Team Records:
Bruins: 23 - 4 - 1 (47 pts)
Kings: 15 - 12 - 5 (35 pts)
Kings Notes:
The LA Kings and Boston Bruins have gone to overtime in each of their last four meetings between the two clubs at TD Garden with LA winning three of those four matchups. Out of the last 10 games played in Boston between these two teams, seven have been one-goal games.
Drew Doughty (3-9=12) has the most points against Boston among any defenseman in franchise history.
LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar has 2,992 career shots on goal. Only three LA Kings skaters have eclipsed 3,000 shots in their career all with the Kings: Marcel Dionne (3,848), Dustin Brown (3,360) and Luc Robitaille (3,091).
With one more three-point game, Kevin Fiala can become the first Kings skaters since the 2017-18 season to have at least five three-point games in a season (Anze Kopitar, 7 GP).
No team has put up more third period shots this season than the Kings' 348.
Bruins Notes:
The Bruins are 15-0-1 at home this season with a goal differential of +35.
The Bruins are 4-0-1 against the Pacific Division this season.
The Bruins power play ranks 3rd in the NHL (28.6%).
The Bruins penalty kill ranks 1st in the NHL (85.8%).
Who to Watch:
Kevin Fiala, who leads the Kings in assists (23) and points (32). Fiala has four points (2-2=4) In 11 games in his career versus the Bruins.,
Brad Marchand, who has 19 points (12-7=19) in 18 career games versus the Kings. On the year, Marchand has 21 points (8-13=21) in 20 games.
