GDT: Game #33 : KINGS @ BLUES - Thursday, 3/28/’13 @ 5:00 pm PDT

[Puck U]

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[table="head"]|MATCHUP|

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LOS ANGELES KINGS| |ST. LOUIS BLUES
(32 gp : 18-12-2 = 38 pts) |

STATS​

| (32 gp : 17-13-2 = 36 pts)
2nd Pacific / 6th West / 11th NHL|

STANDINGS​

|3rd Central / 7th West / 14th NHL
Won 1|

STREAK​

|Lost 2
59.4% = 9th|

WINNING POINTS %​

|56.3% = 12th
17|

ROW​

|15
6-8-1 @ AWAY|

HOME / AWAY​

|8-6-1 @ HOME
6-4-0|

LAST 10​

|6-4-0
2.88g (93) = 7th|

GOALS PER GAME​

|2.81g (92) = 11th
2.47g (80) = 10th|

GOALS AGAINST​

|2.75g (89) = 18th
+13|

GOALS DIFFERENTIAL​

|+3
19.0% = 12th|

POWER PLAY PCT.​

|22.1% = 7th
82.4% = 12th|

PENALTY KILL PCT.​

|81.5% = 15th
12.0 = 17th|

PIM PER GAME​

|12.0 = 16th
29.2 = 14th|

SHOTS PER GAME​

|28.6 = 17th
24.5 = 3rd|

SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME​

|23.5 = 1st
51.5% = 7th|

FACE-OFF WIN PCT.​

|50.1% = 16th[/table]​

Game Time: Thursday March/28/2013 5:00 PM PDT Location:

Scottrade Center - St. Louis, MO. USA
TV Broadcast: FOXSPORTS-WEST (HD) FS-MW (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 FSW 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 : 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: The Blues try to break out of their recent funk, having dropped three of their last four games. The Kings are battling for playoff positioning
with St. Louis as they attempt to extend their recent good fortunes on the road Thursday with the second of five straight games away from Staples Center.
Kings need to remind the Blues which team swept them in route to winning the Stanley Cup Championship. GO KINGS GO !!!

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

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[shadow=Silver]KINGS visit St. Louis aiming for season sweep of BLUES, just like the Play-Offs.[/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 | #20 Alexander Steen ‘A’ - #42 David Backes ‘C’ - #25 Chris Stewart
#77 Jeff Carter - #10 Mike Richards - #73 Tyler Toffoli | #10 Andy McDonald ‘A’ - #21 Patrik Berglund - #74 T.J. Oshie
#76 Dwight King - #28 Jarret Stoll - #22 Trevor Lewis | #57 David Perron - #17 Vladimir Sobotka - #91 Vladimir Tarasenko
#13 Kyle Clifford - #24 Colin Fraser - #71 Jordan Nolan | #9 Jaden Schwartz - #12 Scott Nichol - #32 Chris Porter
{scratched} #25 Dustin Penner, #15 Brad Richardson | {scratched} #79 Adam Cracknell, #23 Andrew Murray, #75 Ryan Reaves
Defense | Defense
#6 Jake Muzzin - #8 Drew Doughty | #5 Barret Jackman ‘A’ - #27 Alex Pietrangelo ‘A’
#7 Rob Scuderi - #26 Slava Voynov | #6 Wade Redden - #22 Kevin Shattenkirk
#5 Keaton Ellerby - #27 Alec Martinez | #46 Roman Polak - #4 Kris Russell
{scratched} #44 Davis Drewiske, #2 Matt Greene ‘A’, #33 Willie Mitchell | {scratched} #28 Ian Cole
Goaltending | Goaltending
#32 Jonathan Quick {expected starter} | #41 Jaroslav Halak {expected starter}
#45 Jonathan Bernier | #34 Jake Allen [/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), 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 said he was slightly ahead of schedule?
Current man games lost due to injury: 38

[shadow=#FFD900]ST. LOUIS BLUES :[/shadow] - #15 Jamie Langenbrunner (RW/LW), On IR w/ Hip surgery, out indefinitely and will miss remainder of season.
- #36 Matt D’Agostini (F), TRADED to New Jersey Devils for a conditional 4th round draft pick.
Current man games lost due to injury: 59

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=2013032819
FOX Spots - Head to Head Team Results : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/headToHeadTeamResults?statsId1=8&&statsId2=19&&gameId=2013032819&
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 :
President Obama Honors Kings At The White House.
In Their Eyes; The Kings’ First-Ever Visit To The White House Was Met With Amazement And Appreciation.
Kings & McDonald’s Player Of The Month Campaign for March, VOTE NOW .
Carter is Committed, a Jeff Carter feature
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 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.
HockeysFuture.com News : Tyler Toffoli maintains crown atop Los Angeles Kings Top 20.

