GDT: Game #21 : KINGS vs. BLUES - Tuesday, 3/5/’13 @ 7:30 pm PST

[Puck U]

[fieldset=GAME #21 : Los Angeles KINGS vs. St. Louis BLUES]

[table="head"]|MATCHUP|

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vs. ​

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LOS ANGELES KINGS| |ST. LOUIS BLUES
(20 gp : 11-7-2 = 24 pts) |

STATS​

| (21 gp : 11-8-2 = 24 pts)
3rd Pacific / 5th West / 12th NHL|

STANDINGS​

|2nd Central / 7th West / 14th NHL
Won 1|

STREAK​

|Lost 1
60.0% = 9th|

WINNING POINTS %​

|57.1% = 12th
10 |

ROW​

|9
6-1-1 @ HOME|

HOME / AWAY​

|6-3-1 @ AWAY
8-2-0|

LAST 10​

|5-4-1
2.65g = 18th|

GOALS PER GAME​

|2.76g = 14th
2.35g = 6th|

GOALS AGAINST​

|2.86g = 18th
+6|

GOALS DIFFERENTIAL​

|-1
17.7% = 15th|

POWER PLAY PCT.​

|29.0% = 2nd
82.7% = 13th|

PENALTY KILL PCT.​

|79.4% = 19th
28.8 = 16th|

SHOTS PER GAME​

|28.3 = 20th
25.0 = 2nd|

SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME​

|22.9 = 1st
51.8% = 7th|

FACE-OFF WIN PCT.​

|49.4% = 21st[/table]​

Game Time: Tuesday March/5/2013 7:30 PM PST Location:

Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA. USA
TV Broadcast: FOXSPORTS-WEST (HD) : FS-MW (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]Another KINGS victory will leave the team from St. Louis singing the BLUES.[/shadow]
[fieldset=POSSIBLE ROSTER MATCH UPS]

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[shadow=Silver]LOS ANGELES KINGS[/shadow]|[shadow=#FFD900]ST. LOUIS BLUES[/shadow]
Forwards|Forwards
#23 Dustin Brown ‘C’ - #11 Anze Kopitar ‘A’ - #14 Justin Williams | #57 David Perron - #42 David Backes ‘C’ - #74 T.J. Oshie
#22 Trevor Lewis - #10 Mike Richards ‘A’ - #77 Jeff ‘Hat Trick’ Carter | #9 Jaden Schwartz - #21 Patrik Berglund - #36 Matt D’Agostini
#25 Dustin Penner - #28 Jarret Stoll - #74 Dwight King | #17 Vladimir Sobotka - #32 Chris Porter - #25 Chris Stewart
#13 Kyle Clifford - #24 Colin Fraser - #71 Jordan Nolan | #79 Adam Cracknell - #12 Scott Nichol - #75 Ryan Reaves
{scratched} #15 Brad Richardson | {scratched} #10 Andy McDonald ‘A’, #20 Alexander Steen ‘A’,
| #91 Vladimir Tarasenko, #23 Andrew Murray
Defense | Defense
#6 Jake Muzzin - #8 Drew Doughty | #6 Wade Redden - #27 Alex Pietrangelo ‘A’
#7 Rob Scuderi - #26 Slava Voynov | #5 Barret Jackman ‘A’ - #22 Kevin Shattenkirk
#27 Alec Martinez - #5 Keaton Ellerby | #4 Kris Russell - #46 Roman Polak
{scratched} #44 Davis Drewiske, #33 Willie Mitchell, #2 Matt Greene ‘A’ | {scratched} #28 Ian Cole
Goaltending | Goaltending
#32 Jonathan Quick | #41 Jaroslav Halak {expected starter}
#45 Jonathan Bernier {expected starter} | #1 Brian Elliot [/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.
- #12 Simon Gagne (LW), TRADED to Philadelphia for a Conditional 3rd / 4th round pick in 2013 Draft.
Current man games lost due to injury: 26

