the Blackhawks.