LAKings.com RECAP of Last Game, vs CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS : http://kings.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2012020474
LAKings.com Post-Game BoxScore : BLACKHAWKS = 4 : KINGS = 5 http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20122013/GS020474.HTM
LAKings.com Post-Game Summary/Notes : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/25/game-32-los-angeles-at-chicago/
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/gn-2012020497.pdf *(PDF file, printable & packed full of Info!)
LAKings.com Game Preview Link : http://kings.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2012020497
The ROYAL HALF GameDay Preview #33 - 3/28/13 @ ST. LOUIS: http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=662596
LAKingsInsider.com Game-Day Preview #33 : 3/28/13 @ Blues : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/28/game-33-preview-los-angeles-at-st-louis/
Morning Skate Update: March 28 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/28/no-lineup-changes-projected/
Waking up with the Kings: March 28 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/28/building-penalty-killing-consistency/#more-30558/
Practice Quotes: March 27 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/27/march-27-practice-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Practice Quotes: March 27 – Keaton Ellerby : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/27/march-27-practice-quotes-keaton-ellerby/
Practice Notes: March 27 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/27/march-27-practice-notes/
Waking up with the Kings: March 26 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/26/waking-up-with-the-kings-march-26/
Post Game Notes: March 25 vs. Blackhawks : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/25/game-32-los-angeles-at-chicago/
Post Game Quotes: March 25 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/25/march-25-postgame-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Post Game Quotes: March 25 – Dustin Brown : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/25/march-25-postgame-quotes-dustin-brown/
Post Game Quotes: March 25 – Tyler Toffoli : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/25/march-25-postgame-quotes-tyler-toffoli/
Post Game Quotes: March 25 – Drew Doughty : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/03/25/march-25-postgame-quotes-drew-doughty/
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 (Practice Report 3/14) : http://BLUES.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=556014
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]

"I think we worked hard. We didn’t get discouraged coming into this. This is a hard building to play in. They’re the best team in the league. We battled against different things each period. I mean, the four-minute kill in the first was a huge kill for us. We come out of that period down one-nothing and it gives us a chance to battle back. We had a huge period from our fourth line. I thought they were probably – actually our…so called fourth and third lines – were probably our best two lines in the third. They found a way to get us that first goal to tie it up, and from there I thought we limited their chances pretty well, maybe with the exception of the end there with that six-on-five. Again, I think a lot of credit goes to our third and fourth lines tonight and the way they played."

"We didn't score the last two games, so it was nice to get on the board and off that schneid, Coming in [to United Center] and scoring five goals, it's a big deal. We just stuck with it and it paid [off] in the end."

"It was just a good breakout. Slava made a nice pass to me. We were talking before we did the faceoff. I guess it went exactly as we planned. I think the guys before the game told me that this was going to be the best barn you play in on the road. I prepared myself as much as I could, but I mean, the anthem, and then just playing against the Chicago Blackhawks was a great feeling. It was good to get the two points."

"We don’t give up. I think one of our best qualities is no matter what the score is, we always fight to try to get back in the game. Tonight there was a bunch of times where we made mistakes for them to score their goals, and it easily could have gone the other way. But the captains were on us. They made sure that everyone on this room was believing that we could come back."

"We [got] good games out of our third and fourth lines, and Brownie [scored] a big goal at the end. It’s simple. They’re probably not happy with the way they played, and if we had lost, we wouldn’t have been happy with the way we played.” (On the goal to tie the game late in the second period) … “Kane’s goal just before that could’ve deflated [us]. We make a mistake again – our left defenseman. So it’s good to come right back. They got the call right, because Toronto has six guys to make the call, so it must be right."

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

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[alpa]

It's time for a Kopi highlight reel.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

We gotta win. We just gotta.

Edit: Anyone else think we will see Clifford vs Polak again?

 

[RonSwanson*]

McDonald's playing this time. Watch him get crushed.

I wonder what the Blues fans' response will be when they lose this. Last time it was injuries to their second line.

Here's my standard picture of TJ Oshie vs other Blues players:

 

[Puck U]

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[Herby]

"You only won the season series because Andy McDonald was injured"

"You only swept because you cheated and injured Petro!"

Game 2 of last years series, the last Blues home game of the season was a thing of beauty, game was over on the first shift.

 

[CNS]

Excited for Iginla's first game. Can't believe all he cost us was Richardson, rights to Lauri Tukonen, and an Aki Berg signed jersey! Thanks Feaster!

 

[YP44]

I am worried about tonight's game. I heard the blues got read the riot act after their loss to calgary.
They are going to come out hard, fast and strong.

 

[Hatter]

Every game is important at this point. Just. Win. Kings.

 

[johnjm22]

I have a feeling this one is going to be "chippy."

