Thread: ***GDT - Los Angeles Kings @ Calgary Flames - 02/20/13*** (7:00 PM)

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Los Angeles Kings (6-6-2) 14 pts
Previous Game: Los Angeles Kings @ Edmonton Oilers - Kings win 3-1

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Calgary Flames (5-6-3) 13 pts
Previous Game: Calgary Flames @ Phoenix Coyotes - Coyotes win 4-0

Game Time: 7:00 PM PST | 10:00 PM EST
Location: Scotiabank Saddledome | Calgary, AB



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Facts on the Fly: 2/20/2013 Los Angeles Kings @ Calgary Flames
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Season series: It's the first of three meetings this season, and the Kings' only trip to Calgary. The teams split four games in 2011-12, combining for only 11 non-shootout goals in the process.

Big story: The Kings wrap up a grueling stretch that has seen them play eight of their first nine games this month on the road by trying for an Alberta sweep after winning 3-1 in Edmonton on Tuesday. The Flames start a three-game homestand after a 4-0 loss at Phoenix on Monday.

Team Scope:

Kings: Los Angeles dominated play for most of the game in Edmonton but entered the final minute of regulation in a 1-1 tie. But with 49.6 seconds remaining, Jeff Carter deflected Trevor Lewis' shot past Nikolai Khabibulin to put L.A. ahead, and Jarrett Stoll added an empty-netter for a 3-1 victory that moved the Kings back to .500.

"Obviously we didn't want it to take that long," Carter said after the Kings outshot the Oilers 38-24. "It's just one of those games, Khabibulin was playing well. We were getting shots, but he was making saves. It's never easy in this building, but you have to stick with it for 60, 65 minutes, whatever it takes."

Flames: After a gutty 4-3 win in Dallas on Sunday in which they overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period, the Flames had very little in the tank Monday night in Phoenix. Calgary trailed only 1-0 after two periods but surrendered three goals in the final 20 minutes and left the desert with a dispiriting 4-0 loss.

"It was not a team effort," coach Bob Hartley said of his inconsistent team. "We had some guys that took the option on this game. They just didn't respond."

Injury report: The Kings are still thin on the blue line without Willie Mitchell (knee), Matt Greene (back) and Alec Martinez (upper body). … The Flames are still without starting goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff (lower body) and forwards Mikael Backlund (knee), Sven Baertschi (hip) and Paul Byron (hand).

Who's hot: L.A.'s Anze Kopitar has nine points in his last 11 games, a lot for a team that has struggled to score. Mike Richards has three goals in his last three games. … Curtis Glencross leads Calgary with six goals.





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Jarret Stoll (game recap): "It was really nice to have it go the other way this time around. We came here for the two points and this time we got them. We stuck with it for all of the game and played the right way and deserved the win. Now we just have to get a string of wins together and become a bit more consistent overall."

Drew Doughty (game recap): "Quicky always makes some big saves for us. He was great. I think he made something like three breakaway saves, and that's huge. If those go in, it's a completely different game and we probably don't win it."

Darryl Sutter on whether this was the best Jonathan Quick has been early in a game: “Well, he was really good in Chicago, also, in the first period. The big thing is rebound control and getting faceoffs. That’s the biggest part of the game that he had to work on – rebounds, too much quality opportunities against. Hopefully that’s a step in the right direction…a step forward for him is winning games, finding ways to win games. So it’s not just about Jonathan Quick. It’s about us all. We’ve got to work around it.”

Darryl Sutter on the performance of Colin Fraser’s line: “Well, they didn’t play much, but they scored a big goal and they could have had two or three. We talked to them this morning about it. Jordan Nolan’s really struggling with parts of his game, and hopefully this gives him a little confidence.”

Jonathan Quick on Edmonton's speed: “Yeah, they’ve got a lot of guys that can skate. It’s fast ice, too. We’ve seen them a few times. We know they’ve got a lot of speed. They like to open it up. They’ve got a lot of guys that are very talented with the puck. I think we did a good job of shutting that down and making them play on the wall. We outplayed them on the wall tonight.”

Drew Doughty on playing with different defensive partners throughout the game: “I’m playing with a a lot of guys. They were kind of rotating me through Drewiske, Ellerby and Muzzin, and I like that. At the same time it’s good to have one partner that you’re used to playing with, but switching it up and trying to create some offense or having more of a solid D-pairing out there is a good thing.”





