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Game Day Thread
Game #47/82 -- 2/2/22
**Game Time 4:30pm**
Los Angeles Kings @ Detroit Red Wings
Little Caesars Arena | Detroit, MI
Previous Meeting
1/8/22 – Red Wings 0, Kings 4
**Game Time 4:30pm**
TV:**BSW**
Radio: LA Kings iHeartRadio app
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Jacob Moverare & Todd MacLellan 1/30/22 Post Game Quotes
Jacob Moverare
On getting in on short notice and when he found out he was playing
Yesterday, when we got to the hotel in Pittsburgh [Trent Yawney] told me that I’m in. It was nice to know a little ahead, but also pretty short notice so I didn’t have too much time to think about it.
On playing with Drew Doughty and matching up against elite opposition
It was awesome to play with Drew, he’s really easy to play with, he helps me out a lot. It was fun to play against top players. Really hard, they were good obviously, but it was really fun.
On his stretch pass to Trevor Moore on his first goal
They dumped it in, but I caught it with my glove. I saw Mooresy and I think Arvy and they were kind of alone, so I just tried to pass it as quickly as I could to them.
On the bounceback after Pittsburgh tied the game
Yeah, I think you saw all of the players were really happy when we scored that fourth one, because they brought a lot of heat when they started the third period. They got us back at three, so that was really nice to get that fourth one.
Todd McLellan
On what allowed the Kings to win tonight’s one-goal game
The ability to play four lines. When I look at the minutes, we didn’t shorten the bench until the last four, five minutes, so the ability to play the four lines I thought they protected the D well. When we did have to break out the inexperienced backend, they did a really good job and you have the veterans that really played well. I think Olli and Dewy, when they showed up to play really well, it settled things down on the backend.
On Moverare coming into the lineup on short notice
Both Jacob and Strander were short notice and played tremendous games for us. If you can get pinch hitters to do that, it shows that they’re maybe more than pinch hitters, they’re starting to push their way into the upper group. They played real solid games. Jacob, in particular, very heady player, a good sense of what might happen and he anticipates well. Tremendous blocks on some of the power plays, great outlet pass to Mooresy on the goal. Had a hell of a night.
On starting the game the way they wanted to after yesterday’s start
You know, yesterday was behind us, we really didn’t talk about yesterday. We talked about what we needed to do today, they are a very good first-period team. They get out of the gates quick, especially at home, and they can be a wall of momentum that comes at you. I thought we handled the first period well and settled in after that.
On the feeling on the bench after Pittsburgh tied the game
Well, one, we were disappointed with how they got on the power play, very poor game management by a player or two. There’s not much we could do about the goal, off a foot and in. We were positioned well, that can happen in a game and I think it was better for us to get scored on that way than something that we could control. We just kept playing. We were rolling four lines, so everybody knew that they were going to keep playing and great play by Lizzo to Mooresy again. After that, we felt confident that we could defend.
On Trevor Moore’s impact both tonight, and as of late
Today, I think it’s quite obvious, but overall, he’s been probably in our top two or three players for the last month now. I’ve always said that we have to take some responsibility for his start, and when I say we, I mean the coaching staff. We’ve moved him around, we put him with different people, he was like our swiss-army knife and now he’s found a home. He’s been productive there, that line has an identity and they play extremely well. I never really see Mooresy tired, he’s got an engine that’s second to none. I’m really happy for him and I’m glad that our group has him.
On getting in on short notice and when he found out he was playing
Yesterday, when we got to the hotel in Pittsburgh [Trent Yawney] told me that I’m in. It was nice to know a little ahead, but also pretty short notice so I didn’t have too much time to think about it.
On playing with Drew Doughty and matching up against elite opposition
It was awesome to play with Drew, he’s really easy to play with, he helps me out a lot. It was fun to play against top players. Really hard, they were good obviously, but it was really fun.
On his stretch pass to Trevor Moore on his first goal
They dumped it in, but I caught it with my glove. I saw Mooresy and I think Arvy and they were kind of alone, so I just tried to pass it as quickly as I could to them.
On the bounceback after Pittsburgh tied the game
Yeah, I think you saw all of the players were really happy when we scored that fourth one, because they brought a lot of heat when they started the third period. They got us back at three, so that was really nice to get that fourth one.
Todd McLellan
On what allowed the Kings to win tonight’s one-goal game
The ability to play four lines. When I look at the minutes, we didn’t shorten the bench until the last four, five minutes, so the ability to play the four lines I thought they protected the D well. When we did have to break out the inexperienced backend, they did a really good job and you have the veterans that really played well. I think Olli and Dewy, when they showed up to play really well, it settled things down on the backend.
