GDT: Game #6 : KINGS vs. PREDATORS- Thursday, 1/31/’13 @ 7:30 pm PST

[Puck U]

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| MATCHUP |

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vs. ​

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LOS ANGELES KINGS | | NASHVILLE PREDATORS (5 gp : 2-2-1 = 5 pts) | | (6 gp : 1-2-3 = 5 pts) 3rd Pacific / 9th West / 19th NHL | | 4th Centeral / 10th West / 21st NHL Won 2 |

STREAK​

| Lost 1 50.0 % |

WINNING POINTS %.​

| 41.7 % 1-1-0 @ Home |

HOME / AWAY​

| 1-2-1 @ Away 2-2-1 |

LAST 10​

| 1-2-3 2.00g = 24th |

GOALS PER GAME​

| 1.67g = 28th 2.80g = 15th |

GOALS AGAINST​

| 2.50g = 8th -3 |

GOAL DIFFERENTIAL​

| -8 3.7% = 30th |

POWER PLAY PCT.​

| 21.0% = 14th 85.2% = 8th |

PENALTY KILL PCT.​

| 79.0% = 17th 51.7% = 6th |

FACE-OFF WIN PCT.​

| 51.1% = 12th

Game Time : Thursday Jan/31/2013 7:30 PM PST Location :

Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA. USA
TV Broadcast : FOXSPORTS-WEST (HD) : FS-TN (HD) : NHL CenterIce * (check your local area listings, black-out restrictions may apply)
Note : (FoxSports-WEST ‘KINGS LIVE’ Pre-Game show 30 minutes prior to every Game)
Radio Broadcast : LA Kings.com Radio Player /or KTLK 1150 AM On-Line Link
Note : * (Kings Radio Pre-Game w/ Nick Nickson & Daryl Evans on 30 min before game time, and Kings Talk on after every Home Game)
FREE Online Video Streams : FirstRowSports.eu : myp2p.eu : SportLEMON.tv : ChanFeed.com : AtdheNet.TV : atdhe.tv : LiveStreamHunter.tv : hockeywebcasts.com : Yahoo Online Stream : HockeyStreams.com {Pay-Site} * (links to online feeds provided but not guaranteed to always be active or working.)

= - = Game Not Started = - =
Scoreboards : NHL : CBS : Yahoo : TSN.ca : ESPN​

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[shadow=Silver]KINGS look to Build off last game and beat PREDATORS.[/shadow]
[fieldset=POSSIBLE ROSTER MATCH UPS]

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[shadow=Silver]LOS ANGELES KINGS[/shadow] | [shadow=yellow]NASHVILLE PREDATORS[/shadow] Forwards | Forwards #23 Dustin Brown ‘C’ - #11 Anze Kopitar ‘A’ - #14 Justin Williams | #57 Gabriel Bourque - #11 David Legwand - #74 Sergei Kostitsyn #13 Kyle Clifford - #10 Mike Richards ‘A’ - #77 Jeff Carter | #33 Colin Wilson - #12 Mike Fisher ‘A’ - #10 Martin Erat ‘A’ #12 Simon Gagne - #28 Jarret Stoll - #22 Trevor Lewis | #13 Nick Spaling - #28 Paul Gaustad - #18 Brandon Yip #74 Dwight King - #24 Colin Fraser - #71 Jordan Nolan | #16 Richard Clune - #15 Craig Smith - #24 Matt Halischuk {scratched} #25 Dustin Penner , #15 Brad Richardson | {scratched} #23 Brian McGrattan , #27 Patric Hornqvist , #17 Chris Mueller Defense | Defense #7 Rob Scuderi - #8 Drew Doughty | #59 Roman Josi - #6 Shea Weber ‘C’ #27 Alec Martinez - #26 Slava Voynov | #22 Scott Hannan - #8 Kevin Klein #44 Davis Drewiske - #6 Jake Muzzin | #75 Hal Gill - #4 Ryan Ellis {scratched} #33 Willie Mitchell , #2 Matt Greene ‘A’ , #47 Andrew Bodnarchuk | {scratched} #7 Jonathon Blum Goaltending | Goaltending #32 Jonathan Quick {expected starter} | #35 Pekka Rinne {expected starter} #45 Jonathan Bernier | #30 Chris Mason

