Los Angeles Kings Statistical Overview
December 31, 2001
WON-LOSS RECORD
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Overall Record: 14-16-7-2 - 37 points
Winning (Points) Percentage: .474
Home Record: 7-9-3-1 - 18 points
Road Record: 7-9-4-1 - 19 points
Record against Western Conference Teams: 11-11-7-0 - 29 points
Record against Eastern Conference Teams: 3-5-0-2 - 8 points
Record against Pacific Division: 3-2-3-0 - 9 points
Record against other divisions: 11-14-4-2 - 28 points
December Record: 7-4-4-0
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 30 8 20 28 -7 31 24.2 49 0.163 22:01 42 34 9
R DEADMARSH 33 13 12 25 4 44 23.4 61 0.213 18:32 61 9 11
R HEINZE 39 13 11 24 -10 24 21.3 77 0.168 16:55 33 20 13
D MODRY 39 1 21 22 -5 43 23.6 63 0.015 20:19 37 33 8
C SMOLINSKI 38 10 12 22 10 22 25.6 94 0.106 19:47 56 30 20
D BOUCHER 38 2 16 18 5 56 25.4 113 0.017 22:07 80 49 18
L JOHNSON 39 8 9 17 14 8 19.5 54 0.148 13:54 28 13 12
C E. BELANGER 39 6 11 17 -1 21 23.2 49 0.122 14:53 55 10 10
R PALFFY 20 8 8 16 2 14 24.5 51 0.156 19:53 9 24 16
D VISNOVSKY 35 2 12 14 -4 4 19.7 50 0.040 17:47 26 31 9
D SCHNEIDER 15 4 9 13 2 22 26.5 45 0.088 25:02 29 15 2
R LAPERRIERE 39 2 6 8 -1 82 18.6 42 0.047 12:41 96 10 26
L BUCHBERGER 39 2 5 7 -8 72 15.9 21 0.095 10:56 47 10 8
C ROBITAILLE 18 4 3 7 -9 17 16.8 30 0.133 12:54 5 4 3
D MILLER 31 3 3 6 -2 32 26.2 34 0.088 21:39 65 25 8
R ELORANTA 34 2 4 6 -8 28 16.2 52 0.038 11:24 34 13 11
L CHARTRAND 10 2 3 5 1 4 15.0 13 0.153 09:46 12 1 1
D LILJA 12 1 3 4 2 10 18.7 8 0.125 13:54 17 6 1
R EMERSON 17 2 0 2 -6 13 14.7 16 0.125 09:53 4 4 1
R VALICEVIC 17 1 1 2 -4 8 14.4 9 0.111 09:33 16 1 3
D NORSTROM 36 0 1 1 -8 22 25.1 18 0.000 22:24 84 34 14
D KARALAHTI 25 0 1 1 -6 27 21.2 16 0.000 16:49 50 8 5
C KELLY 8 0 1 1 -1 2 - 0 - - 5 2 3
R *BEDNAR 10 0 1 1 -4 2 14.6 9 0.000 10:40 14 4 2
L K. BELANGER 23 0 0 0 -3 30 7.2 13 0.000 04:18 25 1 4
D HOLLAND 3 0 0 0 -1 0 19.3 1 0.000 15:50 3 3 1
C MAIR 3 0 0 0 0 49 14.0 3 0.000 09:47 8 1 2
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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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Jason Allison and Bryan Smolinski is tied for first in game-tying
goals (2).
Jaroslav Modry is tied for 25th in assists.
Among defensemen, Modry is tied for tenth in overall scoring, and is
sixth in assists.
Craig Johnson is tied for 27th in plus/minus.
Ian Laperriere is 29th in penalty minutes.
Mathieu Schneider is 23rd in ice time.
Among defensemen, Schneider is 22nd in ice time.
Philippe Boucher is tied for 19th in giveaways.
Among defensemen, Boucher is tied for 21st in overall scoring, tied
for 13th in assists, tied for 21st in penalty minutes, fourth in
shots, tied for 15th in giveaways, and is tied for eighth in power
play goals (3).
Steve Heinze is tied for eighth in power play goals (7).
GOALTENDERS
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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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JAMIE STORR 14 611 2.06 5 4 3 1 0 21 243 .914 0 0 2
FELIX POTVIN 32 1753 2.50 9 14 4 1 0 73 702 .896 0 0 19
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LA TOTALS 39 2381 2.42 14 18 7 2 0 96 947 .899
GOALTENDING STATS HIGHLIGHTS
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(Individual rankings are based on goalies who are on pace to play in
a minimum of 27 games)
Potvin, who played poorly in October and November, completely turned
his game around in December. In 12 games (680 minutes), he earned a
4-3-3 record, and allowed 20 goals on 255 shots, good for a stellar
1.77 GAA (way down from 3.23 in November), and an outstanding .922
save percentage (way up from .869 in November).
Potvin ended December ranked 36th in GAA (up from 47th in November),
and 49th in save percentage (up from 56th in November).
Storr continued his strong play in the backup role in December. He
played in 6 games (238 minutes), earning a 3-1-1 record, allowing 8
goals on 109 shots, good for a 2.02 GAA, and a .927 save percentage.
Storr ended December ranked fifth in the NHL in GAA (up from 15th in
November), and is tied for 17th in save percentage (up from 38th in
November).
The Kings' .900 team save percentage (up significantly from .887 in
November), ties them for 16th in the league (way up from 29th in
November).
The Tampa Bay Lightning are ranked first, with a .930 team save
percentage.
The Washington Capitals are ranked last, with a .890 team save
percentage.
