Game Day Thread
Game #65/82 - 3/13/26
>>4:00pm<<
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FanDuel
Los Angeles Kings @ New York Islanders
UBS Arena | Elmont, NY
**Game Time 4:00pm**
TV: FanDuel
Radio: ESPN LA app, Kings app, & Sirius
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Brian Dumoulin & DJ Smith 3/9 Post-Game Quotes
On if the intensity tonight felt like a playoff game
Yeah, obviously not a high scoring game, tight-checking. Both teams were competing really hard. Would have liked to come out with two points but I think we can take a lot of good things from that game.
On the Kings bringing desperation tonight, on the second half of a back-to-back
Basically, almost everyone is playing physical, doing the right things, not cheating, blocking shots and doing whatever it takes for us to get into the playoffs.
On a 4-for-4 showing from the penalty kill tonight
We need our kill not to just keep us in games, but to win us games. I thought it did its job and put us in a position to do that tonight.
On if there is positive momentum to be pulled from tonight’s game, despite the OTL
I think so. We showed resilience and we showed heart. Tonight, we played hard. Almost every single guy played hard and we got a point against a really good team. Yeah, we can take some positives, but clearly we’ve got to look at some of the negatives and fix those things.
D.J. Smith
On the competitiveness tonight and what he felt at ice level
Absolutely, I think every time you come to Boston, it feels like this. Certainly the team that they have, that plays as hard as they do and bangs bodies, they can push you out of a game and they didn’t do that/ I thought it was a really even game all the way around.
On if he was happy with the physicality his team brought to match Boston’s
Yeah, for sure and to a man, I thought. Three games in four nights, coming from California with the time change to be right there, lose in overtime, we wanted the two points clearly, but essentially, it’s a tie. The way we came back and hung with it, I think it’s a lot of character from the guys.
On an improved showing from the penalty kill tonight
I think Scott Laughton really helps that up front, allows other guys to play more minutes maybe 5-on-5. We made some adjustments over the break, maybe a little less pressure, but pressure at different times, but it looks like it’s picking up confidence.
On what he’s felt Laughton has brough to the Kings in such a short time
He’s a hockey player. He’s been around a long time. He understands how to play winning hockey and he can do the little things to help you. I think he’s fit in really nice.
On keeping things going heading to New York
I mean, we’re just scratching and clawing to get every point we can, win, loss whatever. We wanted two, we got one, we got three out of four on the road. We’ve got to keep it going. We’ve got two big games. Back-to-back in New York and we’ve got to find a way to win them.
Lineups Courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com
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ISLANDERS PROBABLE LINEUP
Former Kings
David Rittich
Brayden Schenn
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**POLL QUESTION GAME**
*TWO-GAME QUESTION FROM LAST WEEK'S ISLANDERS HOME GAME CARRIES OVER INTO THIS GAME as Part 1*
ALSO, since it worked so well last game (not), let's try this question again
Part 2 - Who is going to score the FIRST goal of the game by either team?
You can take 4 guesses per team for part 2
PREVIOUS GAME'S WINNERS
No winners last game - 36 total saves and Lohrei for 1st goal
POLL GAME WIN TOTALS
Kings of the Mountain - 59 points
DRice
KernCoKingFan
56 points
motolare
55 points
Drum4Pigs
54 points
Angel Eyes
Nyssa42
53 points
VegasHockey
52 points
Cross Traffic
51 points
Birdman
50 points
Chateau Bow Wow
49 points
jammer06
Rusty
VCRW
48 points
Clif
Rogie-Vachon
47 points
Forum Gold
Liz4LA
pray4mojo
46 points
mugs
45 points
Guinevere
SirJW
44 points
dannybuoy1
empire
randdog
43 points
Hockey53
42 points
notbob
41 points
DRGinLBC
hornman
38 points
Dr. Tran
McSorleyFan
37 points
RoS
symbology
36 points
HiFi
35 points
CIrvine
TooCool
34 points
sonnyboy11
28 points
beady eye
26 points
Shackleford
20 pts
Rog or Reg?
19 points
ICE24
12 points
Ecktore
9 points
JC6388LAKings
7 points
The Nuts
6 points
kingsmen93
Rinkrat
3 points
JETS GARAGE
2 points
Sevenhole
1 point
DarkLeftHand
dneprovec
