GDT: WCQF Gm#3: KINGS#5 vs. BLUES#4 - Saturday, 5/4/13 @ 7:00 pm PT (FS-West, NBCSN, CBC)

[Puck U]

[fieldset=Western Conference QuarterFinals GAME #3 : Los Angeles KINGS #5 vs. St. Louis BLUES #4]

[table="head"]|MATCHUP|

|

vs. ​

|

LOS ANGELES KINGS| |ST. LOUIS BLUES
(48 gp : 27-16-5 = 59 pts) |

SEASON STATS​

| (48 gp : 29-17-2 = 60 pts)
2nd Pacific / 5th West / 7th NHL|

STANDINGS​

|2nd Central / 4th West / 6th NHL
Lost 2|

STREAK​

|Won 5
61.5% = 7th|

WINNING POINTS %​

|62.5% = 6th
25|

REGULATION + OVERTIME WINS​

|24
8-12-4 @ Away|

AWAY TEAM​

|15-8-1 @ Home
19-4-1 @ Home|

HOME TEAM​

|14-9-1 @ Away
3-1-1|

SEASON SERIES​

|2-3-0
1-2 L (5/2/‘13)|

LAST MEETING​

|2-1 W (5/2/‘13)
5-3-2|

LAST 10​

|7-3-0
2.73g (133) = 10th|

GOALS PER GAME​

|2.58g (129) = 17th
2.38g (118) = 7th|

GOALS AGAINST​

|2.38g (115) = 8th
+15|

GOALS DIFFERENTIAL​

|+14
19.9% = 10th|

POWER PLAY PCT.​

|19.5% = 12th
83.2% = 10th|

PENALTY KILL PCT.​

|84.7% = 7th
10.0 = 6th|

AVG PIM PER GAME​

|11.1 = 13th
1446 = 2nd|

HIT TOTALS​

|1120 = 14th
511 = 30th|

BLOCKED SHOTS​

|677 = 18th
426 = 5th|

GIVEAWAYS​

|219 = 29th
226 = 30th|

TAKEAWAYS​

|292 = 19th
29.8 = 12th|

SHOTS PER GAME​

|27.8 = 23rd
25.0 = 3rd|

SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME​

|24.2 = 2nd
52.0% = 4th|

FACE-OFF WIN PCT.​

|50.7% = 13th
.905 = 16th|

AVG. GOALIE SAVE PCT.​

|.902 = 20th [/table]​

Game Time: Saturday May/4/2013 7:00 PM PDT Location:

Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA. USA

TV Broadcast: FoxSports-WEST (HD) : FS-MW (HD) : NBCSN (HD) : CBC (HD) : RDS (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 Los Angeles Kings made playoff hockey look almost easy last season, steamrolling four straight opponents on the way to their first Stanley Cup title. The Kings are back to NHL reality this spring, and it's considerably less pretty. They've managed just two goals in two games against the hungry St. Louis Blues. Conn Smythe Trophy-winning goalie Jonathan Quick, nearly unbeatable throughout last spring, has made just enough mistakes to put the Kings into a 0-2 series hole with consecutive 2-1 road defeats.
KINGS need to remind the BLUES which team won the Stanley Cup Championship. GO KINGS GO !!!

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

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[shadow=Silver]KINGS hope return home will ease their BLUES in Game #3 of the WCQF Play-Offs.[/shadow]
[fieldset=POSSIBLE ROSTER MATCH UPS]

[table="head"]

