Game Day Thread
Game #35/82
01/04/24
7:30pm Pacific on BSW
Detroit Red Wings vs. Los Angeles Kings
Crypto.com Arena | Los Angeles, CA
DODGERS NIGHT
Last Season's Meetings
11/12/22 -- Red Wings 3, Kings 4
10/17/22 -- Kings 5, Red Wings 4
**Game Time 7:30pm**
TV:**BSW**
Radio: LA Kings iHeartRadio app
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Todd McLellan & Mikey Anderson (video) 1/2/24 Post-Game Quotes:
Todd McLellan
On the connectivity in tonight’s game that Anderson discussed
One team was fast and one team was slow, for sure in the first half of the game, and you’ve got to think about what causes that. So, passing first of all will slow a team down and I think that’s probably what they’re talking about. Very erratic, in boots, behind people, where we had to stop and restart and then get re-loaded. Two, the anticipation, working into the holes and giving somebody an out is important. Execution in certain situations that we know we have to take care of, two faceoff goals against again tonight. Those are all unacceptable, but the pace of the game, Toronto caused a lot of our problems, but LA contributed to them as well.
On the decision to move the forward lines around during the second half of the game
Well, we had three different lines, the only line that stayed together was Lizzo’s line tonight. There was a lot of movement, a lot of action with us shuffling things around, trying to jolt some players and get some guys going. So, we’ll sit down tomorrow and we’ll talk about whether we liked it or not. I do think we played more assertive and faster in the second half of the game, but sometimes the score dictates what the opponent does, as we’ve talked about that a little bit.
On making wholesale line changes for the first time this season
We had nothing going, throughout the lineup we had nothing going, so it’s blender time and trying. It’s probably the first time this year that we’ve really done that, to that extent. Every now and then, somebody misses a shift, we flip a winger or two but not to that extent. Again, I thought we played better after that, but it’s too late.
On if there was anything he liked from the line changes once they were made
I’m not sure if it was the movement or if it was the opposition protecting the two-goal lead. I thought we played with a little more pace, played in their end a little bit more. We’re slow shooting the puck right now. I haven’t seen so many blocked shots and not with bodies, just with sticks, We’re loading pucks to shoot and we’re dragging them across and releasing them late. Just the pace of everything has to pick up with our group.
On the explanation he got on the disallowed goal in the third period
The puck was covered and it was jammed in and they really don’t explain that to us. We get to decide whether or not we want to challenge it.
Subject to Change
Lineups Courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com
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