2018-19 Regular Season Game 40 LA Kings Vs Colorado Avalanche

Good Evening Kings Fans! Tonight marks the final game of 2018 for your LA Kings, as the team embarks on a two game back to back road trip. Tonight your Kings are in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado to take on the Avalanche. Kings forward Michael Amadio and goalie Cal Petersen  will not be with team on this two game road trip as the Kings have sent them down to the AHL. Jack Campbell and Dion Phaneuf will be making their return to the Kings lineup tonight. Here’s what Kings defenseman Sean Walker had to say about his devolpment with the Kings “ You know, I think definitely getting out there with Muzz, he’s an amazing player and he’s easy to play with, so we go out there and we both think the same things and we both want to get up the ice, so if I’m going, he’s covering for me and if he’s going, I’m covering for him, so we both have the same mindset”.

Kings record before either game
(15-21-3)

Avalanche record before the game
(19-13-7)

Tonight's starting lineup for your LA Kings

Alex Iafallo-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown

Adrian Kempe-Jeff Carter-Tyler Toffoli

Ilya Kovalchuk-Nate Thompson-Brendan Leipsic  

Kyle Clifford-Austin Wagner-Matt Luff

Defense Pairings

Derek Forbort-Drew Doughty

Jake Muzzin-Sean Walker

Dion Phaneuf-Oscar Fantenberg

Tonight's starting goalie for your LA Kings is Jonathan Quick (backup goalie is Jack Campbell)

Scratches for tonight's game: Nikita Scherbak Paul LaDue

Players on the injury reserve: Jonny Brodzinski (shoulder injury) Trevor Lewis (foot injury) Carl Hagelin (leg injury) Alec Martinez (upper body injury)

There were no goals in the 1st period of play.

1st period analysis

Kings getting good shots early on in the period. Avalanche putting pressure on the Kings early on as well as Jonathan Quick had to make some good saves as he was scrambling out of the net to make the saves, Drew Doughty made a nice hit in the open ice. The Avs were maintaining more pressure as a shot from the top gets deflected and Jonathan Quick makes a nice save. Anze Kopitar as he had a nice toe drag and rang the puck off the post, moments later Kopitar had the puck and hit the post again. Kings are playing good defense in their own zone. Kings are getting lots of good chances this period. Kyle Clifford is giving a double minor for Hi Sticking. Drew Doughty made a nice play by breaking up a pass in the Kings zone. Jonathan Quick makes a nice diving save on Gabriel Landeskog.

Kings penalty to Kyle Clifford 4 minute double minor for Hi-Sticking. Time of the penalty 10:52 in the 1st period.

Avalanche penalty to Tyson Barrie 2 minute minor for Tripping. Time of the penalty 19:57 in the 1st period.

22 seconds into the 2nd period the Kings scored to take a 1-0 lead. The goal was scored by number 8 Drew Doughty, the goal was his (1st of the game and 3rd of the season). Then at 12:58 the Kings made it 2-0. The goal was scored by number 61 Sean Walker, the goal was his first ever 

NHL goal.

2nd period analysis

Kings get a goal early on in the period and the Kings are putting lots of pressure in the Avalanche. Tyler Toffoli took a tripping penalty early in the period as well. The Kings kill of the penalty and Jonathan Quick has been making amazing saves throughout the game. Jeff Carter takes another penalty for the Kings. Kings are playing good defense on the penalty kill. Kings getting a lot of chances in front of the net but end up getting a power play due to an Avalanche player taking a delay of game penalty. Anze Kopitar feeds Sean Walker the puck and stuffs home the wraparound to get his first career NHL goal.

Kings penalty to Tyler Toffoli 2 minute minor for Tripping. Time of the penalty 1:34 in the 2nd period.

Kings penalty to Jeff Carter 2 minute minor for Slashing. Time of the penalty 5:02 in the 2nd period.

Avalanche penalty to Carl Soderberg 2 minute minor for delay of game (puck over glass). Time of the penalty 8:15 in the 2nd period.

