Thread: ***GDT - Los Angeles Kings @ St. Louis Blues - 02/11/13*** (5:00 PM)

Los Angeles Kings (3-5-2) 8 pts
Previous Game: Los Angeles Kings @ Detroit Red Wings - Red Wings win 3-2

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St. Louis Blues (6-4-1) 13 pts
Previous Game: Anaheim Ducks @ St. Louis Blues - Ducks win 6-5 SO

Game Time: 5:00 PM PST | 8:00 PM EST
Location: Scottrade Center | St. Louis, MO



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Facts on the Fly: 2/11/2013 Los Angeles Kings @ St. Louis Blues
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Season series: This is the first of three meetings. The Kings won three of four last season.

Big story: Jaroslav Halak is back. The goalie has been activated after missing three games with a groin strain, and it couldn’t have come at a better time for the Blues. St. Louis went 0-2-1 without Halak, conceding 17 goals. Halak’s return is bad news for Los Angeles, however, as the Kings’ offensive struggles leave them tied for the fewest points (eight) in the Western Conference.

Team Scope:

Kings: With their goal-scoring woes so far this season, the Kings were likely hoping Halak would remain sidelined just a little longer. Los Angeles ranks 25th in goals per game (2.10) and is tied for the League-low in goals scored (21). Offensive inefficiencies were apparent in the Kings’ last two outings, a 3-0 shutout at the hands of Nashville and a 3-2 nail-biter against Detroit.

Against the Red Wings, the Kings looked better offensively, firing 47 shots on goalie Jimmy Howard, but managing only two goals. The second came from Alec Martinez in the final minute to tie the game at two, but the Red Wings responded with the winner with 4.5 seconds left on the clock.

"That was our best game of the year," Kopitar said. "Playing like that, you're going to win more times than not."

Blues: It’s been a rough February for St. Louis. After winning six of their first seven to open the season, the Blues have gone zero-for-February, taking just one point from four games. After three lopsided divisional losses – two to Detroit and one to Nashville – St. Louis welcomed surging Anaheim to the Scottrade Center on Saturday. The Blues trailed after two periods but got goals from T.J. Oshie and Chris Stewart to send the game to overtime tied 5-5. They ultimately fell in the shootout when Anaheim converted four of six chances. Brian Elliott conceded four or more goals for the third straight game.

"A goalie's no different than a defenseman or a forward," Hitchcock said. "Guys come in and out of the lineup based on their performance. You can't stay in the lineup if you don't play well. I don't care who you are. He's got to play better."

Injury report: For Los Angeles, Willie Mitchell is day-to-day with a knee injury and Matt Greene is out indefinitely with a back injury. … Blues forward Jamie Langenbrunner has been playing through hip pain this season and decided over the weekend he would undergo surgery. He is out indefinitely.

Who's hot: Stewart got off to a hot start this season, but faded along with his teammates in February. He raised his game against Anaheim, scoring a goal and two assists as well as converting in the shootout.





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For more quotes, please go to Jon Rosen's blog at LA Kings Insider.

Dustin Brown on the team's performance in the offensive zone: “If you look at their blue paint, we were there every shift or a lot of our shifts, and for us to be successful, that’s a staple of our game. We didn’t have one or two guys doing it. We had a lot of guys doing it. From an offensive standpoint, I think the biggest difference for us [was that] we had some Grade-A scoring chances. Howard had a pretty good game.”

Keaton Ellerby on his first game as a King: “It was good. It’s always tough jumping into a new team with new systems, and stuff like that, but I thought I caught on and was just trying to play simple tonight. I thought we put in a solid effort tonight. Their goalie made some big saves, kept them in the game. But I think overall we played a really good game. We’ve got to build on that and keep going forward from there.”

Keaton Ellerby on developing chemistry with Doughty: “Like I said earlier, I think we complement each other. He’s more offensive, and I guess I’m a little bit more defensive than that. But I think [with] a little bit more time together, I think we’ll figure each other out and just keep playing solid together.”

Darryl Sutter on what the team is getting 'right now' that they weren't getting earlier: “Right now? The same. We lost two to start. That’s the same thing, last two. It doesn’t get different. You know what? We’ve been mixing lines up, trying to get more some more out of our top guys, quite honest. I liked the Richards line tonight. I thought Kopi, it was his first game where he…looked like he had some bounce in his game, so that’s a good sign.”

Darryl Sutter on Ellerby's first game as a King: “You’ve got to be careful, right? You’ve got to be careful how you use him. It’s not easy to go from one conference to the next. Not so much team to team, because there’s not a drastic change in styles. I mean, there’s a little foot here, something in the system that he has to adjust to or read. You’ve got to be careful. He’s never played in this conference, and quite honest, guys don’t know each other very well. I think that’ll be the biggest adjustment for him.”





