
Game Day Thread
Game #49/82 -- 01/29/25
>>4:00pm<<
on FanDuel


Los Angeles Kings @ Florida Panthers
Amerant Bank Arena | Sunrise, FL




**Game Time 4:00pm**
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Radio: ESPN LA app only

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Kevin Fiala (video), Joel Edmundson & Jim Hiller 1/27 Post-Game Quotes
Joel Edmundson
On his takeaways from tonight’s game
Yeah, it’s a frustrating one. I thought we played well the first half and then only got a couple goals. The crowd came to life and we just couldn’t find ways to score. Goals aren’t coming easy for us right now, so I think we’ve just got to get back to the basics and get the net hard, and that’s when we were scoring more goals. So yeah, it’s frustrating, but it’s a long roadtrip and we’ve got a couple more games.
On what was lacking in the third period push down 3-2
I think just getting more pucks to the net, but at the same time, they did a good job of clearing pucks away and making it hard for us to get inside. It’s a tough league, we’ve got to find ways. We did that in Columbus, found a way to take it to overtime, but just didn’t have enough tonight.
On conceding shortly after taking a 2-0 lead
Yeah, I think that goal before the period definitely gave them life, but we still had the lead and still thought we were playing a good game. We were feeling good going in but they just had more chances and they buried.
On the type of response the team needs to have going into Florida on Wednesday
Just playoff intensity. I expect a 1-0, 2-0 game, like a really close game, that has no room. They play well at home, so we’ve got our work cut out for us, nut it’s always exciting to play the champs.
Jim Hiller
On the frustration of the team following tonight’s game
Yeah, I think we should be frustrated. I thought the first period was pretty good. Second period, lots of turnovers through the neutral zone, so we didn’t establish a forecheck. We did in the first and we didn’t in the second. If I had to pick one theme for us this year that, there’s been a lot of positives, but one theme that’s been negative is the second period turnovers. I don’t even want to say turnovers, just not being willing to forecheck in the second period.
On the game-winning goal and if that was a backbreaker for the group
Makes no sense. Makes no sense, that’s the way I look at that. We did a good job, we exited the puck, shorthanded, just a poor decision.
On the 5-on-3 goal coming on two offensive-zone penalties
The first one, Turc’s going for the puck, I have no issue with that. The second one, again, just not a good play. Then great execution by them on the 5-on-3, great pass, great shot, so not much you can do with that. Just can’t put yourself down 5-on-3.
On the push in the third period and if the team “ran out of gas”
I don’t know if it’s that. I think we were frustrated in the second period, probably in the second intermission. We had good energy after the first, second period we didn’t have the energy that we needed coming out of the dressing room. Coaches were mad, lots of people were mad. We just didn’t respond very well.
On getting a goal from Kevin Fiala and his level of play recently
Yeah, and give Phil credit, he was in front of Talbs on that one, Talbs didn’t have a chance to see that one. Kevin’s game is getting better, I think we’ve talked about that a little bit. I think it’s a pretty consistent level of intensity out of him, you know what I mean, and I think he’s much more dangerous, has the puck more. I think he’s going to have a really good second half.

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The Panthers are #1 in hits/60 with 27.96. The Kings are 15th at 21.32
How many TOTAL HITS will there be in tonight's game?
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PREVIOUS GAME'S WINNERS
Congratulations to the following posters who correctly guessed the Kings goalie would have 23 saves,
and/or that the Red Wings goalie would be credited with 24:
Both (2 points):
JayWells24
JETS GARAGE
HiFi
Liz4LA
Chateau Bow Wow
empire
Kings 23 saves (1 point):
KernCoKingFan
sonnyboy11
Rusty
mugs
Rog or Reg?
Clif
Cross Traffic
Wings 24 Saves (1 point):
DRice
VCRW
Forum Gold
Nyssa42
POLL GAME WIN TOTALS
Kings of the Mountain - 42 points
VegasHockey & Rusty
40 pts
sonnyboy11
37 pts
Hockey 53
36 pts
Chateau Bow Wow
35 pts
mugs
VCRW
33 pts
Byron
Cross Traffic
Forum Gold
Liz4LA
Sir JW
32 pts
DRice
HiFi
JayWells24
31 pts
Dr. Tran
30 pts
Drum4Pigs
empire
Shackleford
29 pts
Angel Eyes
CIrvine
Guinevere
KernCoKingsFan
pray4mojo
28 pts
jammer06
Nyssa42
27 pts
hornman
26 pts
Clif
25 pts
randdog
Rogie-Vachon
24 pts
Kingsmen93
23 pts
notbob
22 pts
dannybuoy1
21 pts
Rog or Reg?
20 pts
RinkRat
TooCool
16 pts
mik999999
13 pts
DRGinLBC
motolare
12 pts
beady eye
9 pts
JETS GARAGE
7 pts
KHenry14
6 pts
Surf Nutz
5 pts
sloppydog
4 pts
Bill Hicks
3 pts
kurisu
2 pts
ICE24
JC6388LAKings
symbology

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