32 seconds the Avs cut the Kings lead in half by a score of 1-2. The goal was scored by number 29 Nathan MacKinnon, the goal was his (1st goal of the game and 24th of the season). Then at 18:10 the Avs tied the game at 2-2. The goal was scored by number 4 Tyson Barrie, the goal was his (1st of the game and 5th of the season).

3rd period analysis

The Avs get a goal back seconds into the third period. The Kings offense has done a great job tonight. Jonathan Quick has been playing great and making good saves as well. The Kings have been playing a good solid game. The Avalanche scored to tie the game late.

Avalanche penalty to J.T. Compher 2 minute minor for Goalie Interference. Time of the penalty 57 seconds into the 3rd period.

54 seconds into overtime the Kings scored to win the game 3-2! The goal was scored by number 23 Dustin Brown, the goal was his (1st of the game 11th of the season).

Kings record after the game

(16-21-3)

Avalanche record after the game

(19-13-8)

Kings shots on goal 18

Avalanche shots on goal 24

Kings power play 1 for 3

Avalanche power play 0 for 4

Kings faceoff percentage 48%

Avalanche faceoff percentage 53%

Kings hit total 24

Avalanche hit total 20

Kings blocked shots total 20

Avalanche blocked shots total 8

Post game notes-

Sean Walker scored his first NHL goal

The Kings are (1-1-0) against the Avalanche this season so far

2018-19 Regular Season Game 39 Vegas Golden Knights Vs LA Kings

Good Afternoon Hockey Fans! It’s another Hockey Day in Los Angeles as your LA Kings are taking on the Vegas Golden Knights for the third time in the past four weeks, the Kings beat Vegas 5-1 on December 8th in LA and the Kings beat Vegas again 4-3 in OT on December 23rd in Vegas. Kings forward Daniel Brickley has been sent down to the Ontario Regin. Jeff Carter is back in the lineup today for the Kings.  

Here is what Kings forward Brendan Leipsic had to say about the Kings momentum throughout the past few games. “It’s way better coming to the rink every day when you’re winning and you know the last little, couple games, we don’t feel like we’re too out of it if we get too down or a bad bounce or something like that. We feel like we can, you know, we’re still right there, we can push back, so hopefully keep this momentum rolling tomorrow against another good test, Vegas again”

Kings record before the game
(15-20-3)

Golden Knights record before the game
(21-15-4)

Tonight's starting lineup for your LA Kings

Alex Iafallo-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown

Adrian Kempe-Jeff Carter-Tyler Toffoli

Ilya Kovalchuk-Nate Thompson-Brendan Leipsic  

Kyle Clifford-Austin Wagner-Michael Amadio

Defense Pairings

Derek Forbort-Drew Doughty

Jake Muzzin-Sean Walker

Oscar Fantenberg-Paul LaDue

Tonight's starting goalie for your LA Kings is Jonathan Quick (backup goalie is Cal Petersen)

Scratches for tonight's game: Nikita Scherbak Matt Luff

Players on the injury reserve: Jonny Brodzinski (shoulder injury) Jack Campbell (knee injury) Trevor Lewis (foot injury) Carl Hagelin (leg injury) Alec Martinez (upper body injury) Dion Phaneuf (upper body injury) 

At 4:55 in the 1st period Vegas scored to take an early 1-0 lead. The goal was scored by number 28 William Carrier, the goal was his (1st of the game and 8th of the season). Then at 19:59 the Kings tied the game up at 1-1. The goal was scored by number 11 Anze Kopitar, the goal was his (1st of the game and 9th of the season).

There were no penalties

At 12:26 the Knights made it a 2-1 game. The goal was scored by number 89 Alex Tuch, the goal was his (1st of the game and 13th of the season).

Golden Knights penalty to Alex Tuch 2 minute minor for Holding. Time of the penalty 54 seconds in the 2nd period.

Golden Knights penalty to John Merrill 2 minute minor for Hooking. Time of the penalty 8:36 of the 2nd period.

At 3:20 in the 3rd period Vegas made it 3-1. The goal was scored by number 71 William Karlsson, the goal was his (1st goal of the game and 15th of the season). Then at 17:28 the Knights added an empty net goal to make it 4-1. The goal was scored by number 26 Paul Stastny, the goal was his (1st of the game and 4th of the season).