[shadow=#FFD900]ST. LOUIS BLUES :[/shadow] - #15 Jamie Langenbrunner (RW/LW), On IR w/ Hip surgery, out indefinitely and likely will miss remainder of season.
- #20 Alexander Steen ‘A’ (C), On IR w/ Upper-body injury (Back), likely will get the start on Monday against Kings.
- #10 Andy McDonald ‘A’ (C), On IR, Day-to-Day w/ Lower-body injury (Knee), likely to miss game against Kings.
- #91 Vladimir Tarasenko (LW), On IR, Day-to-Day w/ Upper-body injury (Concussion), likely to miss game against Kings.
Current man games lost due to injury: 27

NHL.com Standings :DIVISION : CONFERENCE : LEAGUE
NHL.com Team Stats: LOS ANGELES KINGS : ST. LOUIS BLUES
ESPN Team Stats :LOS ANGELES KINGS : ST. LOUIS BLUES
FOX Spots - GAME TRAX : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/gameTrax?gameId=2013030508
FOX Spots - Head to Head Team Results : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/headToHeadTeamResults?statsId1=19&&statsId2=8&&gameId=2013030508&
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 7 - 3/4/13 – Kings #6 / 9th Last Week.
FOXSpots.com: Power Rankings : 3/4/2013 Week 7, Kings #12 (#18 last week).
TSN.ca Power Rankings Week 7 - Mar 4, Kings #15 (#14 last week).
ESPN.com News: Power Rankings Week 7 - Mar 4, Kings #14 (#10 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 NASHVILLE PREDATORS : http://kings.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2012020323
LAKings.com Post-Game BoxScore : PREDATORS = 1 : KINGS = 5 http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20122013/GS020323.HTM
LAKings.com Post-Game Summary/Notes : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/04/march-4-postgame-notes/
Kings Talk Radio Replay (Not Updating ?) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/podcastplayer.htm?pid=59
LAKings.com Game Notes vs. ST. LOUIS BLUES, File : http://kings.nhl.com/v2/ext/news/gamenotes/3-5-13vsSTL.pdf *(PDF file, printable & packed full of Info!)
LAKings.com Game Preview Link : http://kings.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2012020334
The ROYAL HALF GameDay Preview #21 - 3/5/13 vs. St. Louis: http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=658683
Morning Skate Notes: March 5 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/05/march-5-morning-skate-notes/
Waking up with the Kings: March 5, Bill Ranford Edition : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/05/waking-up-with-the-kings-bill-ranford-edition/
Practice Quotes: March 5 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/05/march-5-morning-skate-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Practice Quotes: March 5 – Anze Kopitar : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/05/march-5-morning-skate-quotes-anze-kopitar/
Post Game Notes: March 4 vs. Predators : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/04/march-4-postgame-notes/
L.A. Kings (Twitter) : https://twitter.com/LAKings
L.A. Kings (FACEBOOK) : http://www.facebook.com/LAKings
TSN.ca ( ICECHIPS ) : http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/icechips/

ST. LOUIS BLUES: Official NHL Website : HF BLUES Board GDT
ST. LOUIS BLUES (Twitter) : http://twitter.com/#!/st_louis_blues
ST. LOUIS BLUES (FACEBOOK) : http://www.facebook.com/St.LouisBlues
ST. LOUIS BLUES (Arnott Joins Blues in Practice) : http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=658530
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspaper, BLUES Page : BLUES Morning-Skate Blog w/ Jeremy Rutherford :
Belleville News-Democrat Newspaper, BLUES Page : BLUES, Note by Note Blog w/ Norm Sanders [/fieldset]
[shadow=Silver]KINGS versus BLUES … 2 Teams enter, 1 Team WINS! Please let it be US.[/shadow]
[fieldset=COACH & PLAYER QUOTES]

