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Los Angeles Kings Statistical Overview

By Gann Matsuda

January | Game Reports
Los Angeles Kings Statistical Overview
February 28, 2002
 

WON-LOSS RECORD
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Overall Record: 29-18-8-3 - 69 points

Winning (Points) Percentage: .595
 
Home Record:     13-12-4-1 - 31 points
Road Record:     16-9-4-2  - 38 points
 
Record against Western Conference Teams: 19-13-8-1 - 47 points
Record against Eastern Conference Teams: 10-8-0-2  - 22 points
Record against Pacific Division:          6-2-4-1  - 17 points
Record against other divisions:          23-18-4-2 - 52 points

February Record: 4-1-1-1


INDIVIDUAL STATS
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(*) - ROOKIE

Pos Player       GP  G  A  P  +/-  PM SHFT  ST    S%    IT   H  GV TK
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C   ALLISON      51 15 34 49  -4   45 24.7  94 0.159 21:36  71  50 14
L   DEADMARSH    54 21 23 44   7   56 23.7 104 0.201 18:50  93  23 17
R   PALFFY       41 21 16 37   6   18 24.9 104 0.201 19:59  19  46 33
D   MODRY        59  4 31 35   2   53 22.8  94 0.042 19:57  55  44 13
C   SMOLINSKI    58 12 20 32  13   42 25.8 136 0.088 19:42  95  43 34
R   HEINZE       60 15 15 30 -13   36 20.5 106 0.141 16:09  56  25 17
L   JOHNSON      58 12 12 24  14   22 20.2  86 0.139 14:35  47  20 20
D   SCHNEIDER    34  5 17 22   6   48 23.8  75 0.066 22:28  67  32  6
D   BOUCHER      58  3 19 22  -1   75 24.7 150 0.020 21:32 116  63 25
C   E. BELANGER  46  8 14 22   2   21 23.3  66 0.121 14:53  62  12 13
R   LAPERRIERE   60  8 10 18   9  105 19.4  73 0.109 13:19 155  16 44
D   VISNOVSKY    51  3 13 16  -1    8 19.0  66 0.045 16:58  42  41 12
D   MILLER       52  4 11 15  13   44 25.6  52 0.076 22:34 117  39 15
L   ELORANTA     55  5  8 13   0   46 16.5  94 0.053 11:35  54  19 19
L   BUCHBERGER   60  5  7 12  -8  101 16.0  33 0.151 10:56  71  14  9
C   CHARTRAND    24  5  7 12   6    8 17.1  30 0.166 11:16  41   1  5
D   NORSTROM     57  1  6  7  -6   34 24.7  31 0.032 22:43 119  44 21
R   EMERSON      34  4  2  6  -7   21 14.0  34 0.117 09:24   8   9  4
D   LILJA        24  1  4  5   3   16 15.4  11 0.090 11:20  32  10  1
R   VALICEVIC    17  1  1  2  -4    8 14.4   9 0.111 09:33  16   1  3
D   KARALAHTI    29  0  1  1  -5   27 20.2  19 0.000 16:13  60  10  5
C   KELLY         8  0  1  1  -1    2   -    0   -     -     5   2  3
C   MAIR          8  1  0  1   1   51 11.5   5 0.200 08:05  16   2  3
R   BEDNAR       10  0  1  1  -4    2 14.6   9 0.000 10:40  14   4  2
C   DONATO        2  0  0  0  -2    2 11.5   1 0.000 06:35   1   0  1
L   K. BELANGER  24  0  0  0  -3   47  7.0  13 0.000 04:09  25   1  4
D   HOLLAND       3  0  0  0  -1    0 19.3   1 0.000 15:50   3   3  1
L   BRENNAN       4  0  0  0   1   22   -    0   -     -     4   0  2
R   FLINN        10  0  0  0   0   51  5.7   2 0.000 03:29  11   1  0
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Legend: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, +/- =
Plus/Minus, PM = Penalties in Minutes, SHFT = Average Shifts, ST =
Shots, S% = Shooting Percentage, IT = Average Ice Time (in minutes),
FW% = Faceoff Winning Percentage, H = Hits, GV = Giveaways, TK =
Takeaways

*NOTE: SHFT and IT are rounded off to the nearest tenth. Multiply S%
by 100 to get actual shooting percentage.


