On whether he’s in favor of returning to Los Angeles between Games 3 and 4: “Yeah, I think it’s good. It was a six o’clock game, and we were home at pretty much the same time as we would coming from Staples on a regular night. It’s a 50 minute flight, so it’s pretty quick. [...]
Archive of posts tagged Anze Kopitar
No residual issues for Kopitar, only stitches
Dustin Brown unleashed a quick slapshot from above the left circle early in the third period of Los Angeles’ 4-3 win over San Jose in Game 2 Thursday night that deflected off Dan Boyle’s stick and into the face of Anze Kopitar, who had no time to react. Kopitar’s visor caught a piece of the [...]
May 13 practice quotes: Players
Jarret Stoll, on what the team is looking to improve heading into the second round: “I think our D-zone coverage, composure with the puck just under pressure – under fast, quick pressure heavy pressure, like we saw in the first round – I don’t think we handled it too well. I think we can be [...]
May 9 afternoon quotes: Anze Kopitar
The Kings did not practice at Toyota Sports Center on Thursday. Instead, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Penner, Dustin Brown and Darryl Sutter spoke with members of the media in the early afternoon. On the difference in the last three games, compared to the first two: “I think we’re playing up to our potential, or closer to [...]
May 8 postgame quotes: Anze Kopitar
On weathering a game-tying goal and St. Louis momentum early in overtime: “It’s one of those things where you’re so close to getting it, and getting on the flight and going home, but you’ve got to regroup and we have enough experience in this locker room that knows what it takes to go through OT. [...]
May 6 postgame quotes: Anze Kopitar
On playing with energy after he scored the game-tying goal: “It’s hard to explain, but every time you’re going through a drought – of 20? 19? I don’t even know – and when you get that one, you feel about a hundred pounds lighter. So I felt pretty good after that.”
May 6 quotes: Sutter, Kopitar, Scuderi
Darryl Sutter, on Jonathan Quick and comparing him to other goaltenders he coached: “You know, I think…we talked about that last year because when I came he was hot, and he just kind of stayed there. So you just try to manage his practice time and then during the playoffs, he basically played hurt. So [...]
Improvement needed in nuanced faceoff numbers
The Los Angeles Kings were particularly strong on faceoffs in March and April. Ranked 23rd in faceoff percentage through nine games, they leapt up to fourth in the league overall by winning 52.0% of draws through the entire regular season. St. Louis, another team with strong center depth, ranked 13th in the league with a [...]
On line combinations and match-ups
Since Dustin Brown’s suspension that led to a line shake-up in Game 47 of the regular season, there have been mixed results from forwards on the team’s re-shuffled top two lines. Justin Williams has offered the best production since the adjustment, registering two goals, three points, a plus-two rating and 10 shots in the two [...]
