Team Records:
Canucks: 5 - 9 - 3 (13 pts)
Kings: 11 - 7 - 1 (23 pts)
Kings Notes:
LA Kings forwards have combined for 139 points (56-83=139) this season, the most among any team's forwards.
The LA Kings have the third-highest special team time differential in the league (+23:32).
With his first career hat trick Wednesday night in Edmonton, Trevor Moore became the first California-born skater to record a hat trick for a California-based team.
The Kings have won seven one-goal games, the most in the NHL.
Canucks Notes:
Vancouver is 8-0-2 in their last 10 games vs Los Angeles (4-0-1 in their last 5).
Among active Canucks skaters, Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads the team in games played and career points vs Los Angeles with 24 points (9-15-24) in 56 career games.
J.T. Miller and Bo Horvat have 17 career points against the Kings (5-12-17 in 16 games and 4-13-17 in 26 games
respectively).
Despite a 1-8-2 start to the season, Thatcher Demko is 2-0-0 in his career against the Kings, posting a 0.96 GAA and .971 save-percentage.
Who to Watch:
Viktor Arvidsson, who surpassed 300 career points (150-151=301) on Wednesday with three assists in the Kings 3-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Elias Pettersson, who is tied for first on the Canucks in points (7-13=20) this season. Pettersson has notched 16 points (5-11=16) in 10 games in his career against the Kings.
