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Scouting the Coyotes

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Tonight is the first of six meetings this season between the Kings and Phoenix Coyotes. Shane Doan is sitting on 299 career NHL goals. Of those, 28 have come against the Kings. What are the chances that he nets No. 300 tonight? The Coyotes are expected to go with goalie Mike Smith, who allowed six goals in a season-opening loss to San Jose but since has stopped 43 of 45 shots in his last two starts. Here’s a game preview from The Arizona Republic, followed by the expected lineups for the Kings and Coyotes…

Phoenix Coyotes look to raise level of play

KINGS LINEUP
Gagne-Kopitar-Williams
Penner-Richards-Brown
Moreau-Stoll-Richardson
Clifford-Lewis-Westgarth

Mitchell-Voynov
Scuderi-Johnson
Martinez-Greene

Quick
Bernier

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COYOTES LINEUP
Ray Whitney-Daymond Langkow-Shane Doan
Mikkel Boedker-Martin Hanzal-Radim Vrbata
Taylor Pyatt-Boyd Gordon-Lauri Korpikoski
Petteri Nokelainen-Raffi Torres-Paul Bissonnette

Keith Yandle-Derek Morris
Oliver Ekman-Larsson-Adrian Aucoin
David Schlemko-Rostislav Klesla

Mike Smith
Jason LaBarbera

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