GDT: Los Angeles Kings 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (Final)

[Ron*]

Sunday • October 26, 2014 • 1:00 p.m. (PST)

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COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
(4-3-0 • 8 PTS)
5th Metropolitan Division • 10th Eastern Conference • 18th League

LINE COMBINATIONS
43 Scott Hartnell • 19 Ryan Johansen • 71 Nick Foligno
55 Mark Letesu "A"• 42 Arten Anisimov • 10 Jack Skille
11 Matt Calvert • 41 Alexander Wennberg • 26 Corey Tropp
32 Adam Cracknell • 39 Michael Chaput • 40 Jared Boll "A"

DEFENSE PAIRS
7 Jack Johnson "A" • 58 David Savard
20 Tim Erixon • 21 James Wisniewski
51 Fedor Tyutin • 20 Cody Goloubef

GOALIES
72 Sergei Bobrovsky
31 Anton Forsberg

INJURIES
8 Nathan Horton
38 Boone Jenner
27 Ryan Murray
56 Marko Dano
17 Brandon Dubinsky "A"
30 Curtis McElhinney
13 Cam Atkinson

HEALTHY SCRATCHES
47 Dalton Prout

LOS ANGELES KINGS
(5-1-1 • 11 PTS)
2nd Pacific Division • 3rd Western Conference • 5th League

LINE COMBINATIONS
74 Dwight King • 11 Anze Kopitar "A" • 23 Dustin Brown "C"
70 Tanner Pearson • 77 Jeff Carter • 73 Tyler Toffoli
15 Andy Andreoff • 28 Jarret Stoll • 14 Justin Williams
13 Kyle Clifford • 10 Mike Richards • 71 Jordan Nolan

DEFENSE PAIRS
6 Jake Muzzin • 8 Drew Doughty
27 Alec Martinez • 44 Robyn Regehr
3 Braydon McNabb • 2 Matt Greene "A"

GOALIES
32 Jonathan Quick
31 Martin Jones

INJURIES
12 Marion Gaborik
22 Trevor Lewis

HEALTHY SCRATCHES
26 Slava Voynov

GAME / NEWS UPDATES

• Cam Atkinson is a late scratch due to swelling around an eye, an injury he suffered in the Ducks game Friday evening.
• Columbus is 1-1 on their current road trip and the NHL's version of hell (otherwise known as the California trifecta) going into Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.

VENUE

TELEVISION

Los Angeles: FS-W • Columbus: FS-O

RADIO

Los Angeles: KABC 790

SEASON RESULTS TIMELINE

Special thanks goes out to KingsKnight for the excellent graphics work in this GDT!
GDT updated on October 26, 2014, at 11:56 a.m. (PST)

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[Ron*]

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Nope...I am not superstitious. Nope.

 

[kilowatt]

Keep it up, gentlemen. This team is looking pretty good right now. Quick has a higher save percentage than Anaheim's golden boy, Andersen. Man, can you imagine his stats without that San Jose game?

 

[Reclamation Project]

Slaughter these clowns. And every time Carter touches the puck, cheer!

 

[Captain Mittens*]

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Muzzin played very very well against Buffalo. If he keeps this up, we are going to have to all kick in a few bucks for a new scratching post

 

[Sacha Baron Corbin]

Love the GDT's Ron, I'm still getting used to someone besides Puck doing them but great work!

 

[rajuabju]

I'm really sad... I dont see anyone on CBJ that we really want to trade for at this years trade deadline.

I guess Johansen would be the best option, just not sure where he fits unless we're sending them Stoll and a 7th back this time...

And no, DL is not bringing Cracknell back.

 

[kingsholygrail]

A tough opponent for sure for the Kings. It should be a good test for the team.

 

[YP44]

I'm really sad... I dont see anyone on CBJ that we really want to trade for at this years trade deadline.

I guess Johansen would be the best option, just not sure where he fits unless we're sending them Stoll and a 7th back this time...

And no, DL is not bringing Cracknell back.

Hartnell is the obvious choice. Fits the played for Philly before LA mold.

 

[Reclamation Project]

I especially like the score updates in the title. Thought that was really neat.

 

[likid]

Kings could do appreciation night for Columbus...

