Anze Kopitar, on Chicago’s penalty kill: “I don’t know. I mean, we had one PK today and it felt we were moving the puck fairly good. Had some decent shots, so we’ve got to build on that. There’s not many chances that come, and we have to capitalize on the ones that they do.” Kopitar, [...]
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Game 5 lineup notes
Projected Lines – Los Angeles Kyle Clifford – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams Dustin Penner – Mike Richards – Jeff Carter Dwight King – Trevor Lewis – Dustin Brown Brad Richardson – Colin Fraser – Tyler Toffoli Robyn Regehr – Drew Doughty Rob Scuderi – Slava Voynov Jake Muzzin – Matt Greene Jonathan Quick Jonathan [...]
May 21 quotes: Sutter, Clifford, Penner
Darryl Sutter, on Jonathan Quick absorbing contact: “I just think that he plays the top of the crease. I’m not whining or bitching or anything. It’s just, he plays at the top of the crease, and the last two series we played against goalies that play more in the blue paint. What is the rule? [...]
May 21 morning skate notes
IFFY CLIFFY? With Kyle Clifford seemingly on the mend and poised to rejoin the Los Angeles Kings’ lineup, Darryl Sutter was asked following the team’s skate what the rugged winger’s return would mean to the team. “There hasn’t been any announcement that I’m aware of that he’s coming back,” Sutter answered. There hasn’t been, and [...]
Minor Clifford, Stoll update
Kyle Clifford took the ice for the optional practice at Toyota Sports Center on Sunday morning. Similar to the practice he took part in on Friday, he did not wear the red no-contact jersey that he had worn while skating with the Black Aces earlier in the week. This is not an definite indication that [...]
Clifford practices with Kings, little revealed
Kyle Clifford had previously been skating with the call-ups from Manchester, colloquially known as the Black Aces. Though he had worn a red non-contact jersey in previous skates with that group, on Friday he took the ice in a white practice jersey, raising questions over whether he had been cleared for contact and whether he [...]
May 12 practice notes, Sutter video
-The Kings held an optional skate at the Toyota Sports Center several days in advance of their second round series against either the Anaheim Ducks or San Jose Sharks. -Players didn’t appear particularly concerned with whether they’d face San Jose or Anaheim in the second round, though the lack of travel was a universal relief. [...]
May 7 quotes: Kyle Clifford, Jeff Carter
Several quotes on a travel day in advance of Game 5: Kyle Clifford, on heading into Game 5: “We’re just getting ready for tomorrow. It’s going to be a big matchup. They’re going to come out hard, and we’re going to come out even harder.” Clifford, on drawing on the experience of having played in [...]
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 [...]
April 18 postgame quotes: Kyle Clifford
On the team picking up two important points: “Yeah, definitely. Points are hard to come by at this time of the year, so any time you can get them, and try and lock up home ice, that’s our goal.” On how games like Thursday night’s win can help heading into the playoffs: “They help a [...]
