GDT: WCQF Game#1 : KINGS(8) @ CANUCKS(1), Wednesday, 4/11/12 @ 7:30 pm PDT {KCOP13 NBCSN}

[Puck U]

Western Conference Quarter Finals GAME #1 : Los Angeles KINGS (8) @ Vancouver CANUCKS (1)   MATCHUP   vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS VANCOUVER CANUCKS (82 gp : 40-27-15 = 95 pts) (82 gp : 51-22-9 = 111 pts) 3rd Pacific / 8th West / 13th NHL 1st NorthWest/ 1st West / 1st NHL OT 2 STREAK Won 1 57.9 % WINNING POINTS %. 67.7 % 34 REGULATION + OVERTIME WINS 43 18-13-10 @ Away AWAY TEAM 27-10-4 @ Home 22-14-5 @ Home HOME TEAM 24-12-5 @ Away 5-2-3 LAST 10 8-1-1 2-2-0 SEASON SERIES 2-1-1 0-1 L (3/26/‘12) LAST MEETING 1-0 W (3/26/‘12) 2.29g = 29th GOALS PER GAME 2.94g = 5th 194 GOALS FOR TOTAL 296 2.07g = 2nd GOALS AGAINST 2.33g = 4th 179 GOALS AGAINST TOTAL 240 +15 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL +42 17.0% = 17th POWER PLAY PCT. 19.8% = 4th 87.0% = 4th PENALTY KILL PCT. 86.0% = 6th 51.5% FACE-OFF WIN PCT. 52.2% Game Time: Wednesday April/11/2012 7:30 PM PDT Location: Rogers Arena - Vancouver, B C CAN TV Broadcast : KCOP-MY 13 (HD) : NBCSN (HD) : CBC : RDS : TSN : 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 against CANUCKS in re-match of 2010 WCQF’s … GO KINGS GO !!!

POSSIBLE ROSTER MATCH UPS LOS ANGELES KINGS VANCOUVER CANUCKS Forwards Forwards #23 Dustin Brown ‘C’ - #11 Anze Kopitar ‘A’ - #14 Justin Williams #22 Daniel Sedin ‘A’ - #33 Henrik Sedin ‘C’ - #14 Alex Burrows #74 Dwight King - #10 Mike Richards - #77 Jeff Carter #20 Chris Higgins - #17 Ryan Kesler ‘A’ - #7 David Booth #25 Dustin Penner - #28 Jarret Stoll - #22 Trevor Lewis #21 Mason Raymond - #26 Samuel Pahlsson - #36 Jannik Hansen #13 Kyle Clifford - #24 Colin Fraser - #71 Jordan Nolan #27 Manny Malhotra ‘A’ - #40 Maxim Lapierre - #32 Dale Weise {scratched} #48 Andrei Loktionov, #19 Kevin Westgarth, #15 Brad Richardson {scratched} #9 Zack Kassian, #25 Andrew Ebbett, #34 Byron Bitz Defense Defense #7 Rob Scuderi - #8 Drew Doughty #23 Alexander Edler - #2 Dan Hamhuis #33 Willie Mitchell - #27 Slava Voynov #8 Chris Tanev - #3 Kevin Bieksa ‘A’ #27 Alec Martinez - #2 Matt Greene ‘A’ #6Sami Salo - #29 Aaron Rome {scratched} #44 Davis Drewiske {scratched} #41 Andrew Alberts, #5 Marc-Andre Gragnani Goaltending Goaltending #32 Jonathan Quick {expected starter} #1 Robert Luongo {expected starter} #45 Jonathan Bernier #35 Cory Schneider