Kings penalty to Brendan Leipsic 2 minute minor for Delay Of Game. Time of the penalty 19:08 in the 3rd period.

Kings record after the game

(15-21-3)

Golden Knights record after the game

(22-15-4)

Kings shots on goal 31

Golden Knights shots on goal 32

Kings power play 0 for 2

Golden Knights power play 0 for 1

Kings faceoff percentage 41.1%

Golden Knights faceoff percentage 58.9%

Kings hit total 16

Golden Knights hit total 14

Kings blocked shots total 17

Golden Knights blocked shots total 10

Post game notes-

The Kings are now 2-1-0 against Vegas this season.

2018-19 Regular Season Game 38 Arizona Coyotes Vs LA Kings

Good Evening Hockey Fans! Your LA Kings are back home after the 2 game road trip and Christmas break, to take on the Arizona Coyotes. Michael Amadio is coming into this game with a 7 game point streak. Arizona forward Clayton Keller lead the Coyotes in points with 36. Starting tonight each individual Kings player will have their own goal song when they score. Jeff Carter is out for tonight's game with an upper body injury. Austin Wagner and Kyle Clifford are back in tonight's lineup.

Kings record before the game
(14-20-3)

Coyotes record before the game
(16-18-2)

Tonight's starting lineup for your LA Kings

Alex Iafallo-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown

Ilya Kovalchuk-Adrian Kempe-Tyler Toffoli

Austin Wagner-Michael Amadio-Matt Luff

Kyle Clifford-Nate Thompson-Brendan Leipsic

Defense Pairings

Derek Forbort-Drew Doughty

Jake Muzzin-Sean Walker

Oscar Fantenberg-Paul LaDue

Tonight's starting goalie for your LA Kings is Jonathan Quick (backup goalie is Cal Petersen)

Scratches for tonight's game: Daniel Brickley Nikita Scherbak

Players on the injury reserve: Jonny Brodzinski (shoulder injury) Jack Campbell (knee injury) Trevor Lewis (foot injury) Carl Hagelin (leg injury) Alec Martinez (upper body injury) Dion Phaneuf (upper body injury) Jeff Carter (upper body injury)

At 15:27 in the 1st period the Coyotes made it a 1-0 game, the goal was scored by number 6 Jakob Chychrun, the goal was his (1st of the game and 2nd of the game). Then at 18:39 the Kings tied the game 1-1. The goal was scored by number 6 Jake Muzzin, the goal was his (1st of the game and 4th of the season).

1st period analysis

Kings get an early chance early on as Adrian Kempe gets a good chance on goal. The Kings are getting good transitions into the offensive zone. Good saves made early on from Jonathan Quick. The Kings have been cycling the puck well. Kings give up the puck and Arizona has a breakaway but Jonathan Quick bails them out with a nice save. Anze Kopitar takes a Slashing penalty and the Kings give up a power play goal. The Kings fired a laser from the top of the slot by Jake Muzzin got deflected by three Coyotes players before going into the net for a Kings goal.

Coyotes penalty to Jakob Chychrun 2 minute minor for Tripping. Time of the penalty 12:07 in the 1st period.

Kings penalty to Anze Kopitar 2 minute minor for Slashing. Time of the penalty 14:24 in the 1st period.

Kings penalty to Ilya Kovalchuk 2 minute minor for Interference. Time of the penalty 18:45 in the 1st period  

There were no goals in the 2nd period.

2nd period analysis

Kings getting shots early in the period. Quick is making some good saves, Kings are maintaining control in the Coyotes zone. Both teams are scraping after the whistle. Austin Wagner gets 2 minute minor penalties at the same time for Roughing. Arizona was firing shots on the power play and and Jonathan Quick was making some great saves along with defenseman Oscar Fantenberg helping out Quick with his stick work.

Kings penalty to Austin Wagner 4 minute minor for Roughing. Time of the penalty 14:14 in the 2nd period.

Kings penalty to Austin Wagner 4 minute minor for Roughing. Time of the penalty 14:14 in the 2nd period.

