GDT: Game #20 : KINGS vs. PREDATORS- Monday, 3/4/’13 @ 7:30 pm PST

[Puck U]

[fieldset=GAME #20 : Los Angeles KINGS vs. Nashville PREDATORS]

[table="head"]|MATCHUP|

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vs. ​

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LOS ANGELES KINGS| |NASHVILLE PREDATORS
(19 gp : 10-7-2 = 22 pts) |

STATS​

| (22 gp : 9-8-5 = 23 pts)
5th Pacific / 10th West / 18th NHL|

STANDINGS​

|4th Centeral / 9th West / 16th NHL
Lost 1|

STREAK​

|Lost 2
57.9% = 12th|

WINNING POINTS %.​

|52.3% = 19th
9 |

ROW​

|7
5-1-1 @ Home|

HOME / AWAY​

|4-6-2 @ Away
7-3-0|

LAST 10​

|4-5-1
2.53g = 19th|

GOALS PER GAME​

|2.00g = 30th
2.42g = 8th|

GOALS AGAINST​

|2.27g = 5th
+2|

GOAL DIFFERENTIAL​

|-8
16.0% = 19th|

POWER PLAY PCT.​

|14.3% = 23rd
82.0% = 14th|

PENALTY KILL PCT.​

|78.7% = 22nd
29.5 = 12th|

SHOTS PER GAME​

|24.1 = 30th
25.4 = 2nd|

SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME​

|27.6 = 7th
51.8% = 7th|

FACE-OFF WIN PCT.​

|50.7% = 12th[/table]​

Game Time : Monday March/4/2013 7:30 PM PST Location :

Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA. USA
TV Broadcast : FOXSPORTS-WEST (HD) : NHLN-CA (HD) : NHLN-US (HD) : NHL CenterIce * (check your local area listings, black-out restrictions may apply)
Note : (FoxSports-WEST ‘KINGS LIVE’ Pre-Game show 30 minutes prior to every Game)
Radio Broadcast : LA Kings.com Radio Player /or KTLK 1150 AM On-Line Link
Note : * (Kings Radio Pre-Game w/ Nick Nickson & Daryl Evans on 30 min before game time, and Kings Talk on after every Home Game)
FREE Online Video Streams : FirstRowSports.eu : myp2p.eu : SportLEMON.tv : ChanFeed.com : AtdheNet.TV : atdhe.tv : LiveStreamHunter.tv : hockeywebcasts.com : Yahoo Online Stream : HockeyStreams.com {Pay-Site} * (links to online feeds provided but not guaranteed to always be active or working.)

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Scoreboards : NHL : CBS : Yahoo : TSN.ca : ESPN​

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[shadow=Silver]KINGS look to rebound off last game and beat PREDATORS to jump back into playoff hunt.[/shadow]
[fieldset=POSSIBLE ROSTER MATCH UPS]

[table="head"]

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[shadow=Silver]LOS ANGELES KINGS[/shadow]|[shadow=yellow]NASHVILLE PREDATORS[/shadow]
Forwards|Forwards
#23 Dustin Brown ‘C’ - #11 Anze Kopitar ‘A’ - #14 Justin Williams | #10 Martin Erat ‘A’ - #11 David Legwand - #33 Colin Wilson
#22 Trevor Lewis - #10 Mike Richards ‘A’ - #77 Jeff Carter | #57 Gabriel Bourque - #12 Mike Fisher ‘A’ - #27 Patric Hornqvist
#25 Dustin Penner - #28 Jarret Stoll - #74 Dwight King | #74 Sergei Kostitsyn - #15 Craig Smith - #16 Richard Clune
#13 Kyle Clifford - #24 Colin Fraser - #71 Jordan Nolan | #13 Nick Spaling - #28 Paul Gaustad - #24 Matt Halischuk
{scratched} #15 Brad Richardson | {scratched} #17 Chris Mueller, #18 Brandon Yip
Defense | Defense
#6 Jake Muzzin - #8 Drew Doughty | #59 Roman Josi - #6 Shea Weber ‘C’
#7 Rob Scuderi - #26 Slava Voynov | #22 Scott Hannan - #8 Kevin Klein
#27 Alec Martinez - #5 Keaton Ellerby | #7 Jonathon Blum - #4 Ryan Ellis
{scratched} #44 Davis Drewiske, #33 Willie Mitchell, #2 Matt Greene ‘A’ | {scratched} #75 Hal Gill
Goaltending | Goaltending
#32 Jonathan Quick | #35 Pekka Rinne {expected starter}
#45 Jonathan Bernier {expected starter} | #30 Chris Mason [/table]​

