The Carolina Hurricanes (1-0) and Los Angeles Kings (0-1) square off at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, October 14 at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN+, BSW, and BSSO. The Hurricanes defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-3 in their last game, while the Kings are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Hurricanes vs. Kings Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, October 14, 2023
- Game Time: 10:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Hurricanes and Kings Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Hurricanes Insights
- The Hurricanes ranked 15th in the league last season with 262 goals scored (3.2 per game).
- The Hurricanes allowed 210 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking second in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
- Their +52 goal differential was seventh-best in the league.
- The 50 power-play goals the Hurricanes scored last season (on 253 power-play chances) ranked 18th in the NHL.
- The Hurricanes were 20th in the league with a 19.76% power-play conversion rate.
- The Hurricanes scored 11 shorthanded goals last season.
- The Hurricanes’ 84.38% penalty-kill success rate was second-best in the league.
- The Hurricanes had the fifth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 52.9%.
- The Hurricanes scored on 9.2% of their shots (26th in the league).
- The Hurricanes earned nine shutouts last season. Their skaters averaged 16.5 hits and 10.2 blocked shots per game.
Hurricanes Key Players
- Martin Necas was among Carolina’s leading contributors a season ago, recording 71 points. He averaged 0.3 goals per game, shooting 11.7%.
- With 36 goals and 31 assists, Sebastian Aho was among the most important contributors for Carolina a season ago (67 points, 0.8 per game).
- With 61 points in 82 games last season (18 goals and 43 assists), Brent Burns was an important part of Carolina’s offensive attack.
- In 27 games played last season, Antti Raanta (19-3-3) allowed 58 goals.
Hurricanes Injuries
Andrei Svechnikov: Knee (Out), Ryan Suzuki: Undisclosed (Out), Vasiliy Ponomarev: Undisclosed (Out)
Kings Insights
- The Kings’ 274 goals last season (3.3 per game) ranked them 10th in the NHL.
- The Kings’ total of 254 goals allowed (3.1 per game) was 16th in the NHL.
- They had the 14th-ranked goal differential in the league at +20.
- With 68 power-play goals (on 269 chances), the Kings were fourth-best in the NHL.
- The Kings had the NHL’s fourth-best power-play percentage (25.28%).
- The Kings had seven shorthanded goals (16th in league).
- The Kings’ had the 24th-ranked penalty kill percentage (75.84%).
- At 53.3%, the Kings had the league’s third-best faceoff win percentage.
- The 10.3% shooting percentage of the Kings was 12th in the league.
- The Kings shut out their opponents three times. They averaged 21.2 hits and 16.0 blocked shots per game.
Kings Key Players
- Anze Kopitar’s 28 goals and 46 assists in 82 games for Los Angeles last season added up to 74 total points.
- Kevin Fiala helped lead the attack for Los Angeles last season with 23 goals and 49 assists.
- Los Angeles’ Adrian Kempe was among the leaders on the team with 67 total points (41 goals and 26 assists).
- Cam Talbot had an 89.840 save percentage (43rd in the league) last season, giving up 95 goals (1.4 goals against average). He put together a 17-14-2 record.
Kings Injuries
Viktor Arvidsson: Lower Body (Questionable)