 

[HockeyGuy73]

Blues fan here...looking forward to another hard hitting game. I really respect the way you guys play, and you received the ultimate reward last year. I'm hoping out guys can learn a thing or two from you guys, and learn what it takes to win it all. Good luck tonight, hope both teams stay healthy and let the most deserving team win.

 

[TheSlovenian]

Blues fan here...looking forward to another hard hitting game. I really respect the way you guys play, and you received the ultimate reward last year. I'm hoping out guys can learn a thing or two from you guys, and learn what it takes to win it all. Good luck tonight, hope both teams stay healthy and let the most deserving team win.

Nice post. Let's hope for a nice, clean game.

 

[Ron*]

Extra skaters today were 15-25-44-45, according to Jim Fox. The Kings Insider guy said Quick didn't even hit the ice.

It appears that Sutter is warming up to Toffoli. After seeing that deadly wrister against Chicago, how could he not?

 

[YP44]

Blues fan here...looking forward to another hard hitting game. I really respect the way you guys play, and you received the ultimate reward last year. I'm hoping out guys can learn a thing or two from you guys, and learn what it takes to win it all. Good luck tonight, hope both teams stay healthy and let the most deserving team win.

Good post.
I hope for a very physical game, but with no injuries as well.
The first period in our last matchup was amazing!!

 

[YP44]

Extra skaters today were 15-25-44-45, according to Jim Fox. The Kings Insider guy said Quick didn't even hit the ice.

It appears that Sutter is warming up to Toffoli. After seeing that deadly wrister against Chicago, how could he not?

Needs to work on his two way game...he is young it should come. No better person to teach im then sutter.

 

[Ron*]

Blues fan here...looking forward to another hard hitting game. I really respect the way you guys play, and you received the ultimate reward last year. I'm hoping out guys can learn a thing or two from you guys, and learn what it takes to win it all. Good luck tonight, hope both teams stay healthy and let the most deserving team win.

Never could hate on the Blues, we shared so much in common in coming into the league at the same time not winning the Cup for so many years. A lot of empathy there. Obviously if Kings can't win it would go for the Blues to finally get that monkey off their backs, but I must say, I can't stand Stewart. He needs to tone down his rhetoric and on-ice antics and let his play speak for him.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Yeah, Stewart is the only thing keeping me from totally liking the Blues.

Big test tonight, I feel. We've been losing tight games to teams behind us over the past week or so. Let's buck that trend tonight.

 

[TwzKing]

Never could hate on the Blues, we shared so much in common in coming into the league at the same time not winning the Cup for so many years. A lot of empathy there. Obviously if Kings can't win it would go for the Blues to finally get that monkey off their backs, but I must say, I can't stand Stewart. He needs to tone down his rhetoric and on-ice antics and let his play speak for him.

All of this for me as well

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I am worried about tonight's game. I heard the blues got read the riot act after their loss to calgary.
They are going to come out hard, fast and strong.

Yep--plus they have plenty of unfinished business with us--gonna be easy for the Blues to get up to play this evening in front of their fans. Expecting a bruisefest.

Never could hate on the Blues, we shared so much in common in coming into the league at the same time not winning the Cup for so many years. A lot of empathy there. Obviously if Kings can't win it would go for the Blues to finally get that monkey off their backs, but I must say, I can't stand Stewart. He needs to tone down his rhetoric and on-ice antics and let his play speak for him.

Yeah, Stewart is the only thing keeping me from totally liking the Blues.

Big test tonight, I feel. We've been losing tight games to teams behind us over the past week or so. Let's buck that trend tonight.

And an Amen all around.

Stewart can suck it, but I like the rest of the Blues and they're basically our evil twins. Any other night, and I'd cheer them on...tonight, I hope we break them we could use a mini-streak here especially with the difficulty of this road trip (Chi/STL/Min/DAL(ugh)/PHX).

 

[KingsFan7824]

Never could hate on the Blues

I know I can easily find room to dislike the Blues.

 

[The Butcher]

I was a little annoyed the other night when NBC's Dave Strader said so nonchalantly that the Kings weren't going to win the division, the Ducks were too far ahead. We have 32 points available and trail these guys by 10 points. As of this moment we have two more games against them as well as a game in hand. We win those three game games and that cuts the lead to 4 points.

If the Quack pack spirals any further out of control and we win our games against them I think we still have a serious shot at sneaking in at the last second. I would normally dowplay the importance of winning the division but the Kings have been such a dominant home team that I think it's a goal worth setting. If they are going to make it happen, it has to begin tonight.

The Blues will be very hungry to beat us tonight. Better strap in tight.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Lets get a new streak going. Simple as that.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Wait quick didn't hit the ice? Sorry, just wondering what it could mean.

 

[kingsfan]

Barry Melrose gives his take:

http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=15804&navid=nhl:topheads

 

[Vamos Rafa]

One of the comments:

If the blues lose I'm quiting my job tomorrow

Settle down...