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GameThread: Ducks at Kings (2/4/16)

Tonight's tilt may be only the second chapter of a five-game season series, but for a Ducks team that's forcing their way back into favorable playoff position, it's a big opportunity.

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Stat Pack

ANAHEIM DUCKS versus LOS ANGELES KINGS
23-18-7, 53 Pts Record 31-16-3, 65 Pts
3rd Pacific, 9th West, 19th NHL Standings 1st Pacific, 4th West, 5th NHL
8-10-3 Away Home/Away 15-9-1 Home
W - W - W - W - L Last 5 Games W - L - OTW - L - L
2.13 goals/game (30th NHL)
GF/GP 2.66 goals/game (11th NHL)
2.31 goals against/game (7th NHL)
GA/GP 2.26 goals against/game (3rd NHL)
18.3% (14th NHL)
Power Play 21.5% (4th NHL)
89.8% (1st NHL)
Penalty Kill 82.8% (10th NHL)
TEAM STAT LEADERS
Corey Perry (20 goals) Goals Tyler Toffoli (22 goals)
Ryan Getzlaf (29 assists) Assists Anze Kopitar (31 assists)
Perry (20g-14a-31 points)
Points Kopitar (13g-31a-44 points)
Perry (6g-6a-12 points)
PP Points Drew Doughty (7g-7a-14 points)
Andrew Cogliano/Shawn Horcoff
(1g-1a-2 points)
SH Points Jeff Carter (1g-1a-2 points)
Kopitar (0g-2a-2 points)
Defense: Cam Fowler (22:34/game)
Forward: Ryan Kesler (19:38/game)
TOI/GP Defense: Doughty (28:00/game)
Forward: Kopitar (21:09/game)
Defense: Hampus Lindholm (57.32%)
Forward: Getzlaf (57.03%)
SAT% 5on5 Forward: Nick Shore (61.02%)
Defense: Doughty (58.11%)
John Gibson GOALIES Jonathan Quick
11-7-2
Record 27-13-2
.923 Save % .919
.920 Adj. SV% (5on5) .927
25.1
SA/60 27.0

Projected Lines

Expected lines for Anaheim and Los Angeles via Eric Stephens, Orange County Register.

Ducks

David Perron - Ryan Getzlaf - Chris Stewart

Patrick Maroon - Rickard Rakell - Corey Perry

Andrew Cogliano - Ryan Kesler - Jakob Silfverberg

Ryan Garbutt - Nate Thompson - Mike Santorelli

Cam Fowler - Kevin Bieksa

Hampus Lindholm - Josh Manson

Simon Despres - Sami Vatanen

John Gibson / Frederik Andersen

Kings

Milan Lucic - Anze Kopitar - Dustin Brown

Dwight King - Jeff Carter - Tyler Toffoli

Marian Gaborik - Vincent Lecavalier - Trevor Lewis

Tanner Pearson - Nick Shore - Kyle Clifford

Jake Muzzin - Drew Doughty

Alec Martinez - Luke Schenn

Brayden McNabb - Jamie McBain

Star / Jhonas Enroth

Numbers For Nerds

Since its inception in 1993, this rivalry has been about as tight as you would imagine it to be. The Ducks currently possess bragging rights with a slim all-time regular season series lead, with a record of 57-42-11-13. Since opening its doors in 1999, the Staples Center has hosted the Freeway Face-Off a total of 42 times before tonight, and unsurprisingly, it's the Kings who hold a slight edge on home ice; Anaheim is 17-18-2-5 in that city up the road. The record is somewhat reflective of the scoring differential, as LA puts an average of 2.9 points on the board to Anaheim's 2.48 per game in that arena.