Game Day Thread
Game #31/82 -- 12/17/24
>>4:00pm<<
on FanDuel
Los Angeles Kings @ Pittsburgh Penguins
PPG Paints Arena | Pittsburgh, PA
WWE Night
Last Season's Meetings
02/18/24 -- Kings 2, Penguins 1
11/09/23 -- Penguins 4, Kings 3 (OT)
**Game Time 4:00PM**
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Quinton Byfield, Warren Foegele, Alex Turcotte & Jim Hiller (video) 12/14 Post-Game Quotes
Quinton Byfield
On the way his line, and the team, started tonight’s game
For my line personally, our start last game was not good at all. We got hemmed in, so our first shift looked a lot different tonight. We wanted a bounce back game, and I feel like we did that and as a team, we did that as well. The Rangers are a good team, so we kind of just answered the bell. We all just want to have bounce back game and that’s how it happened.
On the bounce back from the loss in New Jersey
Yeah, exactly. It was tough game for us last game, so just bounce back. We’re big bodies, we can work down low, good off the cycle, so we just wanted to get back to that. Get it to the D, simplify it, get to the net, tons of shots. Honestly, just dumb it down and good things happen.
On his skill move leading to Foegele’s goal
I just want to take guys on more, 1-on-1. I just wanted to use my size there to fend him off and when I just wanted to make a quick move to try to open some space. I saw Foegs in that area and I just wanted to put it into space for him and then he did the rest.
Warren Foegele
On his performance and that of his line in playing direct hockey
I think when we’re playing direct and North, we create stuff for the team. I felt that New Jersey game, we didn’t really get a chance to forecheck because we weren’t really playing North. We’ve got a lot of big bodies on the line and takes up space. For us, it’s getting pucks to the net, winning our 1-on-1’s. You saw that play by Q, that’s a hell of a play, winning the battle and that patience, that was a hell of a pass.
On playing North/South, but also having the skill to make plays in tight spaces
I think it keeps defenders on their feet. They’re going to know that when we’re dumping it in, we have a presence. Having Jeanno on our line, it puts some fear into the opponent’s eyes, but once we wear them down, we can maybe take a little bit more time to try to make a play and if there’s no play, then we just cycle it down and the next guy’s up to do what’s next.
On coming out and putting a game away early, after a good opening period
There’s so much hockey left in the game and they got a lot of weapons on their team, so you for our team, we talked about, let’s have a good push in that first five minutes of the second, and we certainly did. It kind of just ended the game there, but I’m proud of the way the guys battled the whole game, we really didn’t give them much the remainder of the two periods.
Alex Turcotte
On getting the call up to the top line
I thought we played great. That first goal was awesome, I think all five guys on the ice touched the puck. We were supporting each other, we were playing with confidence. Playing with those guys is always a treat and I’ve had a good amount of experience with that this year. It felt really easy with them.
On starting his goal in the defensive zone with a support play to Kopitar
I think even before that, it starts with the D, they made a couple good dink plays and Kopi made a great play through the middle to me, and I looked up and I was kind of surprised I had a 2-on-1 with Juice, my eyes were wide open for that, I was really excited to see that. Juice made a great pass. I’m pretty sure everyone thought he was shooting and the D bit, goalie bit, so just a great play by all.
On Kempe’s goal and the passing play that led to it
That was a lot of fun, for sure. Puck kind of squirted out to me as I entered the zone, from Juice and I saw Kopi by himself. He got hooked on that, so they would have had a penalty, but I think just the awareness he had was incredible. It kind of deked the goalie, had had him and he just made a no look, backhanded pass to Juice for a wide-open net. Definitely a highlight reel play and it was definitely cool have that one.
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Drew Doughty - LTIR
Trevor Lewis (IR)
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PENGUINS PROBABLE LINEUP
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The Penguins have 10 players over age 30. The Kings have 7. How many TOTAL POINTS will be scored by ALL PLAYERS OVER 30 in today's game?
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Penguins over 30: Acciari, Crosby, Hayes, Malkin, Nieto, Rakell, Rust, Grzelcyk, Karlsson, Letang
Kings over 30: Danault, Kopitar, Lewis, Doughty, Edmundson, Kuemper, Rittich
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