Kopitar was drafted by the Kings in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft 11 overall.
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Perron, who was acquired in a Friday trade to add skill to the group, was impressed with how the team seems to have come back from the depths of their early season slump. With multiple players locked up for the long-term, the Kings will not have a lot of salary cap to work with in the coming years.
Against the Kings, yet another lackluster second period doomed the Ducks to keep them at 45 points – three back of the Nashville Predators for the last Western Conference Wild Card spot and three behind the San Jose Sharks for the last Pacific Division postseason slot.
LA Kings center Anze Kopitar talks about his phenomenal performance in the Kings 4-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night.
“For me, it’s not going to change my game”, Kopitar said.
The Kings and Kopitar made it official Saturday, signing an eight-year, $80-million (all figures U.S.) contract extension that will pay him $14-million next season in the first year of the deal, which will make him the highest-paid player in the National Hockey League next season, just ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks’ dynamic duo of Jonthan Toews and Patrick Kane ($13.8-million apiece). We’ve been playing sloppy for quite a few games now.
Toffoli used his team-leading 22nd goal to break a 1-1 tie at 15:44 of the second period. Defenseman Jake Muzzin had an assist against the Ducks to extend his point streak to seven games.
Perron, playing on Anaheim’s second line, scored his fifth goal of the season when he converted a wrist shot from the blue line near the left boards 5:33 into the third period.
Ottawa narrowed the margin to 2-1 on right winger Alex Chiasson’s goal at 11:34 of the second period.
Toffoli tapped in Milan Lucic’s pass from the corner to finish a rush for his Kings-leading 21st goal. Lecavalier converted a backhand feed by defenseman Christian Ehrhoff for his first goal of the season and first in a Los Angeles uniform.
Andrew Cogliano had an apparent game-tying goal waived off near the midway mark of the final frame, redirecting a centered puck by Ryan Kesler off a Jakob Silfverberg shot into the net with his skate.
In 70 postseason games, he has 60 points, including 18 goals, a plus-22 rating and 37 penalty minutes while helping Los Angeles claim two Stanley Cups. With Los Angeles on a power play, Lecavalier received center Jeff Carter’s pass from the right circle and sent a soft forehand from the right post between Gibson’s legs.
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NOTES: The Senators scratched D Jared Cowan, D Chris Wideman and LW Max McCormick…. The 28-year-old Jesenice, Slovenia, native is skating in his 10th season with the Kings and leads the team in assists (25) and points (38) this season.
