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***GDT - St. Louis Blues @ Los Angeles Kings - 03/05/13*** (7:30 PM)
Los Angeles Kings (11-7-2) 24 pts
Previous Game: Nashville Predators @ Los Angeles Kings - Kings win 5-1
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St. Louis Blues (11-8-2) 24 pts
Previous Game: St. Louis Blues @ Dallas Stars - Stars win 4-1
Game Time: 7:30 PM PST | 10:30 PM EST
Location: Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA
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Facts on the Fly: 3/5/2013 St. Louis Blues @ Los Angeles Kings
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Season series: This is the second of three meetings. The Kings earned a 4-1 victory against the Blues on Feb. 11 at St. Louis.
Big story: Los Angeles pulled even with St. Louis in the extremely tight Western Conference standings with Monday night’s 5-1 win against the Nashville Predators at Staples Center. The Kings and Blues are two of six teams in the West with 24 points.
Team Scope:
Blues: St. Louis has experienced difficulty stringing wins together this season, as it has alternated wins and losses for the past four games. In fact, the Blues have only been able to win back-to-back games once this season, when they reeled off three straight wins from Feb. 13-17. They failed to make it two in a row with Sunday’s 4-1 loss at Dallas in the first of a five-game road trip.
"We had too many average performances," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. "What can you say? Too many average performances doesn't get it done on the road."
Kings: After seeing their five-game winning streak come to an end Saturday night at Vancouver, the Kings got right back on the horse Monday. After a slow start to the game – Los Angeles had just three shots on goal in the first period – Jeff Carter shifted into another gear later in the night and ended up tallying a natural hat trick, with his second and third goals coming just 19 seconds apart. Carter leads the Kings with 14 goals in 20 games.
“It’s been good,” Carter said. “I feel like everything’s back to normal now. I was out here all lockout hanging out with, probably 10 guys. So it was nice to get out and get settled and relax a little bit. I’m comfortable here now. I feel like I’m in a good position and [on] a great team.”
Injury report: Alexander Steen (upper body) is on injured reserve, while Andy McDonald (knee) and Vladimir Tarasenko (concussion) are day-to-day. … Los Angeles defensemen Willie Mitchell (knee) and Matt Greene (back) are on injured reserve.
Who's hot: Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk has a goal and an assist over the past two games. … Carter has scored in six of the Kings’ past seven contests. He has eight goals over that span.
LA Kings Insider - Jon Rosen
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Jeff Carter (game recap): "We probably would have had a lot more on net if we got pucks past their D and to the net, but they do a great job of blocking shots. It's pretty easy to get frustrated when they're stepping in front of everything and we're not getting much to the net. We didn't start the game particularly well, but to our credit, we didn't get frustrated. We stuck with it and played some pretty good hockey in the third period."
Jonathan Bernier (game recap): "Every time (coach Darryl) Sutter puts me in, I've got to do my job. I'm lucky that the guys have been playing very well in front of me, and that makes my job a lot easier."
Jonathan Bernier (game recap) on Jeff Carter: "He's been unbelievable for us and he's scoring some big goals. We need a guy like that who takes over, and he's doing that right now."
Darryl Sutter on Jeff Carter’s hot streak: “He was hot tonight. He struggled – hey, I’m sure he’d tell you he struggled the last two games. If you traveled with us, you would say that he wasn’t necessarily hot. He’ll tell you that. You get back to work tonight, he was rewarded with his skill set. He gets rewarded. It’s not like it was magic or something. He did a great job on his shots. He did a great job of stripping a puck and scoring on a breakaway.”
Jeff Carter on what has improved in Slava Voynov’s game: “A lot more confidence, for sure. He’s obviously been great all year. You can see the confidence that he got from playing in the minors there during the lockout. Just skating the puck, making plays, holding on to the puck, looking guys off. It’s pretty good.”
Jeff Carter on what the hat trick means to him personally: “It’s nice. It’s always fun. Some big goals for the team gave us a little bit of a cushion there. It’s good.”
Jonathan Bernier on his career success against Nashville: “Yeah, I’ve been successful against them, that’s for sure. But when you give up 20 shots or something like that, you’ve got to make sure you make those big saves and keep the team in it. We found a way to score that one, and kept going from thereafter.”
