GDT: Game #27 : KINGS vs. SHARKS - Saturday, 3/16/’13 @ 7:30 pm PDT

[Puck U]

[fieldset=GAME #27 : Los Angeles KINGS vs. SAN JOSE SHARKS]

[table="head"]|MATCHUP|

|

vs. ​

|

LOS ANGELES KINGS| |SAN JOSE SHARKS
(26 gp : 14-10-2 = 30 pts) |

STATS​

| (26 gp : 12-8-6 = 30 pts)
2nd Pacific / 6th West / 13th NHL|

STANDINGS​

|3rd Pacific / 8th West / 15th NHL
Lost 2|

STREAK​

|Won 1
57.7% = 11th|

WINNING POINTS %​

|57.7% = 12th
13|

ROW​

|8
9-2-1 @ Home|

HOME / AWAY​

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

LAST 10​

|4-3-3
2.88g (76) = 10th|

GOALS PER GAME​

|2.23g (62) = 29th
2.62g (69) = 13th|

GOALS AGAINST​

|2.35g (64) = 4th
+7|

GOAL DIFFERENTIAL​

|-2
19.8% = 11th|

POWER PLAY PCT.​

|18.3% = 12th
80.2% = 18th|

PENALTY KILL PCT.​

|86.6% = 3rd
29.0 = 14th|

SHOTS PER GAME​

|30.9 = 5th
24.4 = 2nd|

SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME​

|29.8 = 19th
51.2% = 9th|

FACE-OFF WIN PCT.​

|53.5% = 2nd[/table]​

Game Time: Saturday March/16/2013 7:30 PM PDT Location:

Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA. USA
TV Broadcast: FOXSPORTS WEST (HD) : CSN-CA (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.)

Big Game Story: Both the KINGS and SHARKS, along with Minnesota, have 30 points in 26 games and are in a group of eight teams that are within four points
in the Western Conference playoff scramble. A win will vault one of these teams as high as fourth; a regulation loss could put the loser on the outside of the playoff picture.
The KINGS need to remind the Sharks WHY they won the Stanley Cup Championship. GO KINGS GO !!!

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

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[shadow=Silver]SHARKS go for home-and-home sweep of Stanley Cup Champion, L.A. Kings.[/shadow]
[fieldset=POSSIBLE ROSTER MATCH UPS]

[table="head"]

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[shadow=Silver]LOS ANGELES KINGS[/shadow]|[shadow=#FF9100]SAN JOSE SHARKS[/shadow]
Forwards|Forwards
#23 Dustin Brown ‘C’ - #11 Anze Kopitar ‘A’ - #14 Justin Williams | #39 Logan Couture - #19 Joe Thornton‘C’ - #88 Brent Burns
#10 Mike Richards ‘A’ - #77 Jeff Carter - #73 Tyler Toffoli | #29 Ryane Clowe‘A’ - #12 Patrick Marleau‘A’ - #8 Joe Pavelski
#25 Dustin Penner - #28 Jarret Stoll - #22 Trevor Lewis | #15 James Sheppard - #23 Scott Gomez - #57 Tommy Wingels
#74 Dwight King - #24 Colin Fraser - #13 Kyle Clifford | #10 Andrew Desjardins - #26 Michal Handzus - #37 Adam Burish
{scratched} #71 Jordan Nolan, #15 Brad Richardson | {scratched} #21 T.J. Galiardi, #46 Tim Kennedy, #9 Martin Havlat
Defense | Defense
#6 Jake Muzzin - #8 Drew Doughty | #52 Matt Irwin - #22 Dan Boyle‘A’
#7 Rob Scuderi - #26 Slava Voynov | #3 Douglas Murray - #7 Brad Stuart
#27 Alec Martinez - #5 Keaton Ellerby | #44 Marc-Edouard Vlasic - #61 Justin Braun
{scratched} #44 Davis Drewiske, #33 Willie Mitchell, #2 Matt Greene ‘A’ | {scratched} #5 Jason Demers
Goaltending | Goaltending
#32 Jonathan Quick | #31 Antti Niemi {expected starter}
#45 Jonathan Bernier {expected starter} | #32 Alex Stalock
Line projections are educated assessments and not definite.|Line projections are educated assessments and not definite. [/table]​

