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Thursday, December 27, 2018

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



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