GDT: Game #75 : KINGS vs. BRUINS - Saturday, 3/24/’12 @ 6:00 pm PDT

[Puck U]

GAME #75 : Los Angeles KINGS vs. Boston BRUINS   MATCHUP   vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS BOSTON BRUINS (74 gp : 37-25-12 = 86 pts) (73 gp : 42-28-3 = 87 pts) 1st Pacific / 3rd West / 11th NHL 1st NorthEast / 2nd East / 10th NHL Won 6 STREAK Lost 1 58.1 % WINNING POINTS %. 59.6 % 31 REGULATION + OVERTIME WINS 34 21-13-4 @ Home HOME / AWAY 20-15-1 @ Away 8-2-0 LAST 10 4-6-0 2.26g = 28th GOALS PER GAME 3.14g = 2nd 2.07g = 2nd GOALS AGAINST 2.44g = 6th +13 GOALS DIFFERENTIAL +57 16.0% = 21st POWER PLAY PCT. 17.8% = 13th 87.6% = 4th PENALTY KILL PCT. 83.4% = 11th 51.3% FACE-OFF WIN PCT. 54.4% Game Time: Saturday March/24/2012 6:00 PM PDT Location: Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA. USA TV Broadcast : FOXSPORTS-WEST (HD) : NESN (HD) : NHL CenterIce * (check your local area listings, black-out restrictions may apply) Radio Broadcast : LA Kings.com Radio Player /or KTLK 1150 AM On-Line Link Note : * (Kings Radio Pre-Game w/ Nick Nickson & Daryl Evans on 30 min before game time & KingsTALK on KTLKam1150 link after every Home Game) FREE Online Video Streams : FirstRowSports.eu : myp2p.eu : SportLEMON.tv : ************* : AtdheNet.TV : atdhe.tv : LiveStreamHunter.tv : hockeywebcasts.com : Yahoo Online Stream : HockeyStreams.com {Pay-Site} (links to online feeds provided but not guaranteed to always be active or working.) = - = Game Not Started = - = Scoreboards : NHL : CBS : Yahoo : TSN.ca : ESPN

KINGS versus BRUINS, can we extend winning streak to 7 games ?

POSSIBLE ROSTER MATCH UPS LOS ANGELES KINGS BOSTON BRUINS Forwards Forwards #23 Dustin Brown ‘C’ - #11 Anze Kopitar ‘A’ - #14 Justin Williams #63 Brad Marchand - #37 Patrice Bergeron ‘A’ - #19 Tyler Seguin #74 Dwight King - #10 Mike Richards - #77 Jeff Carter #17 Milan Lucic - #46 David Krejci - #38 Jordan Caron #25 Dustin Penner - #28 Jarret Stoll - #22 Trevor Lewis #67 Benoit Pouliot - #23 Chris Kelly - #12 Brian Rolston #13 Kyle Clifford - #24 Colin Fraser - #71 Jordan Nolan #20 Daniel Paille - #11 Gregory Campbell - #22 Shawn Thornton {scratched} #19 Kevin Westgarth, #15 Brad Richardson {scratched} #42 Trent Whitfield, #49 Rich Peverly Defense Defense #7 Rob Scuderi - #8 Drew Doughty #33 Zdeno Chara ‘C’ - #44 Dennis Seidenberg #33 Willie Mitchell - #26 Slava Voynov #21 Andrew Ference - #55 Johnny Boychuk #27 Alec Martinez - #2 Matt Greene ‘A’ #6 Greg Zanon - #54 Adam McQuaid {scratched} #44 Davis Drewiske {scratched} #14 Joe Corvo, #27 Mike Mottau Goaltending Goaltending #32 Jonathan Quick {expected starter} #30 Tim Thomas {expected starter} #45 Jonathan Bernier #1 Marty Turco

GO !!! KINGS !!! GO !!! . . . GO !!! KINGS !!! GO !!! . . . GO !!! KINGS !!! GO !!! . . .

