Team Records:
Avalanche: 19 – 12 – 2 (40 pts)
Kings: 20 – 12 – 6 (46 pts)
Kings Notes:
Sean Durzi is set to appear in his 100th career NHL game tonight. In doing so, Durzi can become the 11th defenseman from the 2018 NHL Draft class to reach such mark.
Viktor Arvidsson (1-2=3) recorded his third three-point game of the year Tuesday night versus Vegas to reach the 10-goal and 25-point plateau for a seventh consecutive season. He enters tonight with five points (2-3=5) in his last four games.
Phillip Danault skates into Ball Arena riding a five-game point streak (3-4=7), dating back to Dec. 17. With a point tonight, Danault can extend his point streak to six games, one shy of his career-long of seven games set from April 7 to April 21, 2022 (5-3=8). Danault can also join Sean Durzi (Nov. 25 – Dec. 6, 2022, 6 GP, 1-8=9) as the only other Kings skater to record a regular point streak of at least six games this season.
Anze Kopitar sits at 499 (177-322=499) career road points, trailing only Marcel Dionne (262-345=607) in club history. With one more point, Kopitar can become the sixth active player to eclipse 500 career road points.
Colorado Avalanche Notes:
The Avalanche have won nine straight games against the Kings, outscoring the Kings 39-10 during that span.
The Avalanche are 27th in faceoff win percentage (46.4%).
The Avalanche power play ranks 5th in the NHL (27.3%).
The Avalanche penalty kill ranks 22nd in the NHL (76.4%).
Who to Watch:
Blake Lizotte, who has four points (1-3=4) in his last four games. Lizotte has 15 points (7-8=15) in 37 games this season.
Mikko Rantanen, who currently holds a 15-game point streak against the Kings. During that streak, Rantanen has 24 points (8-16=24).