 

[Reclamation Project]

Kings could do appreciation night for Columbus...

Legends Night, lmao. "The Kings now wish to pay tribute to the Coooooluuuuumbus Bluuuuuuuuuue Jackets organization and their dedication to the success of the Los Angeles Kiiiiiiiings. The Los Angeles Kings would like to pay their respect by giving Jarmo a $50 McDonalds gift card. We're lovin' it!"

 

[KingsHockey24]

Lumbus.

 

[Ron*]

I especially like the score updates in the title. Thought that was really neat.

I was wondering if anyone was catching that!

Seriously, not sure I can do that when I go to the game. I guess if I can bring my iPad, I can. Need to use the web version of the board, not the mobile version that the iPhone defaults to.

I won't be attending the Columbus game either, so I will be able to easily provide score updates as they occur.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Enjoy the game Ron, no need to update things while you're there!

 

[kingsholygrail]

Ron needs to get on the flex cam.

 

[kingsfan28]

Jack Johnson and Marko Dano [27th pick in 2013] for Jeff Carter and Tanner Pearson [30th pick in 2012]. The trade that keeps on giving.

 

[Jonteeh]

A match i can watch in Sweden that does not require me too stay up all night. Yay!

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Jack Johnson and Marko Dano [27th pick in 2013] for Jeff Carter and Tanner Pearson [30th pick in 2012]. The trade that keeps on giving.

That's just incredible when you think you about it.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Jack Johnson and Marko Dano [27th pick in 2013] for Jeff Carter and Tanner Pearson [30th pick in 2012]. The trade that keeps on giving.

All hail Dean!

 

[King RAZZ]

I'll miss the corps services on Sunday for the second week in a row...

Give Lumbus another minus that will last forever...

 

[KingCanadain1976]

Let s get a goal Sergei Bobrovsky early and often He always seems to play well against us. Lots of shots please. As always go kings go

 

[deeshamrock]

Hartnell is the obvious choice. Fits the played for Philly before LA mold.

As much as I've never been a Hartnell fan, not with the Preds and esp with the Flyers, he is off to a great start, 9 pts so far, 2nd on the team in scoring.

And having watched them play, this won't be an easy game for the Kings, esp since Sutter has 3 weak lines.

When Gabby went down, he should have put Brown back up there for a Williams Brown Kopi line, a line that played for years together and had success because it is balance of good IQ, puck sense, positioning and scoring mentality. And chemistry, the kind that comes with all the time together. You'd thnk that would occur to Sutter but they have yet to skate a shift together. King isn't and never will be top 6 player, not matter what unholy light Sutter sees him in.

Richards had played solid all year so far and should be on the 3rd line, where at least he'd be in a position to produce for the team, that will never happen on the 4th line for the same reason it didn't last year. The more shifts with bottom tiered non scoring wingers, the percertage of scoring chances drops significantly. For this year, thru the games so far, he's been the better player over Stoll but like King and Lewis, Stoll is a Sutter favorite and he doesn't seem to be impartial there. I'd rather have Richards on LW with SToll and Williams , which would increase that lines scoring chances,. When Lewis and Gabby get back ,t he lines will revert back to where they should be, but until then Sutter is creating a large percentage of the ES Scoring drought.

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Richards had played solid all year so far and should be on the 3rd line, where at least he'd be in a position to produce for the team, that will never happen on the 4th line for the same reason it didn't last year. The more shifts with bottom tiered non scoring wingers, the percertage of scoring chances drops significantly. For this year, thru the games so far, he's been the better player over Stoll but like King and Lewis, Stoll is a Sutter favorite and he doesn't seem to be impartial there. I'd rather have Richards on LW with SToll and Williams , which would increase that lines scoring chances,. When Lewis and Gabby get back ,t he lines will revert back to where they should be, but until then Sutter is creating a large percentage of the ES Scoring drought.

I want King-Richards-Brown or King-Richards-Williams again. I want somebody to finish on all the pucks Richards has been flinging through the crease area. Its getting frustrating watching what plays he makes go to waste.

 

[Ron*]

@Rich_Hammond: Marian Gaborik is coming on the ice to skate for the first time since injury. Cc: @theroyalhalf