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The Los Angeles Kings face the St. Louis Blues tonight as they look to snap a four-game losing streak. Despite the losing streak, they’ve recorded points in three of their last five games. Ahead of tonight’s game, the Kings are activating veteran forward Corey Perry off injured reserve after he recovered from a knee injury. They placed forward Anze Kopitar on injured reserve as he has missed the last two games with a foot injury. Kopitar, this season in four games, has four assists. Tonight will be Perry’s Kings debut.
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Anze Kopitar
Kopitar announced before this season that he would be retiring at the conclusion. He’s played in 1,458 games in his career, recording 1,282 points on 440 goals and 842 assists. He is a career +110 with 124 power-play goals, 14 shorthanded goals, and 78 game-winning goals. Kopitar has also appeared in 103 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, recording 89 points on 27 goals and 62 assists; he is a career plus-nine with seven power-play goals, two shorthanded goals, and five game-winning goals. He won two Stanley Cups with the Kings back in 2012 and 2014.
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Corey Perry
Tonight will be the start of Perry’s 21st season in the NHL. In 1,392 games, he’s recorded 935 points on 448 goals and 487 assists. He’s a career +57 with 124 power-play goals, six shorthanded goals, and 78 game-winning goals. Perry has also appeared in 237 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, recording 141 points on 64 goals and 77 assists. He’s a career -14 with 24 power-play goals, a shorthanded goal, and 12 game-winning goals. He won the Stanley Cup with the Ducks in 2007 and has lost in the Finals five of the last six seasons.
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