GDT: Game #6: Coyotes @ Kings | 7:30pm (AZ) | Scripps | Tales From The Crypt(o.com) Edition

[Hogan20]

The Coyotes head to Staples Center (Crypto.com Arena if I have to be correct) tonight to take on the LA Kings in the first of three matchups between the two teams this season.

The big question for tonight: where will the offense come from? Through 5 games, the Coyotes have been held to just 12 goals but hold a 3-2-0 record thanks to the stellar play of Karel Vejmelka and Connor Ingram.

Who's Hot:
Clayton Keller (3+3) and Nick Schmaltz (2+4) are tied for the team lead in points, both picking up where the left off last season. The powerplay has been a bright spot so far, converting at a 29.2% clip, good enough for 7th in the entire NHL, however, one of the Cotyotes best weapons on the PP has been placed on the IR after Jason Zucker went down last game.

Who's Not......

Coyotes vs Kings series notes:
All time, the Coyotes/Winnipeg 1.0 hold a 122-105-25 record versus the Kings with a 56-54-14 record on the road. In their last 10 road games versus the Kings, the Coyotes hold a 6-2-2 record.

Projected Lineups and Starting goalies (will update when posted):
Keller - Hayton - Schmaltz
Crouse - Cooley - Maccelli
Jenik - Bjugstad - Kerfoot
O'Brien - McBain - Boyd
Moser - Durzi
Valimaki - Dumba
Dermott - Stetcher
Connor Ingram (confirmed via Craig Morgan)

Byfield - Kopitar - Kempe
Fiala - Dubois - Laferriere
Moore - Danault - Kaliyev
Grundstrom - Lizotte - Lewis
Anderson - Doughty
Gavrikov - Roy
Englund - Spence
Talbot​

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[Mosby]

FTK

 

[Prestigeworldwide]

I like the Crouse, Cooley, Maccelli line.
2 goals from this line tonight.

 

[Edenjung]

@Hogan20
Great GDT.

Lets hope that we can see some 5on5 goals.

 

[Schemp]

I like the Crouse, Cooley, Maccelli line.
2 goals from this line tonight.

2 goals? Naw a hat trick for Cooley!

 

[Hogan20]

I like the Crouse, Cooley, Maccelli line.
2 goals from this line tonight.

I'll be honest, there's no project lineups that don't have Zucker/Carcone in them as of right now. I was just kinda throwing things at the wall.

2 goals? Naw a hat trick for Cooley!

3 assists for Maccelli, 1+1 for Crouse (goal is off his ass).

 

[Summer Rose]

Ah, the first 10:30 game of the season.

 

[Hogan20]

Ah, the first 10:30 game of the season.

I forgot to add a note that says this game is far too late for the both of us, but then again, I have a mens league game at 10:50 so maybe I'll catch the end of this.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

The Diamondbacks will be just about finished imploding by the time this starts, so I'll be crankin' up the ol' Arizona Sports app...

 

[Schemp]

I'll be honest, there's no project lineups that don't have Zucker/Carcone in them as of right now. I was just kinda throwing things at the wall.

When I throw things against the wall, all I get is a messy floor (and a lot of laughing emojis).

 

[Hogan20]

The Diamondbacks will be just about finished imploding by the time this starts, so I'll be crankin' up the ol' Arizona Sports app...

Nope. Roll DBacks!

 

[Schemp]

Ah, the first 10:30 game of the season.

NAP TIME

 

[Edenjung]

If i wake up early enough, i can catch the last third.
At 6am in the morning ^^

 

[Mosby]

I forgot to add a note that says this game is far too late for the both of us, but then again, I have a mens league game at 10:50 so maybe I'll catch the end of this.

Toronto here. Was thinking about a pregame nap.

 

[Foggy1097]

First game I can actually watch uninterrupted!
Lines?

Keller-Hayton-Schmaltz
Crouse-Cooley-Maccelli
Kerfoot-McBain-Boyd
O’Brien-Bjugstad-Jenik

 

[Hogan20]

First game I can actually watch uninterrupted!
Lines?

Keller-Hayton-Schmaltz
Crouse-Cooley-Maccelli
Kerfoot-McBain-Boyd
O’Brien-Bjugstad-Jenik

i'd swap Kerfoot and O'Brien.

Kerfoot - Bjugstad - Jenik
O'Brien - McBain - Boyd

Not a lotta skill on the 3rd and 4th line but that's a lotta grit and toughness. Heavy cycle games from those two lines.

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

Gotta get Crouse going in this one. Maybe playing with Cooley will help. Maccelli has been picking it up so gotta future Crouse will follow along?

This is a good doubleheader with the dbacks

 

[moosemeister]

Hope they play Jenik instead of Sanford. haha

 

[More Cooley]

Ah, the first 10:30 game of the season.

That’ll be 4:30 AM my time. I’ll be here watching

 

[FinnishCoyote]

These games are nice for us European fans

 

[Mosby]

Hope they play Jenik instead of Sanford. haha

I think so, Boyd too. If we need one of those three to rot away in the press box, Sanford is the least impactful.

 

[TheLegend]

Ah, the first 10:30 game of the season.

You're staying up for it, right??

 

[Summer Rose]

You're staying up for it, right??

I slept until noon today in the hopes that I'll be able to stay awake for the game tonight.

 

[Coyotedroppings]

I forgot to add a note that says this game is far too late for the both of us, but then again, I have a mens league game at 10:50 so maybe I'll catch the end of this.

Glad to hear you refer to it as men’s league, as opposed to beer league. I’m still far to competitive, even though I skate against guys 40 years (and less) my younger, to call it beer league!

 

[Edenjung]

These games are nice for us European fans

Really?