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St. Louis Blues
(subject to change)
#9 Jaden Schwartz - #42 David Backes "C" - #74 T.J. Oshie
#57 David Perron - #21 Patrik Berglund - #25 Chris Stewart
#36 Matt D'Agostini - #17 Vladimir Sobotka - #32 Chris Porter
#79 Adam Cracknell - #12 Scott Nichol - #75 Ryan Reaves
#6 Wade Redden - #27 Alex Pietrangelo "A"
#5 Barret Jackman "A" - #22 Kevin Shattenkirk
#4 Kris Russell - #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
Adam Cracknell (Upper body injury) day-to-day
Jamie Langenbrunner (Hip surgery) IR
Andy McDonald (Left knee injury) IR
Alexander Steen (Upper body injury) IR
Vladimir Tarasenko (Concussion) IR
Leading Scorers:
***Injured players are not listed***
Forwards:
Anze Kopitar, LA - 18 points (6 G, 12 A, +4) | David Backes, STL - 15 points (3 G, 12 A, +1)
Defensemen:
Slava Voynov, LA - 12 points (3 G, 9 A, +10) | Kevin Shattenkirk, STL - 17 points (2 G, 15 A, +1)
Probable Starters: (subject to change)
Jonathan Bernier, LA - 6 GP Record: 5-1-0 GAA 1.53 SV% .933 | Jaroslav Halak, STL - 9 GP Record: 5-1-1 GAA 1.90 SV% .901
Players you might want to keep an eye on:
Jeff Carter, LA - 16 points (14 G, 2 A, +1) | Patrik Berglund, STL - 11 points (9 G, 2 A, -4)
Legend:
OT: Overtime
SO: Shootout
02/11/13 - Kings @ Blues (Kings win 4-1)
Goals Per Game:
LA – 2.65 (18th)
STL – 2.76 (14th)
Goals Against Average:
LA – 2.35 (6th)
STL – 2.86 (T-18th)
Power Play %:
LA – 17.7 (T-14th)
STL – 29.0 (2nd)
Penalty Kill %:
LA – 82.7 (T-13th)
STL – 79.4 (19th)
Shots Per Game:
LA – 28.8 (T-16th)
STL – 28.3 (20th)
Shots Against Per Game:
LA – 25.0 (2nd)
STL – 22.9 (1st)
Faceoff Win %:
LA – 51.8 (7th)
STL – 49.4 (21st)
(As of 03/05/13)
Pacific Division Standings:
1. Anaheim Ducks (15-3-3) 33 pts
2. Phoenix Coyotes (11-8-3) 25 pts
3. Los Angeles Kings (11-7-2) 24 pts
4. San Jose Sharks (10-6-4) 24 pts
5. Dallas Stars (11-9-2) 24 pts
Western Conference Standings:
1. Chicago Blackhawks 41 pts
2. Anaheim Ducks 33 pts
3. Vancouver Canucks 26 pts
4. Phoenix Coyotes 25 pts
5. Los Angeles Kings 24 pts
6. San Jose Sharks 24 pts
7. St. Louis Blues 24 pts
8. Minnesota Wild 24 pts
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9. Dallas Stars 24 pts
10. Detroit Red Wings 24 pts
11. Nashville Predators 23 pts
12. Calgary Flames 20 pts
13. Colorado Avalanche 20 pts
14. Edmonton Oilers 20 pts
15. Columbus Blue Jackets 16 pts
Lightning @ Devils 4:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST
Canadiens @ Islanders 4:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST
Bruins @ Capitals 4:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST
Sabres @ Hurricanes 4:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST
Oilers @ Blue Jackets 4:00 PM PST | 7:00 PM EST
Flyers @ Rangers 4:30 PM PST | 7:30 PM EST
Jets @ Panthers 4:30 PM PST | 7:30 PM EST
Avalanche @ Red Wings 4:30 PM PST | 7:30 PM EST
Wild @ Blackhawks 5:30 PM PST | 8:30 PM EST
Sharks @ Canucks 7:00 PM PST | 10:00 PM EST
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