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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 | #9 Jaden Schwartz - #42 David Backes ‘C’ - #20 Alexander Steen ‘A’
#76 Dwight King - #10 Mike Richards - #77 Jeff Carter | #10 Andy McDonald ‘A’ - #17 Vladimir Sobotka - #25 Chris Stewart
#25 Dustin Penner - #28 Jarret Stoll - #22 Trevor Lewis | #57 David Perron - #21 Patrik Berglund - #74 T.J. Oshie
#13 Kyle Clifford - #24 Colin Fraser - #71 Jordan Nolan | #79 Adam Cracknell - #32 Chris Porter - #75 Ryan Reaves
{scratched} #73 Tyler Toffoli, #15 Brad Richardson, #? Nick Shore | {scratched} #91 Vladimir Tarasenko, #12 Scott Nichol, #15 Jamie Langenbrunner
| #78 Evgeny Grachev, #26 Dmitrij Jaskin, #23 Andrew Murray
Defense | Defense
#44 Robyn Regehr - #8 Drew Doughty | #19 Jay Bouwmeester - #27 Alex Pietrangelo ‘A’
#6 Jake Muzzin - #26 Slava Voynov | #33 Jordan Leopold - #22 Kevin Shattenkirk
#7 Rob Scuderi - #27 Alec Martinez | #5 Barret Jackman ‘A’ - #46 Roman Polak
{scratched} #2 Matt Greene ‘A’, #5 Keaton Ellerby, #33 Willie Mitchell | {scratched} #4 Kris Russell, #28 Ian Cole, #29 Jeff Woywitka
| #43 Taylor Chorney, #37 Jani Hakanpaa
Goaltending | Goaltending
#32 Jonathan Quick {expected starter} | #1 Brian Elliot {expected starter}
#45 Jonathan Bernier | #41 Jaroslav Halak
| #34 Jake Allen
As always, line projections are educated assessments and not definite alignments.|As always, line projections are educated assessments and not definite alignments. [/table]​

[/fieldset] [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 IR w/ Lower-body injury (Knee), had arthroscopic surgery to scope knee, Lombardi confirmed Mitchell will NOT return this season.
- #73 Tyler Toffoli (RW), ReCalled from Kings AHL affiliate the Manchester Monarchs on 4/24/13.
- #2 Matt Greene ‘A’ (D), Day-to-Day w/ Undisclosed but NOT related to recent Back Issue, questionable for Game 3 of WCQuarterfinals against St. Louis.
Current man games lost due to injury: 53

[shadow=#FFD900]ST. LOUIS BLUES :[/shadow] - #15 Jamie Langenbrunner (RW/LW), On IR w/ Hip surgery, out indefinitely and will miss remainder of season.
- #12 Scott Nichol (D), Day-to-Day w/ Lower-Body injury, out indefinitely, remains questionable for the Western Conference Quarterfinals against Los Angeles.
Current man games lost due to injury: 115

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=2013050408
FOX Spots - Head to Head Team Results : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/headToHeadTeamResults?statsId1=19&&statsId2=8&&gameId=2013050408&
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

- Kings To Open Playoff Action At STAPLES Center Saturday Night At 7 P.M. For Game 3 Vs. Blues.
- Blues vs. Kings series preview.
- Fine Tuning; Despite a collection of new faces on the Kings’ blue line, the mission remains the same.
- Why the Kings will win the Stanley Cup.
- Five Questions: Quick, road form key to Kings' fate.
- X-Factor: Mike Richards brings winning way to Kings.
- Kings Local TV Schedule For Round 1 Announced.
- Kings-Blues Playoff Series Schedule Announced.
- 2012-13 LA KINGS AWARD WINNERS.
- Kings Stanley Cup Playoff Tickets Go On-Sale To The Public On Friday (4/26) at 10AM PM PT.
- Kings Recall Tyler Toffoli (RW) from Manchester.
- LA Kings / Manchester Monarchs, Tyler Toffoli (RW) Named AHL’s Outstanding Rookie of the Year.
- Smooth and Selke - Anze Kopitar, 2013 Selke Trophy candidate.
- Wheels in motion for L.A. Kings outdoor game @ Dodger Stadium in 2013-2014.
- 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 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 : St. Louis Blues vs. LA Kings 2013 SCP WCQF’s Series Coverage Center.
NHL.com News : Blues vs. Kings series preview.
NHL.com News : Why the Kings will win the Stanley Cup (w/ Barry Melrose video).
NHL.com News : Super 16: Power Rankings, Final Week 15 - 4/29/13 – Kings #5 / 3rd Last Week.
TSN.ca Final Power Rankings Week 15 – Apri1 28, Kings 9th (#6 last week).
TSN.ca Western Conference Playoff Outlook (TSN Video).
TSN.ca Series Preview: #4 St. Louis Blues vs. #5 Los Angeles Kings.
TSN.ca Stanley Cup Playoffs History (A look back at more than 100 years of Stanley Cup milestones and statistics).
TSN.ca (ICECHIPS)
ESPN.com News: Final Power Rankings Week 15 - April 29, Kings 9th (#4 last week).
ESPN.com News: First-round preview: Blues-Kings.
ESPN.com News: Video – Are Kings in Position to REPEAT ?
LATimes.com News : Kings consider Robyn Regehr more than a rental.
LATimes.com News : Kings veteran Willie Mitchell has second knee surgery.
LATimes.com News : The road hasn’t been kind to Kings this season.

