Game Day Thread
Game #25/82 - 11/29/25
>>7:00pm<<
on FanDuel & KCAL Ch9
Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings
Crypto.com Arena | Los Angeles, CA
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**Game Time 7:00pm**
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Brian Dumoulin & Jim Hiller 11/28 Post-Game Quotes
Brian DumoulinOn his takeaways from today’s game as a whole
I thought at times, both teams had the momentum, a lot of swings there obviously in that game. I mean, it was a fun game to play in, it was intense. The crowd was good, it was definitely a fun atmosphere. It’s good to see, obviously, we’re two really competitive teams and it was really fun to play in.
On the Kings getting goals by getting pucks and traffic to the net
You can simplify it too, but I thought we did a good job of creating some chances and trying to stay patient. They’re the type of team that likes to transition fast and try to create stuff off the rush, so I thought we did a good job of hemming them, sometimes creating some turnovers, creating some foot aces. I think it was obviously good for us to score some goals, but obviously had to defend a little bit harder.
On experiencing the Freeway Faceoff with both teams competitive
I think it’s huge. Last year is the only time I really experienced it, being on the other side, and obviously we weren’t necessarily in a playoff spot, but we were coming. I could see the passion of both fanbases and what it meant to them, like it didn’t matter how your season was going, but if you beat the Kings, it was a good season for them at that point. It’s good to be on this side of it and it’s fun to play in.
On losing a multi-goal lead and the frequency that seems to happen around the league
It’s tough, it’s really tough because sometimes you get a big save, sometimes they get a flukey goal, sometimes you never really know. It’s always good to have a lead. I think the Kings, especially this year, we’ve done a good job holding those leads and playing a lot of tight games. It’s good to experience it, the Ducks, they kept coming and they capitalized on the opportunities they had.
Jim Hiller
On his takeaways from today’s game overall
I thought was a really good game, exciting for the fans, I think for both teams. We made probably a couple, two or three mistakes, back half of the third period. Prior to that, I thought we were pretty clean in the third, so it’s disappointing. They finished and we our chances too and we couldn’t finish.
On how he felt the Kings imposed their style against a very contrasting approach
We wanted to play our game and I thought we played our game. We wanted to make sure that we weren’t giving up a lot of odd mans, that sort of thing, letting them race through the neutral zone, I thought we did a pretty good job of that. I liked our game overall. Their goalie made a few big saves there at the end and we made a couple mistakes that we liked back and they finished.
On Alex Turcotte’s performance and response to a healthy scratch
It was great, I mean, what a response. That’s exactly what you want to see. It was frustrating for him, but he reset himself. He’s come a long way, Turc has really matured, and he’s earned his everything he’s got. He didn’t get it handed to him. To come back like he did tonight, gets his first goal and was just really good all over the ice. That’s what you love to see.
On swapping Alex Laferriere and Andrei Kuzmenko in the lineup
We had talked about it, just seeing what they were going to do, who they were going to try and matchup a little bit, they have last change so we could kind of figure out what they wanted to do. Just kind of a game-time adjustment.
On the difficulty in protecting third-period leads around the NHL this season
Everybody feels like they have a good team and they have a chance to win. Maybe historically, there might have been some teams that were a little bit weaker and if you had a lead, it was probably a little bit easier to hold it. This year, every team’s got some pretty dangerous players, so they feel like, hey, we’re still in this and you get a good push from the other team.
Lineups Courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com
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CANUCKS PROBABLE LINEUP
Former King
Derek Forbort (IR)
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**POLL QUESTION GAME**
Part 1 - How many TOTAL POINTS will be scored by ALL USA BORN PLAYERS in tonight's game?
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Canucks - Boeser, Garland, O'Connor, Sasson, Sherwood, Forbort (IR), Hughes, Myers, Demko (IR)
Kings - Helenius, Laferriere, Moore, Turcotte, Anderson, Dumoulin
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PREVIOUS GAME'S WINNERS
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Birdman
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POLL GAME WIN TOTALS
Kings of the Mountain - 23 points
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22 points
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21 points
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20 pts
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15 points
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14 points
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9 points
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8 points
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7 points
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6 points
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5 points
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