Projected Starting Goaltender, Los Angeles – Jonathan Quick
Season: 22 GP (21 GS) / 10-8-2 record / 2.56 GAA / .896 Sv% / 1 SHO
Career vs Dallas: 19 (18) / 13-4-2 / 2.26 / .921 / 2
Last Game vs Dallas: 3/7/13 / 60 MP / 17-21 shots / 2-5 L
2012-13, Home: 10 (9) / 7-2-1 / 1.94 / .908 / 1
Projected Starting Goaltender, Dallas – Kari Lehtonen
Season: 21 (20) / 10-7-2 / 2.54 / .916 / 0
Career vs Los Angeles: 13 (13) / 7-6-0 / 2.66 / .904 / 0
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 3/7/13 / 60 MP / 31-33 shots / 5-2 W
2012-13, Away: 10 (10) / 5-4-0 / 2.19 / .929 / 0
Los Angeles Leaders
Total Points: Anze Kopitar (9-19=28)
Goals: Jeff Carter (18-3=21)
Assists: Anze Kopitar (9-19=28)
Plus/Minus: Jake Muzzin (+14; 6-7=13)
Penalty Minutes: Keaton Ellerby (50*; 0-2=2)
*36 of Ellerby’s penalty minutes came as a member of the Florida Panthers.
Dallas Leaders
Total Points: Jaromir Jagr (11-10=21)
Goals: Jaromir Jagr (11-10=21)
Assists: Alex Goligoski (0-14=14)
Plus/Minus: Derek Roy (+5; 3-13=16)
Penalty Minutes: Antoine Roussel (51; 5-5=10)
A stick tap goes to: Kari Lehtonen. Darryl Sutter spoke for a lot of people who have followed the Pacific Division when he referred to Lehtonen as “probably a guy that has flown under the radar to date.” Assuming Miikka Kiprusoff doesn’t return to Olympic competition, who are the goalies Finland brings to Sochi next year out a collection of Pekka Rinne, Niklas Bäckström, Antti Niemi, Tuukka Rask and Lehtonen?
A fist shake goes to: Antoine Roussel. Roussel straddles the occasionally blurry line between “stick tap” and “fist shake”. On one hand, he’s the only current player in the National Hockey League born in France, and that type of a unique background is admired at LAKings Insider. He has 10 points through his first 20 NHL games and was temporarily added to the team’s second line after an earlier production surge. On the other hand, he’s a sandpaper-type agitator with as many hits as Brenden Morrow in seven fewer games. He hits, he fights, he irritates, and there’s a decent chance the hard worker will draw the attention of Kings fans at Staples Center tonight.
Why the Kings need to win this game: Dallas is playing in the second game of a back-to-back set after traveling overnight from Denver, where they couldn’t hold a third period lead and lost to the basement-dwelling Avalanche, 4-3. That, combined with the Kings’ 12-2-1 home record, would indicate that these are an important two points to grab before four consecutive games against teams currently situated in the Western Conference’s top six seeds.
Rankings and Statistics
Goals/Game: LAK – t-6 / 3.00; DAL – 18 / 2.59
Goals Against/Game: LAK – 8 / 2.48; DAL – t-23 / 3.00
Power Play: LAK – 9 / 20.4%; DAL – t-18 / 16.8%
Penalty Kill: LAK – 17 / 80.9%; DAL – 13 / 81.8%
Shots/Game: LAK – t-15 / 28.9; DAL – 27 / 27.1
Shots Against/Game: LAK – 2 / 25.0; DAL – 20 / 29.7
Faceoffs: LAK – t-10 / 51.1%; DAL – 23 / 47.7%
Save Percentage: LAK – 23 / .901; DAL – 24 / .899
Projected Lines – Los Angeles
Dustin Brown – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams
Dustin Penner – Mike Richards – Jeff Carter
Dwight King – Jarret Stoll – Trevor Lewis
Kyle Clifford – Colin Fraser – Jordan Nolan
Jake Muzzin – Drew Doughty
Rob Scuderi – Slava Voynov
Keaton Ellerby – Alec Martinez
Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Bernier
Notes: The Kings won 41 of 60 faceoffs against Dallas in the last meeting between these teams on March 7. They have not trailed at home since that game. Los Angeles is 12-1-1 when scoring first. Jonathan Quick is now seven shutouts behind Rogie Vachon for the most in team history. He is four wins behind Kelly Hrudey for the second-most in club history. As always, line projections are educated assessments and not definite alignments.
