Game Day Thread
Game #82/82 -- 04/13/23
Los Angeles Kings @ Anaheim Ducks
Honda Center | Anaheim, CA
Previous Meetings
02/17/23 — Kings 6, Ducks 3
12//22 — Ducks 1, Kings 4
**Game Time 7:00pm**
TV:***BSW***
Radio: LA Kings iHeartRadio app
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Joonas Korpisalo (video), Phillip Danault, & Todd McLellan 4/10 Post Game Quotes
Watch Joonas Korpisalo’s Post Game Interview Here
Phillip Danault on if tonight’s result can help build a bit of momentum heading into the playoffs
Yeah, absolutely. We knew that the last couple of games would be a little tougher, but obviously a big, big defensive game for us and we scored some goals. That’s the way we’ve got to play.
Danault on the team’s defensive effort this evening
Yeah, we were pretty tight defensively, they’re not a bad team, actually a really good team, but we were tight defensively. Everyone wanted to be really good tonight and obviously a couple of big fights, everyone wanted to step up for each other, that was awesome.
Danault on getting Mikey Anderson back tonight
He’s playing some heavy minutes for us, he’s been very steady, a steady d-man and a very complete player. He’s scored some goals for us as well, he makes the right plays and he’s really solid defensively. We missed him a lot.
Danault on getting a shutout performance from Korpisalo in the win
Yeah, that’s pretty good for the confidence, Korpi was outstanding tonight. He had to make some huge saves at key moments, so you need that going forward into the playoffs.
Danault on he and Moore contributing on Gavrikov’s goal and gaining confidence and momentum off of it
It’s been a little tough all year to get momentum. Mooresie was hurt for one quarter or half the year, so it’s hard to come back from this and get our pace back and get a playoff pace as well. We’re getting there, we’re almost there. One more game and just keep the momentum going, as a team as well.
Todd McLellan on grinding out a win tonight over the Canucks
It was a hard game. You’ve got to give Vancouver credit, they’ve played really hard each of these three games that we played against them. I think that type of game is good for us to be playing in right now, rather than just a lackadaisical one. From the minute the puck dropped until the end it was competitive, it was hard, it was heavy. I liked to see that all our lines were engaged, we really didn’t have any tagalongs if you will and I thought when Korpisalo was tested, he was real solid, so that was a good recovery game for him as well.
McLellan on the impact that Mikey Anderson had on the group in his return
Everything gets slotted back to where it should be. He’s a hell of a player, he defends so well, he cleans up a lot of mistakes from teammates and brings a physical edge. He had a big big part of [the shutout], but the rest of the group played pretty well defensively as well.
McLellan on seeing Adrian Kempe drop the gloves in Game 81
Well, it’s not something that you want to see happen heading into the playoffs, but Adrian’s pretty competitive and that was a competitive moment, a competitive situation. He handled himself well against a very rugged player as well. Everybody came out clean and we’re fine.
McLellan on playing in a tight game without a ton of space available, going into the playoffs
Very good tune-up. As I mentioned earlier, this was a good game for us to play. Not a lot of space, very tight checking, on the boards and even in open ice, there wasn’t a lot of plays to be made. Faceoff circle, blocked shots, penalty kill, all the things you need to have in your game when the playoffs begin. We got an opportunity to use them all tonight, which was good for us.
McLellan on Arthur Kaliyev getting a big goal in a big game
There are not a lot of players who can stand over that and keep swinging away. He had one the other night, a rebound goal, where he almost batted it out of the air. Certain individuals have a knack for that, others could be looking at an empty net and keep missing it over and over again, unfortunately. Arthur has that knack of finding a bouncing puck and being able to bat it in. It’s good for him, he’s got some confidence back.