TEAM STATISTICS/RANKINGS
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*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 16th on offense (down from 14th
in November, averaging 2.59 goals-per game (GPG;
down from 2.63 in November), on 101 goals in 39
games.
LA scored 38 goals in 15 games, an average of 2.53
GPG (down from 2.82 GPG in November).
The Ottawa Senators lead the NHL, scoring 3.26
GPG.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are the worst offensive
team in the league, averaging 1.85 GPG.
DEFENSE: LA is ranked tenth defensively (way up from 22nd in
November, with a 2.42 team GAA (down from 2.71 in
November).
The Kings have allowed 96 goals in 39 games (2,381
minutes).
LA allowed 30 goals in 15 games (921 minutes) in
December, good for an outstanding 1.95 team GAA for
the month.
The Colorado Avalanche are the top defensive team in
the league, with a 1.96 team GAA.
The Atlanta Thrashers are the worst defensive team,
with a 3.74 team GAA.
POWER PLAY: The Kings are ranked fourth in the NHL on the power
play (up from fifth in November), scoring 35 power
play goals on 176 attempts, 19.9% (up from 19.6% in
November).
LA scored 13 power play goals on 64 attempts, 20.3%
(down from 22.4% in November).
The Detroit Red Wings have the best power play, with
a 21.4% rating.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are last, with an 9.0%
rating.
PENALTY- LA is ranked fourth in penalty-killing (way up from
KILLING: 18th in November), allowing 21 power play goals on
185 times shorthanded, 88.6% (up from 84.7% in
November).
The Kings allowed just 2 power play goals on 61
times shorthanded in December, good for a whopping
96.7% rating (way up from 78.0% in November).
The San Jose Sharks have the best penalty-killing
with an 89.5% rating.
The Chicago Blackhawks have the worst
penalty-killing with a 77.5% rating.
FACE-OFFS: The Kings are ranked 11th in face-off winning
percentage (down from eighth in November), with a
50.9% rating (down from 51.2% in November).
The Carolina Hurricanes lead the NHL in face-off
winning percentage with a 54.4% rating.
The Buffalo Sabres are the worst team on face-offs,
with a 45.5% rating.
BLOCKED SHOTS: LA is ranked 17th in blocked shots (down from 13th
in November), averaging 11.7 blocked shots per game
(down from 12.0 per game in November).
The Kings have blocked 447 shots in 39 games.
In December, the Kings blocked 158 shots in 15
games, an average of 10.5 blocked shots per game
(down from 11.7 blocked shots per game in November).
The New York Rangers lead the NHL, blocking an
average of 16.7 shots per game.
The Boston Bruins are ranked last, with an average
of 9.0 blocked shots per game.
SHOTS TAKEN: The Kings are ranked 23rd in shots taken (down from
22nd in November), averaging 26.1 shots per game
(down from 26.5 shots per game in November).
LA has fired 1,017 shots in 39 games.
The Kings took 382 shots in 15 games in December,
an average of 25.5 shots per game (up from 23.8
shots per game in November).
Boston leads the league, averaging 34.4 shots per
game.
The Minnesota Wild are ranked last, averaging 22.7
shots per game.
HITS: LA is ranked tenth in hits (up from 12th in
(November), averaging 24.4 hits per game (no change
from November).
The Kings threw 367 body checks in 15 games in
December, an average of 24.5 hits per game (up from
22.8 in November).
The Florida Panthers lead the league, averaging 27.3
hits per game.
Tampa Bay is ranked last, averaging 16.2 hits per
game.
GIVEAWAYS: The Kings are tied for 16th in giveaways (up from
19th in November), averaging 11.7 giveaways per
game (down from 12.3 per game in November).
LA has 455 giveaways in 39 games.
The Kings gave the puck away 161 times in 15 games
in December, an average of 10.7 giveaways per game.
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim lead the league, turning
over the puck an average of just 8.3 times per game.
The Dallas Stars are the worst team in the NHL in
giveaways, coughing up the puck 19.1 times per game.
TAKEAWAYS: LA is tied for 24th in takeaways (up from 25th in
November), averaging 6.0 takeaways per game (no
change from November).
The Kings have 233 takeaways in 39 games.
LA had 90 takeaways in 15 games in December, an
average of 6.0 takeaways per game (no change from
November).
The New Jersey Devils lead the league in takeaways,
averaging 11.9 per game.
Chicago is last, averaging 3.8 takeaways per game.
SHOTS AGAINST: The Kings are ranked third in the NHL in shots
against (up from fourth in November), allowing an
average of 24.3 shots per game (no change from
December).
LA has allowed 947 shots in 39 games.
The Kings allowed 365 shots in 15 games in
December, 24.3 shots per game (up slightly from
November).
The St. Louis Blues allow the fewest shots per game
so far this season, averaging 22.6 shots per game.
Atlanta allows the most shots per game, averaging
35.5 shots per game.
PENALTIES: LA is 26th in penalty mintues (down from 25th in
November), averaging 18.2 penalty minutes per game
(up from 17.4 per game in November).
The Kings have racked up 710 penalty minutes in 39
games.
LA racked up 293 penalty minutes in 15 games in
December, an average of 19.5 penalty minutes per
game (up from 19.2 in November).
Dallas leads the league, averaging just 11.2
penalty minutes per game.
Florida takes the most penalties, averaging 24.1
penalty minutes per game.
INJURIES: The Kings are ranked 28th in man-games lost to
injury or illness, having lost 138 man-games.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are ranked first, having
lost just 14 man-games.
Florida is last, having lost 149 man-games.
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