GDT: GM#69 LA Kings vs Vancouver Canucks @7:30

[tny760]

phaneuf just skates away from virtanen

must be so f***ing irritating playing against phaneuf, you can be all in his business then he just decides you don't exist

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Loved Phaneuf going hard till the end. He was going to run Virtanen into the good seats.

Great all around win.

No style points for Quick though, sad.

 

[damacles1156]

Good win in third place.

 

[tny760]

Loved Phaneuf going hard till the end. He was going to run Virtanen into the good seats.

unreal how good he's been for this team

so few errors in general

 

[kingsholygrail]

Solid win. Take care of the Cryotes tomorrow and get some cushion.

 

[Sol]

I'm actually surprised Quick got a shut out. He's good for a generational soft goal per game.

 

[Legionnaire]

I'm actually surprised Quick got a shut out. He's good for a generational soft goal per game.

Dude. Quick is the best goalie this team has ever seen. He's far from a generational soft goal giver. He's more like a generational star goaltender.

Good win.

Let's Go Kings!!!

 

[Dopee]

 

[Sol]

Lol

 

[Herby]

The Kings have a chance to really put themselves in the drivers seat for a playoff spot with a win tomorrow.

Tomorrow is our game in hand on the Ducks, if we win we are 3 points up on the Ducks with the ROW tiebreaker they would need to get 4 more points than the Kings the rest of the season, it might not seem like it, but it's pretty tough to gain 4 points on a team in 12 games.

Tomorrow is huge.

 

[redcard]

They must
Quick has never been good back to back

Yeah, gotta go with Campbell, especially with a game on Thursday.

 

[Albi]

I'm actually surprised Quick got a shut out. He's good for a generational soft goal per game.

The Ducks board needs you

 

[tsanuri]

The Kings have a chance to really put themselves in the drivers seat for a playoff spot with a win tomorrow.

Tomorrow is our game in hand on the Ducks, if we win we are 3 points up on the Ducks with the ROW tiebreaker they would need to get 4 more points than the Kings the rest of the season, it might not seem like it, but it's pretty tough to gain 4 points on a team in 12 games.

Tomorrow is huge.

And unfortunately the yotes are playing well right now Can't overlook them or we'll lose

 

[KingsOfCali25]

Happy the kings are winning but Carter with Reider and Lewis is a waste of Carter.

That's a fast line with no finish. Just getting home from work but they actually played together? Would rather see Brodzinski on the 2nd line than Lewis/Rieder if you don't want guys to score.

Iafallo--Kopitar--Brown
Rieder--Carter--Brodzinski
Pearson--Kempe--Toffoli
Thompson/Clifford--Mitchell--Lewis

 

[Fishhead]

Won 8 of 12, avoiding losing streaks. Keep that up please.

Arizona is playing better, but they've only faced current playoff teams 3 times in their last 13. 3 winnable games this week, points in all 3 would be huge given the tough road trip next week.

 

[kingsboy11]

Much better hearing 3-0 shutout win than a 7-2 beat down. Beat the teams you need to beat. Carry it on against the Yotes tomorrow

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

The Kings have a chance to really put themselves in the drivers seat for a playoff spot with a win tomorrow.

Tomorrow is our game in hand on the Ducks, if we win we are 3 points up on the Ducks with the ROW tiebreaker they would need to get 4 more points than the Kings the rest of the season, it might not seem like it, but it's pretty tough to gain 4 points on a team in 12 games.

Tomorrow is huge.

Especially with all the speedbumps in the way.

You have SJ at 83 and us at 81, but then to the WC, you have Dallas 82, Colorado 80 with a game in hand, Ducks at 80 a game behind, STL at 79(!), Calgary at 78 a game behind. It's a dogfight. And Minny is also at 85 so not like they're out of the woods either.

Tomorrow is as must-win a game vs. Arizona as ever existed.

And unfortunately the yotes are playing well right now Can't overlook them or we'll lose

6-3-1 in their last 10, one of the hottest teams in the league. Beaten SJ and Anaheim so we know it will be a squeaker. Tonight was probably bad practice.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Other thing I really liked tonight--Stevens rolled everyone. Keep em fresh for the 3 in 4. Big guys were the big guys--Drew was at 27:32, but every other D-man was 15:53-20. Kopi was at 20, Brown 18, Carter 18, but every other forward between ~11:30 and 14:48.

 

[ru4reals]

Up coming Roadie will be huge. Minnie, Winnie, Avs, and Oilers. Ain't gonna be easy making the playoffs this year.

 

[Herby]

The Kings can't afford to let-up. After the St. Louis loss on Saturday we had four very winnable games. (Van, @Phx, Det, NJ) before that tough road trip. The Kings had to get minimum 6 of those 8 points to feel comfortable, and tonight was a nice start.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Just realized LaDue is still on the Kings roster. They don't have anyone else that can sit in the press box? He should be in Ontario playing 3-4 times a week.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

The Kings can't afford to let-up. After the St. Louis loss on Saturday we had four very winnable games. (Van, @Phx, Det, NJ) before that tough road trip. The Kings had to get minimum 6 of those 8 points to feel comfortable, and tonight was a nice start.

That’s been our problem all year, though. A competent performance, maybe even two in a row, followed by a stinker.

They all but wrap up a playoff spot if they win the next three games in a row. But I think we know more about this team than to believe that.

 

[The Tikkanen]

Hopefully the Kings come out in the first period with some real energy, play making and maybe even score a goal. One can dream.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

That's a fast line with no finish. Just getting home from work but they actually played together? Would rather see Brodzinski on the 2nd line than Lewis/Rieder if you don't want guys to score.

Iafallo--Kopitar--Brown
Rieder--Carter--Brodzinski
Pearson--Kempe--Toffoli
Thompson/Clifford--Mitchell--Lewis

Disagree, I think Carter, Rieder and Lewis played alright for the first time playing together, they started to get some nice chances,

I think we see this lineup again tonight,

 

[ibleedkings]

I’d like to see Amadio in for Mitchell.