GDT: Detroit Red Wings 5, Los Angeles Kings 2 (Final)

[Ron*]

Friday • October 31, 2014 • 4:30 p.m. (PST)

LOS ANGELES KINGS
6-2-2 • 14 PTS
3rd Pacific Division • 4th Western Conference • 6th League

LINE COMBINATIONS
70 Tanner Pearson • 77 Jeff Carter • 73 Tyler Toffoli
74 Dwight King • 10 Mike Richards• 23 Dustin Brown "C"
13 Kyle Clifford • 28 Jarret Stoll • 14 Justin Williams
71 Jordan Nolan • 22 Trevor Lewis • 15 Andy Andreoff

DEFENSE PAIRS
6 Jake Muzzin • 8 Drew Doughty
27 Alec Martinez • 44 Robyn Regehr
3 Braydon McNabb • 2 Matt Greene "A"

GOALIES
31 Martin Jones
32 Jonathan Quick

INJURIES
11 Anze Kopitar "A"
12 Marion Gaborik

HEALTHY SCRATCHES
26 Slava Voynov

DETROIT RED WINGS
5-2-2 • 12 PTS
3rd Atlantic Division • 4th Eastern Conference • 11th League

LINE COMBINATIONS
8 Justin Abdelkader • 13 Pavel Datsyuk "A" • 40 Henrik Zetterberg "C"
21 Tomas Tatar • 15 Riley Sheahan • 14 Gustav Nyqvist
49 Andrej Nestrasil • None • 26 Tomas Jurco
20 Drew Miller • 41 Luke Glendening • 18 Joakim Andersson

DEFENSE PAIRS
55 Niklas Kronwall "A" • 52 Jonathan Ericsson
4 Jakub Kindl • 2 Brendan Smith
27 Kyle Quincey • 65 Dan DeKeyser

GOALIES
35 Jimmy Howard
50 Jonas Gustavsson

INJURIES
93 Johan Franzen

HEALTHY SCRATCHES
(pending)

GAME / NEWS UPDATES

[fieldset=Game / News Updates]• October 31, 2:09 p.m. (PST) • Trevor Lewis activated and will be in tonight's lineup. http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=737085
• October 31, 9:43 a.m. (PST) • David Van Der Gulik is going back down to Manchester. https://twitter.com/lakingsinsider/status/528225824978526208
• October 29, 5:34 p.m. (PST) • David Van Der Gulik recalled. https://twitter.com/reallisa/status/527619557238665216
• October 28, 10:49 p.m. (PST) • Anze Kopitar is unofficially listed as day-to-day. https://twitter.com/Rich_Hammond/status/527123285688197120[/fieldset]

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Special thanks goes out to KingsKnight for the excellent graphics work in this GDT!
GDT updated on October 31, 2014, at 2:09 p.m. (PST)

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[Ron*]

 

[Ron*]

I'm not going to be around for the second half of the game tonight, so I thought I would get this one up sooner rather than later.

 

[KingsHockey24]

I'm not going to be around for the second half of the game tonight, so I thought I would get this one up sooner rather than later.

Thanks Ron! Loving the GDT's so far this year!

 

[Herby]

The last time the Kings played in Detroit on Halloween night. 17 years ago, the Kings won 5-1 over the defending champion Red Wings, Yanic Perreault had the hat trick.

 

[Ron*]

Updated record and standings.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Is it too early to start barfing?

 

[Little Psycho]

Is it too early to start barfing?

Never too early.

I say Quick gets in a fight this game after being down a couple of goals.

 

[Ron*]

Is it too early to start barfing?

Only if you eat too much candy meant for the kids.

We'll be ok. I think Kopitar will play tomorrow.

 

[King RAZZ]

Who will be dressing up as refs this time???

 

[King RAZZ]

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I wonder if guys like Richards, Brown, Williams, and Stoll will decide to show up tomorrow.

 

[Scottkmlps]

Please come back Kopi & Gabby. That is all.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Never too early.

I say Quick gets in a fight this game after being down a couple of goals.

Please let this happen. Please.

 

[damacles1156]

I wonder if guys like Richards, Brown, Williams, and Stoll will decide to show up tomorrow.

Those are all like 40-50 point players, In Stoll's case 25-35, they are going to have stretches of ZERO production.

Lengthy one's, Kings fan's should be use to this by now.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Those are all like 40-50 point players, In Stoll's case 25-35, they are going to have stretches of ZERO production.

Lengthy one's, Kings fan's should be use to this by now.

Problem is, those guys combine for $18.525 million in cap space. Their salaries indicate that they're integral parts on this roster. They have to do more than just watch the Carter line do all the work offensively.

 

[damacles1156]

Problem is, those guys combine for $18.525 million in cap space. Their salaries indicate that they're integral parts on this roster. They have to do more than just watch the Carter line do all the work offensively.

They are not being paid that cap hit for 10 games or 20 games or 30 games.

82 games.

Over 82 I would assume they all, will be around career norms. In those 82 games, there will be stretches of lazy play, not showing up ETC.

That 70's line last two games hasn't looked all that great either. Toffoli was pretty much the entire offense against, Philly.

Doughty looks like garbage, but I expect that, guy doesn't care about these games. Also playing big minutes.

Anyone that thought the playoff Kings, were going to show up for the regular season.......You know better.

 

[King RAZZ]

 

[Reclamation Project]

1-0 Wings.

 

[ru4reals]

What the Heck! Funny stuff. And that aint a lie! I've been to Detroit I say that everytime I was there. But anyways I'm just hoping for a point! That would be good!

 

[kilowatt]

Could you imagine if Quick, Carter, Pearson, and Toffoli weren't playing well? This team would be a nightmare.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Over 82 I would assume they all, will be around career norms. In those 82 games, there will be stretches of lazy play, not showing up ETC.

I don't know what career norms are for some of these guys anymore. The career average for Richards is 58 points over 82 games. With the Kings, 46 over 82. However, the Kings PP isn't good, and Richards is the 4th line center most nights. I'm not sure he cracks 40 this year. 30 might be a stretch.

If the Kings ultimately win though, none of it matters.

 

[HansH]

Please do not suck. That is all.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Any news if Kopitar, Gaborik or Lewis will be in for tonight?

 

[YP44]

The last time the Kings played in Detroit on Halloween night. 17 years ago, the Kings won 5-1 over the defending champion Red Wings, Yanic Perreault had the hat trick.

Amazing reference. Yanic is reason I am a die hard kings fan haha.