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[shadow=Silver]GO !!! KINGS !!! GO !!! . . . GO !!! KINGS !!! GO !!! . . . GO !!! KINGS !!! GO !!! . . . [/shadow]
[fieldset=KINGS ROYAL REPORT: Injury Updates, Stats, News & Notes]

[shadow=Silver]LOS ANGELES KINGS :[/shadow] - #33 Willie Mitchell (D), Non-Roster : Day-to-Day w/ Lower-body injury (Knee Surgery), could return to line-up for game against Vancouver ?
- #2 Matt Greene (D), On IR w/ Mid-body injury (Back), underwent successful surgery Thursday, MAY return before end of season ?
Current man games lost: 4

[shadow=yellow]NASHVILLE PREDATORS :[/shadow] - #27 Patric Hornqvist (RW), On IR w/ Lower-Body injury (sprained Knee), is out 3-4 weeks that includes game against Los Angeles.
Current man games lost due to injury: 2

NHL.com Standings :DIVISION : CONFERENCE : LEAGUE
NHL.com Team Stats: LOS ANGELES KINGS : NASHVILLE PREDATORS
ESPN Team Stats :LOS ANGELES KINGS : NASHVILLE PREDATORS
FOX Spots - GAME TRAX : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/gameTrax?gameId=2013013108
FOX Spots - Head to Head Team Results : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/headToHeadTeamResults?statsId1=27&&statsId2=8&&gameId=2013013108&
TSN.ca ( Game Day ) : http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/scores/gameday/?hubname=nhl-kings
The Hockey News, FORECASTER - Tale Of The Tape : http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/tott.cgi?LA
LAKings.com e-Media Guide 2012-13 : http://kings.nhl.com/v2/ext/publications/2013_Kings_Media_Guide.pdf
L.A. Kings Home Page's : LA Times : Daily News : CBS Spotsline : TSN : Yahoo : ESPN Clubhouse : The Fourth Period : The Hockey News Magazine

LAKings.com News (Kings RE-Launch LAKingsInsider.com, Hire JON ROSEN.) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=653368
LAKings.com News (Tim Leiweke named 2012 Sports Executive of the Year.) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=652454
LAKings.com News (Repeat Business) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=652053
LAKings.com News (Kings Activate Kopitar, Stewart Assigned to Manchester.) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=651894
LAKings.com News (Kings Announce Roster moves, Greene on IR.) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=651734
LAKings.com News (Kings Announce Broadcast Schedule) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=650595
LAKings.com News (Kings Announce 2012-13 Regular Season Schedule) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=650055
LAKings.com News (LA Kings Ice Crew Calendar Release 2012-13) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=83756&navid=DL|LAK|IceCrew
LA Kings: In The Media (The Hub for ALL the Latest News & Media about Our LA KINGS) : http://lakings.tumblr.com/
NHL.com News (Continuity could help Kings defend Stanley Cup title) : http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=650690
NHL.com News (Pacific: What key questions face Pacific Division teams?) : http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=649738
NHL.com News (Super 16: Power Rankings - Kings = NR Last Week) : http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616621
FOXSpots.com: (Power Rankings : 1/28/2013 Week 2, Kings #9 (#3 last week)) : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/powerRankings
TSN.ca (NHL Previews : KINGS) : http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=79392
TSN.ca (Power Rankings Week 2 - Jan 29, Kings #21 (#10 last week)) : http://tsn.ca/fantasy_news/rankings/nhl/
ESPN.com (Power Rankings Week 2 - Jan 17, Kings #17 (#1 last week)) : http://espn.go.com/nhl/powerrankings
ESPN.com (NHL Preview 2012-13: Pacific Division, L.A. Kings)) : http://espn.go.com/nhl/preview2012/team/_/name/los
ESPN.com (Video – Are Kings in Position to REPEAT ?) : http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8855109
LATimes.com (Kings see some positives in lockout as they set out to defend Cup) : http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0118-kings-preview-20130118,0,1910822.story
LATimes.com (Kings center Anze Kopitar's recovery from knee sprain progresses) : http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-kings-fyi-20
HockeysFuture.com (Key Defensive Selections lead LA Kings 2008 Draft class) : http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articl...-lead-the-los-angeles-kings-2008-draft-class/

