Game Day Thread
Game #56/82 -- 02/24/24
7:30 PM on BSW
Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings
Crypto.com Arena | Los Angeles, CA
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Previous Meeting
11/24/23 -- Kings 5, Ducks 2
**Game Time 7:30PM Pacific**
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Vladislav Gavrikov (video), Kevin Fiala & Jim Hiller 2/22/24 Post-Game Quotes:
Kevin Fiala
On the team’s passing tonight and a lack of connectivity throughout the team
Yeah, I think overall, passing-wise just wasn’t our style today, from the beginning to the end, I think. Not much energy from us, like we used to have, so not a good night for us.
On if there’s anything he can point to for the lack of energy he mentioned
It’s a tough question. I mean, we know what position we’re at, we know we have to win, we know they’re right behind us and chasing us. We knew all of that, so I don’t know. I don’t know why we played like we did.
On playing against a team that is stylistically physical like Nashville
Overall, just play a little smarter. They’re not a bad team. I don’t know how you guys saw it, but there wasn’t much room out there, they close on us quick, they had good gaps and good tracks, it wasn’t much time out there. I think we just didn’t do the right things against that type of team. I think we just have to adjust a little better.
On what he’d like to see the Kings do better in those situations going forward
I think just we didn’t skate that much, we didn’t skate onto pucks, we didn’t play fast. I think it was too much slowing down the game and in the o-zone, I think we didn’t go side to side and low to high, we didn’t go to the net, I think the goalie saw way too many pucks. I think we didn’t shoot too many pucks, we tried to pass it when it wasn’t there. So, I think in situations like this, like tonight, I think we need to be a little more straightforward and then it will open up.
Jim Hiller
On what he was most disappointed in during tonight’s game
I would say the turnovers. I think we turned it over, you saw it a few times in really tough spots. Neither team had a lot of chances, their best chances came off our turnovers.
On the difficulties in establishing their style when the passing wasn’t there
Yeah, well, that’s difficult, but give them credit, they made it difficult. They really checked us and that wasn’t a surprise, strong team, so they did a really nice job. So, your execution has to be even a little bit better when you’re playing a team that checks you that well and ours wasn’t. That made it doubly hard for us to get through that.
On a game that was tight-checking from the start and what made the difference
We’d like to think we checked pretty well too and beyond the turnovers, we didn’t give them much. It’s just one of those hockey games that has two good teams, checking, going hard at it. Whoever can execute a little better is going to get more chances. The game-winning goal I guess you could call it wasn’t great execution by them either, it was just a throw the puck at the net and winning a battle at the net. So, it was that type of game. There wasn’t a lot of odd-man rushes that we gave up or anything like that, but we just didn’t generate enough.
On in-game adjustments tonight that saw Kaliyev and Turcotte get more icetime
I think it’s game by game and it’s within the game. Because, we just talked about it, we didn’t have a lot going on. Turc’s got quick legs, we thought maybe we can just give him a little extra bump up, sometimes you get a little bit. He played and then actually Arthur took over from him a little bit, Arthur had some chances. So, you’re not creating much, you’re just looking for maybe a spark from one of the players.
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