Kings Notes:
Troy Grosenick stopped 33 of 34 shots on Wednesday versus Anaheim in his first game with the Kings and his second career NHL win. Grosenick's last win came in his NHL debut on Nov. 16, 2014, 6 years and 112 days ago. That is the seventh longest stretch between regular season wins in NHL history.
On Wednesday, the Kings had two goalies dress that had never played a game for the club: Troy Grosenick and Matt Villalta. The last time the Kings had two goalies dress in a game, where both goalies had never previously played for the Kings franchise, was Oct. 5, 2005 at Dallas (Mathieu Garon and Jason LaBarbera; 4-5 L).
The Kings went 2-for-4 on the power play on Wednesday, scoring on the power play for the sixth-straight game and are 9-for-23 during the stretch (39.1 pct.). It's also the second-straight game they scored multiple power-play goals and the sixth time this season they've done so. The Kings are 25-for-91 (27.5 pct.) on the season, ranking sixth in the NHL.
Avalanche Notes:
The Avalanche won their previous game 2-1 in overtime over the Arizona Coyotes in which they outshot the opponent 46-14.
The Avs rank second in the NHL in shots per game (33.3) and rank first in the NHL in least amount of shots against per game (25.2).
Who to Watch:
Adrian Kempe, who posted his second-straight multi-goal effort on Wednesday vs. Anaheim, extending his goal streak to a career-long tying three games (6-0=6; Last: Jan. 19-23, 2021; 3-0=3). He has seven goals and nine points over his last six contests (7-2=9).
Brandon Saad, who has recorded five points (3-2=5) in the Avs last four games. Saad was acquired by the Avs in an offseason trade with the Chicago Blackhawks and has 15 points (9-6=15) with his new team this season.