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[shadow=Silver]GO !!! KINGS !!! GO !!! . . . GO !!! KINGS !!! GO !!! . . . GO !!! KINGS !!! GO !!! . . . [/shadow]
[fieldset=KINGS ROYAL REPORT: Injury Updates, Stats, News & Notes]

[shadow=Silver]LOS ANGELES KINGS :[/shadow] - #33 Willie Mitchell (D), Non-Roster : Day-to-Day ? w/ Lower-body injury (Knee Surgery), is out indefinitely, not practicing with Team, with no time table for his return ?
- #2 Matt Greene (D), On IR w/ Mid-body injury (Back), underwent successful surgery, should return before end of season, Lombardi recently said he’s slightly ahead of schedule.
- #27 Alec Martinez (D), OFF IR from/ Upper-body injury (Back), Activated off IR, WILL return to line-up against Nashville in place of Drewiske.
- #12 Simon Gagne (LW), TRADED to Philadelphia for a Conditional 3rd / 4th round pick in 2013 Draft.
Current man games lost due to injury: 25

[shadow=yellow]NASHVILLE PREDATORS :[/shadow] - #75 Hal Gill (D), On IR w/ Lower-Body injury (?), out indefinitely.
- #18 Brandon Yip (RW), On IR w/ Upper-Body injury (?), doubtful for Monday’s game against Los Angeles.
- #23 Brian McGrattan (LW), TRADED to Calgary Flames for former LA Kings Defenseman Joe Piskula who will report to the AHL Club.
- #?? Bobby Butler (RW), claimed off waivers from the New Jersey Devils, will not be in line-up for game against Los Angeles.
Current man games lost due to injury: 13

NHL.com Standings :DIVISION : CONFERENCE : LEAGUE
NHL.com Team Stats: LOS ANGELES KINGS : NASHVILLE PREDATORS
ESPN Team Stats :LOS ANGELES KINGS : NASHVILLE PREDATORS
FOX Spots - GAME TRAX : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/gameTrax?gameId=2013030408
FOX Spots - Head to Head Team Results : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/headToHeadTeamResults?statsId1=27&&statsId2=8&&gameId=2013030408&
TSN.ca ( Game Day ) : http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/scores/gameday/?hubname=nhl-kings
The Hockey News, FORECASTER - Tale Of The Tape : http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/tott.cgi?LA
LAKings.com e-Media Guide 2012-13 : http://kings.nhl.com/v2/ext/publications/2013_Kings_Media_Guide.pdf
L.A. Kings Home Page's : LA Times : Daily News : CBS Spotsline : TSN : Yahoo : ESPN Clubhouse : The Fourth Period : The Hockey News Magazine

LAKings.com News :
Kings Announce Roster Moves (Alec Martinez (D) Activated; Andrew Campbell (D) Assigned to Manchester).
In My Own Words – ‘ DUSTIN BROWN ’, Part 1.
In My Own Words – ‘ WILLIE MITCHELL ’.
Kings Acquire Conditional 3rd/4th Rnd Pick In 2013 NHL Draft From Philadelphia for SIMON GAGNE.
Kings Announce McDonald’s Player Of The Month Campaign.
Kings Acquire Keaton Ellerby (D) from Florida for 5th Rnd ‘13 Draft Pick (NJ’s).
Kings Acquire 5th Rnd Pick In 2013 NHL Draft From New Jersey For Andrei Loktionov.
Kings Announce Roster Moves (Andrew Campbell (D) up / Andrew Bodnarchuk (D) down).
Kings Announce Roster moves, Greene on IR.
Kings RE-Launch LAKingsInsider.com, Hire JON ROSEN.
Kings Ice Crew News LA Kings Ice Crew Calendar 2012-13, On Sale.
LA Kings: In The Media : (The Hub for ALL the Latest News & Media about Our LA KINGS)
NHL.com News : Pacific: What key questions face Pacific Division teams?.
Super 16: Power Rankings, Week 6 - 2/25/13 – Kings #9 / NRth Last Week.
FOXSpots.com: Power Rankings : 2/25/2013 Week 6, Kings #18 (#25 last week).
TSN.ca Power Rankings Week 6 - Feb 26, Kings #14 (#24 last week).
ESPN.com News: Power Rankings Week 6 - Feb 25, Kings #10 (#20 last week).
Video – Are Kings in Position to REPEAT ?.
LATimes.com News : Schedule is now in Kings' favor.
HockeysFuture.com News : Tyler Toffoli maintains crown atop Los Angeles Kings Top 20.