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. - #19 Kevin Westgarth (RW), Day-to-Day, sore/bruised hand, questionable for game Tonight. - #77 Jeff Carter (RW/C), Day-to-Day, w/ Lower-Body Injury (Ankle injury), probably doubtful or doubtful probably, Questionable for Game #1 against Vancouver. - #15 Brad Richardson (RW/C), Day-to-Day, w/ Emergency Appendectomy Surgery, Out for Game #1 against Vancouver. Current man games lost: 157 VANCOUVER CANUCKS : - #13 Steve Pinizzotto (RW), On IR w/ Upper-Body injury (shoulder surgery), will miss the entire season including playoffs. - #54 Aaron Volpatti (LW), On IR w/ Upper-Body (shoulder surgery), is out indefinitely and will miss the entire season. - #4 Keith Ballard (D), On IR w/ Upper-Body injury (neck injury and concussion-like symptoms), out indefinitely, unlikely for 1st round of WCQF’s Play-Offs. - #22 Daniel Sedin ‘A’ (LW), Day-to-Day w/ Upper-Body injury (concussion), probable for Game 1 of WCQF’s Wednesday against L.A. - #21 Mason Raymond (LW), Day-to-Day w/ Personal issue (Wife having Baby), probable for Game 1 of WCQF’s Wednesday against L.A. - #9 Zack Kassian (RW), Day-to-Day w/ Upper-Body (undisclosed), questionable for Game 1 of WCQF’s Wednesday against L.A. Current man games lost due to injury: 243 NHL.com Standings :DIVISION : CONFERENCE : LEAGUE NHL.com Team Stats: LOS ANGELES KINGS : VANCOUVER CANUCKS ESPN Team Stats :LOS ANGELES KINGS : VANCOUVER CANUCKS FOX Spots - GAME TRAX : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/gameTrax?gameId=2012041122 FOX Spots - Head to Head Team Results : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/depthch...Id=2012041122& 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 (Emergency surgery for Richardson) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=627144 LAKings.com News (Loktionov Recalled From Manchester) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=627083 LAKings.com News (Kings Playoff TV Schedule Announced) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=627085 LAKings.com News (Playoff Tickets on Sale Now) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=624861 LAKings.com News (Beard-A-Thon Details) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=626319 LAKings.com News (Kings-Ducks To Play Preseason Game In Ontario) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=626285 LAKings.com News (2011-12 LA Kings Award Winners) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=626152 LAKings.com News (Kings Officially Clinch Spot) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=626150 LAKings.com News (Kings Set Attendance Records) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=626109 LAKings.com News (Vezina: Quick Gets NHL.com's Nod in Photo Finish) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=625692 LA Kings: In The Media (The Hub for ALL the Latest News & Media about Our LA KINGS) : http://lakings.tumblr.com/ NHL.com News (First-Round Preview : CANUCKS - KINGS) : http://www.nhl.com/ice/series.htm?na...12012&series=e FOXSpots.com: (NHL PlayOffs : First-Round West Preview) : http://www.foxsportswest.com/04/09/1...18&feedID=3650 TSN.ca (First-Round Match Ups : CANUCKS - KINGS) : http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=62043 ESPN.com (First-Round Preview : CANUCKS - KINGS) : http://espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2012...-angeles-kings 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 (Pacific: Kings continue surge while Stars lose ground) : http://www.hockeysfuture.com/article...s_lose_ground/ LAKings.com RECAP of Last Game, vs. SAN JOSE SHARKS : http://kings.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011021230 LAKings.com Post-Game BoxScore : SHARKS - 3 : Kings - 2 http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreport...2/GS021230.HTM [B]LAKings.com Post-Game Summary/Notes : http://lakingsinsider.com/2012/03/25...es-march-24-2/ Kings Talk Radio Replay (March 24 vs. SAN JOSE SHARKS) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/podcastplayer.htm?pid=59 LAKings.com Game Notes @ VANCOUVER CANUCKS, File : http://kings.nhl.com/v2/ext/news/gam...11-12atVAN.pdf *(PDF file, printable & packed full of Info!) LAKings.com Game Preview Link : http://kings.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2011030151 LAKings.com Notebook (April 9 : Quick Stop) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=626871 LAKings.com Notebook (April 4 : Jonathan Quick deserves Vezina Trophy consideration) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=625895 LAKings.com Notebook (April 2 : Lombardi: Bone bruise for Carter) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=625488 L.A. Kings (Official Twitter) : https://twitter.com/LAKings L.A. Kings (Official FaceBook) : http://www.facebook.com/LAKings TSN.ca ( ICECHIPS ) : http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/icechips/ VANCOUVER CANUCKS: Official NHL Website : HF 'Canucklehead' Board GDT VANCOUVER CANUCKS (Official Twitter) : http://twitter.com/#!/VANCANUCKS VANCOUVER CANUCKS (Official FaceBook) : http://www.facebook.com/CANUCKS VANCOUVER CANUCKS.com, Game Notes : http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm...van-nglg-notes VANCOUVER CANUCKS.com, Canucks Report : http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm...id=DL|VAN|home VANCOUVER CANUCKS.com, Tale of the Tape: Canucks vs. Kings 2012 : http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=626721 Vancouver Sun Newspaper, Canucks Page : Vancouver Sun 'One-Timers' Canucks Blog : Cam Cole's Canucks Blog

KINGS face-off against the CANUCKS in Re-Match of 2010 WCQF's.

