alt="LA Kings Insider with Rich Hammond" />– The Kings are now 0-4-1 in their last five games against Nashville, including three consecutive losses at Staples Center.
– The Kings had recorded at least one point in eight conscutive games.
– Anze Kopitar’s third-period assist pushed his league-leading point total to 27 (13 goals, 14 assists). Kopitar has recorded at least one point in 14 of the Kings’ 17 games this season. The Kings fell to 2-4-2 in games in which Kopitar does not score a goal.
– The Kopitar-Smyth-Williams line played its 12th game together, and failed to generated a goal for just the second time this season.
– Dustin Brown scored the Kings’ only goal and has two goals and one assist in his last two games.
– Jarret Stoll also assisted on Brown’s goal and has eight points (four goals, four assists) in his last seven games.
– Jack Johnson and Sean O’Donnell both had minus-2 ratings for the Kings.
– Johnson led all Kings in ice time at 23:32. Kopitar led all Kings forwards at 22:26.
– Brown, Alexander Frolov and Scott Parse each had a team-high four shots on goal for the Kings. Matt Greene had a game-high seven hits.
– The Kings lost 29 of 47 faceoffs (38 percent).
– The special-teams battle was even, as the Kings went 1-for-4 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill. Nashville entered the game with the league’s second-worst power play and its 23rd-ranked penalty-kill unit.
– The Kings outshot the Predators 28-25. They had been 4-0-1 in their previous five games when outshooting the opponent.
Why am I not surprised to see JJ was a minus 2. Jack is just a circus on the defensive side of the puck right now and not just today. I’m sure I’ll get flamed but I’d rather see Harrold get a couple games and let Johnson sit in the box for a bit to gain some perspective. I was at the game today and the guy is just swimming out there. . . can’t make a pass, can’t shoot and constantly getting caught with guys behind him. I’m not saying he’s a lost cause, but Jack needs to get his head and his game together.
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bluline…..I agree….he shouldve been a minus 3 but Quick saved him on a 2 against 1.I would like to know what the coach is seing that you and I are not…
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I find it sad how after an incredible victory over the Pens – playing like madmen in the 3rd – we come into this game w/ no energy. Don’t get me wrong, we spent a lot of effort holding the Pens back, but I don’t see how we can fall so short today. Obviously, this game wasn’t televised so it wouldn’t be right for me to criticize, but when TM’s response to “Was there anything positive?” is a flat out “No” that tells me something is completely wrong. I hope that Monday against the Hawks will show we have enough heart to come out and play our very best!
LGK!!
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PS. Keep Bernier destroying in Manchester! I see a #1 spot in his future. Unless something goes horribly wrong, and lets hope it doesn’t, let him play in Manchester 2010-11 and I think ‘11-12 will show him an open position for #1. He has the all confidence and the talent to back it up.
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thanks for the brakedown
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Great site. I’ve enjoyed Islanders Point Blank the last 2 seasons and this site is pretty much exactly the same. Great job, glad to see the Kings playing well.
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