GDT: WCSF Gm#5 | KINGS#5 vs. SHARKS#6 | Thursday, 5/23/’13 @ 7:30pm PT | NBC-SN, TSN, RDS

[Puck U]

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| MATCHUP |

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vs. ​

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LOS ANGELES KINGS | | SAN JOSE SHARKS (48gp : 27-16-5 = 59pts) |

REGULAR SEASON​

| (48gp : 25-16-7 = 57pts) 2nd Pacific / 5th West / 7th NHL |

STANDINGS​

| 3rd Pacific / 6th West / 11th NHL Lost 2 |

STREAK​

| Won 2 1-2 L (5/21/‘13) |

LAST MEETING​

| 2-1 W (5/21/‘13) 19-4-1 @ Home |

SEASON HOME / AWAY​

| 8-14-2 @ Away 8-12-4 @ Away |

SEASON AWAY / HOME​

| 17-2-5 @ Home 4-4-0 |

SEASON SERIES​

| 4-4-0 (10 gp : 6-4-2) |

PLAY-OFFS​

| (8 gp : 6-2-0) 5-0-0 @ Home |

HOME TEAM PLAY-OFFS​

| 4-0-0 @ Home 1-4-0 @ Away |

AWAY TEAM PLAY-OFFS​

| 2-2-0 @ Away 1.60 GAA + .947 SV% = 3rd/3rd |

PLAYOFFS GOALIE STATS​

| 2.06 GAA + .926 SV% = 7th/9th

Game Time: Thursday May/23/2013 7:30 PM PDT Location:

Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA. USA

TV Broadcast: NBC-SN (HD) : TSN (HD) : RDS (HD) : NHL CenterIce * (check your local area listings, black-out restrictions may apply)
Note : (‘KINGS LIVE’ POST-Game show on after MOST Games, on FoxSports-WEST or FS-PrimTicket, check local listings as needed.)

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 : 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.)

Big Game Story: WCSF’s Round 2. Prior to Game 4, Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter downplayed the notion of momentum being big in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the Kings have certainly experienced the ebbs and flows of it dating back to the first round. They fell in a 2-0 hole against the St. Louis Blues, then swept the next four games to advance. They extended their postseason win streak to six by jumping ahead of the San Jose Sharks 2-0 in the Western Conference Semifinals, but now the Sharks have taken two in a row by 2-1 scores and are feeling good about themselves heading into Game 5 at Staples Center.
KINGS need to remind SHARKS, KINGS FANS and THEMSELVES which team just won a Stanley Cup Championship. GO KINGS GO !!!



Scoreboards : NHL : CBS : Yahoo : TSN.ca : ESPN​

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[shadow=Silver]KINGS drop 2 to SHARKS in San Jose, series comes back to LA for Game #5 in WCSF Playoffs.[/shadow]
[fieldset=POSSIBLE ROSTER MATCH UPS]

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[shadow=Silver]LOS ANGELES KINGS[/shadow] | [shadow=#FF9100]SAN JOSE SHARKS[/shadow] Forwards | Forwards #13 Kyle Clifford - #11 Anze Kopitar ‘A’ - #14 Justin Williams | #12 Patrick Marleau‘A’ - #39 Logan Couture - #8 Joe Pavelski #25 Dustin Penner - #10 Mike Richards ‘A’ - #77 Jeff Carter | #21 T.J. Galiardi - #19 Joe Thornton‘C’ - #88 Brent Burns #76 Dwight King - #22 Trevor Lewis - #23 Dustin Brown ‘C’ | #15 James Sheppard - #23 Scott Gomez - #57 Tommy Wingels #15 Brad Richardson - #24 Colin Fraser - #73 Tyler Toffoli | #10 Andrew Desjardins - #46 Tim Kennedy - #38 Braken Kearns {scratched} #71 Jordan Nolan , #28 Jarret Stoll , #70 Tanner Pearson | {scratched} #13 Raffi Torres , #9 Martin Havlat , #37 Adam Burish #64 Andy Andreoff , #53 Robert Czarnik , #51 Brandon Kozun | #67 Travis Oleksuk , #42 Matt Pelech #82 Brian O’Neill , #57 Linden Vey , #60 Jordan Weal | #40 Sabastian Stalberg , #75 Freddy Hamilton #? Nick Shore |
Defense | Defense #44 Robyn Regehr - #8 Drew Doughty | #52 Matt Irwin - #22 Dan Boyle‘A’ #7 Rob Scuderi - #26 Slava Voynov | #44 Marc-Edouard Vlasic - #61 Justin Braun #6 Jake Muzzin - #2 Matt Greene ‘A’ | #27 Scott Hannan - #7 Brad Stuart {scratched} #5 Keaton Ellerby , #27 Alec Martinez , #33 Willie Mitchell | {scratched} #5 Jason Demers , #80 Matt Tennyson , #62 Sena Acolatse #47 Andrew Bodnarchuk , #81 Andrew Campbell , #80 Nicolas Deslauriers | #54 Nick Petrecki , #? Dylan Demelo Goaltending | Goaltending #32 Jonathan Quick {expected starter} | #31 Antti Niemi {expected starter} #45 Jonathan Bernier | #1 Thomas Greiss #31 Martin Jones , #35 Jean-Francois Berube | #32 Alex Stalock , #36 J.P. Anderson As always, line projections are educated assessments and not definite alignments. | As always, line projections are educated assessments and not definite alignments.