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St. Louis Blues
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#10 Andy McDonald "A" - #42 David Backes "C" - #74 T.J. Oshie
#57 David Perron - #21 Patrik Berglund - #25 Chris Stewart
#17 Vladimir Sobotka - #20 Alex Steen "A" - #91 Vladimir Tarasenko
#9 Jaden Schwartz - #12 Scott Nichol - #75 Ryan Reaves

#28 Ian Cole - #27 Alex Pietrangelo "A"
#5 Barret Jackman "A" - #22 Kevin Shattenkirk
#6 Wade Redden - #46 Roman Polak

#41 Jaroslav Halak
#1 Brian Elliott



Los Angeles Kings
Matt Greene (Back injury) IR
Willie Mitchell (Knee surgery) IR

St. Louis Blues
Jamie Langenbrunner (Hip surgery) IR



Leading Scorers:

Forwards:

Anze Kopitar, LA - 6 points (4 G, 2 A, +1) | Vladimir Tarasenko, STL - 10 points (5 G, 5 A, +1)



Defensemen:

Drew Doughty, LA - 4 points (0 G, 4 A, -10) | Kevin Shattenkirk, STL - 12 points (1 G, 11 A, +3)



Probable Starters: (subject to change)

Jonathan Bernier, LA - 1 GP Record: 0-1-0 GAA 4.53 SV% .810 | Jaroslav Halak, STL - 5 GP Record: 3-0-0 GAA 2.10 SV% .889



Players you might want to keep an eye on:

Dustin Brown, LA - 5 points (3 G, 2 A, -5) | Chris Stewart, STL - 7 points (5 G, 2 A, -3)



Legend:
OT: Overtime
SO: Shootout

03/22/12 - Blues @ Kings (Kings win 1-0 SO)
02/03/12 - Kings @ Blues (Blues win 1-0)
11/22/11 - Kings @ Blues (Kings win 3-2)
10/18/11 - Blues @ Kings (Kings win 5-0)



Goals Per Game:
LA – 2.10 (T-25th)
STL – 3.36 (T-3rd)

Goals Against Average:
LA – 3.00 (T-21st)
STL – 3.18 (24th)

Power Play %:
LA – 10.9 (27th)
STL – 36.6 (1st)

Penalty Kill %:
LA – 79.6 (17th)
STL – 75.0 (25th)

Shots Per Game:
LA – 30.8 (8th)
STL – 30.9 (T-6th)

Shots Against Per Game:
LA – 25.2 (2nd)
STL – 22.2 (1st)

Faceoff Win %:
LA – 49.0 (T-19th)
STL – 49.0 (T-19th)





(As of 02/11/13)

Pacific Division Standings:
1. Anaheim Ducks (8-2-1) 17 pts
2. San Jose Sharks (7-2-2) 16 pts
3. Dallas Stars (6-5-1) 13 pts
4. Phoenix Coyotes (5-5-2) 12 pts
5. Los Angeles Kings (3-5-2) 8 pts

Western Conference Standings:
1. Chicago Blackhawks 22 pts
2. Anaheim Ducks 17 pts
3. Vancouver Canucks 16 pts
4. San Jose Sharks 16 pts
5. Detroit Red Wings 15 pts
6. Nashville Predators 14 pts
7. St. Louis Blues 13 pts
8. Dallas Stars 13 pts
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9. Edmonton Oilers 13 pts
10. Phoenix Coyotes 12 pts
11. Minnesota Wild 11 pts
12. Calgary Flames 8 pts
13. Colorado Avalanche 8 pts
14. Los Angeles Kings 8 pts
15. Columbus Blue Jackets 8 pts



Flyers @ Maple Leafs 4:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST
Hurricanes @ Islanders 4:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST
Sharks @ Blue Jackets 4:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST
Coyotes @ Avalanche 6:00 PM PST | 9:00 PM EST
Wild @ Flames 6:00 PM PST | 9:00 PM EST

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Thanks Melf !

Probably going to miss a chunk of this one due to work unfortunately but I better come home to a Kings lead ............ OR ELSE.

The Kings have scored first in just 3 of the games this season. They REALLY need to get on the board first, so they don't spend half the game chasing the Blues.

That, and special teams will be huge tomorrow. It would be a great time for the team to turn it around.

I am resorting to begging, please, please, please; pretty please. Thank you TC!!!

Hopefully this is the GDT that will start the Kings on a winning streak. :fingerscrossed: Thank you TC.

Thank you TC!

Guaranteed two points...For St. Louis

They've been licking their chops thinking about this game ever since the schedule came out.

TC brings his "A" game all the time; the Kings need to suit him up for tonight