LAKings.com RECAP of Last Game, vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS : http://kings.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2012020077
LAKings.com Post-Game BoxScore : CANUCKS -2 : KINGS – 3 (SO) http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20122013/GS020077.HTM
LAKingsInsider.com Post-Game Summary/Notes : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/01/28/post-game-notes/
Kings Talk Radio Replay (Not getting Updated ?) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/podcastplayer.htm?pid=59
LAKings.com Game Notes @ NASHVILLE PREDATORS, File : http://kings.nhl.com/v2/ext/news/gamenotes/1-31-13vsNSH.pdf *(PDF file, printable & packed full of Info!)
LAKings.com Game Preview Link : http://kings.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2012020099
The ROYAL HALF Game Preview 1/31 vs. Nashville : http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=653363
LAKings.com Notebook ( Jan 27) : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/01/27/kings-report-jan-27/
LAKings.com Notebook ( Jan 21) : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/01/21/kings-report-–-jan-21
LAKings.com Notebook ( Jan 18) : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/01/18/kings-report-–-jan-18/
L.A. Kings (Official Twitter) : https://twitter.com/LAKings
L.A. Kings (Official FaceBook) : http://www.facebook.com/LAKings
TSN.ca ( ICECHIPS ) : http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/icechips/

NASHVILLE PREDATORS: Official NHL Website : HF PREDATORS Board GDT
NASHVILLE PREDATORS (Official Twitter) : http://twitter.com/#!/PredsNHL
NASHVILLE PREDATORS (Official FaceBook) : http://www.facebook.com/nashvillepredators
Predators.com ; Morning Skate Report: Mar. 6 vs Los Angeles : http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=620817
Predators.com ; Practice Day Report: Mar. 5 : http://predators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=620660
The Nashville Tennessean Newspaper, PREDATORS Page : PREDATORS INSIDER Blog w/ Josh Cooper[/fieldset]
[shadow=Silver]KINGS look for a victory over PREDATORS to move back up the Standings.[/shadow]
[fieldset=COACH & PLAYER QUOTES]

"It doesn’t have to be pretty, It could be a big shot. Or it could be a wrist shot, even. Just get it to the net. Right now, we are passing it around and moving it around pretty good, but we are not getting enough action around the net. The more games we play, the better and the more comfortable we feel in our system, You come back from off-season, especially with no training camp, and it takes a couple games. The first couple games, you are thinking about what you are supposed to be doing. Now, it’s just instinctive with our systems, and how we fore-check. The last couple of games, our fore-check and our neutral zone have been significantly better. That’s just a byproduct of not having to think about it. Guys know instinctively what they have to do."

"We're still not the way we were in June last year, but we're getting there, It's definitely a step in the right direction. We still have to work on things, and everyone in here thinks we can crank it up a notch. We just want to make sure we build on this win and roll ahead."

" Right after surgery, not having that thing in my neck, the first thing I noticed was the way I was sleeping, Waking up in the morning feeling a lot better and more rested. Being able to sleep on my back, like normal. It was a big difference. I don’t know if it is going to help in hockey, but in every-day life, it’s definitely something that has helped a lot. I had a lot of injections to help the pain and they said maybe those injections caused (the mass) to grow,” he said. “At least now, it’s out of (my neck) and now it’s back to normal."