(On the significance of the victory) ... “It was a big game for us. I think the last game in Vancouver there we didn’t have our best effort. We came out, and I don’t think we started the game particularly well, but we stuck with it and played some pretty good hockey in the third period.” (On Nashville’s ability to “bottle up” the Kings through two periods) ... “They do a good job of blocking. We probably would have had a lot more if we got pucks past their D and to the net. To our credit, we didn’t get frustrated. We stuck with it. It’s pretty easy against them to get frustrated when they’re stepping in front of everything and we’re not getting much to the net.” (On the difference in the third period) ... “We had a little more speed to our game. We were getting on pucks in their end and playing physical, and it was opening up holes for us.” (On what led to his breakaway goal) ...
“I was just kind of playing in the middle there and was able to get a stick on it. I kind of [took] a good guess on which way he was going and that was another lucky one because Weber got my arm there before I shot it.” (On what the hat trick means to him personally) ... “It’s nice. It’s always fun. Some big goals for the team gave us a little bit of a cushion there. It’s good.” (On his acclimation) ... “I’m comfortable here now. It’s great. I feel like I’m in a good position. I have a great team and [want to] keep it going.” (On resuming his scoring) ... “That’s what I’m here for, I guess, is to put the puck in the net. I think I’ve just kind of settled down. You say with injuries and trades, you just feel like everything’s kind of in place now, and it’s going good.” (On getting pucks and bodies to the net) ... “Yeah, it’s something we talked about. I don’t know if it really happened until the third period, but we had what, six shots after the two or something like that? So it took a little while to get it going, but we showed when we actually do it, good things happen. We did a good job of just kind of wearing them down throughout the first 40.” (On what has improved in Slava Voynov’s game) ... “A lot more confidence, for sure. He’s obviously been great all year. You can see the confidence that he got from playing in the minors there during the lockout. Just skating the puck, making plays, holding on to the puck, looking guys off. It’s pretty good.” (On the power play’s general improvement this season) ... “We switched things up a little bit and just kind of went back to just lines. But we’ve worked on it a lot. Kopi’s line really moves it around well. They’ve had a couple nice ones there in the last couple of games. We’ve just got to keep at it. It doesn’t matter if its mice or a greasy one. They all count.” (On his first goal being a “greasy” goal) ... “Yeah, that was real ugly. I was trying to pass it backdoor there. That’s probably why I’ve got two assists all year."

(On whether the Kings are developing a reputation of being difficult to play against at home) ... “I think so, yeah. I think just in general we’ve been to known to be more difficult to play against. I think the big thing is obviously to establish your identity at home, and I think we’ve done a pretty good job of that. Now teams are hopefully a little more intimidated coming into Staples Center than they were before.” (On playing back-to-back games at home) ... “I think…coaches have done a pretty good job of giving us the option of skating [or] not skating, getting ready. We all know it’s on us to get ready. Guys are doing whatever they think is the best for them. It’s just preparation, just like any other game. It doesn’t matter if it’s a road or home game.” (On what he liked from the road win in St. Louis) ... “Well, we just came off a loss in Detroit that was maybe, I guess, I bit unfair because we outplayed them and we didn’t get the result that we wanted, so I thought we showed a good character of coming right back and beating a good team on the road. I’m sure they want to beat us tonight, just like we beat them at home. We’ve got to be ready. It’s going to be a physical, physical game. They have lots of big bodies, and we’ve got to be prepared for that.” (On whether last night’s game was a good example of everybody “being on the same page”) ... “Yeah, I think so. Going into the game you know it’s not going to be a high scoring affair. It is what it is. We stuck with it. That’s pretty much the whole point of that. We weren’t bad in the first period, but we didn’t have a whole lot going. They didn’t either…They block tons of shots, too. It’s tough to get the puck to the net nowadays. It really is. But I think just the big thing is to stay with it like we did tonight. We had a strong third period, and now we’re going to try and get her going."