Projected Lines – Dallas
Ray Whitney – Jamie Benn – Loui Eriksson
Brenden Morrow – Derek Roy – Erik Cole
Reilly Smith – Cody Eakin – Jaromir Jagr
Eric Nystrom – Vernon Fiddler – Antoine Roussel
Brenden Dillon – Stephane Robidas
Alex Goligoski – Trevor Daley
Jordie Benn – Philip Larsen
Kari Lehtonen
Jack Campbell
Notes: Lines via Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News. Ray Whitney is a game-time decision with an upper-body injury. 6-foot-4 forward Alex Chiasson has been called up from AHL-Texas. Dallas has won three straight at Staples Center, outscoring Los Angeles 12-7 if shootout goals are considered. The Stars have allowed at least four goals in nine of their last 16 games. Jack Campbell, the goaltender who led the United States to World Junior gold in 2010, will back up Lehtonen. Selected 11th overall when the Kings hosted the draft at Staples Center, Campbell is yet to make his National Hockey League debut. As always, line projections are educated assessments and not definite alignments.
Hopefully a little payback tonight for the Kings. The Stars should be exhausted from having played last night in Denver and arriving in LA after midnight.
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Jon
Not you too.
You dont say the SO word on a game day.
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SDGolfer Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:08 pm
@Mars, what do you call it when a goalie gives up zero goals in a game?
A SHUTOUT!
BTW
GO KINGS
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Okay Quick get a goal not hard to do if Broduer Scores a goal…LOL jk jk…
Lets kick some Stars Butt Revenge!
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SCROLL ON NHL CHANNEL: “Bernier making the most of his chances while waiting for another gig”!! Does anyone think that something may have been leaked at the big pow-wow or do they not have much to talk about?
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Mars Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 4:29 pm
@linny, Slow news day.
I wouldnt put much stock into it.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:19 pm
@linny, The talk going into the season was about the likelihood that Bernier would be moved at the trade deadline. The talk is still that Bernier will be moved at the trade deadline. It is what it is.
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Martin Brodeur now tied for the goal count with Drew Doughty …
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 4:35 pm
@goldielocks, LOL tat sad ,,,poor Doughty
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 4:36 pm
@KingsFanFTW, Thats*
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:20 pm
@KingsFanFTW, Something tells me he’s managing, day-to-day.
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KingMe20 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 4:41 pm
@goldielocks, I turned on the game about 20 seconds before it happened. It was a power play goal too.
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shiny Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:11 pm
@KingMe20, wow… he leads in goalie assists and now he’s trying to take over goals, too?? Jeez, he’s trying to do it all LOL. I expect Jersey to claw their way into a playoff spot now that Marty is back. Good for them
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Pili Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 4:57 pm
@goldielocks, Somebody here posted that they thought that Doughty is having his finest season to date and I agree. He has grown by leaps and bounds in other aspects of his game; more than making up for the lack of goals.
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shiny Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:17 pm
@Pili, agreed. He is more than pulling his own weight this season
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lostone49 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:19 pm
@Pili, Yes he is. People tend to not notice that he is attempting to be a stay-at-home defenseman, when his skill set is more of an offensive one. To his credit, he has flipped the switch, and taken on the role Sutter has asked of him while Greene and Mitchell are out.
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Mars Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:27 pm
@lostone49, Also the mentoring of Muzz, and look at how well Muzz is doing.
I just keep ribbing here, nothing seriously critical, fun and games so to speak.
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:21 pm
@lostone49, He’s probably the reason we could possibly get by only getting one of the two back, or a rental, if we’re lucky.
KingMe20 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:09 pm
@Pili,
I don’t disagree with that at all. He’s shown he can play any type of game the Kings need him to play. The goals will come, he just needs to relax and not over-think things. As long as he continues to play great defense, they won’t need him to chip in more than a handful.
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xeropoint Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:24 pm
@goldielocks, Or, is currently out scoring Ryan Clowe.
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Go Kings Go!
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Dallas was kind of unknown but not this time.
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Getting ready to get out of work & head to Staple for the game. Kings gonna kick some tail tonight and get the 2 points. We will get revenge for that loss on 03/07!
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After tonight Dallas will read
GP W L OT PTS GF GA Home Away Streak
30 13 14 3 29 76 92 6-6-2 7-8-1 Lost 2
Just sayin…..
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bonvivant Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 4:58 pm
@Mars, It’s all in the numbers.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 4:55 pm
@SLIM, C
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SLIM Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 4:58 pm
@KingsFanFTW,
Something happened to my post….
Couldn’t post more that one letter…Weird…
What I was gonna say is…..
Brodeur didn’t score the goal…Staal did…
Brodeur was the last Devil to touch it…
Unless I’m insane and hallucinated..
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 4:58 pm
@SLIM, LOL yea i know….Tell that to the NHL Network people…
KingMe20 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:14 pm
@SLIM,
Right, which is why they just showed on the broadcast that New Jersey’s power play was 1/1 with 0 shots. Technically, they never took a shot when they “scored.”
Go Kings Go!
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If we’re relentless the 1st 10:00 minutes of the game and score a goal or two game over. The first 6th of this game is crucial to its outcome.