McLellan on getting contributions from both Gavrikov and Korpisalo in tonight’s win
It’s great to have them here. They’re big, huge pieces to our team and we’re excited about having them, but you don’t always get what you want at Christmas. The toys you have, you’ve got to still like and play with and be happy and we were prepared to do that. We got a better Christmas than what could have been and you have to give management a nod for that. They did a really good job of identifying what our needs were and they went out and acquired them. I think as that was happening, our team got a really big boost, I think some of our players were waiting for that. Blakey and his staff did an outstanding job and in turn, they put it back on our plate and ours being the coaching staff, the players and said “okay, now you’ve got your pieces, let’s see you do it.” That’s on us now. I think it’s going the way it’s supposed to go after the trade deadline, it doesn’t always happen that way, but we haven’t played the most important hockey yet.
McLellan on if his decision on a starting goaltender for Game 1 will extend into the weekend
Yeah, it will, I think we play Thursday, so you guys will start asking me Friday and then Saturday and I won’t tell you anything. Then, we’ll play Game 1, whenever that is, and I’m still not going to tell you. Got all of that out of the way already, saved us all a lot of time.
Yeah, absolutely. We knew that the last couple of games would be a little tougher, but obviously a big, big defensive game for us and we scored some goals. That’s the way we’ve got to play.
Danault on the team’s defensive effort this evening
Yeah, we were pretty tight defensively, they’re not a bad team, actually a really good team, but we were tight defensively. Everyone wanted to be really good tonight and obviously a couple of big fights, everyone wanted to step up for each other, that was awesome.
Danault on getting Mikey Anderson back tonight
He’s playing some heavy minutes for us, he’s been very steady, a steady d-man and a very complete player. He’s scored some goals for us as well, he makes the right plays and he’s really solid defensively. We missed him a lot.
Danault on getting a shutout performance from Korpisalo in the win
Yeah, that’s pretty good for the confidence, Korpi was outstanding tonight. He had to make some huge saves at key moments, so you need that going forward into the playoffs.
Danault on he and Moore contributing on Gavrikov’s goal and gaining confidence and momentum off of it
It’s been a little tough all year to get momentum. Mooresie was hurt for one quarter or half the year, so it’s hard to come back from this and get our pace back and get a playoff pace as well. We’re getting there, we’re almost there. One more game and just keep the momentum going, as a team as well.
Todd McLellan on grinding out a win tonight over the Canucks
It was a hard game. You’ve got to give Vancouver credit, they’ve played really hard each of these three games that we played against them. I think that type of game is good for us to be playing in right now, rather than just a lackadaisical one. From the minute the puck dropped until the end it was competitive, it was hard, it was heavy. I liked to see that all our lines were engaged, we really didn’t have any tagalongs if you will and I thought when Korpisalo was tested, he was real solid, so that was a good recovery game for him as well.
McLellan on the impact that Mikey Anderson had on the group in his return
Everything gets slotted back to where it should be. He’s a hell of a player, he defends so well, he cleans up a lot of mistakes from teammates and brings a physical edge. He had a big big part of [the shutout], but the rest of the group played pretty well defensively as well.
McLellan on seeing Adrian Kempe drop the gloves in Game 81
Well, it’s not something that you want to see happen heading into the playoffs, but Adrian’s pretty competitive and that was a competitive moment, a competitive situation. He handled himself well against a very rugged player as well. Everybody came out clean and we’re fine.
McLellan on playing in a tight game without a ton of space available, going into the playoffs
Very good tune-up. As I mentioned earlier, this was a good game for us to play. Not a lot of space, very tight checking, on the boards and even in open ice, there wasn’t a lot of plays to be made. Faceoff circle, blocked shots, penalty kill, all the things you need to have in your game when the playoffs begin. We got an opportunity to use them all tonight, which was good for us.
McLellan on Arthur Kaliyev getting a big goal in a big game
There are not a lot of players who can stand over that and keep swinging away. He had one the other night, a rebound goal, where he almost batted it out of the air. Certain individuals have a knack for that, others could be looking at an empty net and keep missing it over and over again, unfortunately. Arthur has that knack of finding a bouncing puck and being able to bat it in. It’s good for him, he’s got some confidence back.
