2019-20 Regular Season Game 2 LA Kings Vs Calgary Flames

1st period analysis

Kings start the game out with a quick attack only 25 seconds into the game but did not score but still get some good shots on goal. The Kings had the puck in their own zone a lot in the opening minutes of the game. Adrian Kempe gets a nice shot on goal from the left faceoff dot only 1:51 in the period. Kings have a good forecheck and that set up a good shot for Tyler Toffoli in the slot. Drew Doughty skated down the right side after a nice pass from Ilya Kolvalcuk and Doughty fired a shot which was saved and then Kovalcuk batted for the puck and fed a pass Tyler Toffoli as he ripped home a shot into the top left corner to give the Kings an early 1st period lead. The Kings were owning a lot of the zone time throughout the first period. The Kings are putting tons of pressure into the offensive zone. The Kings are having good defensive pressure in the neutral zone and forcing the Flames back into their own zone. Dustin Brown took a hard backhand shot on goal. The Kings have been having constant pressure in the Flames zone which is making Calgary play on their heels. Ben Hutton took a puck to the chin and went back to the dressing room to get the cut on his chin stitched up. The Kings fourth line has been playing good throughout the first period. The Flames haven’t had any pressure in the offensive zone throughout the period. The Kings have iced the puck a lot this period. Both teams have a minor scrap as Brady Tkachuck checked Drew Doughty which started it, and after the play was stopped Kurtis MacDermid gets a penalty for Roughing. Blake Lizotte had a good shot as the Kings had a nice counterattack up the ice. The Kings kill off their first penalty of the night despite the Flames getting some good looks but did not manage to land a shot on goal during the whole powerplay. Alec Martinez rang a shot right of the left goalpost and was so close to making in a 2 goal lead. Sean Walker took a tight angle shot and snuck the puck right past the Flames goaltender David Rittich to make it a 2 goal lead. Blake Lizotte gets his first NHL career point. The Kings held Calgary to only three shots on goal in the period. 

1st period 

At 2:53 the Kings made it a 1-0 game. The goal was scored by number 73 Tyler Toffoli, the goal was his (1st of the game and season). Then at 17:26 the Kings scored again to make it 2-0. The goal was scored by number 26 Sean Walker, the goal was his (1st goal of the game and season). 

Shot total in the 1st period

Kings 20

Flames 3

2nd period analysis

Calgary gets a good attack into the first few seconds of the period The Kings take a penalty 44 seconds into the period. The Kings successfully killed off another power play. Ilya Kolvalcuk started a breakout from the Kings zone and then the Kings had a good rush into the offensive zone as Adrian Kempe’s shot was batted out of midair by Kolvalcuk and in the net for the Kings to make it a 3 goal game. The Kings have continued the constant pressure in the Calgary zone throughout both periods of play so far. Milan Lucic and Kurtis MacDermid had the first fight of the season for the Kings. The Kings have been cycling the puck in the offensive zone. The Kings give the puck away in their own zone after blocking a few shots, as Matthew Tkachuk fired a shot home to end the Kings shutout streak in tonight’s game. The Flames tied the game as Noah Hanifin tapped home the puck as Jack Campbell lost the puck in his skates and it is now a 3-2 Kings lead. Calgary has gotten momentum off score those two goals. The Kings get a great counterattack as Tyler Toffoli drove hard to the net which lead to a scramble at the goal line and the Kings could not find the back of the net. Both teams near the end of the period both got good quality chances on goal. 

2nd period

At 3:46 the Kings made it 3-0. The goal was scored by number 17 Ilya Kolvalcuk, the goal was his (1st of the game and season). Then at 10:51 the Flames scored to make it a 1-3 game, the goal was scored by number 19 Matthew Tkachuk, the goal was his (1st of the game and season). Then at 13:33 the Flames made it 2-3. The goal was scored by number 55 Noah Hanifin, the goal was his (1st of the game and season).

2nd period

Kings penalty to Dustin Brown 2 minute minor for Tripping. Time of the penalty 

44 seconds into the 2nd period. 

Flames penalty to Milan Lucic 5 minute major for fighting. Time of the penalty 6:09 in the 2nd period. 

Kings penalty to Kurtis MacDermid 5 minute major for fighting. Time of the penalty 6:09 in the 2nd period. 

