GDT: Game #31 : KINGS vs. CANUCKS, Saturday, 3/23/13 @ 1:00 pm PDT

[Puck U]

[fieldset=GAME #31 : Los Angeles KINGS vs. Vancouver CANUCKS]

| MATCHUP |

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vs. ​

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LOS ANGELES KINGS | | VANCOUVER CANUCKS (30 gp : 17-11-2 = 36 pts) |

STATS​

| (30 gp : 15-9-6 = 36 pts) 2nd Pacific / 4th West / 8th NHL |

STANDINGS​

| 2nd NorthWest / 5th West / 9th NHL Lost 1 |

STREAK​

| Won 2 60.0% = 8th |

WINNING POINTS %​

| 60.0% = 9th 16 |

ROW​

| 12 12-3-1 @ Home |

HOME / AWAY ​

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

LAST 10​

| 4-4-2 2.90g (88) = 8th |

GOALS PER GAME​

| 2.67g (83) = 15th 2.47g (75) = 8th |

GOALS AGAINST​

| 2.60g (83) = 14th +13 |

GOAL DIFFERENTIAL​

| +0 19.8% = 10th |

POWER PLAY PCT.​

| 13.3% = 29th 81.2% = 15th |

PENALTY KILL PCT.​

| 80.7% = 16th 12.1 = 18th |

PIM PER GAME​

| 12.2 = 19th 29.2 = 14th |

SHOTS PER GAME​

| 29.0 = 16th 24.9 = 2nd |

SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME​

| 28.5 = 14th 51.4% = 7th |

FACE-OFF WIN PCT.​

| 47.2% = 27th

Game Time: Saturday March/23/2013 1:00 pm PDT Location:

Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA. USA
TV Broadcast : FoxSports-WEST (HD) : NHLN-US : 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: If the Stanley Cup Playoffs were to begin Saturday, the fourth-seeded Kings would host the fifth-seeded Canucks in the first round,
a rematch of last spring when Los Angeles pulled off a stunning five-game upset of top-seeded Vancouver en route to winning the franchise's first championship.
Kings need to remind the Canucks which team won the Stanley Cup Championship. GO KINGS GO !!!



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

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[shadow=Silver]Playoff rivals meet again as 2012 Stanley Cup Champ L.A. KINGS host CANUCKS @ Staples.[/shadow]
[fieldset=POSSIBLE ROSTER MATCH UPS]

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[shadow=Silver]LOS ANGELES KINGS[/shadow] | [shadow=Navy]VANCOUVER CANUCKS[/shadow] Forwards | Forwards #23 Dustin Brown ‘C’ - #11 Anze Kopitar ‘A’ - #14 Justin Williams | #22 Daniel Sedin ‘A’ - #33 Henrik Sedin ‘C’ - #14 Alex Burrows #25 Dustin Penner - #10 Mike Richards - #77 Jeff Carter | #21 Mason Raymond - #45 Jordan Schroeder - #36 Jannik Hansen #76 Dwight King - #28 Jarret Stoll - #22 Trevor Lewis | #4 Keith Ballard - #25 Andrew Ebbett - #32 Dale Weise #13 Kyle Clifford - #24 Colin Fraser - #71 Jordan Nolan | #?? Andrew Gordon - #40 Maxim Lapierre - #29 Tom Sestito {scratched} #73 Tyler Toffoli , #15 Brad Richardson | {scratched} #20 Chris Higgins , #17 Ryan Kesler ‘A’ , #27 Manny Malhotra ‘A’ Defense | Defense #6 Jake Muzzin - #8 Drew Doughty | #23 Alexander Edler - #3 Kevin Bieksa ‘A’ #7 Rob Scuderi - #26 Slava Voynov | #2 Dan Hamhuis - #5Jason Garrison #5 Keaton Ellerby - #27 Alec Martinez | #8 Christopher Tanev - #41 Andrew Alberts {scratched} #44 Davis Drewiske , #33 Willie Mitchell , #2 Matt Greene ‘A’ | {scratched} #18 Cam Barker Goaltending | Goaltending #32 Jonathan Quick {expected starter} | #35 Cory Schneider {expected starter} #45 Jonathan Bernier | #1 Robert Luongo

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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), 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.
Current man games lost due to injury: 36