KINGS AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS
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Individual rankings are unavailable due to technical difficulties.
 
GOALTENDERS
***********
 
Won-lost-tied record is based upon which goaltender was playing when
the winning or tying goal was scored.

Empty-net goals are not counted in personal averages but are included
in the team total.

(GPI) GAMES PLAYED IN  (MINS) MINUTES PLAYED  (AVG) 60 MINUTE AVERAGE
(EN) EMPTY-NET GOALS AGAINST  (SO) SHUTOUTS  (GA) GOALS AGAINST (SA)
SHOTS AGAINST  (SPCTG) SAVE PERCENTAGE

NO GOALTENDER   GPI MINS AVG   W  L  T EN SO  GA   SA  SPCT G  A PIM
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1  JAMIE STORR   17  789 2.05  8  4  3  1  1  27  327  .917 0  0   2
39 FELIX POTVIN  50 2837 2.35 21 19  5  1  3 111 1201  .908 0  1  19
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    LA TOTALS    60 3650 2.30 29 23  8  2  4 140 1530  .908


GOALTENDING STATS HIGHLIGHTS
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Potvin continued his strong play in February. In six games (368
minutes), he earned a 3-2-1 record, and allowed 14 goals on 169 shots,
good for a 2.28 goals-against average (GAA; up from 2.01 in January),
and a .917 save percentage for the month (down from .927 in January).

Potvin ended February ranked 16th in GAA (up from 18th in January).

Storr appeared in just one game, a 5-4 win at Pittsburgh on February
27.

The Kings' .908 team save percentage (down slightly from .909 in
January, ties them for seventh in the NHL (up from ninth in January).

The Colorado Avalanche are ranked first, with a .922 team save
percentage.

The Chicago Blackhawks are ranked last, with a .895 team save
percentage.


TEAM STATISTICS/RANKINGS
************************

*NOTE: These statistics may not conform to official NHL statistics in
that many are based on per game averages which generally are not used
by the NHL (except for team defense, which is based on team GAA and
is the official statistic used by the NHL).  Per game averages are
used because they more accurately reflect the rankings in each
category.


OFFENSE:         The Kings are ranked 11th on offense, (up from 13th
                 in January, averaging 2.75 goals per game (GPG; up
                 from 2.70 in January), on 165 goals in 60 games.

                 In February, the Kings scored 22 goals in 7 games, an
                 average of 3.14 GPG (up from 3.00 in January).

                 The Ottawa Senators lead the NHL, scoring 3.17 GPG.

                 The Tampa Bay Lightning is the worst offensive team
                 in the league, averaging 2.00 GPG.
   
 
DEFENSE:         LA is ranked fifth defensively (no change from
                 January), with a 2.30 team GAA (up from 2.27 in
                 January).

                 The Kings have allowed 140 goals in 60 games (3,650
                 minutes).

                 LA allowed 11 goals in 7 games (429 minutes) in
                 February, good for a 1.54 team GAA for the month
                 (way down from 2.27 in January).

                 Colorado is the top defensive team in the league,
                 with a 2.03 team GAA.

                 The Atlanta Thrashers are the worst defensive team,
                 with a 3.45 team GAA.


POWER PLAY:      The Kings have the best power play in the NHL (up
                 from fourth in January), with a 20.6% rating (up from
                 18.9% in January).

                 The Pittsburgh Penguins have the worst power play,
                 with an 11.5% rating.
  
 
PENALTY-         LA is ranked second in penalty-killing (down from
KILLING:         first in January), with an 88.0% rating (down from
                 88.5% in January).

                 Colorado has the best penalty-killing, with an 88.7%
                 rating.

                 Chicago has the worst penalty-killing, with a 19.1%
                 rating.


