Some notes from last night’s game…
– The Kings won the season series with Calgary for the first time in a decade as they beat the Flames 2-1 in a shootout on Monday night at Staples Center.
– The Kings went 3-1-0 against Calgary this season, the first time since 2000-01 that they won the series. The Kings also went 3-1-0 against Calgary that season.
– The Kings have held opponents to two or fewer goals in six of their last seven games, but they have also totaled only two regulation goals in their last three games.
– The Flames outshot the Kings 28-27.
– The Kings went 0-for-4 on the power play and 6-for-6 on the penalty kill. The Kings have now failed to score a power-play goal in four consecutive games and have not allowed a power-play goal in 10 consecutive games. Overall, the Kings have successfully killed 35 consecutive opponents’ power plays.
– The Kings improved to 21-12-3 at home, 32-10-2 when scoring the first goal, 8-2 in shootouts and 20-8-6 in one-goal games.
– Jonathan Quick stopped 27 of 28 shots in regulation and overtime, and two of Calgary’s three shootout attempts. Quick is 8-0 in shootouts this season, having stopped 30 of 36 attempts (83.3 percent) and has a career record of 20-7 in shootouts. Quick has allowed two or fewer goals in five of his last six starts.
– Jarret Stoll scored a goal, his 19th goal of the season. Stoll’s career high for goals is 22, set in 2005-06 with Edmonton. Stoll also scored on his shootout attempt and is 7-for-8 in shootout attempts this season (he is 11-for-21 in his career).
– Brad Richardson had an assist, his 11th assist of the season.
– Wayne Simmonds had an assist, his 14th assist of the season. Simmonds has one goal and two assists in his last five games.
– Anze Kopitar scored the deciding goal in the shootout, in the third round.
– Justin Williams had to leave the game in the middle of the second period with an upper-body injury after being checked into the boards by Calgary’s Robyn Regehr.
– Dustin Brown, Jack Johnson, Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams each recorded a team-high three shots on goal. Brown and Matt Greene each were credited with a team-high six hits and Greene, Drew Doughty and Alec Martinez each were credited with a team-high three blocked shots.
– Drew Doughty played a game-high 29 minutes, 41 seconds. Anze Kopitar led all Kings forwards in ice time at 24:59.
– The Kings won 35 of 67 faceoffs (52 percent). Anze Kopitar won 13 of 20 draws (65 percent).
I assume nothing on Williams yet?
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Ari Reply:
March 22nd, 2011 at 10:50 am
@Joey No-No, I too am waiting and hoping for the best.
I saw the replay last night – looked pretty ugly.
I think it was Regher who smashed him?
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Harry Reply:
March 22nd, 2011 at 11:09 am
@Ari, It sure was. I hope it’s not a season ending injury… If that’s the case, he will be missed in the playoffs.
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broncokings Reply:
March 22nd, 2011 at 5:35 pm
@Joey No-No, its the dreaded upper body injury
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Im dying for an update on JW…who gets the call from MAN?
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I haven’t had a chance to watch the game yet. How did Williams fall into the boards? Was it shoulder first, head first, etc?
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 22nd, 2011 at 10:53 am
@AZ King, Actually, it was more back first…but he was really in a strange, awkward position from what I could see in the replays.
I’m still holding out hope for bruised ribs or a shoulder strain, something of that sort…but no, it didn’t look too good.
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DBking Reply:
March 22nd, 2011 at 10:54 am
@AZ King, He took a booming check from Robyn Regher against the boards straight on. There was nothing awkward about it except for the force.
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Agame Reply:
March 22nd, 2011 at 10:57 am
@AZ King, I think it was right shoulder or/and elbow first. Maybe even wrist was involved. :/
I hope he is ok!
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launch Reply:
March 22nd, 2011 at 11:19 am
@AZ King, the replay last night didn’t show any clear picture….my initial thought was wrist just because of the way he skated away.
all I’ve read this moring is shoulder, but I think it’s a wrist…they were facing each other with JW back to the corner boards…he got compacted with a heavy hit.
let us pray
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Great win boys, lets keep up the great defense but lets pick up the scoring
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@AZ King, his head kind of got crunched between the boards and regehr
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I tried not to let negativity spoil my fun after the game against the Ducks where we lost. Funny that I let it mildly bug me after the game against Calgary, and we won that game. I hope when we make the playoffs I don’t need a labotomy by the time it’s all said and done.
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YoBro Reply:
March 22nd, 2011 at 4:39 pm
@Dominick, I’d rather have a free bottle in front of me than a pre-frontal lobotomy!;)
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hope for the best ….i watched him skate off from our seats didnt look good at all …..he needs to be out there …
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Was sitting behind the kings benches, saw Williams come off. He looked like he was favoring his left arm/hand.
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jayhay Reply:
March 22nd, 2011 at 11:11 am
@Bill M., Yeah, from tv, I thought it was the left as well. Seemed that Reagher’s force/momentum may have jarred his shoulder. I know one is a lot more damaging between the separation and dislocation, just hoping for the least harm. Fingers crossed, next to Kopitar and Quick, he’s the most important.
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Loved the celebration after the game!! These boys are emotionally vested in this run. Two points were huge as were our man-losses. As someone mentioned when KC went out the game, KW is a double liability if there’s an injury. I was worried our boys were going to be beyond gasses come OT…
I don’t care if we get reseated due to out SO wins, we keep getting that second point and we’ll be in like flynn…
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Is Scuderi on the ice for practice?
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I was there last night, he went into the boards and braced awkwardly with his right wrist. It looked pretty ugly, as he skated off he couldn’t even hold his right arm without bracing it with his left arm. Not good at all. Hopefully it’s nothing too too serious.
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It looked to me like he hurt his wrist or forearm. He seemed to be favoring it as he left the ice. So nervous for the result.
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JMFJ’s game has been slipping big time…get your act together, mr. moneybag$!
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It’s good to beat Calgary in any game, and especially in the season series. Their announcers are very irritating.
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Well I don’t know if anyone else has notice this disturbing view, that is the Kings #3 chasing a forward after they have gotten behind him for a scoring chance?
Be in in the third period when we are up by a goal, or in the first two after ANOTHER attempted pinch when the other teams scores are on the ice….like Oli Jockenen!
When will #3 start to use his head, instead of his talent? When he starts combining both we will have a true one/two punch like few others in the NHL.
Till then we have a hit and miss situation with Mr. 3.
centericeman
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JW cracked a rib is my guess, the recovery time for something like that is not exactly fast:( But I m just guessing so lets hope I am wrong!
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Rich,
JW went off in the middle of the third period, not the second.
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