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ESPN NHL – Devils’ Martin Brodeur credited with a goal in 1st pd vs. Hurricanes, is 1st goalie with 3 career goals
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shiny Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:16 pm
@Subby, nice… I like Brodeur, he’s a fantastic goalie. I only didn’t like him in the SCF lol but he was super classy the whole time
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LittleRhody Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:22 pm
@shiny, I agree. I remember him saying something about being “Awesome” to Quick in the handshake line.
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Mars Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:24 pm
@shiny, Agree. Great sportsman.
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CB14 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:26 pm
@Mars, Not so great husband.
CB14 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:25 pm
@shiny, On the ice he is classy, off the ice is a different story though LOL.
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Mars Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:35 pm
@CB14, ? on the Husband part, I dont know what you mean, can you explain, too lazy to google and read.
CB14 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:58 pm
@Mars, He cheated on his wife with his wifes sister in law, aka his wifes brothers wife. I hope that makes sense. His wife then divorced him, and he ended up getting married to that lady that he was cheating with.
Harry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The real Kings East is looking pretty good tonight.
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KingMe20 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:27 pm
@CB14,
Two goals from ex Kings for them tonight, Harrold and Loktionov.
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CB14 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:15 pm
@KingMe20, So happy to see Lokti doing well for Jersey.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:23 pm
@KingMe20, It would be fair for them to do well, too.
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Oh Willie!!
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TT is projected to sit. So, last 10 v. Yotes, plus 60 v. Stars.
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KLos Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 5:57 pm
@KLos, kinda an under the radar benching.
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seanster48 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:13 pm
@KLos, 95.5?
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:24 pm
@KLos, Not really. He’s a call-up. He’s here in case he’s needed, and he’s here to get the pulse of the NHL. It’s not so sinister.
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just glad the YOtes series is over without any serious injuries, maybe TT’s benching is from the “contact” in the last game!! need to MAN UP on Jagr, GO KINGS GO!!
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:17 pm
@seanster48, still got one more game left with those cryotes…
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Tah, no way bro! “Posted by JonRosen on 21 March 2013, 4:20 pm”
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as good as the kings have been on the pp, neither doughty, kopi and slava have a pp goal this season thus far…
go figure…(!)
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Michael J. Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:36 pm
@variable,
Muzzin…
go figure…(!)
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variable Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:46 pm
@Michael J.,
muzz has got 2 pp goals…
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variable Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:46 pm
@Michael J.,
or are you saying it’s because of the muzzinator…(?)
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Michael J. Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:55 pm
@variable,
I’m saying who would have figured that Muzz would take over the PP? Not me.
variable Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:02 pm
@mj…
yep…+1…
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We need…………
-hard forecheck
-take the body
-containment out of the corners in our end
-pucks out, pucks deep
-shot the puck
…that will give us success, any breakdown in any category and problems will loom.
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Can we trade Moriarty for the woman who is interviewing Brodeur right now?
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variable Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:11 pm
@Michael J.,
he used to be the nhl’s go-to-guy, as a roving reporter and network host…
he just needs to relax and not try so hard…he doesn’t look very comfortable ad-libbing his questions…
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KingMe20 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:20 pm
@variable,
You say he doesn’t look comfortable… HHHWWWHYY?
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:26 pm
@variable, That’s so hard to imagine…not like I’m doubting you….
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bmova Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 8:03 pm
@Michael J., Bring back Heidi!!!
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Having TT sit tonight is probably a good thing. It gives Nolan the chance to stay up to speed and gives TT a chance to sit back and abosrb the game from a different persepctive, especially the defensive part of it.
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SLIM Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:53 pm
@DesertKing,
Nolan with a goal tonight…
Going out on a limb…Here…
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DesertKing Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:57 pm
@SLIM,
Penner with a hat tric…..(SNAP)…… AAAAAAAAAAAAA!…..(THUD)
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variable Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:13 pm
@SLIM,
that’s nolan with a goalan…
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Kenny44 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:07 pm
@DesertKing,
Last time the Stars killed us on switch plays where their wing would hang back and the D would jump in and we lost someone in coverage. We have to expect that again tonight. Given Toffolio’s struggles in our end against PHX, good for the kid to watch this one
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:26 pm
@DesertKing, Yup…watching after participating is a good thing.
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I’m thinking I’d like a pregame snack but all I have is these tortilla chips and a bunch of cheese. Any ideas?
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DesertKing Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 6:58 pm
@Michael J.,
um, that cheese, um, er, that wouldn’t happen to, you know, um, be from , um, uh, COSTCO, would it, hmmm?
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variable Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:14 pm
@Michael J.,
“road trip…”
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:27 pm
@Michael J., Speaking of COSTCO, I like to snack on their almonds. Other than being fairly high-calorie, they’re pretty healthy (and high fiber, so fairly OK.)
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What happened to Anson Carter on FSW? He was on the show. Off the show. On again and now he is no where to be found. And no mention of anything regarding him.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 7:28 pm
@yetiman_oc, Maybe he has other gigs?
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Sit down Morrow!
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Dallas schooling Kings in zone coverage tonight
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