-The Los Angeles Kings scored on their first shot for the second game in a row, withstood some Edmonton Oilers buzzing midway through the first period, tacked on a second goal on a Jeff Carter power play deflection late in the period and proceeded to grind and wear down the visitors in five-on-five play en [...]
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Postgame audio: Nick Nickson and Jake Muzzin
-Courtesy Nick Nickson, John Traconis, KTLK 1150 AM
April 6 postgame notes
-The Kings are 5-1-1 in their last seven games (out-scoring opponents 23-15) and 19-8-1 in their last 28 games (out-scoring opponents 81-55), not counting shootout goals. -The Kings’ 22-13-3 record (47 points) is tied for the fourth-best 38-game record in club history (2009-10 and 2005-06 clubs also had 47 pts). The Kings have out-scored their [...]
April 6 postgame quotes: Darryl Sutter
On the team’s improved play: “Our record’s pretty much held its own for a long time now. You don’t be right near the top [of] the league in regulation wins without doing it for a long time, so I don’t think lately it has been much different.”
April 6 postgame quotes: Edmonton
Devan Dubnyk, on the challenges presented by Los Angeles: “They are a big team and play hard. They start to play well at this time of the year. They consistently bring bodies to the net. They crash, screen and throw pucks to the net. We can certainly learn lessons from that. We need to do [...]
April 6 postgame quotes: Jeff Carter
On whether the team is moving in the right direction: “Yeah. Obviously we’ve still got work to do. You always have got work to do, right? But we’re playing solid. We’re playing solid at home here. We’re making it hard on teams and made it hard on the right guys tonight, and it shows.”
Game 38 Preview: Edmonton at Los Angeles
Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick Season: 28 GP (27 GS) / 12-11-3 / 2.54 GAA / .896 Sv% / 1 SHO Career vs Edmonton: 13 (13) / 8-1-4 / 1.58 / .939 / 1 Last Game vs Edmonton: 2/19/13 / 60 MP / 23-24 shots / 3-1 W 2012-13, Home: 12 (11) [...]
April 5 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter
On if there’s any “concern” that Anze Kopitar did not score on Thursday despite chances: “I don’t think so. I think…as long if he’s getting them, that’s a good thing. Based on near-misses, goalies are making great saves, too, on him, so that’s a good thing.
April 5 practice quotes: Brad Richardson
On whether yesterday’s performance is one the team will be looking to replicate: “Yeah, I think we played fairly well. I guess it was a low-shooting game all around, but I thought we played pretty well. Any time you can shut a team out, it’s probably a pretty good game for you. I think Bernier [...]
Quick Saturday, Bernier Sunday?
Jonathan Quick was the first goalie to leave the ice at the team’s practice at the Toyota Sports Center on Friday. Because Saturday’s game begins at 1:00 pm, that’s an indication he’s likely to be in net in the final meeting of the year between the Kings and Edmonton Oilers. Darryl Sutter spoke last night [...]
