Game Day Thread
Game #20/82 - 11/17/25
>>4:00pm<<
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LA Kings @ Washington Capitals
Capital One Arena | Washington, DC
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Mikey Anderson & Jim Hiller 11/15 Post-Game Quotes
On finding a way to win in a game without the connectivity of Montreal or Toronto
Yeah, I think both ways, both teams would say the same thing. There wasn’t much going on. Sometimes, it’s the way it goes and we found a way to get one. Bergy was big when we needed him and just good to get one when it’s not the prettiest.
On a special night and performance for Anton Forsberg
I’m sure it means more to him than any of us, but it’s fun for him, when he’s here, he gets to see everyone, see some friends people that have probably become family for him. It’s fun night for him. I think everyone’s pretty juiced up for him.
On a low-scoring, battle of a game all night
I didn’t really realize it, I think we looked up halfway through the game and it was like 6-6 in shots. Sometimes, it’s just the way it goes. Maybe some bad bounces, pucks going each way, maybe a few too many turnovers both ways, but also, I think just they defended hard. They made it hard for us, we tried to make it hard for them. I think both ways, guys were executing what they wanted to do and it was just the way the game went.
On Drew Doughty’s injury and the defensive play he made before exiting
I don’t think there’s much that needs to be said. He’s obviously one of the probably biggest, if not the biggest competitor, I think, in the league. Sucks to see him be hurting, but again, he battles and he’s going to do anything he can to keep playing or stay engaged and involved. Hopefully it’s not too bad and everything and he can play hopefully in two days, so we’ll find out.
On how he felt the defensemen adjusted to playing with 5 from that point on.
Everyone’s played with each other a little bit so far. I mean, all the three of us that have been here the last year, and then obviously Dumo and Cece, everyone’s kind of familiar, and guys responded well and able to get the job done.
Jim Hiller
On finding a way to win on a night where maybe the team had its “B” game
Well, I don’t think I would call it a B game. I would call it the fact that Ottawa played really well. I think what we saw was Ottawa played tonight probably similar to the way we typically try to play and frustrate and try to win puck battles and stay above you. I thought both teams, there wasn’t a lot of room, a lot of chances either way, so I was really proud of our guys to get through that. It’s good for us to know that we can be that frustrating to play against too, when we do it right like that. Credit to Ottawa, they made it realty hard.
On Anton Forsberg’s performance in net tonight to earn the shutout
He was really good, that was probably his best game of the year. I’m sure that was a good time to save it for him, coming back here, he’s got a lot of friends here. Of course, fans appreciated the job he did. We really needed him tonight. You look at the shots and you saw there wasn’t a lot, but four or five were really important and he got them.
On Joel Edmundson’s role in helping to close out the one-goal victory
Eddy, when you’re protecting a lead, Eddy’s one of the guys you want on the ice for sure. 6-4, 6-5, 215 pounds, they take up a lot of space. They threw some pucks at the net, he’s in there, cross checking guys in front of the net, clearing out bodies, winning puck races into the corner. When it gets in the trenches, that time of the game, those are the players that can really excel and he’s one of them..
On how he felt the group adjusted as a whole to having five defensemen
It’s easier to do when you’re in the thick of a game, because you’ve already [got] adrenaline’s pumping and you want to get out there. Sometimes it’s harder if it happens really early, because, nobody’s in the flow of the game, but at that point, we’re in a battle. We knew we were in a battle. So for the guys, when your name is called, you get out there and step up.
Lineups Courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com
KINGS INJURIES
Drew Doughty
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CAPITALS PROBABLE LINEUP
Former Kings
Nic Dowd
Pierre-Luc Dubois (IR)
Matt Roy
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GOALTENDING COMPARISON
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