Kings Notes:
Tonight's game marks the final game of the Kings' 13-game month of March. Since the beginning of the month, the Kings have accumulated a 9-1-2 record with 20 points for a .833 points percentage (PTS%), the highest of any team for the month of March with Edmonton tied for second-highest (.821%). A win tonight would mark the ninth time in team history the Kings have secured 10 or more regular-season wins in a single month. Over the last ten seasons (2012-13), the Kings' combined 86 wins in the month of March is the most among Western Conference teams and fourth league-wide.
Defenseman Drew Doughty has seven points (3-4=7) in his last 6 games against the Oilers at Rogers Place and 19 points (3-16=19) in his last 16 games vs. Edmonton overall dating back to the 2017-18 season. Doughty's 19 points versus the Oilers during that time are tied for the most in the league among defenseman with Brent Burns (4-15=19). Doughty is tied with Rob Blake and Steve Duchesne for the most goals against the Oilers by a defenseman in team history, while his 39 points are three shy of tying Blake for most by a Kings blueliner.
The Kings have allowed two or fewer goals in 11 of their last 12 games, dating back to the beginning of the month. Since March 1, the team has allowed a league-low 25 goals for a 2.08 goals against-per-game (GA/GP) rate. Overall this season, no team has a lower even-strength (ES) expected goals-against than the Kings (1.98).
No active defenseman has more hits (129) or blocked shots (165) against Edmonton than Alex Edler.
The Kings power play ranks 2nd in the NHL (25.5%).
The Kings penalty kill ranks 24th in the NHL (75.3%).
The Kings are 4th in faceoff win percentage (53.2%).
Oilers Notes:
Connor McDavid (143) and Leon Draisaitl (116) rank first and second in the NHL in points.
Since acquiring Matthias Ekholm , the Oilers are 11-2-1.
The Oilers power play ranks 1st in the NHL (32.7%).
The Oilers penalty kill ranks 22nd in the NHL (75.6%).
The Oilers are 14th in faceoff win percentage (50.8%).
Who to Watch:
Anze Kopitar, who's 37 pass-controlled offensive zone entries with a shot on net after places fifth in the league behind Ottawa's Brady Tkachuk (83), Florida's Matthew Tkachuk (62), Vancouver's J.T. Miller (50) and Toronto's William Nylander (40).
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who is just four points shy of the century mark (35-61=96). Nugent-Hopkins previous career high in points was 69, set in 2018-19.
