Thread: ***GDT - Los Angeles Kings @ Edmonton Oilers - 02/19/13*** (7:00 PM)

Los Angeles Kings (5-6-2) 12 pts
Previous Game: Los Angeles Kings @ Chicago Blackhawks - Blackhawks win 3-2

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Edmonton Oilers (6-5-3) 15 pts
Previous Game: Colorado Avalanche @ Edmonton Oilers - Oilers win 6-4

Game Time: 7:00 PM PST | 10:00 PM EST
Location: Rexall Place | Edmonton, AB



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Facts on the Fly: 2/19/2013 Los Angeles Kings @ Edmonton Oilers
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Season series: This is the second of three meetings. Nail Yakupov scored with 4.7 seconds left to send the first matchup to overtime, where Sam Gagner converted for a 2-1 Oilers win on Jan. 24 at Rexall Place.

Big story: Two of the National Hockey League’s lowest-scoring teams will face off Tuesday in Edmonton, but only one is coming off its best offensive outing of the season. Edmonton scored six goals to beat Colorado on Saturday – including five unanswered to end the game – and will look to continue that trend against the under-performing, defending Stanley Cup champions.

Team Scope:

Kings: Los Angeles has struggled even more than usual to score so far this season. One of two teams yet to score 30 goals, the Kings are fourth-worst in the NHL with a 2.23 goals-per-game average. Los Angeles lost 3-2 to Chicago on Sunday, bringing its record to 1-5-2 when scoring two or fewer goals. Mike Richards scored two power-play goals in the third period, but the Kings were unable to complete the comeback.

"(It's) not the way you want to start a season, obviously," said Richards. "We've had some ups and downs. We've played some really good games, and some poor games, so we have to try and find that consistency on a daily basis. It's got to come soon."

Oilers: Heading into Saturday, the young Oilers had similar scoring issues, managing more than two goals only once in their last eight games. Things looked headed down a similar path against the Avalanche, who jumped out to a 4-1 lead early in the second period. Then, something clicked as the Oilers got five goals from five different players on their way to a 6-4 win. Edmonton ended the game with 56 shots, a deluge compared to their 26.9 season average.

"If anything, it gives our team a little confidence with our goal scoring," said Jordan Eberle. "We haven't been able to put the puck in the net and, especially my line, it felt like we cracked the door open in this game."

Injury report: Kings defensemen Alec Martinez (upper body) and Willie Mitchell (knee) are day-to-day, while Matt Greene (back) is out indefinitely. … Teemu Hartikainen (shoulder), Lennart Petrell (head) and Theo Peckham (hip) are day-to-day for Edmonton. Ryan Jones (eye), Anton Lander (foot) and Andy Sutton (knee) are out indefinitely.

Who's hot: Richards has three goals in his past two games. … Edmonton’s power play scored twice on four chances Saturday after going 3-for-31 in the previous seven games.





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Darryl Sutter (game recap): "[I] didn’t like the Seabrook goal, being that our goaltender should’ve been allowed to have a stick. It was pushed away. It should’ve been a penalty. The shorter referee was standing right there by the bench. The other guy couldn’t see it, but the shorter one had the same view that I did and should’ve made the call. We shoved the stick to him and they shoved it away. It shouldn’t be a goal."

Mike Richards (game recap): "The slow start kind of cost us. We gave them a lot in the first period with penalties and some turnovers and they scored some goals, which put us behind the eight-ball pretty quick. Off the start, we weren't ready to play."

Kyle Clifford on his role alongside Kopitar and Brown: “As far as my game, nothing changes. Just go to the net, play hard, pop pucks out… good on walls, and just try and create space for them.”

Mike Richards on what influenced the Power Play movement: “I think the big thing is just the work that we’ve done on it. We’ve run through at least twice a week in practice where everyone’s going to be or what kind of plays we need to have. When you have that – I know where Drew’s going to be 90% of the time. I know where Kopi’s going to be and so on. So I think having that awareness on the ice obviously helps out a lot. You don’t always have to look and think of where people are going to be. You can think and then take a quick peek more so than seeing where everyone is. [Davis Payne] has done a good job of showing us what they’re going to do before the game, and what’s going to work. Even though we haven’t scored in some games, I still think we’ve had some opportunities to score [and] some good looks.”