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[shadow=Silver]GO !!! KINGS !!! GO !!! . . . WIN !!! KINGS !!! WIN !!! . . . 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), out indefinitely, underwent additional treatment w/ good feedback, still no time table for 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.
- #73 Tyler Toffoli (RW/C), Re-Called UP from the Kings AHL affiliate Manchester Monarchs.
Current man games lost due to injury: 32

[shadow=#FF9100]SAN JOSE SHARKS :[/shadow] - #1 Thomas Greiss (G), On IR w/ Upper Body injury (sore neck), is out indefinitely.
- #9 Martin Havlat (RW), On IR w/ Lower Body injury (Groin), is out indefinitely.
Current man games lost due to injury: ??

NHL.com Standings :DIVISION : CONFERENCE : LEAGUE
NHL.com Team Stats: LOS ANGELES KINGS : SAN JOSE SHARKS
ESPN Team Stats :LOS ANGELES KINGS : SAN JOSE SHARKS
FOX Spots - GAME TRAX : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/gameTrax?gameId=2013031608
FOX Spots - Head to Head Team Results : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/headToHeadTeamResults?statsId1=8&&statsId2=18&&gameId=2013031608&
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 :
The Anschutz Company to Retain Ownership of AEG, Anschutz takes AEG off the market; will resume more active role in the company
Work in Progress, a Jake Muzzin feature
Jeff Carter named NHL’s 3rd STAR of the Week !
Kings Announce Roster Moves, recall Tyler Toffoli (RW) from Manchester.
LA Kings ULTIMATE Man Cave Sweepstakes, presented by PizzaHut {ends March 30, 2013}.
Tight Quarters (Parity in the NHL).
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 – ‘ DUSTIN BROWN ’, Part 2.
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 Ice Crew News LA Kings Ice Crew Calendar 2012-13, On Sale.
LAKingsInsider.com Featured Report : Prospect Update, 2012 Draft
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?.
NHL.com News : Super 16: Power Rankings, Week 8 - 3/11/13 – Kings #6 / 12th Last Week.
FOXSpots.com: Power Rankings : 3/11/2013 Week 8, Kings #6 (#12 last week).
TSN.ca Power Rankings Week 8 - March 11, Kings #10 (#15 last week).
TSN.ca TRADECENTRE: Wednesday's Rumours from Around the NHL {April 3 Trade Deadline}.
ESPN.com News: Power Rankings Week 8 - March 11, Kings #6 (#8 last week).
ESPN.com News: Cross Check Blog: NHL Trade Deadline {April 3rd} Rumblings..
ESPN.com News: 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. SAN JOSE SHARKS : http://kings.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2012020401
LAKings.com Post-Game BoxScore : SHARKS - 4 : KINGS - 3 http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20122013/GS020401.HTM
LAKings.com Post-Game Summary/Notes : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/13/march-12-postgame-notes/
Kings Talk Radio Replay (Not Updating ? ) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/podcastplayer.htm?pid=59
LAKings.com Game Notes @ SAN JOSE SHARKS, File : http://kings.nhl.com/v2/ext/news/gamenotes/3-16-13vsSJS.pdf *(PDF file, printable & packed full of Info!)
LAKings.com Game Preview Link : http://kings.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2012020417
The ROYAL HALF GameDay Preview #27 - 3/16/13 vs. SAN JOSE : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=660185
LAKingsInsider.com Game-Day Preview #27 : 3/16/13 vs. SAN JOSE : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/14/game-26-preview-phoenix-vs-los-angeles/
Practice Quotes: March 16 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/16/march-16-morning-skate-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Practice Quotes: March 16 – xxxx : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/16/march-16-practice-quotes-xxxx-xxxx/
Morning Skate Update: March 16, Toffoli IN : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/16/tyler-toffoli-set-to-make-debut/
Practice Quotes: March 15 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/15/march-15-practice-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Waking up with the Kings: March 15 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/15/waking-up-with-the-kings-march-15/
Post Game Notes: March 14 vs. Sharks : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/14/game-26-los-angeles-at-san-jose/
Post Game Quotes: March 14 – Dustin Brown : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/14/march-14-postgame-quotes-dustin-brown/
Post Game Quotes: March 14 – Jake Muzzin : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/14/march-14-postgame-quotes-jake-muzzin/
Post Game Quotes: March 14 – Colin Fraser : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/14/march-14-postgame-quotes-colin-fraser/
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/