COACH & PLAYER QUOTES Originally Posted by Forward & Team Captain DUSTIN BROWN, on What it will take to Beat Vancouver : "For me, it’s our defensive game. In a nutshell, why we’ve been so good in the last couple years has been our defensive game. Now we’re playing one of the better offensive teams. I don’t know where they rank, but they’ve got to be up in the top five. If we’re not on our game defensively, they’re going to pick us apart. The flip side of that is, we’ve got to find ways to get goals. But we’re capable of winning games 2-1, 1-0. It’s going to be really hard to win a game against the Vancouver Canucks if we’re giving up four or five goals. That’s just a fact. We’re not that type of team, where we’re going to trade chance for chance. (reaching that 'next level' ...) "Part of getting to the next level is losing. We lost in the regular season for two or three years, and then we finally figured out what it takes. I think it’s no different in the playoffs. Everything is just more magnified, and you learn a lot quicker. What you learn in six or seven games in the playoffs, it takes a couple years (in the regular season). We’ve had two years in a row, now, where we’ve had opportunities to give ourselves a better opportunity, later in the series, to have the upper hand and we let it slip by. Now, it’s important for us to give ourselves an opportunity to get that upper hand. We have some different personnel in here a little bit, and some guys have been through it and understand what happened in the last couple years here. We’ve had the experience of the last couple years. Now it’s important to apply that this year and bring attention to every little thing, every detail that we’ve learned as a group over the last couple years. I think it’s important for this team, this year, to take it one game at a time. I think maybe that’s been part of our… Last year, we’re up 4-0 (against San Jose) and guys start thinking about the next game and it’s 2-2 (in the series). So, it’s important for us to focus, both individually and as a group, on each game. Right now, it’s a one-game series and that’s Wednesday." Originally Posted by Forward JEFF CARTER, on Ready to go for Game 1: "Yeah, I think I’m getting better every day. A couple good skates here lately. Things are looking up. I should be good to go. I have to get a little strength back in it. Then the pain is probably the major thing. But just getting the movement back, getting some range of motion, and stuff like that, helps too." Originally Posted by Forward JARRET STOLL, on Similarities to ‘06 Oilers : "We’re pretty similar in a lot of ways. There are a lot of young guys here, and a lot of us have been here for at least three or four years now, and played together a lot. Obviously, clinching a playoff spot late in the season, in the last couple days, and battling for the last couple months to get in that position, to be in that spot. It’s just peaking at the right time, having a hot goaltender and (getting) timely goals and good special teams." Originally Posted by Goaltender JONATHAN QUICK, on The SEDINS : "They’re great around the net, obviously. They’ve been doing it for years now in this league. They have a lot of poise with the puck. They’re very patient. They make great reads. For us, we’ve just got to be patient with them. I think they thrive when they get teams running around, over-committing a little bit. We have to be strong on them, and take time and space away, but at the same time, if we’re running around a little too much, sometimes that’s when they do the most damage. We need patience with them. It’s a fine line between having patience and giving them too much time and space. We’ve got to find that line. Obviously they are key to their power play, and just their offense in general. We’ll see a lot of them over the last couple weeks." Originally Posted by Head coach DARRYL SUTTER, on drawing a playoff matchup with Vancouver : "Well, I’ve done it before so we’ll do it again." * ( see for more details and other game day news, notes & quotes.)

LET'S GO KINGS !!!

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[King Richards]

Let's go boys! I hope you're fired up and ready to take it to the Nucks. I'll be pacing around all day waiting for the puck to drop.

[bral]

Go Kings! Gonna be tough but I know we can beat Van.

[SuperAlmeida]

Go Kings Go! Don't let me down! Avoid penalties!

[Alisa]

Wooooo game day is finally here! Feel like I've been waiting all year for this.

Bring your A game tonight boys and show these Canucks that not it only will it not be an easy win, but let's just go ahead and play hard enough to show this series is ours

Tonight is the beginning of history being made. Road to the cup starts now. Let's bring it to LA

GO KINGS GOOOOOO!!!!!

[Martyros]

Let's get this thing going!

[Cruel11]

Originally Posted by Martyros

Let's get this thing going!