KINGS ROYAL REPORT: Injury Updates, Stats, News & Notes LOS ANGELES KINGS : - #21 Scott Parse (LW), On IR w/ Lower-body injury, will have season-ending surgery on both hips in the near future. - #12 Simon Gagne (LW), On IR w/ Upper-Body Injury (concussion), no set time table for return, but has begun skating and practicing in LA again. - #47 Trent Hunter (RW), Cleared-Waivers, Re-Assigned to AHL, Manchester Monarchs. - #19 Kevin Westgarth (RW), Day-to-Day, sore/bruised hand, questionable for game Tonight. - #3 Jack Johnson (D), Traded along w/ conditional 1st to the Columbus Blue Jackets for forward Jeff Carter. - #48 Andrei Loktionov (C), Re-Assigned to AHL, Manchester Monarchs, likely to rejoin team after trade deadline when teams are allowed to expand their active rosters. Current man games lost: 148 BOSTON BRUINS : - #91 Marc Savard (F), On IR w/ post concussion syndrome symptoms, is expected to miss the entire remaining season. - #18 Nathan Horton (F), On IR w/ concussion, out indefinitely. - #49 Rich Peverly (RW), Day-to-Day w/ sprained-torn right MCL, will miss 4-6 weeks. - #40 Tuukka Rask (G), Day-to-Day w/ Lower Body (abdominal) injury, will miss 4-6 weeks. Current man games lost: 108 LAKings.com News (Stanley Cup Playoff Race: March 24, 2012) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=623771 ************ NHL.com Standings :DIVISION : CONFERENCE : LEAGUE NHL.com Team Stats: LOS ANGELES KINGS : BOSTON BRUINS ESPN Team Stats :LOS ANGELES KINGS : BOSTON BRUINS FOX Spots - GAME TRAX : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/gameTrax?gameId=2012032408 FOX Spots - Head to Head Team Results : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/headToH...Id=2012032408& The Hockey News, FORECASTER - Tale Of The Tape : http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/...ey/tott.cgi?LA LAKings.com e-Media Guide 2011-12 : http://kings.nhl.com/v2/ext/publicat...mediaguide.pdf LAKings.com e-Media 2010-11 Year Book : http://www.azbycx1928.com/dfd22211/ L.A. Kings Home Page's : LA Times : Daily News : CBS Spotsline : [B]TSN : ESPN Clubhouse : Yahoo : The Fourth Period : The Hockey News Magazine LAKings.com News (Stanley Cup Playoff Race: March 24, 2012) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=623771 ************ LAKings.com News (Radio CHANGE - 870 AM) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=623744 LAKings.com News (Monarchs Announce Clear Day Roster) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=620799 LAKings.com News (Trade Deadline 2012 Tracker) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=619066 LAKings.com News (Kings Sign Willie Mitchell To Two-Year Extension.) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=618795 LAKings.com News (Voynov Recalled, Loktionov Assigned To Manchester.) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=618742 LAKings.com News (Kings Acquire Jeff Carter from Columbus, for Jack Johnson and a conditional first round pick.) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=618585 LAKings.com News (Kings Announce TV Schedule Addition/Changes) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=618486 LAKings.com News (Kings Activate Jarrett Stoll) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=618172 LAKings.com News (View from the Press Box: Kelly Hrudey) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=617958 LAKings.com News (Trent Hunter Assigned To Manchester) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=617646 LAKings.com News ("Teammates": Nolan & King) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=617106 LAKings.com News (Mike Richards To Be Featured On “NHL 36”) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=617102 LAKings.com News (Kings call up King, Nolan, assign Voynov and place Stoll on I.R.) