GDT: GM#55 LA Kings vs Tampa Bay Lightning @4:00

[kingsboy11]

Los Angeles Kings(30-19-5, 65pts, 2nd in Pacific) @ Tampa Bay Lightning(37-14-3, 77 pts, 1st in Atlantic)
Amalie Arena| Tampa Bay, FL
TIME: 4:00 PM PT | TV: FSW | RADIO: 790 KABC

QUICK STATS
Previous meeting: TBL 5-2

PP/PK	19th/1st	3rd/23rd
Faceoffs	21st	30th
Leading Scorers	Anze Kopitar:22 goals, 36 assists, 58 points	Nikita Kucherov: 28 goals, 40 assists, 68 points

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Lines*

Extras: Marian Gaborik, Nick Shore, Kevin Gravel
Injuries: Jeff Carter

Injuries: Peter Budaj, Erik Condra

News/Notes:

• The LA Kings defeated the Florida Panthers 3-1 last night with goals coming from Kopitar, Shore and Brodzinski. Jonathan Quick came back in and played extremely well.​
• No update on Trevor Lewis yet​
• No update on who's starting​
• The Tampa Bay Lightning are good at hockey.​
• Its Vincent Lecavalier jersey retirement so puck drop will be at 4:50. Lecavalier played for the Kings for 42 games in 2015-16 after he was traded to Los Angeles from the Philadelphia Flyers. Lecavalier had 17 points with the Kings and helped solidify the team’s lower line center depth. Plus his overall outlook and professionalism was refreshing for the group that year.​

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[tsanuri]

Another win would be nice. But can't even take a few shifts off much less a period, as has been the case at times this year. Against this team a bad shift likely ends up pulling the puck out of the back of your net.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

Need a solid 60 to stay with this club tonight. I hope the kings come out at there best Go kings go

 

[KingCanadain1976]

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Not really a team we can afford injuries against. no carter and no lewis = probably no win unless we can play mistake-free hockey. Missing two veteran speed guys vs. a speedy team is bad.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

Not really a team we can afford injuries against. no carter and no lewis = probably no win unless we can play mistake-free hockey. Missing two veteran speed guys vs. a speedy team is bad.

and a 3rd (gaborik) not playing as well as he should be. Going to be a long afternoon for sure

 

[tny760]

hopefully they continue that aggressive forecheck, can't lay back and play prevent against these guys

 

[Fishhead]

It'll be fine. They drank the medicine.

 

[McDonald19]

Is this game at 4:00 or 4:30? Thanks.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Totally forgot about the Vinny ceremony. Ugh. Emotional boost.

Is this one of those games we get murdered partially because of the situation, or win in spite of it--on the road, facing injury adversity, against a powerhouse home team with a huge emotional boost?

hopefully they continue that aggressive forecheck, can't lay back and play prevent against these guys

This so much, I want to see what we look like against a true powerhouse with the type of game we've been playing lately.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Is this game at 4:00 or 4:30? Thanks.

Puck drop allegedly 4:50 due to the longest ceremony in history celebrating Vinny Lecavalier.

 

[Little Psycho]

Puck drop allegedly 4:50 due to the longest ceremony in history celebrating Vinny Lecavalier.

No way....they are milking it.

 

[Herby]

So what would you rather watch.

A great player, person and former King have his jersey retired or Jesse Cohen on tv trolling again?

 

[tny760]

doesn't tampa play on a fox tv station too? surprised they wouldn't share the feed of the ceremony

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

So what would you rather watch.

A great player, person and former King have his jersey retired or Jesse Cohen on tv trolling again?

Herby just made me spit out my soda

 

[Herby]

Assume it all comes down to money. Think how many commercials Fox has ran since this this thing started. Not going to show a ceremony for an opposing player.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Vinnie was a cool guy. I enjoyed his short time here.

 

[Little Psycho]

Stoll throwing some shade at Karlsson- he said Norris should be best defenseman all around trophy.

 

[Little Psycho]

Kings wearing their home jerseys

 

[tny760]

kinda irritating how they went out of their way to call this a 4:00 start when it wasn't even remotely close

doesn't really matter to me cause i just made dinner instead but sheesh. even the NHL grid said 4..

 

[deaderhead28]

It's game time boys and girls.

 

[Sol]

Whats with our goalies being awful in the beginning

 

[Martyros]

....and here we go...

 

[Little Psycho]

I'm feeling a blowout

 

[tny760]

and the kings score 6 unanswered!

and then i woke up