First Goal of the Game Contest for 2021

br3ds0x

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Wanted to see what the interest was for getting the FGOTG contest going again for the 2021 season. Started it almost 10 years ago, and @Sybil227 took over the duties of keeping it all organized. Figured it may be fun to start it back up again (with a prize!) and make watching the games maybe a bit more fun.

I believe last time we played was 2016, if the search feature is correct, and below were the rules. We'll obviously have to update the list of ineligible dark horses. The winner at the end of the season will receive a mixed 24pk case of beer (if you're 21+ and in the U.S.).


Each person gets to make two picks per game. One of your picks can be anyone on the team, and your other pick is your 'Dark Horse'. In other words, your Dark Horse is a player who is less likely to score the first goal...or any goal for that matter. The list of ineligible Dark Horses for this season are:

*Tyler Toffoli
*Anze Kopitar
*Jeff Carter
*Teddy Purcell
*Dustin Brown

Points are awarded as follows:

*Four points awarded if you pick a player as a Dark Horse
*Two points awarded if you pick a player as your normal pick
*One point awarded if you pick a shutout (Kings get shutout that is)
*One extra point is awarded if you pick the correct situation in which the goal is scored (i.e. ES, PP, SH, PS)

-If you pick the same player as your normal pick and your Dark Horse, your normal pick gets priority.
-You can only pick Kings players to score the first goal of the game. Opposing teams do not count.

An example of how your pick should look is:

Carter (PP)
Dark Horse: Doughty (ES)

Once the official game time* has passed, no more picks are allowed. Please make sure to get your picks in ahead of time to be fair to everyone. Good luck!

*Official game time is the scheduled start of the game as stated by the NHL (and LA Kings) schedule. You will find it included in the thread title
 
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