Game Day Thread
Game #33/82 - 12/17/25
>>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, Kings app, & Sirius
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Drew Doughty & Jim Hiller 12/15 Post-Game Quotes
Drew Doughty
On where he felt the team fell short
I thought we played a good 40 minutes. In the third period, just gave up a little too much, obviously. Got to put a 60 minute game together. I mean, it’s basically not possible to play a complete 60 every game, but can’t just take off the third period. I don’t think we necessarily took it off, but we definitely weren’t as good, and hopefully in the good 40 minutes, capitalize a few more times and grow a lead, would be nice.
On how the team can find offense and generate more
To be honest, I thought we created a little more chances. We tweaked a couple things in our system that helped us with breakouts, and I thought that the D were able to get more involved, and we have more four-man attacks, so I thought that was a bright spot. But yeah, the bottom line is, we’re not putting pucks in the net. I mean, it’s the same old thing about having guys at the net and screening the goalie and getting tips and dirty goals, and I still just honestly don’t believe we have enough of that, we’re too perimeter.
On what he saw during the play where Kuemper was injured and the team’s reaction
We were pretty pissed, because we thought it was a penalty. And then obviously we’re losing our best player this season, right? We tried to go out there and get that win for him, but unfortunately, not, and hopefully he’s okay, because he’s a big part to our team.
Jim Hiller
On how he felt his team played early in the game and when they took the lead
I thought we had the energy for the first 40 minutes. We forechecked, we were physical and had lots of loose pucks in and around their net. Third period wasn’t as good, obviously, we needed somebody to make a big play at one moment. They did. We didn’t. That’s the end of it.
On getting a 5-on-3 power play goal with a good bounce
Finally, yeah, we had a couple other good looks on the five on four as well. So, you know, we shut them down. I mean, we had to make a couple good saves. They have an excellent power play, that was a story coming into the game. Only took two penalties and did a good job with that. You get one, you want to win the hockey game.
On the play of Forsberg, who came on in relief
Well, he was excellent. I mean, the pad save he made in the second period, just holding it out. Tough situation to come into, but you couldn’t ask for anything more from him.
On the response of his team tonight after Saturday’s overtime loss
Yeah, for that 40 minutes, I’m not gonna say it’s our best for 40 on the road, but it was up there with any 40 minutes we’ve played on the road, and in third period, we just didn’t have enough. Once they got one, once they got ahead of us, they stood back, they clogged like we did, and makes it really difficult. You got to put it behind them and go to work, and it’s such a grinding game nowadays when you can’t create good rush chances, and we weren’t able to get anything else done
On the play of the fourth line with Helenius, Perry, Malott
Very effective. I think if you probably sussed out the time on ice versus time in the o-zone, they were probably by percentage, I would think that they would have led us. They were dangerous. They were good, and had a presence beyond that.
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22 saves Kings (2 points):
empire
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21,23 saves Kings (1 point):
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DRGinLBC
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TooCool
27 saves Stars (2 points):
Birdman
DRice
hornman
VCRW
Nyssa42
DRGinLBC
Liz4LA
dannybuoy1
26,28 saves (1 point):
Hockey53
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motalare
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Forum Gold
RoS
AngelEyes
Guinevere
randdog
Rusty
empire
HiFi
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notbob
VegasHockey
KernCoKingFan
Chateau Bow Wow
Dr. Tran
POLL GAME WIN TOTALS
King of the Mountain - 36 points
KernCoKingFan
32 points
DRice
31 points
Clif
30 points
Chateau Bow Wow
Drum4Pigs
Nyssa42
29 points
mugs
VCRW
28 points
Cross Traffic
Guinevere
VegasHockey
27 points
motolare
pray4mojo
Rusty
26 points
Angel Eyes
HiFi
Liz4LA
25 points
Birdman
empire
hornman
notbob
RoS
24 points
Rogie-Vachon
SirJW
23 points
DRGinLBC
Forum Gold
Hockey53
jammer06
McSorleyFan
22 points
dannybuoy1
21 points
20 pts
beady eye
Rog or Reg?
sonnyboy11
19 points
randdog
18 points
CIrvine
Dr. Tran
TooCool
17 points
15 points
symbology
12 points
Ecktore
10 points
Shackleford
9 points
JC6388LAKings
8 points
ICE24
6 points
kingsmen93
5 points
Rinkrat
3 points
JETS GARAGE
2 points
Sevenhole
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