LAKings.com RECAP of Last Game, vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS : http://kings.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2012020309
LAKings.com Post-Game BoxScore : CANUCKS -5 : KINGS – 2 http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20122013/GS020309.HTM
LAKingsInsider.com Post-Game Summary/Notes : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/01/28/post-game-notes/
Kings Talk Radio Replay (Not Updating ?) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/podcastplayer.htm?pid=59
LAKings.com Game Notes @ NASHVILLE PREDATORS, File : http://kings.nhl.com/v2/ext/news/gamenotes/2-4-13vsNSH.pdf *(PDF file, printable & packed full of Info!)
LAKings.com Game Preview Link : http://kings.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2012020150
The ROYAL HALF GameDay Preview #20 - 3/4/13 vs. Nashville : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=654596
Morning Skate Update: March 4 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/04/morning-skate-update-march-4/
Practice Quotes: March 4 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/04/march-4-morning-skate-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Waking up with the Kings: March 3 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/03/waking-up-with-the-kings-march-3/
Practice Quotes: March 3 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/03/march-3-practice-quotes-darryl_sutter/
Practice Quotes: March 3 – Drew Doughty : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/03/march-3-practice-quotes-drew-doughty/
Practice Quotes: March 3 – Dustin Brown : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/03/march-3-practice-quotes-dustin-brown/
Post Game Notes: March 2 vs. Canucks : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/02/25/february-25-postgame-notes/
L.A. Kings (Official Twitter) : https://twitter.com/LAKings
L.A. Kings (Official FaceBook) : http://www.facebook.com/LAKings
TSN.ca ( ICECHIPS ) : http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/icechips/

NASHVILLE PREDATORS: Official NHL Website : HF PREDATORS Board GDT
NASHVILLE PREDATORS (Official Twitter) : http://twitter.com/#!/PredsNHL
NASHVILLE PREDATORS (Official FaceBook) : http://www.facebook.com/nashvillepredators
Predators.com ; Morning Skate Report: Mar. 6 vs Los Angeles : http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=620817
Predators.com ; Practice Day Report: Mar. 5 : http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=620660
The Nashville Tennessean Newspaper, PREDATORS Page : PREDATORS INSIDER Blog w/ Josh Cooper[/fieldset]
[shadow=Silver]KINGS look for a victory over PREDATORS to move back up the Play-Off Ladder.[/shadow]
[fieldset=COACH & PLAYER QUOTES]

(On the challenges presented by Vancouver) … “We were a little sloppy in our own end, and they have a good offensive club. They were opportunistic on their chances. We gave up two-on-one to their two best players, and they make it happen. We’ve just got to sharpen up on the D-zone, I think. Five man units, top to bottom.” (On the momentum shift in the second period) … “I thought we actually had the momentum going our way after Noley had that big goal for us. They come back and score that goal, it’s a big momentum swing. We had the momentum going our way, and then it did a complete 180. We’ve got to just clean up.” (On how the game slipped away) … “It happened pretty quickly. That’s just what happens when you lose focus for a couple minutes in this league.” (On the attempt to equalize against Vancouver’s defensive effort in the third period) … “Yeah, they were sitting back pretty good, I think, with the two goal lead. They sat back and flipped – I don’t know how many times they flipped the puck out in the third. Two D back with almost two forwards back and one guy forechecking, so we were unable to get in behind them and get any pucks really turned over for some offense. We had a couple shifts here and there, but it’s just about work."

( On the team’s ability to bounce back from adversity) … “I think we’re pretty good at it. We’ve dealt with a lot of adversity this whole year. We have every year. A lot of our leader have learned from it, and I think going into these next few games, we know what we did wrong and we know what our coaches would be expecting from us and what everyone’s going to be expecting from us, and that’s a couple wins, so that’s what we’re going to do.” (On whether Jonathan Quick is too hard on himself) … “I don’t think he’s too hard on himself. I think everyone’s pretty hard on themselves. That’s why we’re professional hockey players, because we realize the things we can do, and when we’re not doing them, we’re not happy with ourselves and we beat ourselves up about it. But no, Quickie can’t take the blame for that. Some of those goals were two-on-ones. They were shots that were going high. They were backdoor passes. Definitely don’t blame the game on Quickie. A lot of us defensemen need to help him out more and take away those opportunities and the forwards need to do a better job of not creating those turnovers and keeping the puck in their zone more than in ours.” (On players being ‘their own worst critic’ and Quick never calling out his teammates) … “You don’t want anyone on your team throwing teammates under the bus. If we’re watching TV or whatever here, and we see another guy on another team throw his team under the bus, immediately we just think that guy’s a bad guy. You don’t ever see anyone on this team do that. That’s because we’re such a close team. We’re a good group of guys. We all love each other, and we all play for the man beside us."

