GDT: Game #77 : KINGS @ FLAMES - Wednesday, 3/28/’12 @ 6:30 pm PDT

[Puck U]

GAME #77 : Los Angeles KINGS @ Calgary FLAMES   MATCHUP   @ LOS ANGELES KINGS CALGARY FLAMES (76 gp : 37-27-12 = 86 pts) (77 gp : 35-27-15 = 85 pts) 3rd Pacific / 9th West / 15th NHL 2nd NorthWest / 9th West / 18th NHL Lost 2 STREAK Won 1 56.6 % WINNING POINTS %. 55.2 % 31 REGULATION + OVERTIME WINS 28 15-12-4 @ Away HOME / AWAY 11-14-7 @ Home 6-4-0 LAST 10 5-2-3 2.22g = 29th GOALS PER GAME 2.44g = 25th 2.08g = 2nd GOALS AGAINST 2.64g = 15th +11 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL -14 15.6% = 24th POWER PLAY PCT. 18.1% = 13th 87.8% = 4th PENALTY KILL PCT. 83.7% = 9th 51.2% FACE-OFF WIN PCT. 45.8% Game Time: Wednesday March/28/2012 6:30 PM PDT Location: Scotiabank Saddledome - Calgary, Alberta CAN TV Broadcast: FOXSPORTS-WEST (HD) : SNET-W (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, and Kings Talk on 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 look to put out the FLAMES and regain points to climb up Standings.

POSSIBLE ROSTER MATCH UPS LOS ANGELES KINGS CALGARY FLAMES Forwards Forwards #23 Dustin Brown ‘C’ - #11 Anze Kopitar ‘A’ - #14 Justin Williams #40 Alex Tanquay - #93 Michael Cammalleri - #12 Jarome Iginla ‘C’ #74 Dwight King - #10 Mike Richards - #77 Jeff Carter #20 Curtis Glencross - #13 Olli Jokinen - #25 David Moss #25 Dustin Penner - #28 Jarret Stoll - #22 Trevor Lewis #22 Lee Stempniak - #18 Matt Stajan - #10 Blake Comeau #13 Kyle Clifford - #24 Colin Fraser - #71 Jordan Nolan #16 Tom Kostopoulos - #19 Blair Jones - #15 Tim Jackman {scratched} #19 Kevin Westgarth, #15 Brad Richardson {scratched} #57 Lance Bouma, #51 Roman Horak Defense Defense #7 Rob Scuderi - #8 Drew Doughty #4 Jay Bouwmeester ‘A’ - #44 Chris Butler #33 Willie Mitchell - #27 Slava Voynov #5 Mark Giordano - #23 Scott Hannan #27 Alec Martinez - #2 Matt Greene ‘A’ #33 Anton Babchuk - #21 Clay Wilson {scratched} #44 Davis Drewiske {scratched} #6 Cory Sarich, #7 T.J. Brodie, #27 Derek Smith Goaltending Goaltending #32 Jonathan Quick {expected starter} #34 Miikka Kiprusoff {expected starter} #45 Jonathan Bernier #35 Henrik Karlsson