McLellan on getting contributions from both Gavrikov and Korpisalo in tonight’s win
It’s great to have them here. They’re big, huge pieces to our team and we’re excited about having them, but you don’t always get what you want at Christmas. The toys you have, you’ve got to still like and play with and be happy and we were prepared to do that. We got a better Christmas than what could have been and you have to give management a nod for that. They did a really good job of identifying what our needs were and they went out and acquired them. I think as that was happening, our team got a really big boost, I think some of our players were waiting for that. Blakey and his staff did an outstanding job and in turn, they put it back on our plate and ours being the coaching staff, the players and said “okay, now you’ve got your pieces, let’s see you do it.” That’s on us now. I think it’s going the way it’s supposed to go after the trade deadline, it doesn’t always happen that way, but we haven’t played the most important hockey yet.
McLellan on if his decision on a starting goaltender for Game 1 will extend into the weekend
Yeah, it will, I think we play Thursday, so you guys will start asking me Friday and then Saturday and I won’t tell you anything. Then, we’ll play Game 1, whenever that is, and I’m still not going to tell you. Got all of that out of the way already, saved us all a lot of time.
Subject To Change
Kings Injuries
Alexander Edler
Kevin Fiala
Gabe Vilardi (D2D)
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Ducks Probable Lineup
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NO Former Kings
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WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Tonight’s Poll Question:
Thanks to everyone who has played this season! And Congrats to all those finishing at or near the top! These will be the last questions - none in playoff GDTs. Final Standings will be posted in the GDT for this game and Game 1 GDT of the playoffs.
Part 1 - Who is going to score the LAST KINGS REGULAR SEASON GOAL?
You can take 4 guesses for this part to go for 1 point
OR You can take only 1 guess and get 4 points for a correct guess
Part 2 - How many SAVES will the KINGS GOALIE make tonight?
One guess only
+/- 2 = 1 point, +/-1 = 2 points, dead on = 3 points
Part 3 - What will be the FINAL SCORE of the game WITH THE CORRECT TEAMS?
You can take 4 guesses - 1 point for a correct guess of just the score, 3 points if you get it exact with the correct teams
(so, for example, you can guess 3-2 Kings win, AND 3-2 Ducks win, but that will count as 2 guesses)
Previous Game’s Winners
Congratulations to the following posters who correctly guessed Kempe to take the final home game penalty of the season; nobody guessed Doughty for the last goal:
Kempe single guess (4 points)
Rogie Vachon
randdog
dannybuoy1
notbob
Kempe multi-guess (1 point):
Rusty
VegasHockey
JETS GARAGE
John a90
Nyssa42
Poll Win Totals
King Of The Mountain
with 69 points:
VegasHockey
61 Points
srm1105
57 Points
LeftyKing
56 Points
Rusty
55 Points
Kurisu
sonnyboy11
53 Points
randdog
52 Points
DRGinLBC
hornman
51 Points
AngelEyes
DRice
pray4mojo
50 Points
49 Points
48 Points
Bill Hicks
John a90
47 Points
46 Points
Chateau Bow Wow
Helvetica
45 Points
jammer 06
Liz4LA
44 Points
forum gold
43 Points
beady eye
dannybuoy1
SirJW
TooCool
42 Points
CIrvine
41 Points
37 Points
Nyssa42
Rogie-Vachon
36 Points
JETS GARAGE
notbob
35 Points
34 Points
empire
33 Points
32 Points
hihocarp
28 Points
JayWells24
KHenry14
kingsmen93
27 Points
26 Points
Clif
25 Points
kingrussell
Shackleford
24 Points
23 Points
Dr. Tran
Sevenhole
waynet
22 Points
Cross Traffic
21 Points
Byron
18 Points
RoS
11 Points
beedee
Busted Chops
10 Points
kopinator
9 Points
Dirtweazle
8 Points
Joe Laviguer
5 Points
Dexter
SaltyPuck
3 Points
HTK
puckoff
salami
STONE
2 Points
05/29/93
Ice24
jneol67
KingzLA
PuckMaster
1 Point
cokingsfan
HiFi
mugs
RagBone
Rinkrat
twistedwrister
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