GDT: 2019-20 GM#42 LA Kings vs Philadelphia Flyers @6:00pm 12/31/19

[kingsboy11]

Philadelphia Flyers(22-12-5, 49pts, 4th in Metro) @Los Angeles Kings(16-21-4, 34pts, Last in Pacific)
Staples Center| Los Angeles, CA
TIME: 6:00pm PT | TV: FSW | RADIO: I Heart Radio App

QUICK STATS

PP/PK	30th/29th	13th/6th
Faceoffs	14th	1st
Leading Scorers	Anze Kopitar: 15 goal, 20 assists, 35 points	Travis Konecny: 11 goals, 23 assists, 34 points

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*Lines subject to change*

Scratched: Kale Clague, Dustin Brown
Injuries: Derek Forbort, Alec Martinez, Trevor Lewis

Injuries: Nolan Patrick, Oskar Lindblom

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[DryIslandBartender]

Game 7 vs Chicago in the WCF. That was a battle for the best championship team as they alternated cup wins.

It was very sweet to beat them in OT to send them packing.

 

[King'sPawn]

Winning the cups are tops.

Reverse sweeping San Jose is higher up on the list than Game 7 w/Chicago for me. I had to watch Thornton sliding across the ice live.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Beating both Anaheim and San Jose on the way to the Cup. Champions of California.

 

[KingsFan7824]

If I'm going by my own in the moment reaction, it's Game 7 in Chicago. 2012 was relief after all the disappointment, and they were already up 3-0 in the series. 2014 was icing on the cake, and they were up 3-0 in the series. Since the Hawks owned the Kings from the opening game of 2013, right through to the end of the 2nd period of Game 2 in 2014, them winning that Game 7 the way they did, was the moment that I was most audible.

 

[crassbonanza]

For me it was Stoll beating Vancouver. The Kings had shocked Vancouver for 3 straight games, but Schneider came in and seemed to shut the Kings down. When Stoll scored that overtime goal to beat them it really felt like something special was about to happen. The cups were obviously the pinnacle, but I remember after Stoll scored that goal smoking a cigarette and reading hf on my phone just pumped for the rest of the playoffs.

 

[Bandit]

All of the above.

 

[ru4reals]

Going to the game tonight it's gonna be ugly.

 

[Bandit]

Going to the game tonight it's gonna be ugly.

Yeah, Philadelphia is always ugly....

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

All of those moments are amazing. The Cups top it in a way--but after a certain point, each one almost felt inevitable. Which is weird to say. The 2014 one was more surprising in the moment but I stood up on my couch as soon as Martinez advanced the puck and said "this is it."

Gonna be kind of a contrarian opinion, but I was an absolute teary mess after the 1st STL series. I've never heard a crescendo like the last few minutes at Staples Center, then the top absolutely blowing the f*** off with the Brown empty netter, followed by a tackle by Kopi...and just tears everywhere. THAT was the moment when we knew, and when it all became real to me. So as far as in the moment reaction...the last few minutes of that series were indescribable.

 

[Butch 19]

For me it was Stoll beating Vancouver. The Kings had shocked Vancouver for 3 straight games, but Schneider came in and seemed to shut the Kings down. When Stoll scored that overtime goal to beat them it really felt like something special was about to happen. The cups were obviously the pinnacle, but I remember after Stoll scored that goal smoking a cigarette and reading hf on my phone just pumped for the rest of the playoffs.

In that instant, it meant that they could beat any team - and they pretty much did just that.

Like it was yesterday.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Gonna be kind of a contrarian opinion

Not like you can pick a bad moment. The Richards hit at the end of Game 1 is as good as any other too. Brown on Sedin. Kopitar fighting. King being called up because Sutter saw something special in him. The moment Kopitar got hurt at the end of the 10-11 season might have eventually showed Lombardi how limited the team was down the middle, and that sequence of events helped move the Richards trade along, which then led to the disappointing start to 11-12, and the firing of Murray, and then the job saving Carter trade, etc, etc.

 

[Bandit]

Holy flat as a pancake Batman. Ouch.

 

[TheSentinel]

Cliffy with that Bite

 

[Bandit]

Clifford with the snipe.

 

[kingsboy11]

Kyle the man!!

 

[TheSentinel]

a PP goal Whaaaat? Iafallo!

 

[kingsholygrail]

Clifford, Iafallo. Starting out on fire.

 

[kings11]

 

[kingsboy11]

Are the Flyers okay?

 

[kingsholygrail]

And now Toffoli. What the f*** is going on?

 

[TheSentinel]

TT with a PP goal!!! it's raining goals!

 

[kingsholygrail]

Oh! It's Elliott. Kings love Elliott.

 

[Bandit]

Philly must be asleep.

 

[ru4reals]

Dayem 3 nothing Kings. Great game so far. We losing 4-3.