LAKings.com RECAP of Last Game, vs ST. LOUIS BLUES : http://kings.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2012030182
LAKings.com Post-Game BoxScore : ST. LOUIS BLUES = 2 : KINGS = 1 http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20122013/GS030182.HTM
LAKings/LAKingsInsider.com WCQF Post-Game #2 Summary/Notes, May 2 vs. ST. LOUIS BLUES :http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/03/may-2-postgame-notes/
Kings Talk Radio Replay Podcast Browser (Last Update, 4/13/13 vs. Ducks) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/podcastbrowser.htm
LAKings.com Pre-Game WCQF’s Gm #3 Notes @ ST. LOUIS BLUES : Downloadable PDF file, printable & packed full of Info!.
LAKings.com WCQF’s Gm. #3 - 5/4/13 Preview Link : http://kings.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2012030183
The ROYAL HALF GameDay Preview WCQF’s Gm. #3 - 5/4/13 @ ST. LOUIS BLUES: http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=669243
LAKingsInsider.com Game-Preview WCQF’s Gm. #3: 5/4/13 @ ST. LOUIS: http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/04/game-51-preview-st-louis-at-los-angeles/
LAKingsInsider.com Game-Day WCQF’s Gm. #3: 5/4/13 @ BLUES: http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/04/game-51-st-louis-at-los-angeles/
Morning Skate Quotes: May 4 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/04/may-4-morning-skate-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Morning Skate Gm #3 Line-Up Notes May 4 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/04/game-3-lineup-notes/
Morning Skate Update: May 4; Quick & Lines : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/04/defensive-pairings/
Practice Quotes: May 3 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/03/may-3-practice-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Practice Quotes: May 3 – Penner, Scuderi + Stoll : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/03/may-3-quotes-penner-scuderi-stoll/
Practice Notes : May 3 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/03/may-3-practice-notes/
Video: May 3 Kings-Vision Practice Report : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/03/video-may-3-practice-report/
Waking up with the Kings: May 3 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/03/waking-up-with-the-kings-may-3/
Post WCQF Game #2 Notes: May 2 vs. ST. LOUIS BLUES : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/03/may-2-postgame-notes/
Post Game Quotes: May 2 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/02/may-2-postgame-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Post Game Quotes: May 2 – Drew Doughty : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/02/may-2-postgame-quotes-drew-doughty/
Post Game Quotes: May 2 – Jonathan Quick : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/02/may-2-postgame-quotes-jonathan-quick/
Post Game Quotes: May 2 – Dustin Brown : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/02/may-2-postgame-quotes-dustin-brown/
L.A. Kings (Official Twitter) : https://twitter.com/LAKings
L.A. Kings (Official FaceBook) : http://www.facebook.com/LAKings

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 BLUES (WCQF’s Breakdown: Blues vs. Kings) : http://BLUES.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668094
ST. LOUIS BLUES (Blues Recall Chorney, Woywitka & Grachev) : http://BLUES.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=667953
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 team’s enter, 1 team leaves VICTORIOUS! Please let it be US.[/shadow]
[fieldset=COACH & PLAYER QUOTES]

"Four games in a series, so we just focus on the next one. We’re going home. We played really well at home this year, and we’ve got to take care of our home ice here. It’s not about bounces this time of year. It’s about your mental toughness and your work, we worked for 40 minutes and they found a way to win, so now it’s hit the reset button and get ready for Game 3."

"I don’t think it had anything to do with them. I think it had everything to do with us. We weren’t pushing the way we were in the first two periods. We weren’t hitting like we were. We weren’t getting pucks in. We weren’t getting pucks out like we were, and that’s just entirely our fault."

(On whether he was hurt in warm-ups) … “No.” (On whether he was feeling all right after warm-ups) …“I felt good.” (On whether he saw the game-winning goal well or was screened) … “I’ve got to stop that. That’s my fault. Two games in a row, so I’ve got to be better."

"Everybody makes mistakes, Game 1 – I didn’t get a clear on the penalty kill that led to the first goal. I’m not happy about it, but I’m not going to sit there and cry about it and think about it. You’ve got to get back out there and play for your team and try to get it back as best you can. Although he might feel a total sense of responsibility, we all share it as a group."