Coyotes penalty to Nick Cousins 2 minute minor for Roughing. Time of the penalty 14:14 in the 2nd period,

16 seconds into the 3rd period the Kings scored to make it a 2-1 game. The goal was scored by number 23 Dustin Brown, the goal was his 1st of the game and 10th of the season).

3rd period analysis

The Kings make a nice transition into the offensive zone and Dustin Brown dekes around a Arizona player and scored to give the Kings their first lead of the night. The Kings have been playing good defense throughout the game. The Kings have been winning puck battles in Arizona's end of the ice. Arizona was pressuring the Kings in the final minute of the game as the Kings were playing amazing defense to keep the puck out of the net.

Coyotes penalty to Jordan Oesterle 2 minute minor for Hooking. Time of the penalty. 6:28 in the 3rd period

Kings shots on goal 26

Coyotes shots on goal 27

Kings power play 0 for 2

Coyotes power play 1 for 3

Kings faceoff percentage 45%

Coyotes faceoff percentage 55%

Kings hit total 18

Coyotes hit total 20

Kings blocked shots total 12

Coyotes blocked shots total 13

Post game notes-

The Kings got their first four game win streak since December of 2017

Kyle Clifford got his 100 NHL point

2018-19 Regular Season Game 37 LA Kings Vs Vegas Golden Knights

Good Evening Hockey Fans! Tonight the LA Kings  look to head into the Christmas break with a win as they take on the Vegas Golden Knights.  The Kings are coming off a thrilling overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks from yesterday afternoon. Vegas on the other hand receive a lost in their game yesterday against the Montréal Canadiens. Kings forward Austin Wagner will be out for this game due to getting injured in yesterday’s game. The Kings again will be wearing their silver jersey tonight. The Kings are playing thier 2,000 road NHL Regular Season Game tonight. Alex Iafallo is on a 6 game point streak heading into tonight's game.

Kings record before the game
(13-20-3)

Knights record before the game
(20-15-3)

Tonight's starting lineup for your LA Kings

Alex Iafallo-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown

Adrian Kempe-Jeff Carter-Tyler Toffoli

Brendan Leipsic-Nate Thompson-Ilya Kovalchuk

Nikita Scherbak-Michael Amadio-Matt Luff

Defense Pairings

Derek Forbort-Drew Doughty

Jake Muzzin-Sean Walker

Daniel Brickley-Oscar Fantenberg

Tonight's starting goalie for your LA Kings is Cal Petersen (backup goalie is Jonathan Quick)

Scratches for tonight's game: Paul LaDue

Players on the injury reserve: Jonny Brodzinski (shoulder injury) Jack Campbell (knee injury) Trevor Lewis (foot injury) Carl Hagelin (leg injury) Alec Martinez (upper body injury) Kyle Clifford (head injury) Dion Phaneuf (upper body injury) Austin Wagner (upper body)

At 10:10 in the 1st period the Knights scored to make it a 1-0 game. The goal was scored by number 92 Tomhas Nosek, the goal was his (1st of the game and 4th of the season).

There were no penalties in the 1st period.

1st period analysis

Drew Doughty making some big hits early on. Vegas score on a lucky bounce as a shot which was lofted in the air and the puck found its way in the net. The Knights are putting pressure in the Kings after the goal was scored. Alex Iafallo was firing shots in the Vegas zone. The Kings were using their speed to enter the Vegas zone but could not score. There were not a lot of shots in the period.

At 3:32 in the 2nd period the Kings tied the game up at 1-1. The goal was scored by number 10 Micheal Amadio, the goal was his (1st of the game and 2nd of the game). Then at 10:01 the Knights regained the lead and made it a 2-1 game the goal was scored by number 19 Riley Smith. The goal was his (1st of the game and 8th of the season). At 12:52 the Kings tied the game up again by a score of 2-2. The goal was scored by number 19 Alex Iafallo, the goal was his (1st of the game and 9th of the season).

Golden Knights penalty to Oscar Lindberg 2 minute minor for Hooking. Time of the penalty 10:39 the in the 1st period.