SAN JOSE SHARKS: Official NHL Website : HF SHARKS Board GDT
SAN JOSE SHARKS (Official Twitter) : http://twitter.com/#!/sanjosesharks
SAN JOSE SHARKS (Official FaceBook) : http://facebook.com/SanJoseSharks
San Jose Mercury Newspaper, SHARKS Page : San Jose Mercury Newspaper, SHARKS Blog w/ David Pollak : Yahoo Team Roster Report, Sharks Page[/fieldset]
[shadow=Silver]I like our chances against the SHARKS, I give the KINGS a good shot … GO KINGS !!![/shadow]
[fieldset=COACH & PLAYER QUOTES]

"The last three games we've lost, we've been giving up four and five goals, a lot of games we’re winning, 6-5. We've got to clean up our D-zone. We're trying to climb out of 4-0, 4-1. It's not an easy thing to do. At the end of the day, our goals against has got to come down. You look at why we were successful last year - we weren't scoring a lot of goals, but we were winning games 1-0 and 2-1. We've got to really tighten up our D-zone."

"No, I’m not a fighter, I just didn’t like seeing my teammate get hit like that, so I had to do something about it. So I stepped in and I tried my best. When a teammate is vulnerable like that, you look after your teammate. You don’t want them running around, thinking they can do that all the time. I mean, it’s tough. You know the puck’s in the guy’s skates. You know he’s vulnerable, and he takes advantage of him. I don’t like seeing a teammate get hit like that. So I went in."

"No, it wasn’t a ‘cheap hit’ at all. I mean, you’re allowed to hit. It’s the NHL. I’ve got to kind of put an onus on myself and know he’s coming, which, obviously I didn’t. I’ll take a clean hit. If it was the other way around, I would have been trying to hit him just as hard. But yeah, I liked that Muzzin stuck up for Me, I think it’s good. It shows good signs of a team, being a close team. I’d do the same for him, and the same thing if it’s the other way around…I played with Burish. I know he’d have been doing the same thing for his guy. It’s one of those things, I mean it’s a big hit. He got me. I don’t know. I’ve got no excuses. He hit me pretty good. I feel good now, I’m OK. Obviously, it didn’t feel good at the time by any means, but I stayed in the game and we get a rebound on Saturday and get to play the same team. So that’s the fun of it."

"Yeah, I’m excited. I’m nervous. There’s a lot of mixed emotions right now, and I’m just really excited to get going, and we’ll see how the game goes. It’s obviously a pretty big step coming from Manchester ... It’s faster, so a couple of days skating with them – skating every day and working out – has really helped, and I feel pretty good right now."

"It was really good until the last game. Bad goal – goalie’s got to be a good penalty killer, and a failure to clear by a young defenseman. You guys have asked that a thousand times…not a thousand times, but every time they score a couple goals, you ask the same question. Putting guys in penalty killing situations they’re not used to, the goalie has to be a hell of a lot better penalty killer for you, and you’ve got to shoot pucks down the ice. The two goals they’ve scored – bad goal, Voynov. Shoot the puck down the ice, 200 feet. Shoot it at their defensemen – you just made a pass. You just got the second assist. They used to give three assists because defensemen would just rim it around, right? The defense would just rim it around the boards to their defense. They’d go around, D, D, shot. I got the third assist. That’s why they went back to two assists. [They] didn’t want to give it to the other team’s defenseman. The first option is not a rim. When I came here, that was the first option – rim the puck. We’re trying not to get them to rim pucks. It’s a bad option in today’s game."

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

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[Muzzinga]

Ill take one win please

 

[Dooney]

I heard from a Kings insider that JB should start too. I'm glad.

I can post this, I think. If not. Mods delete.

 

[RonSwanson*]

Originally Posted by Head coach DARRYL SUTTER, on Loss :
"We were tired, they were fresh, It's not too hard to figure out."