Shot total in the 2nd period

Kings 10

Flames 12

3rd period analysis

The Kings were having lots of pressure early on in the period. Kings get an early power play and the first of the game for them. The Kings can not connect on the power play, the Kings have had some good shots early in the period. Drew Doughty and Milan Lucic we’re going at each other when Lucic had the puck in the right  corner of the Kings end of the ice. Kings had a good attack down the right side but could not get a shot on net. Matt Roy has been blocking shots all night and has helped the team out a lot defensively. Calgary was putting on the pressure midway through the period. Jack Campbell makes a really good glove save on Rasmus Andersson. The Flames are getting more chances in the offensive zone. The Kings have been keeping the puck in the Calgary zone to kill time off the clock. The Flames tie the game late in the third as Matthew Tkachuk scores as he put it on his stick and scored to tie it. Kings get a power play in the final seconds of regulation. The game will go into overtime. 

3rd period

At 18:56 in the 3rd period the Flames scored to tie the game at 3-3. The goal was scored by number by number 19 Matthew Tkachuk, the goal was his (2nd of the game and season).

3rd period

Flames penalty to Sam Bennet 2 minute minor for Tripping. Time of the penalty 2:04 in the 3rd period. 

Flames penalty to Sam Bennet 2 minute minor for Tripping. Time of the penalty 19:32 in the 3rd period. 

Shot total in the 3rd period

Kings 8

Flames 14

OT

50 seconds into Overtime the Kings scored to win the game 4-3. The goal was scored by number 8 Drew Doughty, the goal was his (1st of the game and season). 

Kings shots on goal 40

Flames shots on goal 29

Kings power play 1 for 2

Flames power play 0 for 2

Kings faceoff percentage 52.5%

Flames faceoff percentage 47.5%

Kings hit total 21

Flames hit total 28

Kings blocked shots total 18

Flames blocked shots total 11

2019-20 Regular Season Pregame: Game 2 LA Kings Vs Calgary Flames

Good Evening Hockey Fans! Tonight your LA Kings start their first back to back series of this season  as they take on the Calgary Flames. The start time for the game will be a 6:00 PM PST and 7:00 PM MST. You can catch the game on Fox Sports West or streaming on the Fox Sports Go app in the Los Angeles/Orange County area with Alex Faust and Jim Fox providing the call or on Sportsnet in Canada, or listen to it on the Kings IHeartRadio Network with Nick Nickson and Daryl Evans.

The Kings played their first game last Saturday night as they took on the Edmonton Oilers and lost 6-5. The Kings are still looking for their first win of the new season. Kings defenseman Drew Doughty and Flames defenseman Matthew Takchuk have heated rivalry between the two. In practice the Kings have been paring Sean Walker and Ben Hutton together which makes a really good line combination as a third defensive paring.

The Flames are coming off a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks this past Saturday night, former King forward Millan Lucic is playing his first game in the Kings-Flames rivalry and here’s what he had to say about being part of the rivalry, “It’s always good that I had such good relationships with 

people in LA, especially that I was only there for one year. It was a great year for me personally, and I’m still in touch with a lot of people within that organization. But I’ve always said, once you hit the ice and the puck drops, you forget about those personal relationships and you play to win. So that’s the mindset as far as that goes when the game starts”.

Kings record
(0-1-0)

Flames record
(1-1-0)

Tonight's starting lineup for your Kings

Alex Iafallo-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown 

Ilya Kovalchuk-Adrian Kempe-Jeff Carter 

Blake Lizotte-Tyler Toffoli

Kyle Clifford-Micheal Amadio-Trevor Lewis

Defense Pairings

Tobias Bojrnfot-Drew Doughty 

Alec Martinez-Matt Roy 

Sean Walker-Ben Hutton 

Kurtis MacDermid

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

Scratches for tonight's game: Joakim Ryan Austin Wagner Carl Grundstrom

Players on the injury reserve: Derek Forbort (back injury) 

Tonight’s lineup for the Calgary Flames 

Johnny Gaudreau-Sean Monahan-Elias Lindholm

Matthew Tkachuk-Mikael Backlund-Sam Bennett

Milan Lucic-Derek Ryan-Andrew Mangiapane

Tobias Rieder-Mark Jankowski-Micheal Frolik

Defense Pairings 

Mark Giordano-TJ Brodie

Noah Hanifin-Travis Hamonic

Oliver Kylington-Rasmus Andersson

Tonight’s starting goalie is David Rittich (backup is Cam Talbot)

Scratches for tonight’s game: Austin Czarnik Micheal Stone 

Players on injury reserve: 

2019-20 Regular Season Postgame: Game 1 LA Kings Vs Edmonton Oilers

The first game of the new season did not favor the Kings as they lose to the Oilers 6-5 in a high scoring close game. The Kings played a good overall game despite giving up a very late goal via a rebound off Jonathan Quick’s left pad. The Kings managed to not take a lot of pe stiles which in the past has cost them games. The Kings will travel to Calgary, Alberta as they take on the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. 

