Game Day Thread
Game #52/82 -- 02/17/24
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Los Angeles Kings @ Boston Bruins
TD Garden | Boston, MA
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10/21/23 -- Bruins 4, Kings 2
**Game Time 9:30AM Pacific**
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David Rittich, Viktor Arvidsson & Adrian Kempe 2/15/24 Post-Game Quotes:
David Rittich
On the team’s response after the loss in Buffalo
Obviously, the response was huge and compared to the Buffalo game I guess it was a better start, played our game, did the right things at the right time. Don’t do just stupid stuff that can hurt us and take us down.
On how much the penalties called changed the flow of the game
Every single kill or power play gives that team energy and we knew they had a really good team – they’re top 10 in the NHL in power play and they showed us why. I just feel we could play that a little differently and it wouldn’t have even happened. It is what it is, obviously on the power play when you score it gives you momentum and on the other hand when you survive a kill it gives you momentum so it was good. We scored shorthanded and the goal at the end was on the power play so it was good for us.
On how he is feeling in late-game situations when the score is close
I feel good. I mean, I’m feeling good no matter what situation it is. It’s a lot on those guys because they made me feel good. They made me feel comfortable and I’m just trying to pay off my opportunity here and when my name is called to play I’m just trying to do my best. Some games place more on me and some games less but we just wanted to prove today the Buffalo game was just a fluke.
Viktor Arvidsson
On him being involved in the play right away in his return
That’s how I play, I think I play that way. It was a great process coming back in to play and I got the break, I got to work a lot and the team and the management and everything helped me come back ready to go so it felt great to be back.
On if it was easier to come back and play with old linemates like Danault and Moore
Yeah, for sure. That helps. I’ve been playing with them for my whole stint here in LA and it’s been great. We’ve been fighting each other well, and I think we did that tonight too. We had some great chances and it felt really good
On if it was easier during this rehab being around the rest of his teammates
Yeah for sure, I’ve been around every time they’re home I’m trying to be with the guys and hang out and stuff like that. It was for sure easier, not being by yourself and trying to find a way back. It helped a lot and like I said the management and the trainers and everything helped me to get back and be ready to go.
Adrian Kempe
On if that was more of the complete game performances the team has had recently
Yeah, I mean I think we all played hard and had a good response from the last game. Every guy contributed tonight. Obviously, it was a tight game all the way to the end, a 2-1 game, that’s Kings hockey. It was a pretty good game from us and I think we’re happy with the way we responded.
On what he liked most about playing with Dubois and Laferriere
We had some good speed coming through the neutral zone, I think we were pretty solid in the d-zone and then obviously, as the game went on, a lot of penalties and stuff like that so we kind of fit in a little away from each other at the end of the game and started playing with Kopi and Q a little bit more at the end. The start was good. Had some good energy going, that was a team effort for sure.
On the way they played on the penalty kill
Yeah, I mean, I think we’ve been sharp all year. We get a good momentum from it. Obviously, a couple of nights now where we take too many penalties so that’s obviously something we got to work on. But other than that, while we’re out there, we help each other, we work hard out there, get in shooting lanes, whatever it takes and it’s fun to see the momentum change for sure.
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KINGS INJURIES - all on LTIR
Pheonix Copley, Carl Grundstrom, Blake Lizotte
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Milan Lucic (on leave)
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36 points = Angel Eyes, hornman
34 points = notbob
33 points = Cross Traffic
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30 points = beady eye, mugs, Nyssa42
29 points = jammer06, puckoff, SirJW, VegasHockey
28 points = Randdog, Rusty, Shackleford
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23 points = Kurisu, Rogie-Vachon
22 points = DRice, empire, pray4mojo
21 points = clif, Liz4LA
20 points = Byron, Rog or Reg?
19 points = DRGinLBC, Rinkrat, waynet
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15 points = Drums4Pigs
14 points = hihocarp, Salty Puck
13 points = sonnyboy11
12 points = symbology
11 points = Sevenhole
10 points = JETS GARAGE
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8 points = cokingsfan, fake_it_make_it, Ice24
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6 points = Busted Chops
5 points = Dexter
4 points = beedee
3 points = HiFi
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