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=616276 LAKings.com News (Kings place Gagne on IR) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=608504 LAKings.com News (LA Kings Ice Crew Calendar Release 2011-12) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?i...DL|LAK|IceCrew LA Kings: In The Media (The Hub for ALL the Latest News & Media about Our LA KINGS) : http://lakings.tumblr.com/ NHL.com News (Super 16: Power Rankings 3/19/12 - Kings = 12th / NR-OUT Last Week) : http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=622976 NHL.com News (JR‘s World: Kings have gotten it together !) : http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=7734 NHL.com News (Kings take their turn at the top of the Pacific Division) : http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=623675 FOXSpots.com: (Power Rankings Week 25 - Mar 19, Kings #13 (16th last week)) : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/powerRankings TSN.ca (Power Rankings Week 25 - Mar 19, Kings #13 (14th last week)) : http://tsn.ca/fantasy_news/rankings/nhl/ ESPN.com (Power Rankings Week 25 - Mar 19, Kings #16 (18th last week)) : http://espn.go.com/nhl/powerrankings ESPN.com (Barry Melrose thinks Kings will make the playoffs in 7th or 8th.) : http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7686322 ESPN.com (Postseason Scramble: Kings take 3rd in West, How dangerous are Red-Hot Kings ?) : http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7722185 Yahoo!sports.com (As West playoff race gets tighter, Kings’ scoring woes far from disappearing) : http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...KGXEhg_.R7vLYF LATimes.com (Kings have finally found their groove) : http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...1132441.column HockeysFuture.com Articles: (Pacific: Voynov top rookie in veteran-heavy division) : http://www.hockeysfuture.com/article...eavy_division/ HockeysFuture.com Articles: (Pacific: Kings duo leads team's surge to first) : http://www.hockeysfuture.com/article...urge_to_first/ LAKings.com RECAP of Last Game, vs ST. LOUIS BLUES : http://kings.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011021108 LAKings.com Post-Game BoxScore : BLUES = 0 : KINGS = 1 http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreport...2/GS021108.HTM [B]LAKings.com Post-Game Summary/Notes : http://lakingsinsider.com/2012/03/18...es-march-17-2/ Kings Talk Radio Replay (Last Home Game; March 22 vs. ST. LOUIS BLUES) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/podcastplayer.htm?pid=59 LAKings.com Game Notes vs. BOSTON BRUINS, File : http://kings.nhl.com/v2/ext/news/gam...24-12vsBOS.pdf *(PDF file, printable & packed full of Info!) LAKings.com Game Preview Link : http://kings.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2011021117 LAKings.com Notebook (Mar 21 : Willie Mitchell is a trusted voice in the locker room and a stable partner on the ice) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=623426 LAKings.com Notebook (Mar 12 : Workmanlike - Colin Fraser fills a valuable role with the Kings) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=621843 LAKings.com Notebook (Mar 8 : Two Weeks Later, Jeff Carter) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=621193 LAKings.com Notebook (Mar 7 : L.A. State of Mind) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=621010 L.A. Kings (Twitter) : https://twitter.com/LAKings L.A. Kings (FACEBOOK) : http://www.facebook.com/LAKings TSN.ca ( ICECHIPS ) : http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/icechips/ BOSTON BRUINS: Official NHL Website : HF BRUINS Board GDT BOSTON BRUINS (Official Twitter) : http://twitter.com/BOSTONBRUINS BOSTON BRUINS (Official FaceBook) : http://www.facebook.com/NHLBruins BOSTON BRUINS.com NEWS (The Kings Await the Bruins in L.A.) : http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=623761 Boston Globe Newspaper, BRUINS Page : Boston Globe Newspaper, BRUINS Blog : Boston Herald Newspaper, BRUINS Page : Boston Herald Newspaper, BRUINS Insider Blog w/ Steve Conroy & Stephan Harris

