What or now not it’s a have to to know forward of the game in opposition to the Colorado Avalanche:
When: March 12 at 6: 00 pm PT
Where: Ball Enviornment (Denver, CO)
Behold: FOX Sports West or FOX Sports GO (NHL.TV exterior of LA characteristic)
Physique of workers Data:
Avalanche: 14 – 8 – 2 (30 pts)
Kings: 11 – 8 – 6 (28 pts)
Outdated Matchup:
The Kings rally after a insensible first duration to rating four unanswered, giving LA their first exhaust of the season.
Video: Kings rally to 4-2 exhaust in opposition to the Avalanche
Kings Notes:
Troy Grosenick stopped 33 of 34 photographs on Wednesday versus Anaheim in his first game with the Kings and his 2d profession NHL exhaust. Grosenick’s final exhaust got right here in his NHL debut on Nov. 16, 2014, 6 years and 112 days ago. That is the seventh longest stretch between traditional season wins in NHL historical previous.
On Wednesday, the Kings had two goalies costume that had never carried out a game for the membership: Troy Grosenick and Matt Villalta. The final time the Kings had two goalies costume in a game, where both goalies had never previously carried out for the Kings franchise, became Oct. 5, 2005 at Dallas (Mathieu Garon and Jason LaBarbera; 4-5 L).
The Kings went 2-for-4 on the vitality play on Wednesday, scoring on the vitality play for the sixth-straight game and are 9-for-23 all around the stretch (39.1 pct.). It be also the 2d-straight game they scored extra than one vitality-play targets and the sixth time this season they’ve carried out so. The Kings are 25-for-91 (27.5 pct.) on the season, rating sixth in the NHL.
Avalanche Notes:
The Avalanche won their old game 2-1 in additional time over the Arizona Coyotes in which they outshot the opponent 46-14.
The Avs heinous 2d in the NHL in photographs per game (33.3) and heinous first in the NHL in smallest amount of photography in opposition to per game (25.2).
Who to Behold:
Adrian Kempe, who posted his 2d-straight multi-aim effort on Wednesday vs. Anaheim, extending his aim slither to a profession-prolonged tying three video games (6-0=6; Most attention-grabbing: Jan. 19-23, 2021; 3-0=3). He has seven targets and 9 points over his final six contests (7-2=9).
Brandon Saad, who has recorded five points (3-2=5) in the Avs final four video games. Saad became received by the Avs in an offseason commerce with the Chicago Blackhawks and has 15 points (9-6=15) with his sleek personnel this season.