(On his career success against Nashville) ... “Yeah, I’ve been successful against them, that’s for sure. But when you give up 20 shots or something like that, you’ve got to make sure you make those big saves and keep the team in it. We found a way to score that one, and kept going from thereafter.” (On staying mentally sharp with so few shots against) ... “I’m just trying to stay focused, and obviously when you don’t get too many shots you’re just hoping you’re not going to get a breakaway right away. But we did an awesome job – our F3 was really high tonight, and we actually created a lot of offense with that.” (Generally speaking, on whether having good stats against a particular team is more than a coincidence) ... “I think it’s obviously as a goalie, it’s all about confidence, and I guess I’m pretty confident when I play against Nashville. It’s been that way.” (On Jeff Carter) ... “He’s been unbelievable for us scoring some big goals. We need a guy like that that takes over, and he’s doing it right now.” (On how quickly the cadence of the game changed) ... “It was 5-1 like [that]. Our F3, like I said earlier, was really, really good, and that’s how we create a lot of chances like that. We got our chances and we buried. That’s the game, I guess."

(On the difference between tonight’s game and the other two games against Nashville) ... “Not much difference, actually. Two games prior, we scored a power play goal as the only goal we scored. Tonight we scored two. Last game in here we lost 2-1 in a shootout…Not much different.” (On Jeff Carter’s hot streak) ... “He was hot tonight. He struggled – hey, I’m sure he’d tell you he struggled the last two games. If you traveled with us, you would say that he wasn’t necessarily hot. He’ll tell you that. You get back to work tonight, he was rewarded with his skill set. He gets rewarded. It’s not like it was magic or something. He did a great job on his shots. He did a great job of stripping a puck and scoring on a breakaway.” (On Carter stripping the puck and scoring on a breakaway) ... “Well, we ask our F1…he’s got to be the guy that kind of dictates stuff for us, if he is that guy that’s on the front part of it. It’s not very often you can force a turnover like that, but the rest of the other four guys on the ice know what direction it’s going to go. His skill set allowed him to do it – quick hands, good feet. If he doesn’t score, he gets a penalty shot. So then you would’ve been asking ‘How come he didn’t score on the penalty shot?’…He could’ve had another one, actually. Should’ve had the fourth.” (On his encouragement over the development of Slava Voynov) ... “He’s played a lot of minutes for a kid. It’s not ‘encouraging’ or ‘discouraging’ when Slava has a rough night or a good night. He’s a good player.” (On whether a late offensive outburst can carry over to the following night) ... “That could be possible. I guess we’ll find out. I don’t really know.” (On the team’s “slow start”) ... “It wasn’t a slow start. We were doing exactly what we wanted to do. [Nashville is a] tough team to play against. It’s just exactly what you asked the last time we played Nashville. Were you here the last time we played Nashville in this building? Remember? How many shots did they have?…What was the score? Great goalie at that end, missed the net by that much…It has nothing to do with a slow start. I thought we had an awesome start, actually.” (On Alec Martinez) ... “He was in and out, up and down, side to side. Got to get him to be an effective young player. I‘ll evaluate and make a decision on our lineup tomorrow again."

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[Holden Caulfield]

First. Nice.

Go Kings Go. Quick's gonna have a huge game here, re-solidify himself as the man in LA

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Quicks starting for sure ?

 

[damacles1156]

Quicks starting for sure ?

It's a back to back.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

It's a back to back.

No kidding.

Think bernier would give us a better chance to win so I was just thinking he'd play today too.

 

[damacles1156]

No kidding.

Think bernier would give us a better chance to win so I was just thinking he'd play today too.

What do people not understand about 17 games in one month.

That can kill teams with fatigue, you have to play Quick regardless.

You better hope to god Quick starts to play well, cause regardless Sutter has to use him.

San Jose played 15 games in one month last year, and it killed that team....The next month, San Jose was awful.

The Kings last year didn't look too great after playing 15 games in a month ether.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

 

[SLang]

2nd night of a B2B for us, and the Blues have been having issues lately, only beating weak teams like Edmonton and Columbus. Considering the Kings likelihood of being a bit worn down in the 2nd half of the game, they need to get a fast start tonight. For that reason I'm not liking the Kings chances much - fast starts have not been their forte.

Here's to me being proven wrong.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

This one's for MN14

 

[KingKopitar11*]

What do people not understand about 17 games in one month.

That can kill teams with fatigue have to play Quick regardless.

You better hope to god Quick starts to play well, cause regardless Sutter has to use him.