"Everybody’s shouldering the burden, Quick does that because he wants to be better. Everybody wants to be better. He does that as a leader, as a veteran, to push himself. We’re not all gathering around him and singing kumbaya because he’s saying that. Quick only allowed two goals, so we’ve got to get more shots, and we’ve got to bury our Grade-A scoring chances."

"That's just the type of guy he is, He's a first-class teammate, and he'll say those things."

"xxxxxxx."

"Yeah he’s possible, I think that everybody that’s out skating today is possible playing tomorrow. We’ve got some guys banged up that aren’t. We’ll see how it is in the morning and go from there."

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* ( see for more details and other game day news, notes & quotes.)

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

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- click on the 'Drop Down List Box' over on the Right of 'Please Select the Resize Mode'
- select it to "KEEP ORIGINAL SIZE"
- SAVE your selections !
There ... now don't that look MUCH BETTER

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[DocWest]

Win.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

I can feel it coming in the air tonight.
Hangover



Lets go Kings.

 

[Telos]

Need Kopitar to show up. Defense and goaltending have been getting it done. It hasn't been pretty, but they have held the Blues, while they give their all, to just about one goal per 60 minutes. Need to find a way to score more than 1 goal, or we have no chance of winning any hockey games. Elliot hasn't been challenged. If our offense had shown up from the start, we'd easily be up two games to none right now. Kopitar is the key, he needs to not be invisible these next two games if we hope to have a chance at getting back into this series.

 

[Malakian#13]

This is the biggest game of the year no doubt! Win baby staples will be rocking.

 

[bobafettish*]

goals...... just goals.

 

[CowMix]

The torta has not been working.

I present the california burrito to the hockey gods!

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Hey puck can you put some cup pics on the GDT since it's gonna go on the main thread? edit some stanley Cup pics with brown in it lol.

 

[DefaultSharkie6]

what the dead hamster is that ?

and good luck

 

[FrozenKing18]

​

 

[kingsholygrail]

Hoping Brown lays someone out.

 

[Puck U]

Hey puck can you put some cup pics on the GDT since it's gonna go on the main thread? edit some stanley Cup pics with brown in it lol.

Oh I'm sure the Blues fans will already complain enough about my GDT being too biased and one sided towards the Kings ... no need to push them over the edge ... they already know we swept their team and captured the Stanley Cup no need to rub it in that their team sucked donkey ballz.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Oh I'm sure the Blues fans will already complain enough about my GDT being too biased and one sided towards the Kings ... no need to push them over the edge ... they already know we swept their team and captured the Stanley Cup no need to rub it in that their team sucked donkey ballz.

why not make this GDT like Brown and push it over the edge

I think Blues fan love the edge brown plays on

 

[123slam]

​

Someone needs to make an updated version of that video.

Calling it, stuohtu. Staples best be rockin'.

GO KINGS!!!!!!

 

[KingsKnight]

Play our game and let's get the win. Plant the seed of doubt in their minds.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

How about we score some goals tonight?

 

[onlyalad]

Puck
You have Greene coming back game 3 Thursday




Time to grab some Kleenex and my Beiber CD

 

[MsMeow]

Go get 'em boys! I will be cheering loudly from inside my house!

 

[Model62]

I'm skeptical about the Cali burrito.

May I offer ... this bowl of Ramen?



Or this cart of bacon dogs?

 

[TonySCV]

How about we score some goals tonight?

I like your thinking.

Must-win! (A real must-win, not a fake must-win. They need to win. Really.)

 

[KINGS17]

Gonna see how much heart some of these guys have tonight, or if they are satisfied.

 

[Butch 19]

Kings will find their scoring touch tonight.

Kings 4-1.

Kopitar with 3 pts (1g 2a).

make it so.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Just make a series out of this, for pride alone.

We'll never hear the ****ing end of it if the Kings get swept in the first round the year after winning their Cup.

 

[Sacha Baron Corbin]

Roll call at Staples tonight?

I'll be in 206, my first playoff game of any kind, pretty ****ing stoaked! just win baby.

 

[DocWest]

Oh I'm sure the Blues fans will already complain enough about my GDT being too biased and one sided towards the Kings ... no need to push them over the edge ... they already know we swept their team and captured the Stanley Cup no need to rub it in that their team sucked donkey ballz.

They had no problem putting the Quick OT gif in their thread. I would have slipped one SC pic in here.