"We have been practicing good and trying to carry little things into games, As long as we keep on that path, we are getting better. (On Dustin Penner) I really don’t have a timeline, I watch how he practices. See his pace, and what we are trying to execute and then work on getting him in. It’s no different than what we did with Gagne. If we break it down by position, there is a 1-through-5 position in terms of how they are performing. At every position, some guys are moving up; some guys are moving down. That’s the way it works. I really don’t like to talk about it, because all it becomes then is criticizing somebody, instead of talking about someone who is playing well. (On Willie Mitchell) We are trying to do as much off-ice as we can to get his fitness where it can be, and hopefully he can jump back into practice again. There has been zero setbacks."

* ( see for more details and other game day news, notes & quotes.)

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[shadow=Silver] LET'S GO KINGS !!! [/shadow]

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[YP44]

Feels liek it has been forever between games!! GO KINGS GO!!
I hope Gagne keeps improving.

 

[johnjm22]

Preds have been struggling a bit. Kings just now seem to be finding their legs.

I like our chances.

 

[KINGS17]

Can't let these home games get away without getting wins in regulation. The schedule on the road is going to be brutal this season.

 

[Papa Mocha 15]

Should be a fun one The preds are one of my favorite teams on the other side. Hopefully our PP can start clicking.

 

[DeeMeck]

No Hornqvist is a plus.

Clune vs. Fraser? Or one of his old teammates like Nolan?

 

[KingCanadain1976]

no bernier ? would think he would get the start being 2-0 against them Oh well nolon clune seems likely go kings go

 

[Top 6 Spaling]

We're expecting a massacre tonight. Preds have been playing very unimpressive hockey so far this year, and the effort just doesn't seem to be there. Just go shellacked 4-0 by a bad Phoenix team with an AHLer in net. Preds fans are in panic mode and all picking the Kings tonight.

Good luck. Was rooting for you last year as soon as we went out. Excited to see Brown and Quick, two guys I love, but hate how late it is back here.

 

[YP44]

We're expecting a massacre tonight. Preds have been playing very unimpressive hockey so far this year, and the effort just doesn't seem to be there. Just go shellacked 4-0 by a bad Phoenix team with an AHLer in net. Preds fans are in panic mode and all picking the Kings tonight.

Good luck. Was rooting for you last year as soon as we went out. Excited to see Brown and Quick, two guys I love, but hate how late it is back here.

I wouldn't expect a massacre. I am expecting the compbined goales in this game to be < 3.

 

[Buddy The Elf]

The Kings play tight games for the most part so I wouldn't expect a blow out either way. They also have a knack for letting struggling teams win games. Just be thankful if Bernier doesn't play.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Keep the streak alive! Go Kings!

 

[CNS]

Something something whatever I said last GDT.

Just. ****ing. Win.

 

[Telos]

Hoping we can open up more offensively. Would be nice if Richards and Brown were to get going and put some points up. Looks to be a good game. GO KINGS!

 

[LAKings88]

Just win!

 

[Enjoy i24 Traffic]

3-1 kings

nashville will be lucky to get a goal

 

[SuperAlmeida]

Great GDT as always Puck U!

Fight to the end!

Sutterism: "Bring it or watch!"

Keep believing!

Let's go Kings!

 

[Dykstra]

Richards game tonight

 

[TonySCV]

Take the under tonight. Easy money.

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

When the **** is Mitchell coming back??

 

[Sydor25]

When the **** is Mitchell coming back??

Only Mitchell knows. He's been cleared to play by the doctors.

 

[FrozenKing18]

Let's do this!

 

[Nefarious]

GKG!!!! Another win would be nice.

 

[Hatter]

3-1 kings

nashville will be lucky to get a goal

That just screams a 3-1 Kings loss

 

[Sacha Baron Corbin]

Going to my first game since 2011 tonight, looking forward to it!

 

[Reclamation Project]

Let's do this!

Dat avatar!