[123slam]

Tomorrow is going to go by so slow. I can't wait for the puck to drop. The intensity is going to be sky high. I'm so pumped.

[Belanger25]

As I posted before but I figure it should be in here, Dan O'Rourke and Paul Devorski are the referees.

[Puck U]

FORECHECK THE HELL OUT OF THOSE CANUCKERS !!!!

[BerniernextRoy]

I'm ready to watch Doughty and Co. take down Vancouver!

[DocWest]

Anyone want to take bets on how quickly Stoll takes a dumb penalty? I say three minutes and twenty seconds into the first period.

[Alisa]

C'mon give the man some credit. This is a serious game. He will show some discipline.

Second period. 4min in.

[Racer]

Originally Posted by DocWest

Anyone want to take bets on how quickly Stoll takes a dumb penalty? I say three minutes and twenty seconds into the first period.

Double odds that Greene takes one shortly after.

[kingsholygrail]

[Kingsfan1]

Let's Go Kings !

**** the Canucks !

[drugold]

please win the game kings
please

[KingKopitar11]

Cant wait. Im pumped. Wouldn't anyone else like to see brown Kopitar carter line? I think richards plays better with JW. but thats my opinion . LETS GO KINGS

[Alisa]

'Twas the night before playoffs, and all through Vancouver
slept overconfident fans unaware their team would be losers.
The skates were all hung in the lockers with care,
awaiting the players that soon would be there.

Luongo was nestled, all snug in his bed
while nightmares of Mike Richards appeared in his head.
Carter rushing forward, King with him on the attack
As Lou braces for position, then falls on his back.

As that first of many, many pucks whistled by
Luongo rolled over, with tears in his eyes
When out of nowhere, his cellphone did ring
and he woke to the voice of his teammate, Henrik Sedin.

"Lou, I'm afraid... and feel a little bit sick,
I'm afraid I can't get one past top goalie Jonathan Quick..."
Luongo interrupted, and was a little bit stern,
"I can't help you there, I've my own concerns!"

When he got back in bed, and tried oh so hard to sleep,
He remembered Kopitar, and Williams, and started to weep.
And Doughty! And Mitchell! And Brown, and Stoll!
He shuddered at visions of goal after goal.

He knew it right then, that his team would fall,
and that once they'd bested Vancouver, the Kings would take all.
... Meanwhile across town, the Kings slept just fine,
each with only one vision, "The cup will be mine!"

Go Kings Go!

[DefaultSharkie6]

this is the only PO i get to listen to tonight stuck at work till 6:30 but go at the nucks kings and good luck to your team & PO run

[TonySCV]

Just win baby.

[Ryan120420]

I'm excited to see "playoff" Mike Richards.


Hopefully they don't let us down.

GKG.

[topliner967]

Originally Posted by Ryan120420

I'm excited to see "playoff" Mike Richards.


Hopefully they don't let us down.

GKG.

Yeah, I hope that Doughty and Richards enter playoff mode.






Let's go!

[Albi]

My alarm clock is set at 4:15 AM, it will be difficult to get some sleep.
It's time to make some damage, GO KINGS GO!

[The Dingo]

Originally Posted by Alisa

'Twas the night before playoffs, and all through Vancouver
slept overconfident fans unaware their team would be losers.
The skates were all hung in the lockers with care,
awaiting the players that soon would be there.

Luongo was nestled, all snug in his bed
while nightmares of Mike Richards appeared in his head.
Carter rushing forward, King with him on the attack
As Lou braces for position, then falls on his back.

As that first of many, many pucks whistled by
Luongo rolled over, with tears in his eyes
When out of nowhere, his cellphone did ring
and he woke to the voice of his teammate, Henrik Sedin.

"Lou, I'm afraid... and feel a little bit sick,
I'm afraid I can't get one past top goalie Jonathan Quick..."
Luongo interrupted, and was a little bit stern,
"I can't help you there, I've my own concerns!"

When he got back in bed, and tried oh so hard to sleep,
He remembered Kopitar, and Williams, and started to weep.
And Doughty! And Mitchell! And Brown, and Stoll!
He shuddered at visions of goal after goal.

He knew it right then, that his team would fall,
and that once they'd bested Vancouver, the Kings would take all.
... Meanwhile across town, the Kings slept just fine,
each with only one vision, "The cup will be mine!"

Go Kings Go!

Alisa is my new favorite poster. Buddy The Elf is demoted to Number 2