Jonathan Quick on what this past week of practice meant to him: “You get to work on things. With the schedule the way it is, you don’t get as much time as you’re used to to be able to work on little parts of your game. It gives you that step back back for a couple days, and you just kind of hammer out those little parts of the game.”





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Edmonton Oilers
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#4 Taylor Hall "A" - #93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - #14 Jordan Eberle "A"
#91 Magnus Paajarvi - #89 Sam Gagner - #83 Ales Hemsky
#94 Ryan Smyth - #20 Eric Belanger - #64 Nail Yakupov
#55 Ben Eager - #54 Chris VandeVelde - #37 Lennart Petrell

#15 Nick Schultz "A" - #19 Justin Schultz
#6 Ryan Whitney - #2 Jeff Petry
#5 Ladislav Smid - #45 Mark Fistric

#40 Devan Dubnyk
#35 Nikolai Khabibulin



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

Edmonton Oilers
Teemu Hartikainen (Bruised shoulder) day-to-day
Shawn Horcoff (Broken knuckle) IR
Ryan Jones (Eye surgery) IR
Anton Lander (Broken foot) IR
Theo Peckham (Sore hip) IR
Andy Sutton (Knee surgery) IR



Leading Scorers:

Forwards:

Anze Kopitar, LA - 9 points (4 G, 5 A, -1) | Taylor Hall, EDM - 15 points (3 G, 12 A, +2)



Defensemen:

Slava Voynov, LA - 6 points (2 G, 4 A, +6) | Justin Schultz, EDM - 7 points (4 G, 3 A, -2)



Probable Starters: (subject to change)

Jonathan Quick, LA - 11 GP Record: 3-5-2 GAA 2.74 SV% .895 | Devan Dubnyk, EDM - 13 GP Record: 5-4-3 GAA 2.76 SV% .918



Players you might want to keep an eye on:

Mike Richards, LA - 9 points (4 G, 5 A, -6) | Nail Yakupov, EDM - 9 points (5 G, 4 A, -8)



Former Kings:

Eric Belanger - 1 point (0 G, 1 A, +1) | Ryan Smyth - 4 points (1 G, 3 A, -2)



Legend:
OT: Overtime
SO: Shootout

01/24/13 - Kings @ Oilers (Oilers win 2-1 OT)



Goals Per Game:
LA – 2.23 (27th)
EDM – 2.43 (24th)

Goals Against Average:
LA – 2.69 (T-16th)
EDM – 2.64 (15th)

Power Play %:
LA – 15.0 (24th)
EDM – 23.9 (7th)

Penalty Kill %:
LA – 81.0 (18th)
EDM – 86.8 (4th)

Shots Per Game:
LA – 29.2 (T-14th)
EDM – 29.0 (T-16th)

Shots Against Per Game:
LA – 24.9 (2nd)
EDM – 33.3 (29th)

Faceoff Win %:
LA – 48.8 (22nd)
EDM – 45.9 (28th)





(As of 02/19/13)

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

Western Conference Standings:
1. Chicago Blackhawks 27 pts
2. Anaheim Ducks 25 pts
3. Vancouver Canucks 19 pts
4. St. Louis Blues 19 pts
5. Nashville Predators 19 pts
6. Phoenix Coyotes 18 pts
7. San Jose Sharks 17 pts
8. Dallas Stars 17 pts
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9. Detroit Red Wings 16 pts
10. Minnesota Wild 16 pts
11. Edmonton Oilers 15 pts
12. Colorado Avalanche 13 pts
13. Calgary Flames 13 pts
14. Los Angeles Kings 12 pts
15. Columbus Blue Jackets 10 pts



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Well, one good turn deserves another. Go Kings!! I can never quite you and yes I am a moran and idoit, but for good reason.

First,Thanks TC for another Kings win over the Oilers GDT.

so i took my buddy to his first ever game last friday against the blue jackets. somehow, he had a good enough time to pique his curiosity and make him watch the game against chicago. which he enjoyed. and now he's actually excited about tomorrow's game. so like, if for no other reason, i hope tomorrow's game is good for his sake. it's always nice turning people onto hockey.

and, as always, thanks tc!

Thanks, Mel!!


Go Kings!!

Just win! allow no celly's.

****ing Oilers with better win/loss ratio than Stanley Cup champions Kings.

Something's gotta change and it starts with tonight.

Go Kings!

YEAH! Start Brady and sit Bledsoe!

Must not lose. WILL not lose. GO KINGS GO!!!!!

Thanks TC, as always!