Game Day Thread
Game #57/82 - 2/25/26
>>7:00pm<<
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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles Kings
Crypto.com Arena | Los Angeles, CA
**Game Time 7:00pm**
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Anze Kopitar & Jim Hiller 2/5 Post-Game Quotes
On the start tonight and the defensive breakdowns leading to the goals allowed
No secret, it was obviously a slow start and they made us pay. That was pretty much the game. I thought second and third were good, creating chances, but we’ve got to be better, that’s the bottom line.
On if he felt the focus and mindset was where it needed to be before the break
Yeah, it’s second end of a back to back, obviously everybody’s looking towards the break but at the same time, you’ve got to be ready to play those games. I mean, these points are just as important as the points coming out of the break. We didn’t get the job done.
On creating, but not finishing chances at 4-1 to get back into the game
That’s what we’re trying to do, obviously it didn’t go. We had some chances, but we’ve got to do a better job.
On reaching 1,300 points in the NHL and the significance of that number
Took me a bit longer than tha n I thought it will, but, yeah, here we are. We’ve just got to keep on going. These numbers are going to be, I think, a little bit better to look at once it’s all said and done. Now, it’s about the team, obviously. Taking some time off now, but coming out of the break and we have, I believe, about 25 games or so and make sure we get into the playoffs. Then it’s about writing different chapters again.
On coming out of the break with Artemi Panarin as a teammate
I mean, there’s no secret to his game. He’s a gamebreaker and obviously very skilled, an offensive player. We’re going to definitely welcome him. Hopefully we can get clicking right away and rack up some wins right after the break.
Jim Hiller
On the turnovers and defensive-zone breakdowns being even more glaring than last night
More glaring in that they were able to finish four times. The defensemen are pretty banged up, we haven’t talked about that. So, we can’t put them under duress. We put them under duress and our forwards had to do a better job, they didn’t. Then, we give good players chances like that, they don’t need two or three. That’s what we saw today,
On if one more goal from a litany of chances at 4-1 could have changed the game back
I thought so, yeah, we needed one, right? I mean, we didn’t like the start, obviously, buried ourselves, but then there’s still lots of hockey game left. If you can get one, you get momentum, now you’re only down by two. You get another one, you get pull the goalie, whatever is going to happen, it gives you a chance. The best part of our game was the last 40 minutes but the game, unfortunately, is probably done if you can’t score consistently. That’s where we’re at.
On if he feels the break is coming at the right time for this team
Probably like every other team in league, we’ve got some guys playing that are quite a ways South of 100 percent, so we’ll need that time to get everybody back, just like everybody else. Then, we’ve got to sprint. Once we get back here, she’s a sprint to the end. It’s a challenge, right in front of us, and we’ll answer the bell.
On Anze Kopitar reaching 1,300 career points
I thought Kopi was good tonight, so that was probably his best game back. What can you say about this guy that hasn’t been said already? He’s not done yet. I think that’s probably the most important part of this, he’s going to get more than 1300, there’s more things, more milestones to accomplish here before the season’s over. We’re happy to have him back and get those games under his belt as we go.
On where the team is at coming into the break
It’s staring right in front of us. You can see where we’re at in the standings, you don’t have to be a math major to understand that when we get back here, there’s very little margin for error. That’s where we’re at. Hasn’t been good enough. So, get yourself ready, because we’ve got no margin for error, as I mentioned, and you’ve got to go. And it’s not just you, it’s everybody. That’s the challenge that we’re facing.
Lineups Courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com
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GOLDEN KNIGHTS PROBABLE LINEUP
Former Kings
Ben Hutton
Brayden McNabb (IR)
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**POLL QUESTION GAME**
DUE TO THE INTENSE SCHEDULE OF GAMES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, SOME POLL QUESTIONS WILL BE ONLY 1 PART
But we'll do 2 easy ones tonight
Part 1 - Who will score the FIRST KINGS GOAL back from the break?
You can take 4 guesses for part 1
Part 2 - In which period will Artemi Panarin score his first goal as a King?
1, 2, 3, OT, SO, or "not tonight"
ONE guess only for part 2
PREVIOUS GAME'S WINNERS
Congratulations to the following posters who correctly guessed 1 Kings Olympian point and/or 7 Knights Olympian points:
Both (2 points):
AngelEyes
Kings (1 point):
Rogie-Vachon
Dr. Tran
Cross Traffic
jammer06
DRGinLBC
pray4mojo
Rusty
VCRW
motalare
mugs
Guinevere
dannybuoy1
Forum Gold
VegasHockey
randdog
KernCoKingFan
SirJW
Symbology
hornman
empire
The Nuts
Chateau Bow Wow
TooCool
Drum4Pigs
CIrvine
Knights (1 point):
Hockey53
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POLL GAME WIN TOTALS
King of the Mountain - 55 points
DRice
54 points
KernCoKingFan
51 points
Nyssa42
48 points
Drum4Pigs
47 points
Angel Eyes
Chateau Bow Wow
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VegasHockey
46 points
Birdman
45 points
Clif
Cross Traffic
pray4mojo
44 points
VCRW
43 points
Guinevere
jammer06
Rusty
42 points
Forum Gold
Liz4LA
mugs
41 points
empire
randdog
40 points
Hockey53
Rogie-Vachon
SirJW
37 points
RoS
symbology
36 points
dannybuoy1
DRGinLBC
HiFi
35 points
hornman
McSorleyFan
notbob
34 points
Dr. Tran
31 points
sonnyboy11
28 points
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27 points
TooCool
26 points
Shackleford
25 points
CIrvine
20 pts
Rog or Reg?
15 points
ICE24
12 points
Ecktore
9 points
JC6388LAKings
6 points
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5 points
Rinkrat
The Nuts
3 points
JETS GARAGE
2 points
Sevenhole
1 point
dneprovec
GO KINGS GO!!!
