Stoll and Quick at practice (January 2013) – Photo: SpatzShots
FINAL: KINGS 3, FLAMES 1
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STARS OF THE GAME: #1 Muzzin | #2 Stoll | #3 Bouwmeester
The Kings head to Phoenix. No practice in El Segundo tomorrow.
PAUL’S TAKE
Philo Beddoe would be proud of the fight in the Kings tonight. Despite being out hit, out shot and losing the faceoff battle, the Kings block 15 shots and kill all 4 Calgary power plays – and yes, capitalize on their only one. And while there’s still no shutout by Quick or a goal by Doughty, the Kings continue to find ways to win games, sending a clear message to the rest of the league that they have awoken from their slumber. Too homer-ish? Maybe, but from what I’m seeing, they are proving they are anything but a fluke. The Kings are tied for 5th most goals and 3rd fewest goals given up in the third period.
POSTGAME READING
Inside the Kings
Kings team captain Dustin Brown planted himself near the left goal post in the opening moments of a power play Monday night at Staples Center, received a flawless cross-ice pass from defenseman Slava Voynov and slammed the puck into the back of the net. More…
NHL.com
Los Angeles easily could have taken a 4-0 lead in the second when Mike Richards delivered passes on a silver platter for Dustin Penner. But Penner shot just wide on Richards’ backhand dish and later fanned at an open net. More…
AP via The Province
“I think we just got outcompeted and outplayed,” captain Jarome Iginla said. “The toll is that we just dropped three games on the trip, and we’ve fallen way back. But there’s no excuses as far as scheduling or whatever. We had a chance to come in here and pretty much catch the Kings if we could have pulled these two games out, but it goes the opposite way.” More…
VIEW FROM CALGARY…
Calgary Herald
NHL scouts flock to L.A. as Flames further cement position in West cellar with 3-1 loss – After disastrous California road trip, Calgary’s status as a trade-deadline seller is gaining steam. More…
Calgary Sun
The trouble that greets the Griswold family in National Lampoon’s Vacation? Not so bad. The adventures of Del Griffith and Neal Page in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles? A breeze. The Calgary Flames’ three-game sojourn to Southern California? Now that was a road-trip from hell. More…
Flames.com
“I felt our last two periods were the best periods of the trip so we need to take the positives and move on.” -Joey MacDonald : Mike Cammalleri was lights out at the faceoff dot, winning 68 per cent of his 19 draws against the Kings. In all, the Flames were 59 per cent in the circle against the Kings. More…
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS
Sutter - For text quotes, click here…
Kopitar
Doughty - For text quotes, click here…
POSTGAME HIGHLIGHTS
NHL Tonight
Full Highlights
Brown with a power play goal
Stoll with eventual game winner
Quick using his noggin
Quick had a great game..Too bad he couldnt save the Flames only goal..He could have it but it is what it is…
Kings did great 1st then dont know what happen in the 3rd…lol
It’s that damn 5 hole. Goalies keep forgetting to close it. The Blues scored 3 goals all on tip ins because Bernier kept forgetting (or just wasn’t closing it for one reason or another) about his gaping wide 5 hole.
Plus, Quickie wouldn’t have had to try and make that save if Marty had moved his feet a little better. As you said though, “It is what is.” Can’t take back anything now.
Hopefully the team gets their first shutout tomorrow night but if not, a win at the very least will be nice.
lol yea,dont let those Cryotes get any points!
Paul, as always, thanks for all you do.
On a side note: OMG, Kings made NHL Tonight! That’s what happens when there are only 2 games to report on in one night. Except of course, they still spent like 20 minutes talking about Bruins and maybe a grand total of 5 minutes on the Kings. Oh well, can’t win ‘em all. Yes, I still say it’s East Coast Bias.
Great win tonight by the Kings. Hope they go out and get another 2 points from those whiners in Phoenix.
No, it’s not too homer-ish at all. The Kings haven’t fired on all cylinders at once yet, and are still 4th in the West. How do you think other teams feel about that? Winning a Stanley Cup is NEVER an accident (like death and taxes and erratic female behavior). My guess is that the other teams are cringing knowing that the Kings have four d-men in the line-up who have less than 100 games played, and are still more talented on the blue line, by far, than any other team. A true embarrassment of riches (knock wood).
Add to that two incredibly offensively talented, defensively dominant centerman. And then add to tha Drew Doughty. And then add to that incredibly talented, rather large, quick, speedy, talented, physically dominant wingers. Oh, yeah, Conn Smythe Quick and Jonathan Bernier. None of whom have hit their stride individually, let alone as a group. Yeah, league. Fear this!!!!
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