It’s an interconference battle on the ice between a pair of teams looking to gain ground in their respective playoff pictures in the Garden State. The Los Angeles Kings are on the road as they travel to take on the New Jersey Devils Thursday night. Los Angeles comes in off a 7-0 drubbing on the road by Buffalo in their previous contest Tuesday night. New Jersey downed Nashville 4-2 on the road Tuesday night in their previous contest as they closed a back-to-back set. In the last 10 meetings between the teams, the Devils own a 6-2-2 advantage and have won the last two meetings. That includes a 4-3 overtime win at home in the most recent matchup on February 23, 2023.
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Los Angeles saw their two-game win streak snapped as they were clobbered on the road by Buffalo Tuesday night in their previous contest. The Kings entered Wednesday 24-16-10 on the season and stood fourth in the Pacific Division, 20 points behind Vancouver for the top spot. They were five points behind the Oilers for the final guaranteed playoff spot in the Pacific Division and held the top wild card spot in the Western Conference. Los Angeles stands 15th in the league in goals per game as they score an average of 3.10 goals a night this season. The Kings are 6th in goals against by allowing an average of 2.68 goals per contest. Los Angeles is 15th in the league in power play success as they convert 21.1% of their chances with the man advantage this season. The Kings are solid in the penalty killing department as they are 1st in the league in penalty killing as they successfully navigated 87.2% of their shorthanded situations.
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Against Buffalo, Los Angeles was outplayed horribly on both ends of the ice as they were thrashed. The Kings were outshot 9-5 in the opening period and found themselves down 3-0 after 20 minutes of play, putting them in a hole they never recovered from in the contest. Los Angeles held a 13-8 advantage in shots on goal in the second period but was outscored 2-0 to trail 5-0 at the second intermission. In the third period, the Kings held a 15-7 advantage in shots on goal but were outscored 2-0 to wind up the blowout loss. David Rittich stopped 12 of 17 shots in the game before getting pulled after the second period. Cam Talbot stopped five of seven shots in relief for the Kings, who held a 33-24 advantage in shots on goal, in the loss. Rittich is expected to get the start in goal again for this contest.
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