Canadiens 2–3 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Mar 2, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Gabriel Vilardi

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:58 TOI

2nd star 👑 LAK

Anze Kopitar

1 G

2 shots · 21:03 TOI

3rd star 👑 LAK

Alex Iafallo

1 G

1 shots · 18:12 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Josh Anderson PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:14

Unassisted · beat Pheonix Copley

1–0

2nd period

👑 Alex Iafallo Tying 2nd · 07:42

Assists: Gabriel Vilardi · beat Jake Allen

1–1

3rd period

👑 Gabriel Vilardi Go-ahead 3rd · 07:27

Assists: Matt Roy, Sean Durzi · beat Jake Allen

1–2

👑 Anze Kopitar 3rd · 08:30

Assists: Quinton Byfield · beat Jake Allen

1–3

🇨🇦 Denis Gurianov 3rd · 09:39

Assists: Mike Matheson, David Savard · beat Pheonix Copley

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Dvorak · Anderson 19:33

L2 Harvey-Pinard · Hoffman · Gurianov 18:06

L3 Drouin · Pitlick · Ylonen 14:17

L4 Pezzetta · Belzile 9:32

D1 Matheson · Savard 23:19

D2 Guhle · Edmundson 18:15

D3 Harris · Kovacevic 14:56

D4 Barron 1:11

👑Kings

L1 Arvidsson · Kopitar · Danault 20:11

L2 Fiala · Iafallo · Kempe 19:15

L3 Lizotte · Vilardi · Byfield 14:58

L4 Kupari · Kaliyev · Grundstrom 7:08

D1 Doughty · Anderson 24:36

D2 Durzi · Gavrikov 17:22

D3 Roy · Walker 14:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL LAK👑

21 Shots on goal 33

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

19 Hits 20

12 Blocked shots 15

5 Takeaways 3

7 Giveaways 2

8 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 9.5% (2/21) LAK shooting 9.1% (3/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jake Allen

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 58:29 TOI

👑Kings

Pheonix Copley

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 59:19 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-2-1 (73% win rate, 11 games)

Kings

Kings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3-4 (36% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 9-5-2 (56% win rate, 16 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 2nd: 8-4-4 (50% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Kings lead the season series 2–0

Dec 102022 👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Nov 92021 👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 OT Oct 302021 🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK 2–5 Nov 92019 👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 Mar 52019 🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK 3–1

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MTL vs LAK, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Kings on March 2, 2023?

Kings won 3–2. The final score was Canadiens 2, Kings 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Denis Gurianov, Josh Anderson.

Who scored for Kings?

Alex Iafallo, Anze Kopitar, Gabriel Vilardi.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jake Allen made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Pheonix Copley made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Kings season series?

Kings lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeFeb 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦈SJS 3–1 AfterMar 3 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦆ANA 2–3

👑 Kings

BeforeFeb 28 👑LAK @ ✈️WPG 6–5 AfterMar 4 🎵STL @ 👑LAK 2–4

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