Jonathan Bernier will get the call in goal tomorrow when the Kings host Edmonton. Terry Murray said the move was pre-planned, and not a response to last night’s game. Michal Handzus will indeed play a fourth-line center role tomorrow. Murray expressed some displeasure with Handzus’ recent play, and when I talked to him today, Handzus [...]
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Bernier hopes to emulate McLean (sort of)
Jonathan Bernier will start in goal tonight for the Kings against Nashville and will look to continue a remarkable run of success against the Predators. Bernier has three career starts against Nashville, all in the 2010 calendar year, and is 3-0 with a 0.67 goals-against average and a .978 save percentage. Bernier recorded his first [...]
Rough week for Kings’ goalies
The Kings made it through 39 regular-season games, dating to last season, without pulling their starting goaltender from the game. It has now happened twice in the last two games. First, Jonathan Quick was pulled in the second period of Wednesday’s loss to Phoenix, after he allowed six goals on 24 shots. Then, Jonathan Bernier [...]
Bernier empathizes with Quick’s tough night
After last night’s game, Terry Murray said he wouldn’t alter his goalie plan and would stay with Jonathan Bernier as tonight’s starting goalie against Philadelphia. Jonathan Quick allowed six goals on 18 shots last night, and was pulled midway through the second period in favor of Bernier, who stopped all 13 shots he faced. Of [...]
Locker-room reaction; Bernier tomorrow
The Kings will stay with the plan, and Jonathan Bernier will get the start in goal tomorrow night against Philadelphia, Terry Murray said after the game. Little blame was put on Jonathan Quick tonight, though, as the Kings bemoaned their overall effort and said they simply didn’t come ready to play. Murray said he would [...]
Bernier postgame quotes
Jonathan Bernier’s postgame thoughts… (on not seeing the Ducks’ goal…) BERNIER: “It was going pretty high, and he got it at the right spot and it went five-hole. I tried to squeeze it but it was just a little too late.” (on his recent play…) BERNIER: “I feel pretty good. Obviously, I think the team [...]
Sunday skate update; Bernier in
Jonathan Bernier will start in goal tonight, with the Kings also facing a game in San Jose tomorrow night and a total of four games in five nights. Peter Harrold and Kevin Westgarth are expected to be the healthy scratches and the Kings will go with a fourth line of Brad Richardson, Trevor Lewis and [...]
Bernier postgame quotes
Jonathan Bernier’s postgame thoughts… (on his success against the Predators…) BERNIER: “You know, I don’t feel any different than in other cities. I guess it just goes that way. Offensively, I think, there were some goals that we scored that, I don’t know how they got in, but I think our forecheck was really good. [...]
Bernier’s task gets even tougher
This isn’t exactly the ideal situation for Jonathan Bernier to be starting in goal. His last appearance in a game was 24 days ago, and tonight he will be playing in front of a Kings defense that is without two of its most veteran players, Matt Greene and Willie Mitchell. Those two have combined for [...]
Bernier getting off the bench
Eight games, and 24 days. That’s how long Jonathan Bernier will have waited between appearances by the time the puck drops tomorrow night in Nashville and Bernier starts in goal for the Kings. That’s certainly not approaching Erik Ersberg territory, given that Ersberg went more than 40 days between starts at one point last season, [...]
Bernier’s time has come again
As had been expected in recent days, Jonathan Bernier will start in goal on Saturday when the Kings play Nashville. Jonathan Quick will start his eighth consecutive game tonight, and Bernier hasn’t appeared in a game since the Nov. 24 loss to Montreal. That means Bernier will have gone 24 days between appearances. Previously this [...]
Bernier’s return on the horizon?
The sit-and-wait game continues for backup goalie Jonathan Bernier, who has looked good in practice of late but is sitting behind Jonathan Quick. Quick has allowed two or fewer goals in five consecutive games, and will get the start tomorrow night when the Kings host Minnesota. Bernier? The Kings have back-to-back games next weekend, at [...]
Monarchs fall to Springfield
Is there any Kings-affiliated goalie who hasn’t had a tough week? Jonathan Bernier stopped 29 of 32 shots and took his first loss of the season Friday as the Manchester Monarchs fell to the Springfield Falcons, 4-1. Springfield scored an empty-net goal with 1:22 to play. Oscar Moller scored the goal for the Monarchs, his [...]