FACE-OFFS:       The Kings are ninth in face-off winning percentage
                 (no change from January), with a 51.4% rating (down
                 slightly from 51.5% in January).

                 The Carolina Hurricanes lead the NHL, with a 55.4%
                 rating.

                 The Nashville Predators are ranked last, with a 46.3%
                 rating.


BLOCKED SHOTS:   LA is ranked 15th in blocked shots (up from 16th in
                 January), averaging 11.9 blocked shots per game (up
                 slightly from 11.8 in January).

                 The Kings have blocked 715 shots in 60 games.

                 In February, the Kings blocked 91 shots in 7 games,
                 an average of 13 per game (up from 12.6 per game in
                 January).

                 The New York Rangers lead the NHL, blocking an
                 average of 16.2 shots per game.

                 The Boston Bruins are ranked last, with an average
                 of 8.8 blocked shots per game.


SHOTS TAKEN:     The Kings are tied for 23rd in shots taken (up from
                 27th in January), averaging 25.9 shots per game
                 (up from 25.6 in January).

                 LA has fired 1,530 shots in 60 games.

                 The Kings took 173 shots in 7 games in February, an
                 average of 24.7 shots per game (up from 24.3 in
                 January).

                 Boston leads the league, averaging 32.6 shots per
                 game.

                 The Minnesota Wild are ranked last, averaging 23.7
                 shots per game.


HITS:            LA is ranked ninth in hits (no change from January),
                 averaging 24.9 hits per game (down slightly from 25.0
                 in January.

                 The Kings have 1,491 hits in 60 games.

                 In February, the Kings threw 168 body checks in 7
                 games, an average of 24.0 hits per game.

                 The Florida Panthers lead the league, averaging 27.8
                 hits per game.

                 The Minnesota Wild is ranked last, averaging 16.3
                 hits per game.


GIVEAWAYS:       The Kings are 15th in giveaways (down from 14th in
                 January), averaging 10.9 giveaways per game (up
                 slightly from 10.8 in January).

                 LA has 655 giveaways in 60 games.

                 The Kings gave the puck away 85 times in 7 games in
                 February, an average of 12.1 giveaways per game (up
                 from 8.2 in January).

                 The Chicago Blackhawks lead the league, turning
                 over the puck an average of just 8.1 times per game.

                 The Dallas Stars are the worst team in the NHL in
                 giveaways, coughing up the puck 16.7 times per game.


TAKEAWAYS:       LA is ranked 25th (down from 24th in January),
                 averaging 6.0 takeaways per game (down from 6.2
                 in January).

                 The Kings have 360 takeaways in 60 games.

                 LA had 33 takeaways in 7 games in February, an
                 average of 4.7 takeaways per game (down from
                 6.7 in January).

                 The New Jersey Devils lead the league in takeaways,
                 averaging 11.5 per game.

                 Chicago is last, averaging 4.2 takeaways per game.


SHOTS AGAINST:   The Kings are ranked seventh in shots against
                 (down from fifth in January), allowing an average
                 of 25.5 shots per game (up from 25.2 in January).

                 LA has allowed 1,530 shots in 60 games.

                 The Kings allowed 196 shots in 7 games in February,
                 an average of 28.0 shots per game (up from 27.6 in
                 January).

                 The St. Louis Blues allow the fewest shots per game
                 so far this season, averaging 23.0 shots per game.
  
                 Atlanta allows the most shots per game, averaging
                 34.7 shots per game.


PENALTIES:       LA is ranked 26th in penalty minutes (no change from
                 January), averaging 17.5 penalty minutes per game
                 (down from 17.9 in January).

                 The Kings have racked up 1,051 penalty minutes in
                 60 games.

                 In February, the Kings were hit with 104 penalty
                 minutes in 7 games, an average of 14.9 penalty
                 minute per game (down from 16.9 in January).

                 Montreal leads the league, averaging just 11.3
                 penalty minutes per game.

                 Florida takes the most penalties, averaging 25.7
                 penalty minutes per game.
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