PGT: #40: Kings v. Avalanche, 1/2/12, S/O Loss, thoughts & tidbits, *** Ref's

[Puck U]

END of S/O GAME



KINGS LOSE but gain a Point despite Ref's.
(40 gp = 19-14-7 = 45 pts)
1st Pacific / 3rd West / 12th NHL



KINGS = 1 : 2 = AVALANCHE

2nd @ 01:34 LAK - (10) WristShot - Assists: (25) and (10)
3rd @ 14:17 COL - (10) SnapShot - Assists: (16)
S/O COL -

SOG : KINGS = 32 : 21 = AVALANCHE
PIM : KINGS = 6 : 12 = AVALANCHE
PowerPlay : KINGS = 0/5 : 0/1 = AVALANCHE
HITS : KINGS = 42 : 32 = AVALANCHE
Giveaways : KINGS = 16 : 11 = AVALANCHE
Takeaways : KINGS = 5 : 5 = AVALANCHE
Face-Offs Won : KINGS = 31 : 25 = AVALANCHE
Blocked Shots : KINGS = 16 : 3 = AVALANCHE



WINNING GOALTENDER Losing Goaltender


THREE STAR Selections
1st : = (G) Saves: 1, Save Pct.: .969
2nd : = (RW) Goals: 1, Assists: 0
3rd : = (G) Saves: 1, Save Pct.: .952


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BOXSCORE = http://kings.nhl.com/club/boxscore.htm?id=2011020573
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- UPCOMING SCHEDULE -

[Telos]

Reminded of the Jets game... Oh well, onto the next game... GO KINGS!

[Muzzinga]

that would be 1 point lost

[DocWest]

Somewhere in the dark, Mike Murphy is smiling.

[cheap77]

Last time it was some of the craziest bounces ever. This time we get an obvious goal called no goal by Toronto. I hope Dean says something about it this time.

[LAsusan]

feels like a stolen game.

[bobafettish*]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/4...3f58c74776.jpg

im still here guys.

[TwoForRoughing]

Not good enough.

Kings can't expect to dominate for 60 minutes; teams will apply extra pressure when down. But hey, that's what happens when you only score one goal a game.

[Sydor25]

Kings blow another third period lead. Not as bad as the Dallas game, but Clifford must clear that puck.

[Shellz]

****ing joke.

[King'sPawn]

What a ****ing crock of **** game.

[Ziggy Stardust]

After scoring four against Vancouver, it is natural to expect them to revert to their one-goal ways.

[DontgoZiggy]

Hate losing in a shoot out. shouldn't have gone that far

[FrozenKing18]

lol Doughty, Toronto


LOL

[damacles1156]

Well Sutter won't be happy with that Third period effort. I expect a spirited skate Tuesday.


The Kings can't count on OT/Shootouts to win games. They need to close teams out.

Still need someone (Anyone) to put those Grade A scoring chances in the Net.

[Bandit]

I think you mean our powerplay blows.

[AKAY47]

At what point does Lombardi realize that he needs to make a trade for another winger? This scoring drought is so embarrassing

[AKAY47]

That 4 on 3 in OT was ****ing horrendous, it was so plain and boring. Two Kopitar and Doughty just kept their sticks up, waiting for a one-timer lmao. Where's the creativity?

[Kschey]

Avs fan coming in peace.
Yeah, obviously you guys were stolen a goal and we were lucky that RoR and Varly rocked tonight but I just wanted to tell you I think you really got a great team.
They of course still need to get it together but I haven't seen a team dominate like the Kings in the first ~30 minutes.

I think they'll become a great playoff team because they got a good mix of talent and physicality.

Hoping both the Kings and the Avs make the playoffs!

Cheers and good luck for the next games!

[KingKopitar11]

kopitar is a joke on the shootouts now.

[Fatty]

Refs missed it but we gotta beat the zebra's mistakes. They had too many opps to score and didn't. What was it...six power plays and zero goals. They have to get better.

[Shellz]

Originally Posted by AKAY47

That 4 on 3 in OT was ****ing horrendous, it was so plain and boring. Two Kopitar and Doughty just kept their sticks up, waiting for a one-timer lmao. Where's the creativity?

Yep. Hurrr. They still think just blasting it from the point, it's going to go in the net. I don't get how they can still be doing it. Every. ****ing. Time.

[damacles1156]

Originally Posted by AKAY47

At what point does Lombardi realize that he needs to make a trade for another winger? This scoring drought is so embarrassing

Pretty sure he see's it. The damn toilet cleaner in staples center knows the Kings need another scoring winger.

That doesn't mean any are available, Teams may not be ready to blow up the roster just yet.

[SFKingshomer]

I still hate shootouts

[Mr Irreverent]

This team missed Voynov. Oh, and still need more from the kid making $7 million.

But seriously, the PP is BRUTAL. It's so obvious it's a poorly coached system.