KINGS against SC Champ BRUINS, let’s put a wicked good hurtin’ on them shall we.

COACH & PLAYER QUOTES Originally Posted by Goalie JONATHAN QUICK, on Game : "It was a lot of fun. That was a great game there. Tip the cap to (Brian) Elliott. He played unreal down at the other end. He made some big saves to keep them in it, and at the end of the day we got two points here that we need. We need to get that every time that we come out. That’s our goal and we got that tonight, so we’ll enjoy it for another couple minutes and then we’re going to move on for Saturday against Boston.’’ (on the teams matching save for save, hit for hit…) “For no goals scored, I think that was a pretty exciting game. There was a quick pace, a lot of hits, you got a fight there in the second. It was an exciting game.’’ (on reaching the top of the division…) “That means nothing if we don’t win on Saturday. We know what it’s like out there. We know how tight it is. Everything we do, from tonight until Saturday, is all about Saturday’s game, getting ready for that game. That’s all we’ve got to do." Originally Posted by Forward & alternate captain ANZE KOPITAR, on WIN : "Against them, it’s always a physical game. They took it to us in the first, and then we answered right back in the second and pushed back in the third, obviously. It was good.’’ (on going to the top of the division…) “The Pacific Division is usually really tight. You win a couple, you’re in third. You lose a couple, you’re out of the playoffs. Right now, we want to make sure we keep this going.’’ (on beating the NHL’s top team…) “I think it’s just hard work. They outworked us in the first period. We had three shots on net. We weren’t even close to being around the net, and being in the areas where you score goals. After that, I had a few chances and didn’t come through today, but that’s what we’ve got to create, the offensive zone and going to the net a lot more than we were in the first. We responded in the second and the third. I thought we were around the net. We had some chances but we couldn’t capitalize. It doesn’t matter, I guess, giving up a point to St. Louis, since they’re in first. We just want to make sure we get the two points.’’ (on Jonathan Quick’s game…) “I don’t know if we have to talk about that, really. [smiles] He’s been great the whole season. The windmill save he made with three minutes left, that’s where you know that he’s going to hold the zeros on the board, and all you have to do is get one. He’s done that for us all year. We’re going to need him. We’re going to need him for sure." Originally Posted by Forward JARETT STOLL, on relief about getting out the first period without trailing : "Maybe a bit, because we didn’t play very well. Our best player was our goaltender and that’s what we needed in the first. Sometimes you need that, but you don’t want that to happen very often.” (on Dallas losing tonight…) “You have to live out your own game, your own stuff, getting your own points. In the other games, the only thing you can hope for is regulation games, no overtime and no shootouts. If we take care of our own business, we’ll be fine.” (on the penalty kill in overtime…) “I thought we did a good job of communicating out there and sorting things out, making sure we’re in the right spots and the right lanes. They missed the net of a couple there and we had a couple good clears so it was good.” (on Jonathan Quick’s game…) “He’s been making big saves all year. We needed him tonight. We didn’t have our full 60-minute effort tonight but we found a way to win and get two points." Originally Posted by Head coach DARRYL SUTTER, on on the shootout win : "We’re probably fortunate to get an extra point tonight.’’ (on the first period…) “I’m sure we weren’t happy with our first period and they weren’t happy with their second period.’’ (on the play of the two goalies…) “Both teams are No. 1 and No. 2 in the league in defense. Both of them made a lot of big saves, ours in the first and theirs in the second. And killing penalties too.’’ (on the overtime penalty kill…) “Well, when it’s 4-on-3, it’s pretty much, tee it up and hammer it, right? So you’ve got to have the courage to face it.’’ (on whether the Kings and Blues are similar teams…) “Not really. They’re in first place.’’ (on getting to the top of the division…) “It was part of the master plan. [laughs] No, it’s not quite that easy.’’ (On knowing the Blues would have a strong first period…) “They come at you hard. There ain’t no way around it. It ain’t about little boys in the first period.’’ (on improving in the second period…) “We have to continue to work at forging that identity, that whole compete, commitment thing.’’ (on picking the shootout shooters…) “Actually, the guys that I picked tonight, I picked them before the last game. It was similar type goalies, and guys who have had maybe a little bit of success. Lots of different things go into it. Those are the three guys that, quite honest, have had the most success, if you look at percentages, for our team. It’s two righties and a lefty. You get to know goalies, what some of their trends are." * ( see for more details and other game day news, notes & quotes.)

LET'S GO KINGS !!!

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[RAZZIE King]

Lets leave the Bruins in ruins...

GO KINGS GO!!!!

[Scottkmlps]

Hey Claude, you should really give Thomas a rest and give Turco the start. I hear he does pretty well against the Kings. C'mon, what do you say?

[damacles1156]

If I told you in December; that the Kings would have 86 points, and the Bruins would have 87 by Late march. what would you have said ?


O how the mighty have stumbled.

[Live in the Now]

Originally Posted by damacles1156

If I told you in December; that the Kings would have 86 points, and the Bruins would have 87 by Late march. what would you have said ?


O how the mighty have stumbled.

"Haha put down the video games now."

Seriously!

[damacles1156]

It really is eye opening, the Bruins have been a below .500 team for the last 40 games.

Put it this way, if they didn't have that unreal stretch they went on early in the year....

They might be out of a playoff spot right now.

[BehindEnemyLines]

I think Turco should play as well. He knows the Kings so he will give the Bruins that edge.

GKG!

[Telos]

Didn't realize the two teams were so close in the standings. Let's take them down another notch. GO KINGS!

[Holden Caulfield]

PUCK! What are you thinking, it's not even midnight here in Central Time Zone, nevermind Pacific. This is bad luck. Kings lose, all of the blame needs to be directed at Puck U!! Disappointed in you buddy

Anyways, every streak has to come to an end. If it's against an Eastern team that's probably best. Another game the Kings can "afford" to lose. So no suicides if we lose, ok? But still GO KINGS!!!