Kings record after the game

(0-1-0)

Oilers record after the game

(2-0-0)

Here a quote from Kings head coach Todd McLellan about his first game with the Kings and about how back and forth the game was.

“First of all, we didn’t want to get into a track meet with that team, and it kind of ended up that way. A lot of strange goals tonight. We scored some oddball goals that we’ll happily take. We gave up some ones that we could play another 10 or 15 games and we may not see them again, and is that preseason, eight-days-off rust carry over? I don’t know, but I know we have to clean it up”.

2019-20 Regular Season Game 1 LA Kings Vs Edmonton Oilers

1st period analysis

Kings give up a goal early in the period to Connor McDavid as he uses Kings defenseman Matt Roy’s skate to give the Oilers an early lead. The Kings counterattacking early on in the first few minutes. Good puck possession from the Kings in the offensive zone. Edmonton has the edge when attacking in the offensive through the first five minutes of the game. Oilers goaltender gives the puck away to Anze Kopitar who passes it over to Dustin Brown for an easy goal to tie the game up. Drew Doughty drawing a slashing penalty 5 minutes into the period. Kings kill of the penalty. The Kings get a counterattack from their own zone and dump the puck behind the net as Mike Smith misplayed the puck as Kyle Clifford steals the puck and gives it Trevor Lewis to give the Kings a 2-1 lead. Jeff Carter takes a tripping penalty in the corner of the Kings zone. The Oilers set up the power play as James Neal gets a rebound off a Connor McDavid shot. Both teams having good possession and breakouts into the offensive zone. The Kings had a strong breakout from their own zone, Dustin Brown makes a nice pass to Anze Kopitar who kicks the puck to his stick and buries the puck home to regain the lead for the Kings. The Kings take a one goal lead into the first intermission. 

1st period 

53 seconds into the game the Oilers scored to make it 1-0. The goal was scored by number 97, the goal was McDavid’s (1st of the game and 2nd of the season). Then at 4:13 the Kings tied the game up at 1-1. The goal was scored by number 23 Dustin Brown, the goal was his (1st of the game and season). At 9:05 the Kings took their first lead of the season by a score of 2-1. The goal was scored by number 22 Trevor Lewis, the goal was his (1st of the game and season). Then at 10:23 the Oilers tied the game up 2-2. The goal was scored on the power play by number 18 James Neal, the goal was his (1st of the game and season). At 14:49 the Kings regained their lead and made it 3-2. The goal was scored by number 11 Anze Kopitar, the goal was Kopitar’s (1st of the game and season). 

1st period

Kings penalty to Drew Doughty 2 minute minor for Slashing. Time of the penalty 5:04 in the 1st period.

Kings penalty to Jeff Carter 2 minute minor for Tripping. Time of the penalty 9:28 in the 1st period.

Kings penalty to Alec Martinez 2 minute minor for Holding. Time of the penalty 19:51 in the 1st period. 

1st period stats

Kings faceoff percentage 57.9%

Oilers faceoff percentage 42.1%

Shot total in the 1st period

Kings 8

Oilers 10

Kings hit total 14

Oilers hit total 11

2nd period analysis

Kings started the period in the penalty kill. The Kings get a rush up the ice but only to turnover the puck on the quick change and let the Oilers counterattack, but Jonathan Quick makes an easy stop. The Oilers having pressure early in the offensive zone but Jonathan Quick makes a nice save near the post. Both teams are having good offensive chances. Kings get a good breakout as Sean Walker made a nice stretch pass to Austin Wagner who fired a shot on goal. The Kings failed to get the puck out of their zone after the Oilers kept the puck in the Kings zone, Connor McDavid was in the corner passed it out to Leon Draisaitl who slid the puck over to Zach Kassian to tie the game for the Oilers. Kings get their first power play of the game as they had some pressure in the offensive zone and drew the penalty. The Kings did not equalize on their first power play of the season but had lots of good chances. The Kings had some good pressure after the power play and a good hard shot from Austin Wagner. The Kings top line has been doing a good job at being in front of the net and getting good shots on goal. Both teams had great pressure but no goals were scored as the period ended tied at 3-3. 

