Game Day Thread
Game #41/82 -- 01/03/23
Dallas Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings
at
Alex Edler 1,000 Games Ceremony
Previous Meeting
11/01/22 - Kings 2, Stars 5 (OT)
**Game Time 7:00pm - EARLY START on ESPN**
TV:ESPN @ 7:00pm
Radio: LA Kings iHeartRadio app
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Alex Edler (video), Anze Kopitar, & Todd McLellan 12/31 Post Game Quotes
Alex Edler Video Interview Here
Anze Kopitar on tonight’s game
I don’t think it got away, I think we were very much in the game. I thought we were doing some good stuff, we had some chances, we just didn’t come through today. It was a battle of special teams and we lost it.
Kopitar on the impact that special teams had on tonight’s game
Yeah, I mean, they got a power plant and a shortie. That turned out to be the difference, which is unfortunate, but sometimes that’s the way it goes.
Kopitar on not being able to take a game that was there to be taken
No, I mean, the game was right there, it’s not like we had a slip in the first or in the second, we just didn’t get the job done, that’s what it was.
Kopitar on Quinton Byfield joining his line over the last four periods
Q is very dynamic, obviously a big body and he can definitely make plays. This has been, what, four periods that we’ve been together and I’m sure we’re going to stick for a few more games. Hopefully we can find some chemistry and score a few goals.
Todd McLellan on if he felt tonight was a “letdown” from the win over Colorado
No, I don’t think was let down, I don’t think we had what it took to win. We didn’t have a lot of energy for whatever reason, maybe that was the Colorado thing and we weren’t real polished. I think you guys watched that early. In the first 10 minutes of the game we didn’t connect on many passes and when you don’t have energy and you’re not connected, you’re just spinning your wheels in the mud. It felt like we could never get it going all night. We had spurts of good play and then we’d fall off a little bit, so we probably got what we deserved tonight.
McLellan on Jonathan Quick tonight and if he believes there was any “rust” in his game with “spot starts"
He made some good saves, it’s what it is. Whether it’s Jonathan Quick or anybody else, that’s the way it goes. There’s a ton of confidence in him, he’s obviously done it a million times throughout his career and he’ll continue to do it.
McLellan on the penalty kill tonight and over the last stretch of games
I think our penalty kill is improving, I think it’s much improved from where it was at the first quarter of the season. The group play and the reads, the reactions are there, we’ve got to get the job done though. We seem to give up one a night, in various ways still, so the number is not looking good, we’re giving up one a night, yet the penalty kill is improving. You might think that I’m insane, but that’s how we see it.
McLellan on where he believes things are at, bigger picture, entering 2023
I’ll answer for the organization, the team, we’re still putting things in place and we’re trying to keep our game growing. We shrunk a little tonight, we gave a little bit back, we all know that, but we’ve got to get back on the horse and ride it again. If there’s a horse in front of us right now, so be it, we’ve got to make sure that ours is in good shape and ready to run and that’s where we’re at.
McLellan on the statuses of Trevor Moore and Arthur Kaliyev
Trevor worked out yesterday or today, I haven’t got a report how well that went. He’s obviously not going to be playing for a few more days. Arty, same thing, he hasn’t skated since his injury. Those are two players that we won’t have for for a little while.
Subject To Change
FORWARDS
Kings Injuries
Arthur Kaliyev (IR)
Trevor Moore (DtD)
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Stars Probable Lineup
courtesy of dailyfaceoff.com
FORWARDS
No Stars injuries
Former King
Colin Miller (draft pick)
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GOALIE STATS
PLAYER STATS
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PACIFIC DIVISION STANDINGS
Tonight’s Poll Question:
Part 1 - Who is going to score the FIRST KINGS non-shootout goal of 2023?
You can take 5 guesses for part 1
Part 2 - At what time of the game will that First Kings Goal be scored?
use the min:sec of the __ period format
You can take 2 guesses for part 2
+/- 2:00 = 1 point +/- 1:00 = 2 points +/- :10 = 3 points
Previous Game’s Winners
Congratulations to the following posters who correctly guessed Danault and/or that the gwg would be in the third:
Both (2 points):
DRice
LeftyKing
hihocarp
Rogie-Vachon
VegasHockey
John a90
forum gold
kingrussell
Dirtweazle
Danault (1 point):
empire
srm1105
Liz4LA
kopinator
Rusty
Helvetica
Cross Traffic
sonnyboy11
Shackleford
3rd Period (1 point):
Kurisu
RagBone
SirJW
kingsmen93
Dr. Tran
jammer06
randdog
beady eye
CIrvine
pray4mojo
hornman
Nyssa42
Poll Win Totals
King Of The Mountain
with 32 points:
VegasHockey
28 Points
Kurisu
LeftyKing
srm1105
27 Points
26 Points
Bill Hicks
Rusty
25 Points
DRGinLBC
John a90
randdog
sonnyboy11
24 Points
beady eye
Liz4LA
23 Points
DRice
forum gold
hornman
pray4mojo
SirJW
22 Points
AngelEyes
Helvetica
21 Points
20 Points
19 Points
Nyssa42
18 Points
Clif
jammer 06
RoS
17 Points
empire
hihocarp
TooCool
16 Points
Chateau Bow Wow
15 Points
KHenry14
14 Points
Sevenhole
13 Points
CIrvine
dannybuoy1
12 Points
JETS GARAGE
11 Points
Dr. Tran
kingsmen93
notbob
Rogie-Vachon
10 Points
Busted Chops
waynet
9 Points
kopinator
Shackleford
8 Points
Dirtweazle
7 Points
Byron
kingrussell
6 Points
beedee
5 Points
4 Points
JayWells24
3 Points
HTK
salami
STONE
2 Points
05/29/93
Dexter
PuckMaster
1 Point
Cross Traffic
RagBone
Rinkrat
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