***LA Kings @ Colorado Avalanche GDT 3/9/23 6:00pm on BSW***

[VCRW]

Mostly agree but do think Doughty can do it. That last game - BRUTAL, but that was an outlier to me. He’s not a big, booming shot but generally he moves the puck well and can read the play as well as anyone.

In recent years, Doughty and Kopitar playing catch on the PP had killed the team’s production with a man advantage. The team had become so predictable that other teams knew exactly what to expect and would force DD to take ineffective shots from the blue line.

2 important changes have resulted in a successful PP this year. It was painful for a while, but the team finally learned how to use the bumper. That in turned gave more space to whomever was stationed at the goal mouth. We are seeing a lot more tip-ins on the PP. The other huge change on PP #1 was putting Kempe and Fiala in charge of zone entries. Successful zone entries on the PP had been a problem for years with 8 & 11 running the offense.

Credit to McLellan for altering his PP strategy to make best use of 9 & 22. But why did it take so long for the Kings to catch up to the rest of the League? It’s working now. Don’t change nothin’!!!

 

[TooCool]

Thanks Susan!

Feels like it's been awhile since the Kings didn't play a non playoff team I think...

Part 1 - How many TOTAL POINTS will be scored by AVALANCHE D-MEN in tonight’s game? (Going with 2 or 4 points)
You can take 2 guesses

Part 2 - At what TIME will the GAME WINNING GOAL be scored? )
you can take 3 guesses
use the min:sec of the ___ period format (1,2,3,OT)
+/- 2:00 = 1 point, +/- 1:00 = 2 points, +/- :15 = 3 points
You can also choose SO for 2 points if you’re right

Going with... 10:00 of the 2nd period, 18:25 of the 2nd period, and 2:00 of OT

Congratulations to the following posters who correctly guessed the avs D would be credited with 2 points and/or those of you who guessed the game winning goal within +/-2 mins of 0:24 of the 3rd

Avs D (1 point):

JayWells24
srm1105
CIrvine
VegasHockey
randdog
forum gold
hihocarp
Rusty
DRice
AngelEyes
Helvetica
kingsmen93
JETS GARAGE
beady eye
empire
Bill Hicks
LeftyKing
Kurisu
Cross Traffic
pray4mojo
Shackleford
hornman
sonnyboy11
kingrussell

18:24 2nd to 2:24 third (1 point):
KingzLA
AngelEyes
TooCool

After the first that game looked like the Kings were going tosteal one. After the second the Avs were damn lucky the refs were helping em back in the game. That third though. Korpi made some big saves, the boys scored some big goals. What more can you ask for against a top conference foe. The fact that Todd has some depth in the lineup hopefully gets him past scares like that hit on Fiala. Have to say Rob gets a tip o the cap. Lets hope this team is set to try and catch lightning in a bottle.

Hey Do Not Trust [MENTION=11373]jammer06[/MENTION] I got the Avs D correct!!!