Game Day Thread
Game #26/82 - 12/02/25
>>7:30pm<<
on FanDuel
Washington Capitals vs. Los Angeles Kings
Crypto.com Arena | Los Angeles, CA
HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER NIGHT 2
PREVIOUS MEETING
**Game Time 7:30pm**
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Radio: ESPN LA app, Kings app, & Sirius
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Mikey Anderson & Jim Hiller 11/29 Post-Game Quotes
Mikey Anderson
On the challenges of establishing rhythm early with three reviews inside five minutes
Yeah, it’s hard. You get what, maybe one, two shifts and a half hour goes by real time, or whatever it is, so it’s hard to get your body into it, kind of get your mind into it, but it slows it down. Good job by the guys though, to find a way. I mean, not going to be pretty after that, but we found our rhythm as it went on.
On the slim margin for error for the Kings right now
It’s been like that, I think, the last couple years too, we’ve had a lot of games even, maybe get an empty net here and there. This year, we’ve gone to overtime 10+ times already, so it’s right there, it’s one goal, stick on a puck in any way. You try and hopefully end up on the better side of it on more nights.
On if it is mentally draining to have every game be so tightly contested
Yeah, it can be, I think, but also you don’t really think about it when you’re out there. I mean, when you’re playing, your adrenaline gets going, instincts take over. Maybe after the fact, if it goes one way or another, you maybe think about it when you go home, but with the schedule this year, we play so fast, everyone’s kind of quick resets. You kind of flush it and think about the next one.
On Anton Forsberg’s play tonight and his ability to play the puck
It helps a lot. One, it makes it harder on the forecheckers, knowing where to go, but if he can even bypass us and get it up to the forwards, makes everyone’s job a little bit easier, get it in their hands quicker and let them try and play offense. He was great tonight, big saves when we needed him, but playing the puck is good for us.
Jim Hiller
On the start to the game tonight with three challenges so early in the contest
Anybody seen anything like that before? How far in, four minutes in, less than five and you’ve got to review it and that kind of took the flow right out of the game. It started like that and then the overtime was kind of crazy for a short time too, that was pretty exciting, I guess. In between, there wasn’t much going on.
On consistently being in tight, one-goal games seemingly every night
Well, it’s good and bad. It teaches you to play in tight games, but you don’t always want to be in those tight games. It’s hard on everybody. The players understand that they probably play a little more cautious than they would normally, when you’re that tight, so it’s been hard for us just to get into a rhythm. We’ve talked about not scoring a lot of goals, sometimes you just feel a little more loose and then you can make things happen. This is, you can’t make a mistake, it’s almost like playoff hockey, you chip it out, you chip it in. I think probably all those games, it’s helped us, the mentality, but it’s probably just hurt us, feeling good with the puck.
On the decision to make in-game lineup adjustments
We ran Quinton, Kevin and Adrian for a good portion. I wanted to make sure I put them together and give them enough of a run that we weren’t just yanking their chain. They were alright, but I don’t think we saw what we what we hoped from that, so it was time to get those broken up. This was as good a time as any, because there was nothing going on.
On an 0-for-4 power-play showing, as that unit continues to struggle
I think you’ll probably see some broader changes when Drew ends up coming back into the lineup. There’s considerations. Normally, we’re afraid of five forwards at the end of a power play, when it’s expiring, because the other team comes out of the box and they put on their best players, and you can get pinned. It limits us a little bit on what we can do exactly, but I think when Drew comes back, you’ll see some different looks.
On converting in overtime and seeing Kempe get one to go
I mean, tonight, there wasn’t a lot of room. Last night, he had some pretty good looks in and around the net, got some sticks on them. Tonight, there wasn’t much for anybody. It’s a big moment, somebody’s got a score and I think he’s shown us over the years here that usually, if you’re going to bet on somebody, it would be him.
Lineups Courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com
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CAPITALS PROBABLE LINEUP
Former Kings
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Matt Roy
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**POLL QUESTION GAME**
Part 1 - How many TOTAL GOALS will be scored in the FIRST period of tonight's game?
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PREVIOUS GAME'S WINNERS
Congratulations to the following posters who correctly guessed 3 points for the Americans and/or 3 total goals, and congrats to Guinevere who takes over as new Queen of the Mountain:
Both (2 points):
Guinevere
KernCoKingFan
mugs
SirJW
TooCool
Liz4LA
McSorelyFan
3 American (1 point):
Rogie-Vachon
Cross Traffic
motalare
Forum Gold
notbob
Drum4Pigs
Hockey53
Birdman
Rusty
DRice
Rog or Reg?
VCRW
pray4mojo
beady eye
RoS
AngelEyes
kingsmen93
hornman
jammer06
HiFi
3 goals total (1 point):
Chateau Bow Wow
Rinkrat
empire
sonnyboy11
POLL GAME WIN TOTALS
Queen of the Mountain - 24 points
Guinevere
23 points
Clif
KernCoKingFan
Nyssa42
22 points
21 points
Cross Traffic
mugs
Rusty
VegasHockey
20 pts
DRice
HiFi
notbob
pray4mojo
SirJW
19 points
Drum4Pigs
Rog or Reg?
18 points
Angel Eyes
hornman
RoS
VCRW
17 points
Chateau Bow Wow
16 points
Birdman
empire
Liz4LA
motolare
Rogie-Vachon
15 points
McSorleyFan
TooCool
14 points
beady eye
dannybuoy1
Dr. Tran
Hockey53
sonnyboy11
13 points
Forum Gold
jammer06
12 points
DRGinLBC
Ecktore
11 points
CIrvine
9 points
JC6388LAKings
8 points
randdog
7 points
Shackleford
6 points
symbology
5 points
ICE24
Rinkrat
4 points
3 points
JETS GARAGE
2 points
kingsmen93
Sevenhole
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