Team Records:
Flames: 13 - 4 - 5 (31 pts)
Kings: 9 - 8 - 4 (23 pts)
Kings Notes:
Drew Doughty returned to the Kings lineup on Tuesday against the Ducks after missing the previous 16 games with a tibial plateau contusion. Doughty logged 27:55 TOI and recorded an assist in the 5-4 shootout loss.
Dustin Brown also found himself on the scoresheet on Tuesday against the Ducks, scoring the game-tying goal with 4:26 remaining in regulation. It was Brown's third goal of the season and his first in 16 games.
Flames Notes:
Darryl Sutter and Trevor Lewis both return to Los Angeles for the first time since their departures from the organization. Sutter coached the Kings for five and a half seasons after joining the team midway through the 2011-12 campaign. Sutter led the Kings to two Stanley Cups in 2011-12 and 2013-14 and coached the Kings to a 225-147-43 record before leaving the Kings after the 2016-17 season.
Trevor Lewis spent 12 seasons in a Kings jersey from 2008-2020, playing 674 games and tallying 163 points (70-93=163) during that time. During the Kings two Stanley Cup runs, Lewis totalled 46 playoff games and recorded 14 points (7-7=14) in route to hoisting the Cup in 2012 and 2014.
Who to Watch:
Anze Kopitar, who leads the Kings in goals, assists and points (8-15=23) and has tallied six assists over the last three games.
Andrew Mangiapane, who leads the Flames in goals with 15 and ranks tied for third in the NHL with Connor McDavid (EDM) and Troy Terry (ANA) in goals.