2nd period analysis

Dustin Brown with a good shot from the top of the slot to start the period. Cal Petersen made a good save on Jonathan Marrsechult. The Kings are having good rushes into the Vegas zone but can not get good shots on net due to the Vegas defense. Derek Forbort made a good pass but they couldn’t not hit Drew Doughty as the puck went off Doughty’s skate and Vegas ended up getting the puck and ending the Kings attack. The Kings are off to a great start this period. The Kings got a turnover in the offensive zone as Adrian Kempe shot the puck and 

Michael Amadio deflected the puck past the Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. The Kings have the momentum after the goal was scored. Vegas regained the lead they cut down the middle of the Kings zone and 

scored. Alex Iafallo got the puck and went around the net and threw the puck on net and scored. The Kings were getting shots late in the period and a little scrum after a play.

At 2:06 in the 3rd period the Kings scored to take their first lead of the game and make it 3-2. The goal was scored on the powerplay by number 77 Jeff Carter, the goal was his (1st of the game and 2nd of the season). Then at 6:56 the Knights scored on the powerplay and made it a 3-3 game. The goal was scored by number 75 Ryan Reaves, the goal was his (1st of the game and 7th of the season).

Regulation ended so the game goes into overtime

Golden Knights penalty to Deryk Engelland 2 minute minor for Hooking. Time of the penalty 1:37 in the 3rd period.

Kings penalty to Adrian Kempe 2 minute minor for Holding. Time of the penalty 5:29 in the 3rd period

3rd period analysis

Kings playing good defense throughout tonight's game. Drew Doughty fired a shot and Marc-Andre Fleury made a save and gave a rebound which fell to Jeff Carter and he slammed the puck home to give them their first lead of the game. Then Vegas fired back with a power play goal of third own and tied the game on a deflection. Both teams are going back and forth down the ice and both teams are just shooting the puck wide or are easily getting blocked or stopped. The Kings are playing good defense nearing the end of regulation.

At 1:39 in Overtime THE KINGS SCORED TO WIN THE GAME 3-2! THE GOAL WAS SCORED BY NUMBER 73 TYLER TOFFOLLI, The goal was his (1st of the game and 21st of the season).

Kings record after the game

(14-20-3)

Golden Knights record after the game

(20-15-4)

Kings shots on goal 32

Golden Knights shots on goal 25

Kings power play 0 for 2

Golden Knights power play 0 for 1

Kings faceoff percentage 50%

Golden Knights faceoff percentage 50%

Kings hit total 30

Golden Knights hit total 26

Kings blocked shots total 16

Golden Knights blocked shots total 15

2018-19 Regular Season Game 36 LA Kings Vs San Jose Sharks

Good Afternoon Hockey Fans! Today your Kings are on a back to back Pacific Division series before the Christmas break. For the first game of the back to back your Kings head up the coast to the Shark Tank (SAP Center At San Jose) to battle the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks sit 2nd in the Pacific Division, Sharks forwards Logan Coutrue and Tomas Hertl have a combined point total of 12 points the last 5 games. While for your Kings forwards Alex Iafallo and Anze Kopitar have combined for a point total of 10 in the Kings last 5 games. Today’s game will be the Kings 4,000 NHL game being played, as well the Kings will wear their silver alternate jerseys for this road game.

Here’s what head coach Willie Desjardins said about forward Matt Luff

“He’s got a great shot. He releases the puck well. Good speed, good size. We sent him down earlier, and when I sent him down, you guys all know, I said ‘I think he can play in the league. It’s not like that.’ But I think he came back and he was working hard. I think the biggest things he needs is consistency in his game. I think when he gets consistency, then I think he’ll be an everyday player, for sure. He’s a guy capable playing on your top-three lines. I think right now, I like the Amadio line. They’ve played well together. I think it’s easier sometimes for three young guys to be together than with a vet where they think they always have to get him the puck.”