On Moverare coming into the lineup on short notice
Both Jacob and Strander were short notice and played tremendous games for us. If you can get pinch hitters to do that, it shows that they’re maybe more than pinch hitters, they’re starting to push their way into the upper group. They played real solid games. Jacob, in particular, very heady player, a good sense of what might happen and he anticipates well. Tremendous blocks on some of the power plays, great outlet pass to Mooresy on the goal. Had a hell of a night.
On starting the game the way they wanted to after yesterday’s start
You know, yesterday was behind us, we really didn’t talk about yesterday. We talked about what we needed to do today, they are a very good first-period team. They get out of the gates quick, especially at home, and they can be a wall of momentum that comes at you. I thought we handled the first period well and settled in after that.
On the feeling on the bench after Pittsburgh tied the game
Well, one, we were disappointed with how they got on the power play, very poor game management by a player or two. There’s not much we could do about the goal, off a foot and in. We were positioned well, that can happen in a game and I think it was better for us to get scored on that way than something that we could control. We just kept playing. We were rolling four lines, so everybody knew that they were going to keep playing and great play by Lizzo to Mooresy again. After that, we felt confident that we could defend.
On Trevor Moore’s impact both tonight, and as of late
Today, I think it’s quite obvious, but overall, he’s been probably in our top two or three players for the last month now. I’ve always said that we have to take some responsibility for his start, and when I say we, I mean the coaching staff. We’ve moved him around, we put him with different people, he was like our swiss-army knife and now he’s found a home. He’s been productive there, that line has an identity and they play extremely well. I never really see Mooresy tired, he’s got an engine that’s second to none. I’m really happy for him and I’m glad that our group has him.
Subject To Change
FORWARDS
Kings Injuries
Mikey Anderson (IR)
Lias Andersson (IR)
Alexander Edler (LTIR)
Matt Roy (CP)
Sean Walker (LTIR)
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Red Wings Probable Lineup
courtesy of dailyfaceoff.com
FORWARDS
NO Former Kings
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GOALIE STATS
PLAYER STATS
PACIFIC DIVISION STANDINGS
Tonight’s Poll Question:
I’m out of “fun facts”, so back to my go-to question:
Part 1 - Which player is going to score the FIRST goal for the Kings?
Part 2 - Which player is going to score the FIRST goal for the Red Wings?
SHOOTOUT GOALS WILL NOT COUNT (in the case of a 0-0 tie)
**You can take 4 guesses per team**
You may also guess “no goals” for either or both teams as one of your 4 guesses
(2 points total available, 1 per question)
Previous Game’s Winners
Congratulations to the following posters who correctly guessed the kings would score 7 goals over their 2 early game B2B weekend:
Dr. Tran
Rogie-Vachon
Liz4LA
DRice
hokiecat
Rusty
PuckMaster
Helvetica
John a90
Congratulations to the following posters who correctly guessed the Cup winning guys would combine for 3 points:
John a90
Nyssa42
Chateau Bow Wow
Reg or Rog?
Rusty
sonnyboy11
Sevenhole
KHenry14
DRice
SirJW
pray4mojo
Poll Win Totals
King Of The Mountain
with 36 points:
Reg or Rog?
srm1105
35 Points
34 Points
pray4mojo
VegasHockey
33 Points
Rusty
32 Points
LeftyKing
31 Points
AngelEyes
30 Points
John a90
Kurisu
29 Points
Dr. Tran
Helvetica
hornman
Liz4LA
Sonnyboy11
28 Points
Chateau Bow Wow
notbob
27 Points
hokiecat
26 Points
DRice
25 Points
jammer06
24 Points
kingrussell
23 Points
Busted Chops
Byron
KHenry14
22 Points
21 Points
Bill Hicks
CIrvine
Nyssa42
20 Points
Shackleford
STONE
19 Points
dannybuoy1
SirJW
18 Points
empire
TooCool
17 Points
JayWells24
Sevenhole
16 Points
15 Points
Rogie-Vachon
14 Points
Clif
cokingsfan
forum gold
13 Points
PuckMaster
12 Points
Dirtweazle
randdog
11 Points
DRGinLBC
Greg33
JETS GARAGE
kopinator
10 Points
beady eye
9 Points
8 Points
beedee
7 Points
MaxwellSmart
6 Points
5 Points
waynet
4 Points
Joe Laviguer
3 Points
2 Points
Ice24
1 Point
kingsmen93
lurker
MBreeden
rinkrat
RoS
Salami
Stormy2213
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