The Los Angeles Kings (13-4-3) host the Colorado Avalanche (15-6-2) at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, December 3 at 8:00 PM ET on ALT, BSW, and ESPN+, with each team heading into the game following a loss. The Kings are coming off a 2-1 defeat to the Washington Capitals, while the Avalanche fell to the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout in their last game.
Kings vs. Avalanche Game Info
- Game Day: Sunday, December 3, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Kings and Avalanche Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Kings Insights
- The Kings’ 77 total goals (3.8 per game) make them the ninth-best scoring team in the league.
- The Kings have conceded 47 total goals (just 2.4 per game), the fewest in league play.
- Their +30 goal differential is second-best in the league.
- The 15 power-play goals the Kings have recorded this season (to rank 16th in the NHL) have come on 75 power-play chances.
- The Kings rank 17th in the league with a 20% power-play conversion rate.
- The Kings have scored four shorthanded goals this season (sixth among NHL teams).
- The Kings have a league-leading 89.39% penalty-kill percentage.
- The Kings have the 18th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.1%.
- The Kings shoot 11.9% as a team (third in the league).
- The Kings have earned two shutouts this season. Their skaters average 17.5 hits and 13.5 blocked shots per game.
Kings Key Players
- A productive offensive player this season for Los Angeles, Adrian Kempe has recorded 20 points.
- Kevin Fiala has 20 points (six goals, 14 assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
- Anze Kopitar has contributed 19 points for Los Angeles in 20 games this season, netting a goal on 23.3% of his shots and putting up 10 goals and nine assists.
- Pheonix Copley (3-0-2) has a 3.0 goals against average and a save percentage of .868 for Los Angeles.
Kings Injuries
Viktor Arvidsson: Back (Out),
Blake Lizotte: Lower Body (Questionable)
Avalanche Insights
- With 85 goals (3.7 per game), the Avalanche have the league’s third-best offense.
- The Avalanche allow 2.9 goals per game (66 in total), 12th in the league.
- With a goal differential of +19, they are fourth-best in the league.
- With 19 power-play goals (on 92 chances), the Avalanche are eighth-best in the NHL.
- The Avalanche’s power-play percentage (20.65) puts them 16th in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Avalanche have five.
- At 85.39, the Avalanche have the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Avalanche are 25th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.4%).
- The Avalanche’s 11.4% shooting percentage is sixth in the league.
- This season, the Avalanche have shut out their opponents once.
Avalanche Key Players
- Cale Makar has racked up 34 points (1.5 per game) for Colorado, with seven goals and 27 assists in 23 games (playing 24:27 per game).
- Mikko Rantanen has helped lead the offense for Colorado this season with 12 goals and 18 assists.
- Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon is among the leaders on the team with 30 total points (eight goals and 22 assists).
- Ivan Prosvetov has a 2-1-1 record this season, with a .919 save percentage (11th in the league). He has 125 saves, and has conceded 11 goals (2.4 goals against average).
Avalanche Injuries
Samuel Girard: Personal (Out),
Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out),
Chris Wagner: Achilles (Out),
Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season),
Artturi Lehkonen: Undisclosed (Out)