What you need to know ahead of the Kings' game against the Seattle Kraken:
When: Saturday, November 23rd at 1:00 PM PST
Where: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA
Watch: FanDuel Sports Network
Tickets: Kings vs. Kraken
Listen: ESPN LA APP
Records:
Kings: 10 - 7 - 3 (23 points), 3rd in Pacific Division
Kraken: 10 - 9 - 1 (21 points), 6th in Pacific Division
Kings Team Stats:
Power Play: 14.3% (29th)
Penalty Kill: 89.7% (15th)
Faceoff Win Percentage: 51.6% (10th)
GF/GP: 3.05 (16th)
GA/GP: 2.75 (10th)
Kraken Team Stats:
Power Play: 16.4% (23rd)
Penalty Kill: 84.0% (14th)
Faceoff Win Percentage: 48.1% (24th)
GF/GP: 2.85 (18th)
GA/GP: 2.75 (10th)
Kings Notes:
- The Kings have points in five of their last six outings (2-1-2) against Seattle, dating back to Nov. 19, 2022.
- Captain Anze Kopitar leads the Kings into tomorrow’s showdown with the Kraken having tallied six points (0-6=6) in his last fifive outings, dating back to Nov. 9 against the Blue Jackets. The veteran forward (424-808=1,232) enters tomorrow’s divisional matchup tied with Hall of Fame blueliner Phil Housley (338- 894=1,232) for 43rd on the League’s all-time scoring list. Kopitar has compiled six points (3-3=6) in his ten career games played against Seattle since their introduction to the League in 2021-22.
- Forward Quinton Byfifield will take the ice for the Kings for the 200th regular season game of his career tomorrow afternoon against the Seattle Kraken. The 22-year-old forward has accumulated 97 points (30-67=97) for the club since being drafted 2nd overall in the 2020 NHL Draft.
- Defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov has averaged a 23:15 of time-on-ice (TOI) per game and accumulated a +12 plus/minus rating, leading the Kings in both categories. Among skaters logging at least 20:00 of time-on-ice per game played, only fifive players League-wide have accrued as high of a net plus/minus rating or higher as Gavrikov (+12) has, and only Washington’s John Carlson (+14) has done so while playing as many minutes or more each night.
Kraken Notes:
- The Kraken capped off a six-game homestand on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over the Nashville Predators. With the shutout victory, the Kraken finished the homestand 5-1-0.
- Satuerday's game against the Kings will be the Kraken's first road game in 18 days.
- The Kraken come to LA having played eight road games, the second least amount of road games in the NHL. They hold a record of 3-5-0 away from Climate Pledge Arena.
- Daniel Sprong netted a goal in Wednesday's win and had a game-high six shots in his third game back with the Kraken. Now in his second stint with the club, the Kraken re-acquired Sprong from the Vancouver Canucks on November 8th for future considerations after the winger had three points (1-2=3) in the season's first nine games. Sprong previously spent a season in the house with the Kraken from 2022-23 where he notched 52 points to (27-25=52) in 72 with the team.
- Goaltender Joey Daccord has been stellar this season, holding a record of 9-3-1. Coming off of his first shot out of the season, Daccord has not allowed more that three goals in nine consecutive games dating back to October 26th. Daccord's nine wins ranks tied for fourth in the NHL, his .923 SV% ranks fifth among qualified goaltenders and his 2.31 GAA ranks eighth.
- Fresh off of a Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers and a brand new seven-year, $49.98M ($7.14M AAV) deal, defenseman Brandon Montour ranks tied for second on the Kraken in points with 13 points (5-8=13) in 19 games this season.
- Also in his first year with the Kraken and in year one of a seven-year deal, Chandler Stephenson is the only Kraken center with a face off win percentage over .500, winning 52.4% of his draws. Stephenson is tied with Montour in scoring with 13 points (1-12=13).
Players to Watch:
Kings: Trevor Moore, who will suit up against the Seattle Kraken for the first time since recording the second hat trick of his career in the Kings’ 5-2 win over the League’s then-newest franchise on April 3, 2024.
Kraken: Jared McCann, who leads the Kraken in points by eight. McCann is the only Kraken player with over a point per game average with 21 points (9-12=21) and 20 games and leads the team in plus/minus with a +9 rating.
