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Champions Again
New York Rangers(24-18-5, 53pts, 5th in Metro) @ Los Angeles Kings(24-17-5, 53 pts, 4th in Pacific)
Staples Center| Los Angeles, CA
TIME: 7:30 PM PT | TV: FSW | RADIO: 790 KABC
QUICK STATS
Previous meeting: NYR 4-2
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[/TBODY]Lines*
Extras: Paul Ladue, Andy Andreoff, Johnny Brodzinski
Injuries: Jeff Carter
Injuries: Kevin Shattenkirk. Marc Staal, Kevin Hayes, Chris Kreider, Michael Grabner
*Lines subject to change
News/Notes per Jon Rosen:
Staples Center| Los Angeles, CA
TIME: 7:30 PM PT | TV: FSW | RADIO: 790 KABC
QUICK STATS
Previous meeting: NYR 4-2
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PP/PK | 22nd/1st | 15th/4th |
Faceoffs | 18th | 15th |
Leading Scorers | Anze Kopitar:18 goals, 29 assists, 47 points | Mats Zuccarello: 8 goals, 25 assists, 33 points |
Extras: Paul Ladue, Andy Andreoff, Johnny Brodzinski
Injuries: Jeff Carter
Injuries: Kevin Shattenkirk. Marc Staal, Kevin Hayes, Chris Kreider, Michael Grabner
*Lines subject to change
News/Notes per Jon Rosen:
- Jonathan Quick, who turned 32 today, left the ice first and will be expected to start against the Rangers. In his career, he’s 4-4-0 with a 2.50 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage in eight regular season games against New York. Jonny Brodzinski, who rotated through the Amadio line, Andy Andreoff, who skated as an extra defenseman to balance out the pairs, and Paul LaDue remained on the ice for extra work with Darcy Kuemper, so they’re likely out of the lineup tonight.
- The Rangers will be without Chris Kreider (blood clot) and Kevin Shattenkirk, who will undergo knee surgery tomorrow to repair a torn meniscus. Michael Grabner (flu) did not play yesterday in Colorado, a 3-1 loss to the Avalanche in which Lundqvist stopped 34-of-36 shots.
- Lundvist is 21-12-4 W-L | 2.54 GAA | 0.924 SV% | 2 SO on the season and is is 5-4-2 with a 2.52 GAA and a .920 Sv% versus Los Angeles.
- The Kings have netted 11 goals in their last six games and haven’t held a lead since the second period of their 4-3 loss to Calgary on January 4, a span of nearly 266 minutes.
- Cool little fun fact