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: 152 CALGARY FLAMES : - #11 Mikael Backlund (C), On IR w/ Upper-Body Injury (Left Arm / shoulder), expected to miss 4-6 weeks. - #7 T.J. Brodie (D), Day-to-Day w/ Upper-Body Injury (undisclosed), Out Indefinitely. - #27 Derek Smith (D), Day-to-Day w/ Upper-Body Injury (undisclosed), out indefinitely and doubtfull for Wednesday's game against Los Angeles. - #6 Cory Sarich (D), Day-to-Day w/ Upper-Body Injury (concussion), questionable for Wednesday's game against Los Angeles. Current man games lost due to injury: 369 LAKings.com News (Stanley Cup Playoff Race: March 26, 2012) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=624311 ************ NHL.com Standings :DIVISION : CONFERENCE : LEAGUE NHL.com Team Stats: LOS ANGELES KINGS : CALGARY FLAMES ESPN Team Stats :LOS ANGELES KINGS : CALGARY FLAMES FOX Spots - GAME TRAX : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/gameTrax?gameId=2012032803 FOX Spots - Head to Head Team Results : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/headToH...Id=2012032803& TSN.ca ( Game Day ) : http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/scores/gameday/?hubname=nhl-kings 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 : TSN : Yahoo : ESPN Clubhouse : The Fourth Period : The Hockey News Magazine LAKings.com News (Stanley Cup Playoff Race: March 26, 2012) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=624311 ************ LAKings.com News (Azevedo Named Reebok/AHL Player Of The Week) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=624277 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 (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 3/26/12 - Kings = 11th / 12th 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 NHL.com News (Playoff Pulse: Fringe teams fight to keep hopes alive) : http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=624197 FOXSpots.com: (Power Rankings Week 26 - Mar 26, Kings #11 (13th last week)) : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/powerRankings TSN.ca (Power Rankings Week 26 - Mar 26, Kings #11 (13th last week)) : http://tsn.ca/fantasy_news/rankings/nhl/ ESPN.com (Power Rankings Week 26 - Mar 26, Kings #11 (16th 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 TSN.ca (Power Rankings Week 20 - Feb 13, Kings #15 (15th last week)) : http://tsn.ca/fantasy_news/rankings/nhl/ TSN.ca (Power Rankings Week 20 - Feb 13, Kings #15 (15th last week)) : http://tsn.ca/fantasy_news/rankings/nhl/ LAKings.com RECAP of Last Game, vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS : http://kings.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011021138 LAKings.com Post-Game BoxScore : CANUCKS - 1 : KINGS - 0 http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreport...2/GS021138.HTM [B]LAKings.com Post-Game Summary/Notes : http://lakingsinsider.com/2012/03/27...es-march-26-2/ Kings Talk Radio Replay (March 24 vs. BOSTON BRUINS) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/podcastplayer.htm?pid=59 LAKings.com Game Notes vs. CALGARY FLAMES, File : http://kings.nhl.com/v2/ext/news/gam...28-12atCGY.pdf *(PDF file, printable & packed full of Info!) LAKings.com Game Preview Link : http://kings.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2011021150 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) : https://twitter.com/LAKings TSN.ca ( ICECHIPS ) : http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/icechips/ CALGARY FLAMES: Official NHL Website : HF FLAMES Board GDT CALGARY FLAMES (Twitter) : http://twitter.com/nhlflames CALGARY FLAMES (FaceBook) : http://www.facebook.com/NHLFlames CALGARY FLAMES.com Practice Report 3/27: http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=624455 The Calgary Sun Newspaper, Flames Page : Calgary Sun, My Flames Blog : The FAN 960 - Flames Blog w/ Rob Kerr : The Calgary Herald Newspaper, Flames Page : Flames Insider Blog w/ Scott Cruickshank &Vicki Hall

KINGS hoping to Put out the FLAMES again with a WIN on Road.

COACH & PLAYER QUOTES Originally Posted by Forward & Alternate Captain ANZE KOPITAR, on Game : "It was too little, too late. Even though we had a few (chances) in the second too, we have to find a way to win, obviously. Quickie gave us a chance all night again, and we didn’t find a way to score.’’ (on his late deflection…) “I definitely thought I had a chance, and he made a good save on it. It was a pretty quick play, too. He tracked it down pretty good.’’ (on his line’s recent slump…) “There’s not a lot of high-scoring games, as we know. Again, we’ve got to find a way to score. That’s pretty much it." Originally Posted by Forward DUSTIN PENNER, on Loss : "Obviously it wasn’t too late if we got a goal. Their goaltender played really well. We’ve just got to bury our opportunities, especially on the power play.’’ (on his goalie-interference penalty…) “I think the word they use to describe that is `chintzy,’ considering the time and that he was already knocked over by his own guy, and then his guy cross-checked me into him. I know a little bit better than that, than to go into a goalie with three minutes left.’’ (on Kyle Clifford’s penalty…) “[sighs] That’s another call that… Too bad there isn’t a video review for that, or maybe supplemental discipline.’’ (on the tight playoff race…) “It makes every game mean that much more. We have less room for error. We have three more games on the this road trip, and then three more. A clean sweep of those six would feel pretty good.’’ (on how he would grade the Kings’ game…) “I’d say `B.’ I wouldn’t say it’s our `A’ game. Our `A’ game is when we score three or four goal and our power play is clicking. It needs to be better at this time of year, especially in the position that we’re in." Originally Posted by Head coach DARRYL SUTTER, on Game & Loss : "It’s the same as the playoffs. You can say you got so many chances, but you’ve got to bear down. You can say they scored a bad goal, but at the same time, it was a hard game for us. We were coming off those two really physical games, and you could see there wasn’t a lot of energy in our game, but we were doing everything right. We were just trying to dig down in there. A tough one.’’ (on the tight playoff race…) “It’s the same thing every night. It really doesn’t change, and we’re used to it. It’s not going to change how we play.’’ (on Dustin Penner’s goalie-interference call…) “We’re in the position where we want every break that we can (get), right? That wasn’t a penalty. It wasn’t a penalty, so it doesn’t matter.’’ (on the officials’ explanation…) “It doesn’t matter. It wasn’t a penalty.’’ (on the difference in the game…) “I hate to be short, but the difference was, they scored one goal and we didn’t score any. That’s the difference. Other than that, I wouldn’t say there was a whole lot of difference. I wouldn’t say they’re trying to do something different than we are." * ( see for more details and other game day news, notes & quotes.)

