GDT: Game 24: Vancouver Canucks @ Los Angeles Kings | Tuesday, Dec 1 2015 - 7:30PM PT

[KingsKnight]

VANCOUVER CANUCKS @ LOS ANGELES KINGS
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 7:30PM PT
Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA
TV: FS-W | Radio: AM 790 KABC

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VANCOUVER|

LOS ANGELES

(9-9-7 25pts)|

(13-8-1 27pts)
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D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Hansen |

Pearson - Kopitar - Gaborik

Higgins - McCann - Vrbata |

Lucic - Carter - Toffoli

Burrows - Horvat - Virtanen |

Brown - Shore - Lewis

Prust - Cracknell - Dorsett |

Clifford - Andreoff - Nolan
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Edler - Tanev |

McNabb - Doughty

Hamhuis - Weber |

Muzzin - Martinez

Sbisa - Bartkowski |

Ehrhoff - McBain
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Markstrom / Miller |

Quick / Enroth​

Canucks lineup expected to change due to injuries

NEWS | NOTES
Kings are on a 4 game homestand before spending 10 of the next 11 on the road.
11/28 CHI 2 at LAK 3 OT
12/1 VAN at LAK
12/5 PIT at LAK
12/6 TBL at LAK

MATCHUP
10/13 VAN 3 at LAK 0
12/1 VAN at LAK
12/28 LAK at VAN
3/7 VAN at LAK
4/4 LAK at VAN

|GP|Record|Pts|ROW|Home|Away|Last 10|Streak
Los Angeles|23|14-8-1|29|13|8-5-0|6-3-1|6-3-1|Won 1
Vancouver|25|9-9-7|25|8|3-4-3|6-5-4|3-5-2|Lost 1

|G/GP|GA/GP|PP%|PK%|Shots/GP|SA/GP|FOW%
Los Angeles|2.48|2.13|19.1|83.9|32.1|28.4|48.5%
Vancouver|2.72|2.72|19.8|77.2|30.7|29.5|47.3%

STANDINGS

# | [pre] Pacific [/pre] | GP |

[pre] W-L-OT [/pre]|PTS|ROW

1|[pre] Los Angeles[/pre]|

23|

14-8-1|

29|

13

2|[pre] San Jose[/pre]|

23|

14-9-0|

28|

13

3|[pre] Arizona[/pre]|

23|

13-9-1|

27|

13

4|[pre] Vancouver[/pre]|

25|

9-9-7|

25|

8

5|[pre] Anaheim[/pre]|

25|

9-11-5|

23|

8

6|[pre] Calgary[/pre]|

24|

8-14-2|

18|

8

7|[pre] Edmonton[/pre]|

25|

8-15-2|

18|

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SEASON SCHEDULE | RESULTS

Disclaimer: “GDT may not be 100% accurate. I got the line combos from your mom. I used to have Center Ice, Gamecenter Live, and an undercover concession worker in each arena, but this **** costs money. I will admit that my pet otter is using all up that money on his worsening opium problem. I try to not be an enabler, but I haven't had a sea urchin problem in months. Then I thought, why should I pay all this money and have a sea urchin problem to appease fans of random teams that I don't even care about anyway? Unless you are willing to take a bunch of sea urchins off of my hands, don't ***** if I get the lines wrong.†- BF​

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[PG Canuck]

Kings win 5-1.

GKG

 

[Little Psycho]

How the heck does this team have awesome numbers against the central division but poor stats against the Pacific? Hope the Kings show up and don't underestimate the Canucks.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Not including EN or SO goals

1-4 at home against Pacific teams
8GF, 1.60 per game
17GA, 3.4

13-5 against everyone else
46GF, 2.56
31GA, 1.72

7-1 at home against anyone but the Pacific
22GF, 2.75
12GA, 1.50

At least 3 goals against in 4 of the 5 Pacific home games, and shutout in the Vancouver game where they only let in 2 before an empty netter. It's a weird stat.

 

[HydroF]

Who is expected in net tonight?

 

[KopitarFAN]

Who is expected in net tonight?

No reason to think Quick won't play, but we'll know for sure around 10 am PST.

 

[YP44]

Kings win 5-1.

GKG

nice jinx post haha

 

[Captain Mittens*]

Who is expected in net tonight?