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Calgary Flames
(subject to change)

#13 Mike Cammalleri "A" - #40 Alex Tanguay - #12 Jarome Iginla "C"
#24 Jiri Hudler - #51 Roman Horak - #10 Roman Cervenka
#20 Curtis Glencross "A" - #18 Matt Stajan - #22 Lee Stempniak
#17 Blake Comeau - #25 Steve Begin - #15 Tim Jackman

#5 Mark Giordano "A" - #4 Jay Bouwmeester "A"
#7 TJ Brodie - #26 Dennis Wideman
#44 Chris Butler - #6 Cory Sarich

#35 Joey MacDonald
#41 Danny Taylor



Los Angeles Kings
Matt Greene (Back injury) IR
Alec Martinez (Upper body injury) IR
Willie Mitchell (Knee surgery) IR

Calgary Flames
Mikael Backlund (Sprained knee) IR
Sven Baertschi (Hip flexor) IR
Lance Bouma (Right knee surgery) IR
Paul Byron (Broken left hand) IR
Miikka Kiprusoff (Sprained knee) IR



Leading Scorers:

Forwards:

Anze Kopitar, LA - 9 points (4 G, 5 A, -1) | Alex Tanguay, CGY - 12 points (4 G, 8 A, -6)



Defensemen:

Drew Doughty, LA - 7 points (0 G, 7 A, -9) | Dennis Wideman, CGY - 10 points (3 G, 7 A, -2)



Probable Starters: (subject to change)

Jonathan Bernier, LA - 3 GP Record: 2-1-0 GAA 2.08 SV% .893 | Joey MacDonald, CGY - 2 GP Record: 1-1-0 GAA 3.10 SV% .882



Players you might want to keep an eye on:

Trevor Lewis, LA - 2 points (0 G, 2 A, +4) | Jiri Hudler, CGY - 9 points (4 G, 5 A, -3)



Former Kings:

Mike Cammalleri - 11 points (4 G, 7 A, -2)


Tim Jackman - 0 points (0 G, 0 A, -2)


Danny Taylor - 1 GP Record: 0-1-0 GAA 4.00 SV% .892



Legend:
OT: Overtime
SO: Shootout

03/28/12 - Kings @ Flames (Kings win 3-0)
02/18/12 - Flames @ Kings (Flames win 1-0)
01/19/12 - Flames @ Kings (Flames win 2-1 SO)
01/14/12 - Kings @ Flames (Kings win 4-1)



Goals Per Game:
LA – 2.29 (T-25th)
CGY – 2.79 (11th)

Goals Against Average:
LA – 2.57 (15th)
CGY – 3.43 (28th)

Power Play %:
LA – 14.5 (24th)
CGY – 26.0 (3rd)

Penalty Kill %:
LA – 80.6 (T-19th)
CGY – 72.9 (T-28th)

Shots Per Game:
LA – 29.9 (T-11th)
CGY – 30.4 (7th)

Shots Against Per Game:
LA – 24.9 (2nd)
CGY – 27.6 (T-9th)

Faceoff Win %:
LA – 49.5 (T-18th)
CGY – 48.3 (23rd)





(As of 02/20/13)

Pacific Division Standings:
1. Anaheim Ducks (12-2-1) 25 pts
2. San Jose Sharks (8-4-3) 19 pts
3. Phoenix Coyotes (8-6-2) 18 pts
4. Dallas Stars (8-7-1) 17 pts
5. Los Angeles Kings (6-6-2) 14 pts

Western Conference Standings:
1. Chicago Blackhawks 29 pts
2. Anaheim Ducks 25 pts
3. Vancouver Canucks 20 pts
4. Nashville Predators 21 pts
5. San Jose Sharks 19 pts
6. St. Louis Blues 19 pts
7. Phoenix Coyotes 18 pts
8. Dallas Stars 17 pts
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9. Detroit Red Wings 17 pts
10. Minnesota Wild 16 pts
11. Edmonton Oilers 15 pts
12. Los Angeles Kings 14 pts
13. Colorado Avalanche 13 pts
14. Calgary Flames 13 pts
15. Columbus Blue Jackets 10 pts



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Thanks Melf!

Let's win the battle of Alberta!!

oh em gee, 12th place!

thanks mel

Thanks TC.
Won't be able to watch tonight cause I'm flying but sending out positive thoughts to keep this going. Bring home 4 points and a whole new attitude is upon us. Lots of home games in March to rally.

Go Kings Go!!!

Seperated at birth?

Time to climb out of the cellar and ABOVE .500!!!

Let's do it Kings....beat Calgary and then suddenly we have won 4 of 5.

Thanks ya, TC

Thanks again TC for all your hard work. Go Kings Go.

Our progressive climb up the standings to top in the west continues. Kings destroy Calgary tonight. No doubt about it! GO KINGS GO!!

Awesome work TC. Just awesome. Thanks you!!!!