LET'S GO KINGS !!!

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[OK Computer]

Can't even remember the last time we won twice in a season at the Saddledome... that's gotta change sometime, right?

[KingKopitar11]

make or break game right here.

[kingsholygrail]

Win or go home.

[Albi]

This is a game 7

[topliner967]

This is game 77 - win this one!

[BigBrown]

Could be the season right here.

[Synergy85]

Praying for the return of some offense.

[Reaper45]

Just win you ****s!

[kingsfan]

Holy crap this GDT is up way to early!
































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[Nose of Sutter]

I don't care if it's a 5-4 game or 1-0 shootout. Just win this *****

[Capn Brown]

Destroy!!!! TOTAL DESTRUCTION!!!!

[The Dingo]

Huge game! Bigger than my Johnson

[johnjm22]

Calgary has always been a tough place for the Kings.

[Perro]

Shoudl be a hard fought game. The flames top lines (at times) dominated the play for extend lenghts against Dallas the past two games.
There Defense is very injured. We need to get on the forecheck hit them hard, and take the wind out of their sales.
Kipper has had an amazing season, but has let in a couple of softies his last couple of games (sound familiar).
Should be a huge game. Dome has been unfriendly but I hope that changes.

[MN14]

Originally Posted by BigBrown

Could be the season right here.

Agreed. And they'll be thinking the same way. Should make for some good hockey

[SLang]

Turning point game of the season. Lose, and it's not over, just harder. Win, and it's a much easier path to the playoffs. While I hope the team understands this, the Kings history of "doing things the hard way" is looming large.

Seriously, Kings, just score first, then score often, and blow them out. Give us fans a break, for once.

[TonySCV]

Just win, baby.

[Perro]

Originally Posted by SLang

Turning point game of the season. Lose, and it's not over, just harder. Win, and it's a much easier path to the playoffs. While I hope the team understands this, the Kings history of "doing things the hard way" is looming large.

Seriously, Kings, just score first, then score often, and blow them out. Give us fans a break, for once.

[kingsfan]

Originally Posted by SLang

Turning point game of the season. Lose, and it's not over, just harder. Win, and it's a much easier path to the playoffs. While I hope the team understands this, the Kings history of "doing things the hard way" is looming large.

Seriously, Kings, just score first, then score often, and blow them out. Give us fans a break, for once.

The last time we lost two in a row, we went on a six game winning streak. We just lost two in a row and there's six games left in the season now. Hmmmmmm........... Deja vu?

[JBernierFan]

This is it, in my opinion. Lose this game, and it's near impossible. We have to break this slide NOW. I expect a big game from all four lines.

[Perro]

Originally Posted by JBernierFan

This is it, in my opinion. Lose this game, and it's near impossible. We have to break this slide NOW. I expect a big game from all four lines.

I think if we lose this one it is still probable to get into the playoffs. Win and it shoudl be a lock.

[Pucknut50]

Go Kings Go, Go Kings Go. Doughty and Richards shuts everybody up!

[Perro]

Originally Posted by Pucknut50

Go Kings Go, Go Kings Go. Doughty and Richards shuts everybody up!

I really hope Richards gets his game going, I hope doughty changes his.

[Muzzinga]

Originally Posted by JBernierFan

This is it, in my opinion. Lose this game, and it's near impossible. We have to break this slide NOW. I expect a big game from all four lines.

nah, losing this game just means we have to win the 3 'easy' games and take 1 from the sharks. Win this game and we could have a playoff spot locked up before the last 2 games