[shadow=Navy]VANCOUVER CANUCKS :[/shadow] - #27 Manny Malhotra ‘A’ (C/LW), On IR w/ Upper-Body injury (Eye), Out indefinitely and expected to miss the remainder of the Season.
- #7 David Booth (LW/RW), On IR w/ Lower-Body injury (Ankle), Out indefinitely, and will miss the remainder of the regular season.
- #17 Ryan Kesler ‘A’ (C), On IR w/ Lower-Body injury (Broken Right Foot), Out indefinitely.
- #9 Zack Kassian (RW), On IR w/ Upper-Body injury (Back), Out indefinitely.
- #13 Steven Pinizzotto (RW), Day-to-Day w/ Illness (Flu-like symptoms), Questionable for Saturday’s Game against the LA Kings, game-time decision.
- #20 Chris Higgins (LW/RW), Day-to-Day w/ Upper-Body injury (Back), Questionable for Saturday’s Game against the LA Kings, game-time decision.
- #23 Alexander Edler (D), NHL Suspension (Out 2 games), Will miss Saturday’s Game against the LA Kings.
Current man games lost due to injury: LOTS + a Suspension

NHL.com Standings :DIVISION : CONFERENCE : LEAGUE
NHL.com Team Stats: LOS ANGELES KINGS : VANCOUVER CANUCKS
ESPN Team Stats :LOS ANGELES KINGS : VANCOUVER CANUCKS
FOX Spots - GAME TRAX : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/gameTrax?gameId=2013032308
FOX Spots - Head to Head Team Results : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/head-to-head?statsId1=22&&statsId2=8&&gameId=2013032308&
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 :
Carter is Committed, a Jeff Carter feature
Annual LA Kings Food Drive (March 21st + 23rd) presented by UnitedHealthcare
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).
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 : Official NHL.com Trade Tracker.
NHL.com News : Super 16: Power Rankings, Week 9 - 3/18/13 – Kings #8 / 6th Last Week.
FOXSpots.com: Power Rankings : 3/11/2013 Week 8, Kings #6 (#12 last week).
TSN.ca Power Rankings Week 9 - March 19, Kings #9 (#10 last week).
TSN.ca TRADECENTRE: Wednesday's Rumours from Around the NHL {April 3 Trade Deadline}.
ESPN.com News: Power Rankings Week 9 - March 18, Kings #7 (#6 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.
LATimes.com News : Kings Coach Darryl Sutter, analyzes recent struggles of Brown-Kopitar-Williams line and gives himself some of the blame.
HockeysFuture.com News : Tyler Toffoli maintains crown atop Los Angeles Kings Top 20.

LAKings.com RECAP of Last Game, vs. DALLAS STARS : http://kings.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2012020451
LAKings.com Post-Game BoxScore : STARS = 2 : KINGS = 0 http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20122013/GS020451.HTM
LAKings.com Post-Game Summary/Notes : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/21/postgame-notes-march-21/
Kings Talk Radio Replay (April 18 vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/podcastplayer.htm?pid=59
LAKings.com Game Notes @ VANCOUVER CANUCKS, File : http://kings.nhl.com/v2/ext/news/gamenotes/03-23-13vsVAN.pdf *(PDF file, printable & packed full of Info!)
LAKings.com Game Preview Link : http://kings.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2012020458
The ROYAL HALF GameDay Preview #31 - 3/23/13 vs. CANUCKS: http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=654596
LAKingsInsider.com Game-Day Preview #31 : 3/23/13 vs. Vancouver : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/23/game-23-preview-vancouver-at-los-angeles/
Morning Skate Update: March 23 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/23/morning-skate-update-march-23/
Practice Quotes: March 23 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/07/march-7-practice-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Practice Quotes: March 23 – xxxx : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/07/march-7-practice-quotes-xxxx-xxxx/
Waking up with the Kings: March 23 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/23/waking-up-with-the-kings-march-23/
Practice Quotes: March 22 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/22/march-22-practice-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Practice Quotes: March 22 – Jonathan Quick : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/22/march-22-practice-quotes-jonathan-quick/
Practice Quotes: March 22 – Drew Doughty : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/22/march-22-practice-quotes-drew-doughty/
Waking up with the Kings: March 22 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/22/waking-up-with-the-kings-march-22/
Post Game Notes: March 21 vs. Stars : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/21/march-21-postgame-notes/
Post Game Quotes: March 21 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/21/march-21-postgame-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Post Game Quotes: March 21 – Anze Kopitar : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/21/march-21-postgame-quotes-anze-kopitar/
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/

VANCOUVER CANUCKS: Official NHL Website : HF 'Canucklehead' Board GDT
VANCOUVER CANUCKS (Official Twitter) : http://twitter.com/#!/VANCANUCKS
VANCOUVER CANUCKS (Official FaceBook) : http://www.facebook.com/CANUCKS
VANCOUVER CANUCKS.com, Game Notes : http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?bcid=18397&intcmpid=van-nglg-notes
VANCOUVER CANUCKS.com, Canucks Report - Friday, 01/03/2013 : http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=658096
Vancouver Sun Newspaper, Canucks Page : Vancouver Sun 'One-Timers' Canucks Blog : Cam Cole's Canucks Blog[/fieldset]
[shadow=Silver]KINGS look to defeat CANUCKS, and End Home stand on a High Note !!![/shadow]
[fieldset=COACH & PLAYER QUOTES]

"Lehtonen played well but we've got to find a way to score, We had our chances, gotta bear down. But again, we've just got to refocus. There's areas where we can be better. He played a very good game for them. It's up to our top guys ... that's when we're expected to find a big goal. A matter of finding a way to get it done."

