This is the third of four meetings this season between the Kings and the Chicago Blackhawks, and follows the Blackhawks’ 2-1 win in Los Angeles on Nov. 26 and the Kings’ 2-0 win in Chicago on Dec. 28. Will special teams be a factor tonight? In the previous two games, neither team scored a power-play goal. The Blackhawks have not scored a power-play goal in 12 games, but also have allowed only one power-play goal in their last seven games. The Blackhawks have been wildly up and down of late. In late January, they started a stretch in which they went 0-8-1. They followed that with a four-game winning streak, which ended Thursday with a loss to Dallas. The Blackhawks will be without injured forward Jonathan Toews as well as defensemen Niklas Hjalmarsson and Steve Montador. For the latest on the Blackhawks, check out the coverage from the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times, followed by the possible linesups for both teams…
Chicago Tribune’s Blackhawks coverage
Chicago Sun-Times’ Blackhawks coverage
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KINGS LINEUP
Dustin Brown-Anze Kopitar-Justin Williams
Dwight King-Mike Richards-Jeff Carter
Dustin Penner-Jarret Stoll-Trevor Lewis
Kyle Clifford-Colin Fraser-Jordan Nolan
Rob Scuderi-Drew Doughty
Willie Mitchell-Slava Voynov
Alec Martinez-Matt Greene
Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Bernier
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BLACKHAWKS LINEUP
Patrick Sharp-Patrick Kane-Marian Hossa
Bryan Bickell-Dave Bolland-Viktor Stalberg
Andrew Brunette-Marcus Kruger-Jimmy Hayes
John Scott-Jamal Mayers-Michael Frolik
Duncan Keith-Dylan Olsen
Nick Leddy-Brent Seabrook
Sean O’Donnell-Sami Lepisto
Corey Crawford
Ray Emery
GO KINGS GO!
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JEFF CARTER WOOOOO
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I dont see a big threat other than that top line. We are at home lets get the match ups we want and lets light the lamp!!!!
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Come on Kings lets crush them…
But their first line looks scary
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Crawford kinda sucks … We should be able to score something.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
@Ari, We the Kings we cant never score any goals
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Dominick Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 4:33 pm
@Ari, Is Mark still coaching?
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kingsfanInsano Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 4:36 pm
@Ari, you jinxed it for us, we re about to get shut out! (counter-jinx)
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Didn’t realize how top heavy the Hawks were.
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bummer there’s no Scott-Westy rematch…
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Ducan linemate is a rookie only has played 10 games. Lets take advantage of that. Also Leddy is a minus 12 worse on the team paired with Seabrook tonight.
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I’m gonna laugh if we Carter scores, and we lose 1 nothing. That being said, I’m fully expecting a 2-1 Kings win. Go Quick! Go Berneier! Go whoevers in goal.
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Dominick Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
@Dominick, Ooops! I meant Chicago loses 1 nothing.
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Pesus Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
@Dominick,
I’ll cry
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That’s pretty much the lineup I would have picked, except I would swap Brown and Penner.
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luckyluc13 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 4:36 pm
@xeropoint, My thoughts also
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My focus is on defense than offense actually.
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I just want to see more from Kopi..
He’s been off…[I know everyone has]…
Our 2 top lines can do damage…
Good luck ..Carts..
GKG..
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Kopitar + Brown? Occasional exceptional games aside, has it not been established that these two just don’t mix very well on the ice? (serious question)
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this should do
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I think that Bollard should be Suspended for hurting Anze’s shoulder should make that call was a Penalty or a Suspended call is give Bollard a 3 game of Suspended for hurting Anze’s shoulder and you know the hockey rules about not hurting the Best Player on the Kings and the answer is Anze
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