On his immediate reaction to the late penalties and the loss:
“We’re getting used to it. Two games in a row.”
On whether he saw the replay of the Lewis penalty:
“What have I got to watch the replay for if they call it running into the goaltender? So you must have watched it. Did he run into the goalie? [Reporter: It didn’t look like a penalty to me.] So what do you want me to tell you then?”
On the way the game ended:
It’s always tough to kill a five-on-three, especially in overtime against a team that’s already down two-nothing at home. I don’t think we agree with how it went down, five-on-three, but sometimes the refs miss calls.”
On Logan Couture’s game-winning goal:
“Yeah, I mean he’s a really good player and made a good shot.”
On losing in overtime, and calls that went against the Kings late in the game:
“It’s part of it. It happens. Certainly we’re not happy with the calls, but what team really is? So we’ll try to do our best to dust ourselves off and get ready for the next one.”
On Jonathan Quick’s performance:
“He’s obviously been great every single game for us. He’s given a chance for us to win almost every single game. Couture’s a good player. You give him that kind of time, that kind of space, he’s most likely going to make you pay, and he did.”
San Jose Sharks 2, Los Angeles Kings 1
Final – Overtime
SOG: LAK – 27; SJS – 40
PP: LAK – 0/2; SJS – 2/5
Attendance: 17,562
Three Stars:
1) SJS – Logan Couture
2) SJS – Antti Niemi
3) LAK – Jonathan Quick
First Period
1) SJS PPG – Dan Boyle (2) (Patrick Marleau, Joe Pavelski), 1:34
2) LAK – Tyler Toffoli (1) (unassisted), 10:08
Second Period
No scoring
Third Period
No scoring
Overtime
3) SJS PPG – Logan Couture (4) (Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton), 1:29
Los Angeles Kings (5) at San Jose Sharks (6)
Best of Seven – Los Angeles leads 2-0
Saturday, May 18, 2013, 6:00 PM PT
HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
Referees: #4 Wes McCauley, #25 Marc Joannette
Linesmen: #55 Shane Heyer, #71 Brad Kovachik
LAK scratches: G Martin Jones, G J.F. Berube, D Matt Greene, F Kyle Clifford, F Anthony Stewart, D Alec Martinez, F Jarret Stoll, D Andrew Bodnarchuk, F Brandon Kozun, F Robert Czarnik, F Linden Vey, F Jordan Weal, F Andy Andreoff, F Jordan Nolan, D Nicolas Deslauriers, D Andrew Campbell, F Brian O’Neill
LAK starting lineup: G Jonathan Quick, D Robyn Regehr, D Drew Doughty, LW Dustin Brown, C Anze Kopitar, RW Justin Williams
SJS scratches: G Alex Stalock, D Jason Demers, F Raffi Torres, F Adam Burish, F Matt Pelech, F Tim Kennedy, D Matt Tennyson
SJS starting lineup: G Antti Niemi, D Marc-Edouard Vlasic, D Justin Braun, LW Patrick Marleau, RW Logan Couture, RW Joe Pavelski
On whether Tanner Pearson will play:
“We’re sort of undecided still if we’re playing seven D [and] 11 forwards. If we play with 12 forwards, he’ll play.”
On aspects of Pearson’s that he has liked over the last several days:
“He had a good year…I don’t evaluate it on being here for four days. He had a good year.”
On using young players in the playoffs:
“With Tanner and Tyler and Keaton and all these kids, quite honest, they’ve earned their right. Give the opportunity and see how they play. I think that’s the important part of it, especially this year, the way the schedule’s been, quite honest. I think it’s certainly helped us a lot, and I think if I was them young guys, I would like to be given that opportunity if I’ve earned the right. That’s sort of how we’ve approached it. I think it’s fun for them.”
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Raffi Torres was suspended for the remainder of the Kings-Sharks series due to his hit on Jarret Stoll, which the NHL Department of Player Safety deemed as a hit that made Stoll’s head the principal point of contact.
On Friday, Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson offered his own interpretation of the hit, one that contradicted the league’s findings.
The statement cost the team $100,000, per the NHL’s release below.
Sharks fined $100,000 for public comments by GM
NEW YORK — The San Jose Sharks have been fined $100,000 for public comments by General Manager Doug Wilson pertaining to the suspension of Sharks forward Raffi Torres, the National Hockey League announced today.
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Projected Lines – Los Angeles
Dustin Brown – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams
Dwight King – Mike Richards – Jeff Carter
Dustin Penner – Trevor Lewis – Tyler Toffoli
Tanner Pearson – Colin Fraser – Brad Richardson
Robyn Regehr – Drew Doughty
Rob Scuderi – Slava Voynov
Jake Muzzin – Keaton Ellerby
Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Bernier
-Kyle Clifford and Jarret Stoll will not play due to injury. Tanner Pearson appears set to make his NHL debut in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, replacing Jordan Nolan. Keaton Ellerby is likely to draw into the lineup for Alec Martinez, who was a minus-3 and took two minor penalties in Game 2. Ellerby played in the first four games of the St. Louis series, though he earned more than 10 minutes solely in Game 1. He was used primarily as a penalty-killing defender as the team switched to seven defensemen for Game 3. Versatile Brad Richardson, who was effective in Jarret Stoll’s absence, is likely to slot opposite Pearson on Colin Fraser’s line. More on potential lineup changes in Darryl Sutter’s morning skate quotes, which will follow shortly.
It isn’t a certainty, though it does appear that 20-year-old Tanner Pearson will be making his NHL debut for tonight’s Game 3 between the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion. During line rushes, he skated alongside opposite Brad Richardson on a line centered by Colin Fraser.
I spoke with Pearson exclusively yesterday about his progress within the program and joined his thoughts with quotes from today’s media availability in this post. I also recently spoke with Assistant General Manager Ron Hextall – who also serves as the General Manager of the Manchester Monarchs – about the player whom the Kings selected with the 30th overall pick at last June’s NHL Entry Draft.
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