"It is what it is. We’ve been outshot before and won the game. It’s a bit frustrating, but we don’t have time to mope and whine around here. We’ve got to get back at it tomorrow and Saturday’s a new game.” (On Saturday’s game versus Vancouver) … “We know what we’re getting in Vancouver. It’s going to be a hard game., It’s going to be physical, and we’re going to have to get ready for it."

"You can take that puck and get it the **** out of here !"

"They didn’t play very well. They got caught on two long shifts, caught on the wrong side of pucks, caught in different situations that we don’t want to be in. They’ve struggled for two or three games that line, probably three in a row now."

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* ( 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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[Shellz]

Man, I hate games where I have to wake up early.

GOOOO KINGS!!

 

[Little Psycho]

Man, I hate games where I have to wake up early.

GOOOO KINGS!!

I feel your pain.

 

[Puck U]

Man, I hate games where I have to wake up early.

GOOOO KINGS!!

Waking up at/by 1 pm is early to you ?

I need to party with YOU

 

[The Butcher]

Go team!

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Would it kill to have a 6-7game winning streak. Pls.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Afternoon game...


I know, they blew up Colorado in an afternoon game. Still an afternoon game.

 

[Winger23]

Afternoon game...


I know, they blew up Colorado in an afternoon game. Still an afternoon game.

It's the nucks I don't think they will Have a problem getting going even with the early start

 

[TheSlovenian]

Afternoon game? Finally.

 

[Live in the Now]

Kings are ready to play Vancouver at any time. Just hope we don't see the same defensive gaffes as last time. Other than those the Kings played alright.

 

[alpa]

DD will score on the PP , might deflect on someone but he will get credit.

 

[Pip]

great GDT Puck U, that pic of Kesler and ref

on our lineup, Edler is out for his suspension and Higgins is in for Ballard. Ballard will likely move back onto D.

good luck guys!

 

[1dude]

we need toffoli to play

 

[TimbeS]

FINALLY a game that I don't have to wake up at 4am haha, 10pm sounds a lot better. GO KINGS GO! Greetings from Finland

 

[Orca Smash]

I came here hoping the kings had trouble filling up a full roster due to injuries like us, then I see its just greene and mitchell that are still out.

Its going to take divine intervention for you guys to loose this game.

 

[Bandit]

Greene & Mitchell are pretty important to us... I can't believe Edler got suspended for that hit, completely stupid. Couldn't have happened to a nicer goalie, either...

 

[bloggerfanthe*]

Hate the Canucks. Please Kings lay a lickin on these dirtbags.

 

[Hatter]

You guys can hate the ducks and the yotes all you want but Thisis my most hated team with the most loathsome fanbase.

This is the team I enjoy watching the kings beat more than any other.

Please. Kings. Just. Win.

 

[only in blowouts]

Ain't nothin like the smell of killing ginger sisters in the afternoon.

 

[DoktorJeep]

Canucks have quite a few injuries. The fact they are still in 5th is pretty impressive. But missing big bodies like Kassian, Kessler and Edler is going to skew today's match up in favor of LA. With those injuries, the Kings have to focus on the Sedin's. I think last time those guys led the way to beating LA the last go around. Hoping Quick finds a way to make the timely save, as he hasn't shown that consistently this season. But other than worries about the Kings' goalie, I think if they shut down the twins, this one should be 2 pts in the bag.

 

[MsMeow]

Such a beautiful city, such a horrible team and whiney fanbase. Go Kings! I'm so glad it's an early game!

 

[Shellz]

Waking up at/by 1 pm is early to you ?

I need to party with YOU

Who said I partied?

I think I'm the only morning person in the world. The earlier the better for me.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Great GDT Puck. GKG!

I ain't even mad at them today. I'd like to buy Edler a beer.

 

[LAKings88]

I came here hoping the kings had trouble filling up a full roster due to injuries like us, then I see its just greene and mitchell that are still out.

Its going to take divine intervention for you guys to loose this game.

The Kings have been known to find ways to lose games on Saturday afternoons.

 

[LAKings88]

great GDT Puck U, that pic of Kesler and ref

on our lineup, Edler is out for his suspension and Higgins is in for Ballard. Ballard will likely move back onto D.

good luck guys!

What is this trickery? There are no classy Canuck fans!