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What you need to know ahead of the game against the Arizona Coyotes:
When: May 5 at 7:00 pm PT (Kings Live Pre-Game Show at 6:30 PT)
Where: Gila River Arena (Glendale, AZ)
Watch: KCOP-13 or
Bally Sports
(
NHL.TV
outside of LA area)
Listen:
Kings Audio Network on iHeart Radio

Team Records:
Coyotes: 22 - 25 - 6 (50 pts)
Kings: 20 - 24 - 6 (46 pts)
Previous Matchup:
Anze Kopitar tallies a goal and assist to carry the Kings over the Coyotes and move to within one point of 1,000 for his career.

Kopitar earns 2 points in a 3-2 win over the Coyotes

Kings Notes:
Anze Kopitar scored his 13th goal and 36th assist of the season for his team-leading 13th multi-point game of the year on Monday against Arizona. He is now just one point shy of 1,000 in his NHL career (346-653=999).
Trevor Moore (1-0=1) scored his 10th goal of the season on Monday, giving him seven points over his last nine games (5-2=7).
Drew Doughty (0-1=1) notched his 26th assist of the season on Iafallo's power-play goal on Monday. His 18 power-play points this season are tied for fifth among NHL defensemen.
Coyotes Notes:
The Coyotes are 3-7-1 in their last 11 games. During that span, they Coyotes have been outscored 36-27.
The Coyotes rank 26th in the NHL in GF/GP (2.60) and 22nd in GA/GP (3.09).
Who to Watch:
Anze Kopitar, who needs one point for 1,000 on his career. Kopitar has tallied six points (1-5=6) in seven games against the Coyotes this season.
Jakob Chychrun, who leads all defensemen in the NHL in goals (17). Chychrun has tallied 38 points (17-21=38) in 53 games this season.