San Jose played 15 games in one month last year, and it killed that team....The next month, San Jose was awful.

The Kings last year didn't look too great after playing 15 games in a month ether.

Lol you're being so over dramatic, I want him to play this game so we can get a more secure position, don't get your panties in a bunch man, I said this game not the whole month. Keep calm and breathe.

 

[The Big Giant Head]

once again, like yesterday...dont care who's in net, lets just score first again.

 

[YP44]

Hopefully we can take advantage of the blue's fourth line.

 

[KINGS17]

Another win in regulation would be huge. The Kings can start to separate themselves from the scrum a bit if they win tonight.

This is going to be a very physical game.

 

[KopitarFAN]

2nd night of a B2B for us, and the Blues have been having issues lately, only beating weak teams like Edmonton and Columbus. Considering the Kings likelihood of being a bit worn down in the 2nd half of the game, they need to get a fast start tonight. For that reason I'm not liking the Kings chances much - fast starts have not been their forte.

Here's to me being proven wrong.

If they're worn down after playing a team that pretty much slept walk through the first 2 periods, and straight up quit in the 3rd, then they have bigger issues.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2012020323

Take a look at the minute distribution, other than Scuderi and Voynov, nobody played huge minutes.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Must win game. Bloodbath. Etc

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

This one's for MN14

Ahh, beat me to the requests. you know me too well Good stuff!

Blues will be hungry tonight...gonna be a closer game than last night for sure. Looking forward to a physical affair. Yay for big Dmen!

And seems like Bernier is back in? Nice. Let him roll for a bit while Quick works out the kinks!

 

[AKAY47]

@JimFox19: #LAKings extra skate at mskate 15-44-32.

There you have it. Quick skated with the healthy scratches, I don't know if he's hurt or Sutter is gaining confidence in Bernier but it seems like JB is the man tonight

 

[KingKopitar11*]

@JimFox19: #LAKings extra skate at mskate 15-44-32.

There you have it. Quick skated with the healthy scratches, I don't know if he's hurt or Sutter is gaining confidence in Bernier but it seems like JB is the man tonight

He got the start. Hah. Glad he made the right choice, stupid to take off a hot goalie when we are tight in a race.

 

[Muzzinga]

Probably just a case of Bernier is playing better right now and gives us the best chance to win.

 

[Buddy The Elf]

I love goals!

 

[BringTheReign]

Honestly, I was hoping that Quick would step in this game and reestablish himself as our #1 guy this game. I don't know if it's the best move to let Bernier play two games in a row, even if he is playing extremely well right now. Quick needs to get his game back.

However, with the Blues' PP being the 2nd best in the league, it might be better to have the hotter goalie in net.

 

[Martyros]

Honestly, I was hoping that Quick would step in this game and reestablish himself as our #1 guy this game. I don't know if it's the best move to let Bernier play two games in a row, even if he is playing extremely well right now. Quick needs to get his game back.

However, with the Blues' PP being the 2nd best in the league, it might be better to have the hotter goalie in net.

Bernier seems to be the kind of goalie that plays better when more minutes are thrown at him.

 

[bobafettish*]

kings are in a 6 way tie for 5th place lol.

 

[Puck U]

Bernier seems to be the kind of goalie that plays better when more minutes are thrown at him.

As does Quick ... as does ANY Goalie ...

like others have been saying you can't ride either goalie into the ground though, and we've got a boat load of games upcoming, so we NEED for BOTH goalies to be on their game ... I hope sitting Quick out doesn't mess with his mind / confidence ... you just commited 10 years and MILLIONS of dollars to Quick, and rightfully so, and now you want to make him the scape goat for one bad game where the D and total team effort in front of him was for crap ... I dunno about this move, Quick historically has VERY STRONG bounce back games after such losses, so making him sit longer might not be the best thing to do ? We'll see I guess.

 

[RonSwanson*]

I'm kinda bummed to see that midget Andy McDonald is going to sit this one out. He's usually good for a -2 with zero shots on goal vs L.A. So overrated by Blues fans.