Grant Fuhr

 

[DocWest]

Grant Fuhr

I thought Fukufuji got the nod. He was first off the ice.

 

[Omni Owl]

This game is a trap.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

This game is a trap.

 

[Papa Mocha 15]

This game is a trap.

 

[Papa Mocha 15]

Grant Fuhr

Ranford>Fuhr

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Only 2 points ahead of this joke of a team. Amazing.

 

[driller1]

Only 2 points ahead of this joke of a team. Amazing.

We have a significant number of games in hand.

 

[Nefarious]

This game is a trap.

[Yt]lxFOVtr9fbk[/MEDIA]

 

[TonySCV]

Only 2 points ahead of this joke of a team. Amazing.

4 points, and 2 games in hand.

 

[Ron*]

Grant Fuhr

For both teams. He's a hell of a skater.

 

[mbar]

Only 2 points ahead of this joke of a team. Amazing.

Aren't we 4 points ahead with 2 games in hand?

Edit - I see this has been stated, oops.

 

[lumbergh]

Only 2 points ahead of this joke of a team. Amazing.

Let's be honest here. The Kings aren't exactly lighting the league on fire. What part of 7-5-1 (basically all of November) in the last 13 gives the impression that the Kings are some sort of a dominant team? It's a good team that has some holes. The Kings are going to be lucky to win the division in the end, but it's going to be tight all season.

 

[MynameisKing]

Grant Fuhr

And I hereby summon the name "Cloutier!" May thee mentioned put forth much calamity and disaster upon thy citizens of Kings Nation!

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Let's be honest here. The Kings aren't exactly lighting the league on fire. What part of 7-5-1 (basically all of November) in the last 13 gives the impression that the Kings are some sort of a dominant team? It's a good team that has some holes. The Kings are going to be lucky to win the division in the end, but it's going to be tight all season.

14-5-1 since the first train wreck games, 3rd in the conference, 7th in the league, +8 goal differential, 56.6 CF% (2 full % better than the next team) 1st in the league....

This is all while rocking a 98.86 PDO which is one of the lowest in the league, suggesting despite being more dominant than not we've had some bad luck with shooting %...

Don't be scared to appreciate this team for what it is. Every team has holes. NYR is tearing it up--they're also at going to experience a crash at some point with their ungodly 105 PDO and 2nd worst CF% in the league. Arizona is in a similar boat. And so on. I would actually bank on a lengthy winning/points streak soon if I were a betting man.

This team is ripe for trending up. We haven't even seen close to their best yet.

 

[YP44]

Let's be honest here. The Kings aren't exactly lighting the league on fire. What part of 7-5-1 (basically all of November) in the last 13 gives the impression that the Kings are some sort of a dominant team? It's a good team that has some holes. The Kings are going to be lucky to win the division in the end, but it's going to be tight all season.

I think that the Kings will be UNlucky and win the division. Winner of the pacific will get the 4th best team in the central (top team in central likely will get 5th best in central). 4th best in the central likley > whatever team finishes 3rd in the pacific.
Would rather LA finish 2nd or 3rd in the pacific

 

[kingsholygrail]

I think that the Kings will be UNlucky and win the division. Winner of the pacific will get the 4th best team in the central (top team in central likely will get 5th best in central). 4th best in the central likley > whatever team finishes 3rd in the pacific.
Would rather LA finish 2nd or 3rd in the pacific

LA has done better against the Central than the Pacific so far this season. Haven't we only lost once to the Central so far? And it was Chicago on the road.

 

[tsanuri]

14-5-1 since the first train wreck games, 3rd in the conference, 7th in the league, +8 goal differential, 56.6 CF% (2 full % better than the next team) 1st in the league....

This is all while rocking a 98.86 PDO which is one of the lowest in the league, suggesting despite being more dominant than not we've had some bad luck with shooting %...

Don't be scared to appreciate this team for what it is. Every team has holes. NYR is tearing it up--they're also at going to experience a crash at some point with their ungodly 105 PDO and 2nd worst CF% in the league. Arizona is in a similar boat. And so on. I would actually bank on a lengthy winning/points streak soon if I were a betting man.

This team is ripe for trending up. We haven't even seen close to their best yet.

Not sure why so many don't see this. We are really in such good shape. Goals have been tough for a few years but even with all the changes on the back end we are still second in GA/A.