Jets vs Kings

LOS ANGELES -- — Todd McLellan isn't about to get enthused about his Los Angeles Kings squad tying the franchise mark for the longest point streak in ...

[Pierre-Luc Dubois](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4024833/pierre-luc-dubois) scored for Winnipeg and [Connor Hellebuyck](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3020225/connor-hellebuyck) made 25 saves. [Alex Iafallo](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3652598/alex-iafallo) also scored for Los Angeles and [Joonas Korpisalo](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3069266/joonas-korpisalo) stopped 25 shots. Danault picked up his 300th career point and 200th assist. "It could have been my teeth so thankfully not.” [https://apnews.com/hub/nhl](https://apnews.com/hub/nhl) and [https://twitter.com/AP--Sports](https://twitter.com/AP--Sports) Louis Blues](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/stl/st-louis-blues) on Sunday. "It was a big game for us to see where we’re at. Everyone wants to win. [Anze Kopitar](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3183/anze-kopitar) won the faceoff. The last time the Kings had an 11-game point streak was 2013-14, when they won their second Stanley Cup championship. [Phillip Danault](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2562602/phillip-danault) made a great pass between Jets defenseman [Brenden Dillon](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2554903/brenden-dillon) and Hellebuyck as Iafallo buried it into the short side of the net. … That we will acknowledge and keep preaching, for sure.”

What you need to know ahead of the game against the Winnipeg Jets: When: Saturday, March 25 at 1:00 pm PST Where: Cry...

Kempe surpassed his career-high 54 points set last season on Monday as the Swede is now up to 55 points (31-24=55) in 71 games. Morrissey has tallied 69 points (15-54=69) in 71 games. Leading goalscorer for the Kings Adrian Kempe, who is coming off of his fourth three-point (2-1=3) game of the season. No skater in the league has more successful neutral zone (NZ) stick checks this season than Gavrikov's 44. The Kings' successful zone passing and zone passing success percentage rates in the offensive (OZ), defensive (DZ) and neutral zones (NZ) all place top-five in the league. Over their last two games, the Kings have held the Calgary Flames (4) and Vancouver Canucks (3) to under five shots on goal in the first period. LA's current 1.78 GA/GP is the lowest it has been in any month since the season started. Through 71 games this season, the Kings have allowed a collective 598 first period shots, the second-lowest in the league behind Carolina (537). The Kings power play ranks 6th in the NHL (24.4%). Kopitar's two assists Monday marked his 408th and 409th career home assists. Captain Anze Kopitar recorded his 280th career multi-point game on Monday vs. LA's passing throughout the season has been some of the best in the league, especially in the defensive zone, leading the league in successful passes (11,521) and passing success rate (77.2%).

There's just something about daytime hockey. You never know what you're going to get; especially when one team hasn't played since Monday.

[LA Kings Booster Club](http://www twitter.com/LAKBC) will offer their popular ‘Puck for a Buck’ contest — featuring Adrian Kempe for this game. Thankfully, this game isn’t in Winnipeg, though — as that’s been the site of many big-time Kings trades through the years — including Gretzky, Tyler Toffoli, Alec Martinez, and most recently Jonathan Quick (more on all that below). Visit their table near aisle M8 on the main concourse for more information. LA will be wearing their 90s inspired alternate jerseys (and chrome helmets) for this contest. On the blueline, Jordan Spence could easily slot in for Sean Walker. The Kings and Jets split the two previous games they played this season.

Winnipeg failed to execute against the stingy Los Angeles Kings, dropping an important two points as their wild card grasp continues slipping.

“The league’s got to take a really good look at that one.” So, it was a close game and that’s the style of hockey that you see this year from good teams. I understand you can’t win them all, but at this point of the year we have to try. I thought we were going to go and I took a cross-check to the chin. “It’s something the league is certainly going to take a look at. “Even if it was in the chest, it’s a dirty play. “We gave up a couple goals off of faceoffs and you never want that to happen. “We all want to win. “I mean, it’s a dirty play. I said ‘Let’s go,’ and dropped my gloves and got his stick up in my face,” said Morrissey. “My reaction is (that) it hurts a lot and I needed to get off the ice. I said ‘Let’s go’ and dropped my gloves and he had his stick up.

The LA Kings are back at it on Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets after thrashing the Calgary Flames on Monday.

[Pheonix Copley](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/copleph01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=hockeyroyalty.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-24_hr)started Monday against Calgary, which likely means [Joonas Korpisalo](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/k/korpijo01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=hockeyroyalty.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-24_hr)gets the nod Saturday to continue the goalie rotation. - The Kings head into the weekend four points behind Vegas for the top spot in the Pacific Division with one game in hand. - Winnipeg has settled into a battle for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. Grundstrom leads the Kings in primary points per 60 minutes on the season for players with at least ten games played. The Under-six at BetRivers is the best available at even money. That, plus the always-tough Connor Hellebuyck, makes this one a pass for me. On the surface, the Kings are red hot, while Winnipeg hasn’t quite been hitting their stride. The best value on the Over is at WynnBet, which has the Over-six at -115. *Note: the odds below are for sports books offered in New York. [Quinton Byfield](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/byfiequ01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=hockeyroyalty.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-24_hr)has continued his strong play with two more assists against Calgary. FanDuel has the visiting Jets at +112. They shot under 7% during that time.