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GDT: Game 70: New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings | Thursday, Mar 17 2016 - 7:30PM PT

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Kopitar 14-15:
79GP, 16G, 1.7 shots on net per game

Kopitar 15-16 so far:
68GP, 22G, 2.22 shots on net per game

A Kopitar getting shots on net is a lot more fun to watch. Not sure what the difference is. Maybe Gaborik not having a great year, and not lined up with Kopitar as much(maybe Kopitar doesn't feel as compelled to pass to him), even when healthy. Maybe Lucic opening up some space, even though Lucic is averaging fewer shots on net, 1.6, than Kopitar last year. Maybe a more settled off ice situation, with the contract, or not being a new dad anymore.

Whatever the reason, it makes the team that much more dangerous.
 
KingsFan7824 said:
Kopitar 14-15:
79GP, 16G, 1.7 shots on net per game

Kopitar 15-16 so far:
68GP, 22G, 2.22 shots on net per game

A Kopitar getting shots on net is a lot more fun to watch. Not sure what the difference is. Maybe Gaborik not having a great year, and not lined up with Kopitar as much(maybe Kopitar doesn't feel as compelled to pass to him), even when healthy. Maybe Lucic opening up some space, even though Lucic is averaging fewer shots on net, 1.6, than Kopitar last year. Maybe a more settled off ice situation, with the contract, or not being a new dad anymore.

Whatever the reason, it makes the team that much more dangerous.
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You're taking about half a shot more per game. Or 1 more shot every 2 games. It's not like he's shooting a lot more. But his shots are going in.
 
tsanuri said:
You're taking about half a shot more per game. Or 1 more shot every 2 games. It's not like he's shooting a lot more. But his shots are going in.
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i know it's just the eye test but he just LOOKS way more dangerous this season every single time he steps on the ice

last year it was like yea he's getting points here and there but always felt like he was holding back or playing things overly safe

this year it's full on bull in a china shop status like 90% of the time
 
gnarls barkley said:
i know it's just the eye test but he just LOOKS way more dangerous this season every single time he steps on the ice

last year it was like yea he's getting points here and there but always felt like he was holding back or playing things overly safe

this year it's full on bull in a china shop status like 90% of the time
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Kopi is definitely more creative this year. He's driving to the net more, and the times where he just holds the puck and circles the net, he comes out from behind creating a scoring chance. Last year, he just kept to the perimeter. The difference is night and day.

Lovin it. :popcorn:

*edit* Gnarls, noticed you're in Chicago. I'm living in Belleville now. Do you go to a lot of the Kings/Hawks games? It'd be nice to have someone to chill with.
 
tsanuri said:
You're taking about half a shot more per game. Or 1 more shot every 2 games. It's not like he's shooting a lot more. But his shots are going in.
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But that would be 40 more shots that get to the net over a season. That's not nothing. It's just that many more chances for the puck to find the back of the net. More shots are going in, and he's getting more shots on net. It's not 09-10, when he had 34 goals, and more than 3 shots per game, but it's better than last year.
 
every center needs a good physical backup. kopi needs a big guy next to him to show that stellar, beast, god mode. before there was a long list of guys who held his back: justin williams, mike richards, jarret stoll... now it's looch. looch & kopi are the perfect match. if looch leaves after this season, kopi's numbers will drop accordingly.
 
Delicate Genius said:
Rag fans talking about puck luck in the 2014 SCF. Oh boy, the jokes just write themselves.
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That's typical of them, making excuses for their overrated team. Guess they forget all the chances they had in OT that they failed to convert on, and how the Kings absolutely dominated them in Game 3 and "luck" was on their side from getting swept in Game 4.
 
tsanuri said:
You're taking about half a shot more per game. Or 1 more shot every 2 games. It's not like he's shooting a lot more. But his shots are going in.
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His shot attempts in all situations are definitely up, but not dramatically. His iCor/60 last year for all situations was 9.92, this year it's 11.34, which is more like it was a couple years ago. I'd still like to see him back up over 14. He's probably going to end up with around 320 shot events or so. Compare that to 2011-2012 when he had 417.

The biggest difference this year is his shooting on the PP. Last year his iCor/60 on the PP was 14.36, this year it's a whopping 23.05. He's shooting almost as much as Carter, and more than Toffoli. It's not translating into PP goals directly, but Anze's increase in shooting overall is a big reason why overall team offense is up substantially this year and PP% is a few ticks higher. Thankfully last year looks like an outlier, and we should see more of this going forward.

One thing that puzzles me, is if you look at his career numbers, there is a striking relationship with his drop off of shot attempts and the arrival of Jeff Carter. It's not a small drop either, it's like 20%. They don't see a ton of time together so I don't know what the deal is there. I'm sure some of it is fatigue as they play far more games, and some of it is having more shoot-first types than they've had in a long time. But I wouldn't think those reasons would account for such a big drop.
 
Just read that this is Ludqvist's first time playing us since the Cup Final. I had no idea. Is this factored into the Superstition-O-Meter RJ?

Edit: Rosen on the radio just said its his first regular season game against us since Nov 2013.
 
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Trolfoli said:
Win or lose... I'll still be laughing at the Crownless King.
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Ziggy Stardust said:
That's typical of them, making excuses for their overrated team. Guess they forget all the chances they had in OT that they failed to convert on, and how the Kings absolutely dominated them in Game 3 and "luck" was on their side from getting swept in Game 4.
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6 pp in OT vs 0 for the Kings. If it weren't for Hank making a snow wall in front of the goal line , it's a sweep.
 
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