Game Day Thread
Game #37/82 - 12/27/25
>>6:00pm<<
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Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings
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Kevin Fiala & Jim Hiller 12/23 Post-Game Quotes
Kevin Fiala
On the goal he scored in the second
It was a good forecheck from us and just a broken play. I had a quick chance to do a quick move.
On the team’s start
I thought our start was not too bad, to be honest. We just couldn’t score so we have to figure it out and try to get the lead and stay on top of it.
On whether the break is coming at a good time
The reality is that we have a break right now, so there’s nothing we should think about tomorrow, game or whatever. Just take a good break, enjoy with family and come with big energy back. Even if you win five in a row, or lose five in a row, it’s in the past. For us, I think we need to take the good things with us and the bad things we hopefully analyze and get better.
On if he is frustrated with his and team’s play
I’m not real happy, obviously. It’s not going the way we all want to, but that’s going to happen for everybody and not just players, but the whole team. It’s us who has to do something about it, who can pull us out of it, nobody else. It’s happened before, and personally I’ve been there before, and I’m sure everybody has been there before. It’s character showing of players and team to get back out of it. I’m not worried. I’m sure we’re going to get out of this, but it’s not acceptable right now how we play and we have to get better. I really believe in this group, I really believe this is a great team, great players, we just have to figure it out and find our game, not just for some minutes or one game, we have to go for a stretch here, try and get some wins in a row, start feeling good, start playing good and eventually it’s going to come.
Jim Hiller
On the most disappointing thing of being down 3-0
I think at that point, what was disappointing was us not having hit the back of the net. I thought we had some really good looks up until that point, didn’t feel like that was a game we should’ve been down 3-0. If you said it was 1-0, that would’ve been disappointing, because for me we had enough looks to certainly get the first one and get the lead.
On the number of shot attempts his team had
Well, we played in their zone. I think probably spent more time there than I can remember. The forecheck was good, physical, stole pucks, give them credit, they had people in and around their net, the goalie played good, and the two goals we scored were I thought pretty nice goals and just didn’t get the random goals that have been difficult for us to come by this year. We’ve had some other nights where we’ve thrown 70 or 80 at the net and came up short.
On the forward lines during the game
There was a lot of things to like offensively about the game, and really, we didn’t give them that much going the other way. You like the fact that we generated, Kuzy, I thought was, maybe his best he’s been all year from start to finish, I know he scored the goal but you saw him handle the puck under the goal line, control it, so that was a real positive for us. I thought the physicality, in particular Kempe, Byfield and Laferriere was a positive for us. But in the end, we don’t win the game, so that’s the feeling we take with us.
On the break starting now
I hope the players are able to relax and refresh themselves, it’s been from September until now, with the schedule and now busy it is and 85% of our games we’ve been playing within one goal, it’s taxing physically and mentally so I’m sure those guys need a break.
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