2nd period

At 4:51 the Oilers tied the game at 3-3. The goal was scored by number 44 Zach Kassian, the goal was his (1st of the game and 2nd of the season).

2nd period

Oilers penalty to Matt Benning 2 minute minor for Slashing. Time of the penalty 5:31 in the 2nd period.

Kings penalty to Anze Kopitar 2 minute minor for Hi-Sticking. Time of the penalty 16:57 in the 2nd period.

2nd period stats

Kings faceoff percentage 55.6%

Oilers faceoff percentage 44.4%

Kings hit total 10

Oilers hit total 6

Shot total in the 2nd period

Kings 11

Oilers 14

3rd period analysis

Both teams have been unable to generate quality scoring chances throughout the first few minutes of the period. Kings were switching up defensive parings. The Kings maintained some pressure into the offensive zone and Kyle Clifford fed the puck to Micheal Amadio to give the Kings a lead once again. Kings get another power play in the game. Dustin Brown takes an Interference penalty and the power play is done as the teams play four on four. Right of the faceoff the Oilers tied the game as rookie Joakim Nygard chips the puck past Quick on the backhand. The Oilers get a holding penalty and the Kings get a rare four on three power play. The game is returned back to a four on four only for the Oilers to another penalty and the Kings are back on a four on three power play. The Kings get a powerplay goal as Drew Doughty fires a howitzer on net to regain the lead again. The Oilers get a counter attack and tie the game at 5-5 Darnell Nurse fires home the goal. After the goal the Oilers gained momentum and possession in the offensive zone. Sean Walker gets a penalty for Interference on Connor McDavid. The Oilers capitalize on the power play and take the lead, as James Neal pokes the puck right past Jonathan Quick. The Kings had multiplie chances at the end of the game but could not find the back of the net. 

3rd period

At 3:26 the Kings made it a 4-3 game. The goal was scored by number 10 Micheal Amadio, the goal was his (1st of the season and game). Then at 5:24 the Oilers tied the game up at 4-4. The goal was scored by number 10 Joakim Nygard, the goal was his first career NHL goal. At 8:19 the Kings regained the lead and made it a 5-4 game. The goal was scored by number 8 Drew Doughty, the goal was his (1st of the game and season). Then at 10:10 the Oilers tied the game up at 5-5. The goal was scored by number 25 Darnell Nurse, the goal was his (1st of the game and season). At 13:28 the Oilers took the lead to make it 6-5. The goal was scored by number @8 James Neal, the goal was his (2nd of the game and season). 

3rd period

Oilers penalty to Connor McDavid 2 minute minor for Hooking. Time of the penalty 4:07 in the 3rd period.

Kings penalty to Dustin Brown 2 minute minor for Interference. Time of the penalty 5:22 in the 3rd period.

Oilers penalty to Ethan Bear 2 minute minor for Holding. Time of the penalty 5:47 in the 3rd period.

Oilers penalty for Too Many Men On Ice (penalty served by Joel Persson). Time of the penalty 7:14 in the 3rd period.

Kings penalty to Sean Walker 2 minute minor for Interference. Time of the penalty 12:37 in the 3rd period.

Oilers penalty to James Neal 2 minute minor for Tripping. Time of the penalty 19:34 in the 3rd period. 

Kings shots on goal 32

Oilers shots on goal 31

Kings power play 1 for 5

Oilers power play 2 for 5

Kings faceoff percentage 51.7%

Oilers faceoff percentage 48.3%

Kings hit total 33

Oilers hit total 26

Kings blocked shots total 12

Oilers blocked shots total 18

2019-20 Regular Season Pregame: Game 1 LA Kings Vs Edmonton Oilers

Good Evening Hockey Fans! Welcome to the start of the 2019-20 NHL regular season. The Kings season starts on the road as the team heads up to western Canada to take on the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, and Vancouver Canucks before the team heads home first home game of the season.

Here’s tonight’s pregame report

A few new players will be joining the Kings to start the season, defensemen Tobias Bojrnfot, Joakim Ryan, Ben Hutton and forward Blake Lizotte. Hutton, and Ryan are seasoned NHL veterans and are hoping to bolster the Kings depth when it comes to defense. Bojrnfot was selected by the Kings in the 1st round 22nd overall by the team this past season he is playing in place of defenseman Derek Forbort who is injuries with a back injury he sustained last season. Here's what Kings defenseman Drew Doughty said about Bojrnfot "“I’m not trying to give him too, too much. Just trying to keep him positive and remind him of all the little things. If things go wrong on the ice, tell him what we should’ve done better or what I thought we should’ve done better. If things go right, remind him of why they went right and what they did well".

