Post-Game Talk: 12/30/17 | Kings 4 @ Canucks 3

[Chairman Maouth]

Canucks' Game Day: Doughty, all the Kings' men look to reign at Rogers​

The Los Angeles Kings, 3-2 overtime losers Thursday to the surprising Vegas Golden Knights, sport the third-best record in the NHL’s Western Conference. They’ll be in Vancouver tonight looking to spoil the Canucks’ plans to end 2017 on a winning note (7 p.m., Rogers Arena, CBC, SNET 650 AM):

The Big Matchup​

Brock Boeser vs. Drew Doughty​

Probable starting lines
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Canucks forwards
Thomas Vanek, Sam Gagner, Brock Boeser
Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Loui Eriksson
Nikolay Goldobin, Markus Granlund, Jake Virtanen
Brendan Gaunce, Nic Dowd, Reid Boucher

Canucks defence
Alex Edler, Troy Stecher
Michael Del Zotto, Derrick Pouliot
Ben Hutton, Erik Gudbranson

Canucks starting goalie
Expected: Jacob Markstrom

Canucks sick bay
Bo Horvat (foot)
Sven Baertschi (jaw)
Brandon Sutter (upper body)
Chris Tanev (groin)

Kings forwards
Tanner Pearson, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown
Alex Iafallo, Adrian Kempe, Tyler Toffoli
Marian Gaborik, Nick Shore, Trevor Lewis
Andy Andreoff, Torrey Mitchell, Johnny Brodzinski

Kings defence
Jake Muzzin, Drew Doughty
Kurtis MacDermid, Alec Martinez
Derek Forbort, Kevin Gravel

Kings starting goalie
Expected: Jonathan Quick

Kings sick bay
Jeff Carter (ankle)
Christian Folin (upper body)

Power play
Canucks: 21.4% (8th)

Kings: 15.3% (28th)

Penalty kill
Canucks: 77.4% (26th)

Kings: 87.0% (1st)

NHL ranking
Canucks: 25th
Kings: 5th

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[Diogenes92]

Wish they'd put Granlund on the Sedins line. Put Gaunce and Dowd as the 3rd and 4th line centres, and demote the 6 million dollar man to the 4th line where he belongs.

 

[Canucks LB]

Doughty vs doughty

 

[M2Beezy]

7-2 Kings our goals by Boeser and Dowd

 

[NoShowWilly]

Canucks with less than 23 shots.

 

[valkynax]

LA always seems to have our number in the last couple of years don't they?

 

[Toxic0n]

LA always seems to have our number in the last couple of years don't they?

Hmm, not really. They are 8-6-0 against us since the start of 2014. 12-7-0 since 2013

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

LA always seems to have our number in the last couple of years don't they?

When we suck as bad as we have the past couple of years lots of team will seemingly have our number.

 

[Grub]

Elias Petterson had 3 points, lets go for the royal flush here and get a multiple night point from Boeser.

 

[Grub]

Looking at our defense especially a plug like Troy Stretcher in our first pairing makes me want to puke.

 

[Addison Rae]

Looking at our defense especially a plug like Troy Stretcher in our first pairing makes me want to puke.

To even fair every defender we're deploying on the right side is a plug.

 

[valkynax]

Hmm, not really. They are 8-6-0 against us since the start of 2014. 12-7-0 since 2013

Oh OK, my mistake then.

Not sure why I have this impression though. Maybe since Brown drilled Sedin in the chest? XD

 

[Zombotron]

Could be one of the last times we see Doughty in a Kings uniform at Rogers Arena!!!1

 

[Hansen]

Boeser likely pointless tonight, that seems to be the trend after an explosion

 

[Zombotron]

 

[2011 still hurts]

Boeser likely pointless tonight, that seems to be the trend after an explosion

he did have those consecutive 2 goal games once tho

anyway 5-2 kongs

 

[valkynax]

Could be one of the last times we see Doughty in a Kings uniform at Rogers Arena!!!1

Oh no, is he retiring?

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

It's Brendan Gaunce's 100th NHL game tonight.

 

[Zombotron]

Also the 100th game for Jake Virtanen and Nic Dowd

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Also the 100th game for Jake Virtanen and Nic Dowd

It's party time!

 

[Knight53]

Boeser snipeshow continues

Kings too much, win 4-2

 

[David Bruce Banner]

I'm surprised we've won any games lately, and I don't think we'll win this one.

5-3 Kings

Gaunce, Virtanen and Dowd

 

[EpochLink]

Oh no, is he retiring?

No, he's taking his Lays potato chips out east.

 

[Ziostilon]

solid lineup, please don't put Biega on wing again, when you have Reid Boucher called up

 

[Ori]

pls. win tonight - soon New Year too.