The Vancouver Canucks (38-16-7) square off against the Los Angeles Kings (29-19-10) at Rogers Arena on Thursday, February 29 at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSW. The Canucks fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in overtime in their most recent outing, while the Kings are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Canucks vs. Kings Game Info
- Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Canucks and Kings Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Canucks Insights
- The Canucks are the highest-scoring squad in the league with 221 total goals (3.6 per game on 6.3 assists per outing).
- The Canucks have conceded 168 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking 10th in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
- They have a league-leading goal differential at +53.
- The 45 power-play goals the Canucks have scored this season (10th-most in the NHL) have come on 197 power-play chances.
- The Canucks have the league’s 10th-best power-play conversion rate (22.84%).
- The Canucks have recorded five shorthanded goals this season (15th among NHL squads).
- The Canucks’ 78.97% penalty-kill success rate ranks 19th in the league.
- The Canucks have the 11th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 51.1%.
- The Canucks’ 12.9% shooting percentage tops the league.
- The Canucks have shut out opponents six times this season. They average 19.7 hits and 14.2 blocked shots per game.
Canucks Key Players
- A leading offensive player this season for Vancouver, J.T. Miller has put up 81 points.
- With 29 goals and 47 assists, Elias Pettersson is one of the most important offensive options for Vancouver with his 76 points (1.2 per game).
- On 147 shots (for 12 goals) and 58 assists, Quinn Hughes has created 70 points this season.
- In the 45 games Thatcher Demko has played this season, his save percentage is .916, the seventh-best in the league.
Canucks Injuries
Dakota Joshua: Hand (Out), Carson Soucy: Hand (Out), Guillaume Brisebois: Upper Body (Out), Tucker Poolman: Head (Out)
Kings Insights
- The Kings’ 176 goals on the season (3.0 per game) rank them 19th in the NHL.
- The Kings have one of the top defenses in the NHL, allowing 155 total goals (2.7 per game), fourth in the NHL.
- With a goal differential of +21, they are 13th in the league.
- The Kings have 41 power-play goals (12th in NHL) on 184 chances.
- The Kings have the NHL’s 12th-ranked power-play percentage (22.28).
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Kings have 10.
- The 86.41% penalty-kill percentage of the Kings is the best in the league.
- At 50.5%, the Kings have the league’s 15th-ranked faceoff win rate.
- The Kings’ 9% shooting percentage is 28th in the league.
- The Kings have shut out their opponent four times. They are averaging 18 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.
Kings Key Players
- Adrian Kempe has put up 51 points (0.9 per game) for Los Angeles, with 19 goals and 32 assists in 57 games (playing 18:27 per game).
- Kevin Fiala is a leading scorer for Los Angeles with 49 total points this season. He has scored 17 goals and added 32 assists in 58 games.
- Anze Kopitar’s 17 goals and 31 assists add up to 48 points this season.
- Cam Talbot is 16-14-5 on the season, giving up 87 goals (2.6 goals against average) and collecting 917 saves with a .913 save percentage (15th in the league).
Kings Injuries
Adrian Kempe: Upper Body (Questionable), Carl Grundstrom: Lower Body (Out), Mikey Anderson: Upper Body (Out), Pheonix Copley: Knee (Out For Season), Viktor Arvidsson: Lower Body (Out)
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