( On whether he was unable to find his focus) … “No, it wasn’t focus or anything. I just didn’t stop the puck.” (On whether it was “one of those days” ) … “I just didn’t stop the puck. I didn’t make enough saves for my team to give them a chance to win."

(On the challenges presented by Vancouver) … “They got a lead, and we came back and [it was] similar to our other games. Tough game. They scored four goals, right? That’s a big challenge.” (On what didn’t work against Vancouver) … “They scored on the few opportunities that they had.” (On Jonathan Quick appearing to “fight to the puck” ) … “I agree.” (On what Quick needs to do to get back on track) … “Not fight the puck.” (On battling from behind[/B]) … “We did a good job. We had a lot of good opportunities. It’s hard when you’ve got to score four goals.” (On containing the Sedins) … “Well, they’re two really good players. One might lead the league in assists, and one might lead the league in goals, so…your defensemen that you play against them have to be on their game, and your goaltender has to be on his game.” (On the team’s next step) … “We’re just going to fly home, get home in the middle of the night and play Nashville on Monday.” (On whether any momentum was lost) … “There’s no momentum in a 48-game schedule. You win, you move on. You lose, you move on."

* ( see for more details and other game day news, notes & quotes.)

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[shadow=Silver] LET'S GO KINGS !!! [/shadow]

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[Papa Mocha 15]

First! Ha ha ha ha. My life is complete. GO KINGS GO!!!

 

[TonySCV]

TAKE THE UNDER! God... easy money.

 

[bobafettish*]

just dont suck like the last time we played them.

 

[bobafettish*]

TAKE THE UNDER! God... easy money.

whats the line 3 1/2?

 

[Sacha Baron Corbin]

Hopefully Bernier gets the start. I think we will rebound from Saturday though.

 

[Papa Mocha 15]

Hopefully Bernier gets the start. I think we will rebound from Saturday though.

Ditto. Plus it's good to make them compete a bit. Bernier can only get better when he gets experience.

 

[dogyekcoh*]

Ditto. Plus it's good to make them compete a bit. Bernier can only get better when he gets experience.

Bernier has Nashville #. I hope DS plays JB tomorrow and JQ Tuesday.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Why isn't amart in yet?

 

[Pucknut50]

Kings need to score first. Nashville plays great with a lead so if you can get ahead they will eventually need to open it up and that's when they are vulnerable.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

Why isn't amart in yet?

He must not be ready

 

[Hatter]

This is just one of those teams that has our number.

Bernier should get the start tonight based on his record v the preds and not because of Quicks last outing.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

Bernier should get the start tonight based on his record v the preds .

This

 

[The Big Giant Head]

We really need a good game to recover from that Vancouver loss. I dont care who's in net i just want to see our boys up front score the first goal of the game, this playing from behind BS happens way to often.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

We really need a good game to recover from that Vancouver loss. I dont care who's in net i just want to see our boys up front score the first goal of the game, this playing from behind BS happens way to often.

The Big Giant Head has spoken! Please make it so.

 

[The Big Giant Head]

The Big Giant Head has spoken! Please make it so.

havent used this bad boy since last years playoff run!

 

[TonySCV]

whats the line 3 1/2?

O/U is 5 - not as good as it used to be (for eons it was 5.5 but they've smartened up a bit of late and set it at 5 for most Kings games).

It's like when Calgary plays Minnesota. Easy money taking the under.

 

[YP44]

Is gaustad injured?

 

[KopitarFAN]

Jim Fox ‏@JimFox19
#LAKings xtra at mskate 44 15 and 32 27 preparing as he's in!

https://twitter.com/JimFox19


Sounds like Bernier and Martinez in.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

We really need a good game to recover from that Vancouver loss. I dont care who's in net i just want to see our boys up front score the first goal of the game, this playing from behind BS happens way to often.

That can really change the complexion of the game against a team like Nashville, too. Make them chase us, boys! GKG!

 

[CNS]

Yep. Bernier in, Amart in, Whiskey out.

 

[King RAZZ]

The Big Giant Head has spoken! Please make it so.

Speaking of Big Giant heads...

 

[DaAnimal]

I've always hated playing against the Preds. We tend to suck every time. Hopefully JB will have a stellar performance.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Must win game. Bloodbath. Etc

 

[alpa]

Start a new winning streak.

Wait a min..?

17 GAMES IN 30 DAYS!!!!!!!! Wow! That is asking for trouble.