2018-19 Regular Season Game 64 Dallas Stars Vs LA Kings

Good Evening Kings Fans! Tonight your LA Kings are back home for a four game homestand as tonight they faceoff against the Dallas Stars. Dallas is Fighting to make the playoffs as the are sitting in 2nd place for the final wild card spot in the playoffs. Matt Luff has been recalled by the Kings. Kurtis MacDermjd will be playing tonight after being scratched last game. Tonight is Trevor Lewi’s 600th NHL game.

Kings record before the game
(23-33-7)

Stars record before the game
(31-27-5)

Tonight's starting lineup for your Kings

Dustin Brown-Anze Kopitar-Tyler Toffoli

Brendan Leipsic-Jeff Carter-Matt Luff

Alex Iafallo-Adrian Kempe-Jonny Brodzinski

Kyle Clifford-Trevor Lewis-Austin Wagner

Defense Pairings

Derek Forbort-Drew Doughty

Dion Phaneuf-Matt Roy

Kurtis MacDermid-Sean Walker

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

Scratches for tonight's game: Paul LaDue

Players on the injury reserve: Alec Martinez (upper body injury) Ilya Kovalchuk (upper bod

1st period analysis

Kings kill a penalty early in the period and were slow starting the game but they were finding some good offensive zone time in the first 5 minutes of the period. Kyle Clifford had a good shot on goal off of a turnover the Kings had in the offensive zone. The Kings get a goal of the face poof as Tyler Toffoli gives the puck to Sean Walker and he slid the puck to Anze Kopitar who was sitting on the back side of the net and tapped the puck home. The Kings defense is looking strong as the team has been stick checking well. The Kings offensive zone time and puck possession is at a high rate in the period. Kings get a powerplay with under 10 minutes remaining in the period. Drew Doughty fired a laser and the puck hit Brendan Lepsic’s leg and in the net as the Kings get a powerplay goal. Dallas got a goal back as Tyler Seguin gives the puck to Taylor Fedun takes a shot and Seguin puts it home 
to cut the Kings lead in half.

At 7:57 in the 1st period the Kings made it a 1-0. The goal was scored by number 11 Anze Kopitar, the goal was his (1st of the game and 18th of the season). Then at 13:28 the Kings made it a 2-0 game. The goal was scored by number 14 Brendan Leipsic, the goal was his (1st of the game and 5th of the season). At 14:48 the Stars made it a 1-2 game. The goal was scored by number 91 Tyler Seguin, the goal was his (1st of the game and 21st of the season).

Kings penalty to Derek Forbort 2 minute minor for Hooking. Time of the penalty 1:36 in the 1st period.

Stars penalty to Tyler Seguin 2 minute minor for Tripping. Time of the penalty for 12:45 in the 1st period.

Kings penalty to Austin Wagner 2 minute minor for Tripping. Time of the penalty 19:05 in the 1st period.

2nd period analysis

The Kings have carried over the high zone time and puck possession from the first period and are getting high quality shots on target, the Kings forecheck tonight has been on fire as the Kings have been having good breakouts from the neutral zone into the offensive zone. Dallas had good zone time in the King's zone and Mattias Janmark beat Jonathan Quick to tie the game. The Kings have had some good shots from the top but the Kings can not get any rebounds, Dustin Brown made a nice stretch pass to Tyler Toffoli who made a nice deke and got a good shot and Anze Kopitar picked up the loose change and made it a 3-2 game. Jonathan Quick has made some nice saves on the Stars when the Kings have given up the puck in their own zone. The Kings take a penalty with under 5 minutes remaining in the period. The Kings get a powerplay with under 2 minutes remaining in the period but are unsuccessful.  

At 6:14 in the 2nd period, the Stars tied the game. The goal was scored by number 13 Mattias Janmark, the goal was his (1st of the game and 6th of the season). Then at 11:46 the Kings made it a 3-2 game. The goal was scored by number 11 Anze Kopitar, the goal was his (2nd of the game and 19th of the season).

Kings penalty to Kurtis MacDermid 2 minute minor for Roughing. Time of the penalty 14:42 in the 2nd period.

Stars penalty to Brett Ritchie 2 minute minor for Interference. Time of the penalty 16:18 in the 2nd period.

3rd period analysis

The Kings have had some good breakouts early in the period. The Kings take a penalty for goalie interference five minutes into the period, the Kings get a powerplay was unsuccessful once again. The Stars get loose puck and get a break into the Kings end and Blake Comeau fires a slapshot and the puck is rebounded home by Radek Faksa  to tie the game at 3-3. The game was tied at the end of regulation so the game went into overtime.

At 9:53 the Stars tied the game up at 3-3. The goal was scored by number 12 Radek Faksa, the goal was his (1st goal of the game and 12th of the season).

Kings penalty to 23 Dustin Brown 2 minute minor for Goalie Interference. Time of the penalty 2:36 

in the 3rd period.

Stars penalty to Roman Polak 2 minute minor for Hi-sticking. Time of the penalty 5:43 in the 3rd period.

At 3:19 in OT the Stars scored to win the game 4-3. The goal was scored by number 43 Roope Hintz, the goal was his (1st of the game and 5th of the season),

Kings record after the game

(23-33-8)

Stars record after the game

(32-27-5)

Kings shots on goal 30

Stars shots on goal 33

Kings power play 1 for 3

Stars power play 0 for 4

Kings faceoff percentage 54%

Stars faceoff percentage 46%

Kings hit total 28

Stars hit total 20

Kings blocked shots total 14

Stars blocked shots total 15

Post game notes

Kings record against the Stars (1-1-0)

Anze Kopitar had has ninth multi point night with scoring the first goa and third goal as well as assisting on the second goal.