WELCOME TO THE KINGS NEWS DAILY PREGAME REPORT. HERE YOU’LL FIND ALL THE INFO YOU NEED TO KNOW LEADING UP THE GAME. THIS POST WILL BE UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
Former Kings Defenseman Jack “MF” Johnson now has what he wants…his own team.
Photo: SpatzShots
THE STORY LINE
Last They Met, The Columbus Blue Jackets Snapped A Los Angeles 3 Game Winning Streak With A 3-1 Victory And Former King Jack Johnson Declared “This One Felt Good.”
THE GAME
Who: Los Angeles Kings (2-3-2) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (3-5-1)
When: 4pm Pacific
Where: Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio
TV: Fox Sports West (pregame @3:30)
Radio: 1150AM
GAME NOTES
- Enter the Mayors Manor first goal contest here…
- Check out this pregame skate photo from Patrick O’Neal
- The Kings go into tonight in 14th place in the West.
- Injured Willie Mitchell was back on the ice yesterday.
- Download tonight’s game notes here…
- Prepare to laugh at the Royal Half’s preview here…
- Check out what Kings Bloggers are saying here…
- Enemy Blogs:
- Columbus’ Official Game Blog
KND’s PROJECTED KINGS LINEUP
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Forwards |
Defensemen |
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Brown (23) |
Kopitar (11) |
Williams (14) |
Scuderi (7) |
Doughty (8) |
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Gagne (12) |
Richards (10) |
Carter (77) |
Martinez (27) |
Voynov (26) |
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King (74) |
Stoll (28) |
Lewis (22) |
Drewiske (44) |
Muzzin (6) |
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Clifford (13) |
Richardson (15) |
Nolan (71) |
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Scratches: |
Fraser (24) |
Penner (25) |
Bodnarchuck (47) |
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Goalies: |
Quick (32) |
Bernier (45) |
Injured: |
Greene/Mitchell |
*Lisa Dillman is reporting Richardson may be scratched after all, putting Fraser back into the lineup.
PREGAME READING
- SPORTS NETWORK: Game preview
- CBS: Game Preview
- AP: Jackets facing a statement game vs Kings
- INSIDER: Preview: Los Angeles at Columbus
- INSIDER: Sutter pregame quotes
- MAYOR: Is wrestling the reason Penner won’t play tonight?
- INSIDER: Jack Johnson, the “horse” in Columbus
- LATIMES: Doughty holds the blue line with two key defensemen out
- BLUE JACKETS: Columbus blueline suffering
- BLUE JACKETS: Game Day: Los Angeles
- BLUE JACKETS: Kings, Jackets at a glance
- BLUE JACKETS: Probable lines
I really hope we don’t play down to their level…this is clearly a game we have to win…(!)
Especially since their defense is in worse shape than ours. Two players will make their season debut tonight. One has 6 minutes of NHL experience, the other 5 games in 2010. Wow!
you know the ol’saying…
sometimes the best defense is a good offense…
well, get the guys we have to play better positionally and good stuff should follow – especially tonight, as to yr point about columbus’s lack of experience on the blueline…we need to get that first pass out of our zone quicker…and it has to connect more often than not…there are times when we look like we are playing as if the redline still exists…also, i can’t remember the last time the kings had so many issues holding on to the puck…we seem to have a case of the “jimmy hands”…
dl probably has a short list of players he’s looking at to acquire…and i wouldn’t be surprised if he pulls the trigger sooner than later…