Kings record before the game
(12-20-3)

Sharks record before the game
(19-12-5)

Today's starting lineup for your LA Kings

Alex Iafallo-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown

Adrian Kempe-Jeff Carter-Tyler Toffoli

Brendan Leipsic-Nate Thompson-Ilya Kovalchuk

Austin Wagner-Michael Amadio-Matt Luff

Defense Pairings

Derek Forbort-Drew Doughty

Jake Muzzin-Sean Walker

Daniel Brickley-Oscar Fantenberg

Tonight's starting goalie for your LA Kings is Jonathan Quick (backup goalie is Cal Petersen)

Scratches for today's game: Paul LaDue Nikita Scherbak

Players on the injury reserve: Jonny Brodzinski (shoulder injury) Jack Campbell (knee injury) Trevor Lewis (foot injury) Carl Hagelin (leg injury) Alec Martinez (upper body injury) Kyle Clifford (head injury) Dion Phaneuf (upper body injury)

At 4:28 in the 1st period the Kings scored to make it a 1-0 game. The goal was scored by number 17 Ilya Kovalchuk, the goal was his (1st goal of the game and 6th of the season).

1st period analysis

Both teams are getting chances early on. The Kings are playing aggressive on the forecheck and are firing shots 
on goal early on. The Sharks are putting pressure on the Kings early on. The akings get a power play and set up a great one time for Ilya Kovalchuk scored. Jonathan Quick making some good saves in the period. The Shakes are getting chances from the top in the offensive zone. San Jose is putting pressure in the Kings zone.the Kings created a turnover in the Sharks zone. The Kings creating chances in the Sharks zone and getting good shots on net. Nate Thompson threw a check in the San Jose corner. The Sharks were maintaining pressure in the Kings zone late in the period. Jonathan Quick has been keeping the Kings in this game by making some good saves as the Sharks are getting good chances in the offensive zone.

Sharks penalty to Timo Meier 2 minute minor for Hooking. Time of the penalty 3:32 in the 1st period.

There were no goals in the 2nd period.

2nd period analysis

Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson laid out Kings forward Austin Wagner with a shoulder to head hit, which should have been a penalty due to a bad hit. The Kings playing good defenseman as Seam Walker disrupts a Sharks two on one attack. The Kings had a nice scramble in the Sharks zone but could not find the back of the net, both teams going back and forth down the ice for scoring opportunities but neither team could light the lamp. Both teams getting a little scrappy after a San Jose chance on the Kings. The Kings get a good shot on via a deflection by Austin Wagner. Jonathan Quick is still playing good. The Kings have been making good transitions into the offensive zone. Lots of icing in this period. Jonathan Quick has been a brick wall so far by making some insane saves late in the period.

At 5:15 in the 3rd period the Kings scored to make it a 2-0 game early on in the 3rd period. The goal was scored by number 19 Alex Iaffalo, the goal was his (1st of the game and 8th of the season). Then at 10:18 the Sharks cut the Kings lead in half by a score of 1-2. The goal was scored by number 52 Lukas Radil, the goal was his (1st if the game and 3rd of the season). At 19:29 the Sharks tied the game by a score of 2-2. The goal was scored by number 8 Joe Pavelski, the goal was his (1st goal of the game and 23rd of the season). The game was tied so the game went into overtime

3rd period analysis

The Kings get a huge goal as Alex Iafallo rips a one time shot from Dustin Brown who passed it from behind the net. The Kings have been playing great defense throughout the game. Jonathan Quick has had another amazing game in net for the Kings. The Sharks were creating traffic in front of the Kings net but could not put anything past Quick. The Sharks set up a pass across the Kings crease and tapped it home past Quick. The Sharks scored with 30 seconds left in the game to tie it up.

At 2:29 in overtime THE KINGS SCORED TO WIN THE GAME 3-2! The goal was scored by number 17 ILYA KOVALCHUK! The goal was his (2nd of the game and 7th of the season).

Kings record after the
(13-20-3)

Sharks record after the game
(19-12-6)

Kings shots on goal 31

Sharks shots on goal 31

Kings power play 1 for 1

Sharks power play 0 for 1

Kings faceoff percentage 49%

Sharks faceoff percentage 51%

Kings hit total 37

Sharks hit total 30

Kings blocked shots total 29

Sharks blocked shots total 11