Surely he wasn't referring to Thursday's game. Right?

 

[123slam]

A loss and I start to panic a little bit.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

A loss and I start to panic a little bit.

I don't. It's the Sharks...death, taxes, lose to Sharks in new and interesting ways. That being said, they'd better come out good and pissed off tonight.

Tie Burns' skates together, GKG!

 

[Deleted member 93010]

Surely he wasn't referring to Thursday's game. Right?

Yeah, that quote was from after the Phoenix game.

 

[damacles1156]

Loss is not a big deal, they just need to take at least three points of the four against PHX coming up.

 

[DocWest]

Time for some revenge. Go Kings!

 

[KINGS17]

I won't panic if they lose, but I'm tired of the Kings making Niemi look like a Vezina winner.

 

[HansH]

Hope for the best, prepare for/expect the worst...

 

[TonySCV]

Toffoli and Bernier IN. Quick and Nolan OUT per Foxy.

 

[1dude]

just win

 

[Chazz Reinhold]

Toffoli and Bernier IN. Quick and Nolan OUT per Foxy.

Ha I was talking to my friend last night and said I wouldn't be surprised to see Toffoli in for Nolan tonight. Nolan was brutal on Thursday, and Sutter even benched him for awhile.

EDIT: Sounds like he's on a line with Richards and Carter. Not a bad line to debut on. So Penner drops to the third line and King to the fourth?

 

[HYORI 1963]

Why isn't Richie starting over Toffoli??? I thought TT was the 14th forward.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

This time I'm sure it's a win.

 

[TheSentinel]

I'm hoping to get my Godson(2wks) and "Nephew"(1.5yrs) into hockey tonight. Kings, Win for them.

 

[deeshamrock]

From the Insider:

Toffoli, who turns 21 on April 24, ranked second in the American Hockey League with 28 goals at the time of his call-up. He’ll skate as a right wing opposite Mike Richards with Jeff Carter at center to start and could also factor into the Kings’ penalty killing efforts.

Looking forwad to seeing TT play and hoping that he holds his own in the DZ, the Kings, all of them, need to be better in the DZ. I can't help but think of what the Kings record would be now if Mitchell and Greene were healthy.

Hoping Greene is rehabing on time and back b4 the playoffs start to get his legs under him again. And DL gets that Vet D much needed to replace Willie.

GKG
Looking for a solid 1st period tonight andf a 2-0 lead, then don't take the foot off the gas, push for 60 , we need the points.

 

[Telos]

At least we get a look at Toffoli.

If the Kings continue to play like they did in the first and the third last game, and watch their penalty minutes, we should be good to go for a win. Get it done! GO KINGS!

 

[MsMeow]

From the Insider:



Looking forwad to seeing TT play and hoping that he holds his own in the DZ, the Kings, all of them, need to be better in the DZ. I can't help but think of what the Kings record would be now if Mitchell and Greene were healthy.

Hoping Greene is rehabing on time and back b4 the playoffs start to get his legs under him again. And DL gets that Vet D much needed to replace Willie.

GKG
Looking for a solid 1st period tonight andf a 2-0 lead, then don't take the foot off the gas, push for 60 , we need the points.

So Richie is on LW, Carter at C and Toffoli on RW? I hope they don't get too confused!

Looks like I'm going to miss this one and a whole bunch this week, hope for a big WIN!

 

[Puck U]

Surely he wasn't referring to Thursday's game. Right?

Yeah, that quote was from after the Phoenix game.

sorry about that ... left overs, and forgot to edit/update it

anyways ...

 

[KingsCorona]

Toffoli and Bernier IN. Quick and Nolan OUT per Foxy.

Wow, this should be an interesting game. Lookin' forward to seeing TT strut his stuff!

 

[Rusty Batch]

How come Kopitar never gets a chance to play with a sniper? Just once Id like to see kopitar with Carter. But at least can we try toffoli with Kopi? I mean he is our best player/passer etc...

 

[ARIES626]

Has anyone heard any info on when Mitchell or Greene will be back?

 

[Puck U]

Has anyone heard any info on when Mitchell or Greene will be back?

same time as Allison and Deadmarsh