The Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings face off on Thursday in NHL showdown at Crypto.com Arena. When these two teams faced off on December 10th it was the Kings that secured the 4-2 victory.
Montreal comes into this game with a 26-30-4 record and they have gone 12-15-3 away from home this season. In the last game against the San Jose Sharks the offense scored three goals and the defense gave up only one goal. Montreal is averaging 2.7 goals while their defense is giving up 3.58 goals per game. The offense is ranked 27th in the league while the defense is ranked 26th in the league. Nick Suzuki has scored 20 goals and added 27 assists so far this season.
On the other side of this matchup is the Kings who sit with a 34-20-8 record overall and they have gone 17-9-2 at home. In the last game against the Winnipeg Jets, the Kings scored six goals and ended up winning a shootout. Anze Kopitar finished with seven shots on goal and four shots on goal. The Kings are averaging 3.31 goals while their defense is giving up 3.87 goals. The offense is ranked 11th in the NHL while the defense is ranked 22nd. Kevin Fiala has scored 21 goals and added 43 assists.
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