The Oilers finished their first game of the season a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Forward Conor McDavid had an spectacular goal in the game which was the game winning goal for the Oilers in that game. Defenseman Adam Larsson suffered a fractured right fibula and will be out 6-8 weeks after blocking a shot from Vancouver Canucks forward Quinn Hughes in the first period of that game. Edmonton called up Joel Persson to take his place and forward Riley Sheahan is out with a concussion Persson will make his NHL debut tonight.

Kings record before the game
(0-0-0)

Oilers record before the game
(1-0-0)

Tonight's starting lineup for your Kings

Alex Iafallo-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown 

Ilya Kovalchuk-Adrian Kempe-Jeff Carter 

Austin Wagner-Blake Lizotte-Tyler Toffoli

Kyle Clifford-Micheal Amadio-Trevor Lewis

Defense Pairings

Tobias Bojrnfot-Drew Doughty 

Alec Martinez-Matt Roy 

Sean Walker-Ben Hutton 

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

Scratches for tonight's game: Joakim Ryan Kurtis MacDermid Carl Grundstrom

Players on the injury reserve: Derek Forbort (back injury) Gabe Vilardi (back injury)

Tonight’s lineup for the Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl-Connor McDavid-Zach Kassian

Joakim Nygard-Ryan Nugent-Hopkins-James Neal

Jujhar Khaira-Colby Cave-Patrick Russell

Markus Granlund-Gaetan Hass-Tomas Jurco

Defense Pairings 

Oscar Klefbom-Joel Persson

Darnell Nurse-Ethan Bear

Kris Russell-Matt Benning

Tonight’s starting goalie is Mike Smith (backup is Mikko Koskinen)

Scratches for tonight’s game: Alex Chiasson Josh Archibald 

Players on injury reserve: Adam Larsson (Fractured Right Fibula) Riley Sheahan (concussion)  

LA Kings 2019-20 Roster

Here is your LA Kings roster for the 2019-20 season.

Forwards 
#9 Adrian Kempe
#10 Micheal Amadio
#11 Anze Kopitar (C)
#13 Kyle Clifford
#17 Ilya Kovalchuk
#19 Alex Iafallo
#22 Trevor Lewis
#23 Dustin Brown
#38 Carl Grundstrom
#46 Blake Lizotte
#51 Austin Wagner
#73 Tyler Toffoli
#77 Jeff Carter (A)

Defense
#3 Matt Roy
#6 Joakim Ryan
#8 Drew Doughty (A)
#15 Ben Hutton
#26 Sean Walker
#27 Alec Martinez
#33 Tobias Bjornfot
#56 Kurtis MacDermid

Goalies
#32 Jonathan Quick
#36 Jack Campbell

Kings Sign Defenseman Ben Hutton

Today your LA Kings signed former Vancouver Canucks defenseman Ben Hutton to a 1 year contract worth 1.5 million. Hutton is a left defenseman which is what the Kings need in a defenseman as the team has not had left handed shooters the past few seasons, due to most of the defenseman are right handed.

Kings Resign Adrian Kempe

Adrian Kempe has resigned with the Kings for a three year deal that is worth six million dollars. Kempe was drafted by the Kings in the 2014 NHL Draft. He has played a total of three seasons with the Kings and will playing his fourth year this season.

2019 Rookie Showcase

The 2019-20 NHL season is only a month away as the 2nd annual Pacific Division rookie showcase tournament will take place at the FivePoint Arena in Irvine, California (Anaheim will be hosting this years tournament). All of the teams from last years showcase will be playing. The Kings will take on the Anaheim Ducks on September 7th, the Colorado Avalanche on September 8th, and the San Jose Sharks on September 11th. I will be attending both the September 7th game and 8th game.

Notable players to watch on the Kings: Jarret Anderson-Dolan, Akil Thomas, Arthur Kaliyev, Mikey Eyssimont, Rasmus Kupari, Adian Dudas, Sean Durzi, Mikey Anderson, Blake Lizotte, Tobias Bjornfot, Samuel Fagemo, Markus Phillips

Here is the schedule for the tournament.