January 2013 - LA Kings Insider

January 31 Postgame Quotes: Darryl Sutter

Jon RosenJanuary 31, 201313 Comments

On his thoughts of the game: “Score more than one goal.” On what it will take to score more than one goal: “Score two.” On Mike Richards’ selection in the shootout: “He’s capable of big plays, and he’s a good shootout guy. I’ve seen it before.” On limiting Nashville to 11 shots in ... Full Story

January 31 Postgame Quotes: Jarret Stoll

Jon RosenJanuary 31, 20135 Comments

Postgame quotes1 min read

On letting this game go, playing every second night and getting ready to play on the road: “Well, we’ve got to come to practice tomorrow and get on the ice and work on things that we weren’t good at here tonight and look at some video at what we weren’t good at here tonight and improve on it. Tha... Full Story

January 31 Postgame Quotes: Dustin Brown

Jon RosenJanuary 31, 20137 Comments

Postgame quotes2 min read

On whether he was surprised that the game wasn’t more one-sided, considering the opportunities: “That’s sometimes how it goes. I thought, like I said, we played a pretty good D-game. We had some good offensive chances. Probably not enough. But you get to a shootout, and it’s just that.” On whe... Full Story

Game 6: Los Angeles vs Nashville

Jon RosenJanuary 31, 2013395 Comments

Uncategorized2 min read

Los Angeles Kings vs Nashville Predators Thursday, January 31, 2013, 7:30 pm Staples Center Referees: Dave Jackson, Gord Dwyer Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Vaughan Rody NAS scratches: D Jonathon Blum, F Brian McGrattan NAS starting lineup: G Pekka Rinne, D Shea Weber, D Scott Hannan, LW ... Full Story

Preview: Nashville Predators

Jon RosenJanuary 31, 201379 Comments

Game Preview4 min read

This is the first of three meetings between Los Angeles and Nashville this season. After tonight, the two teams will meet on Thursday, February 7 at Bridgestone Arena and on Monday, March 4 at Staples Center. Last year, the Kings finished 3-1-0 against the Predators, going 2-0-0 at home and 1-1-0... Full Story

Former King Clune ready to face L.A.

Jon RosenJanuary 31, 201345 Comments

Opposition3 min read

Former Los Angeles Kings forward Rich Clune, who previously cleared waivers in October, 2010, was claimed on waivers by the Nashville Predators on January 15, the same day that former Kings prospect Thomas Hickey was claimed by the New York Islanders. Prior to this season, Clune’s entire NHL regu... Full Story

Morning Skate Quotes, January 31

Jon RosenJanuary 31, 201383 Comments

Morning Skate Quotes3 min read

DARRYL SUTTER On the importance on keeping momentum going in the last home game before the road trip: “You break our schedule down, our first 15 games are on the road, so it’s not momentum from any game, other than tonight’s game. We just want to continue to play well and hopefully get points ... Full Story

Power (Play) Outage

Jon RosenJanuary 30, 2013305 Comments

Uncategorized4 min read

With just one goal in nine power play attempts, the Kings’ 11.1 percent conversion rate ranks them dead last in the NHL. Dustin Brown believes the secret to breaking through with the man advantage rests in keeping things simple. “It doesn’t have to be pretty,” Brown said after practice today. “It... Full Story

Three Keys to the Game

Jon RosenJanuary 29, 2013382 Comments

Game story1 min read

Here we are trying to do our best impression of the "three keys to the game" for last night's 3-2 overtime victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Hope you enjoy them: 1.) The Kings are the Stanley Cup Champions It's a weird thing to hear, even now. Take Alain Vigneault's quote from last night: "We ... Full Story

Heard in the Kings Locker Room

Jon RosenJanuary 28, 2013102 Comments

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KINGS HEAD COACH DARRYL SUTTER: (Re game recap): “You play resilient. You’ve got to win games like that.” “We only had three penalties tonight which is in the right direction. Its got to be a three or four penalty game to be successful in this league. I didn’t like Brown’s call for sure.” “I ... Full Story

Heard in the Vancouver Locker Room

Jon RosenJanuary 28, 201316 Comments

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VANCOUVER HEAD COACH ALAIN VIGNEAULT: (Re game recap):” We emptied the tank and our guys did what they had to do against the Stanley Cup Champions. We battled real hard. They got a break on their power play where we win our draw and then we can’t put a handle on the puck and it goes off of a coupl... Full Story

Post-Game Notes

Jon RosenJanuary 28, 201319 Comments

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Compiled by the famous Jeremy Zager, your Kings notes are below. KINGS NOTES: · Jeff Carter now has goals in three straight · Jonathan Quick is now 29-15 lifetime in shootouts (stopping 114 of 159 shots = .717 spct) · The last time the Kings trailed by two goals in a g... Full Story

In-Game Blog: Canucks vs. Kings

Jon RosenJanuary 28, 2013658 Comments

Game story6 min read

Kings win 3-2 in a shootout, a huge moral victory for the team. We'll have more notes and quotes coming up soon. Thanks for following along, you guys are always a blast. SHOOTOUT Kopitar shoots on Luongo - no goal -- 0-0 Burrows shoots on Quick - no goal -- 0-0 Brown shoots on Luongo - no goal... Full Story