Team Records:
Coyotes: 10 - 16 - 5 (25 pts)
Kings: 19 - 12 - 5 (43 pts)
Kings Notes:
The LA Kings have won their last seven consecutive games against the Coyotes in Arizona, dating back to Jan. 30, 2020. During that time, the Kings have scored 24 goals against the Coyotes, the most by any one team. The Kings' seven game winning streak against the Coyotes in Arizona is the longest active such streak and tied for the third-longest in league history.
Anze Kopitar sits at 499 (177-322=499) career road points, trailing only Marcel Dionne (262-345=607) in club history. With one more point, Kopitar can become the fifth active player to eclipse 500 career road points.
The last time the Kings and Coyotes met on Dec. 1, Kopitar scored a pair of goals for his second consecutive multi-point game to earn his 20th point of the season (7-14=21), eclipsing the 20-point plateau for the 17th consecutive season. Kopitar's two goals marked his 88th and 89th points (23-66=89) against the Arizona Coyotes franchise, surpassing Luc Robitaille (42-45=87) for the most points by an LA Kings skater against the Coyotes. Kopitar leads all active skaters in points against Arizona with the next closest skater being Dallas' Joe Pavelski with 61 (31-30=61). Fellow teammate Drew Doughty sits sixth among active skaters and leads all active defensemen.
In their previous meeting earlier this year, the Kings earned their 100th victory against the Coyotes in franchise history.
Phillip Danault and Blake Lizotte scored 10 seconds apart last night, marking the fastest two goals by the Kings this season. The last time the Kings tallied twice in 10 seconds or less was on March 10, when Danault and Andreas Athanasiou did so in eight seconds.
Coyotes Notes:
The Coyotes are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games.
The Coyotes are 28th in faceoff win percentage (46.0%).
The Coyotes power play ranks 25th in the NHL (19.2%).
The Coyotes penalty kill ranks 22nd in the NHL (76.2%).
Who to Watch:
Gabriel Vilardi, who snapped a 10-game goalless drought last night with a tip-in on a Sean Walker shot. Vilardi leads the Kings with 14 goals
Mattias Maccelli, who is second in the NHL in rookie scoring with 22 points (3-19=22) in 29 games.