[ZJames]

Originally Posted by Holden Caulfield

PUCK! What are you thinking, it's not even midnight here in Central Time Zone, nevermind Pacific. This is bad luck. Kings lose, all of the blame needs to be directed at Puck U!! Disappointed in you buddy

Anyways, every streak has to come to an end. If it's against an Eastern team that's probably best. Another game the Kings can "afford" to lose. So no suicides if we lose, ok? But still GO KINGS!!!

Ok, but what if we lose AND phoenix wins?

[damacles1156]

I picked the Kings only winning Seven(with about 4 OT losses) Games this month. Basically the season coming down to the last three games of the year.

The Kings have eight wins so far this month, they are ahead of what I thought they would do. But I still expect the season (Division/Playoffs) to come down to those last two games against San Jose.

The script just feels like it is already written.

[Holden Caulfield]

Originally Posted by ZJames

Ok, but what if we lose AND phoenix wins?

[Rafa Nadal]

Holy ****! I can't believe we're just one point behind Boston.

[Puck U]

Originally Posted by Holden Caulfield

PUCK! What are you thinking, it's not even midnight here in Central Time Zone, nevermind Pacific. This is bad luck. Kings lose, all of the blame needs to be directed at Puck U!! Disappointed in you buddy

Hmmmm So you're saying I get credit for the turn around and the 6 game winning streak then too ? because notice how after I said SCREW ALL THE NEGATIVE NANCY's / It's "OVER" Crowd in GDT #69 ... that I wouldn't DO the GDT's anymore if those guys kept it up ... hmmmm Notice how we've been UNBEATEN SINCE !

Don't Make PUCK U mad ... he'll go all Medieval On in your Arse and "Unleash the KRAKEN" !!!

[ZJames]

Originally Posted by Holden Caulfield

Sounds like a good plan. lol

[Holden Caulfield]

Originally Posted by Puck U

Hmmmm So you're saying I get credit for the turn around and the 6 game winning streak then too ? because notice how after I said SCREW ALL THE NEGATIVE NANCY's / It's "OVER" Crowd in GDT #69 ... that I wouldn't DO the GDT's anymore if those guys kept it up ... hmmmm Notice how we've been UNBEATEN SINCE !

Don't Make PUCK U mad ... he'll go all Medieval On in your Arse and "Unleash the KRAKEN" !!!

Uh oh, I better go warn my Cap'n...

"Morgan we got trouble..."

[DimMak]

I'll be at the game tomorrow, couldn't be more excited! Haven't been to a game at the Staples Center in a couple years.

[Dawdler]

I'll be happy with a solid performance, I just hope the Kings don't come out listless after such a draining win against the Blues

[cnshockey]

We need shots and shots early. Get to Thomas and chase him so we can see our old pal Turco. It's been a while since Staples rang out in "Tuuuuuurrrrrrrrcoooooooooooooo" chants.

[KingsKnight]

Originally Posted by ZJames

Ok, but what if we lose AND phoenix wins?

Originally Posted by Holden Caulfield

Then we'd realize we still have game in hand so all is not lost:

[KingKopitar11]

My friend has a ticket for me for the Boston game but im not going... Every kings game i go to we lose, am i being crazy lol. I want to go but i dont want my old unluckiness to play a factor lol.

[redcard]

Originally Posted by cnshockey

We need shots and shots early. Get to Thomas and chase him so we can see our old pal Turco. It's been a while since Staples rang out in "Tuuuuuurrrrrrrrcoooooooooooooo" chants.

**** it, if I end up going tomorrow night I'm getting my Turco chant on no matter who starts.

It'll likely be our last chance.

[TwzKing]

Originally Posted by redcard

**** it, if I end up going tomorrow night I'm getting my Turco chant on no matter who starts.

It'll likely be our last chance.

Let me know, im in lol

[ScoreZeGoals]

Originally Posted by KingKopitar11

My friend has a ticket for me for the Boston game but im not going... Every kings game i go to we lose, am i being crazy lol. I want to go but i dont want my old unluckiness to play a factor lol.

Stay as far away from the game as possible.........please?

[LAsusan]

Originally Posted by KingKopitar11

My friend has a ticket for me for the Boston game but im not going... Every kings game i go to we lose, am i being crazy lol. I want to go but i dont want my old unluckiness to play a factor lol.

Either way, we're trading you