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[shadow=Silver]GO !!! KINGS !!! GO !!! . . . WIN !!! KINGS !!! WIN !!! . . . 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 IR w/ Lower-body injury (Knee), had arthroscopic surgery to scope knee, Lombardi confirmed Mitchell will NOT return this season.
- #28 Jarret Stoll (C), Day-to-Day w/ Upper-Body injury (possible concussion), Doubtful to return for WCSemi-finals against San Jose.
Current man games lost due to injury: 53

[shadow=#FF9100]SAN JOSE SHARKS :[/shadow] - #37 Adam Burish (F), Day-to-Day w/ upper body injury (right hand), OUT for WCSF Series against Los Angeles.
- #9 Martin Havlat (RW), Day-to-Day w/ Lower-body injury (returned Gm #3 and Hurt AGAIN), doubtful for Game #4 of WCSF’s against Los Angeles.
- #13 Raffi Torres (F), NHL-Suspension suspended for remainder of WCSF’s against Los Angeles for Hit on Jarret Stoll in Game #1.
- #5 Jason Demers (D), Day-to-Day w/ Lower-body injury (ankle), Questionable for Game #4 of WCSF’s against Los Angeles.
Current man games lost due to injury: ??

NHL.com Standings :DIVISION : CONFERENCE : LEAGUE
NHL.com Team Stats: LOS ANGELES KINGS : SAN JOSE SHARKS
ESPN Team Stats :LOS ANGELES KINGS : SAN JOSE SHARKS
FOX Spots - GAME TRAX : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/gameTrax?gameId=2013052308
FOX Spots - Head to Head Team Results : http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/headToHeadTeamResults?statsId1=8&&statsId2=18&&gameId=2013052308&
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

- WATCH: May 22nd KingsVision Practice Report, Interviews w/ Scuderi, Kopitar, Williams, Brown & Sutter.
- Dustin Brown Named Finalist For Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award.
- Kings looking to improve on road; Kopitar OK.
- Sharks' Torres suspended for remainder of series.
- Full Schedule: Round 2 LA Kings vs. San Jose Sharks.
- KINGS vs. SHARKS Series Preview.
- Five reasons Kings advanced to second round.
- Bolstering The Blue Line.
- Kings have recalled Anthony Stewart (RW) from the Manchester Monarchs (AHL).
- Same Cast – New Challenge; Most of the team is back as the Kings attempt to repeat as Stanley Cup Champions.
- Kings announce recall of ‘Black Aces’ reinforcements up from the Manchester Monarchs (AHL).
- Kings have recalled Martin Jones (G) from the Manchester Monarchs (AHL) and Jean-Francois Berube (G) from the Ontario Reign (ECHL).
- Kopitar front and center in Kings' search for goals.
- Fine Tuning; Despite a collection of new faces on the Kings’ blue line, the mission remains the same.
- Why the Kings will win the Stanley Cup.
- Five Questions: Quick, road form key to Kings' fate.
- X-Factor: Mike Richards brings winning way to Kings.
- 2012-13 LA KINGS AWARD WINNERS.
- Kings Recall Tyler Toffoli (RW) from Manchester.
- LA Kings / Manchester Monarchs, Tyler Toffoli (RW) Named AHL’s Outstanding Rookie of the Year.
- Wheels in motion for L.A. Kings outdoor game @ Dodger Stadium in 2013-2014.
- President Obama Honors Kings At The White House.
- In Their Eyes; The Kings’ First-Ever Visit To The White House Was Met With Amazement And Appreciation.
Kings Ice Crew News LA Kings Ice Crew Calendar 2012-13, On Sale.
LAKingsInsider.com Featured Report : Prospect Update, 2012 Draft
LA Kings: In The Media : (The Hub for ALL the Latest News & Media about Our LA KINGS)
NHL.com News : LA Kings vs. San Jose Sharks 2013 SCP WCSF’s Series Coverage Center.
NHL.com News : KINGS vs. SHARKS series preview.
NHL.com News : Why the Kings will win the Stanley Cup (w/ Barry Melrose video).
NHL.com News : Super 16: Power Rankings, Final Week 15 - 4/29/13 – Kings #5 / 3rd Last Week.
TSN.ca Final Power Rankings Week 15 – Apri1 28, Kings 9th (#6 last week).
TSN.ca Western Conference Playoff Outlook (TSN Video).
TSN.ca Series Preview: #5 Los Angeles Kings vs. #6 San Jose Sharks.
TSN.ca Stanley Cup Playoffs History (A look back at more than 100 years of Stanley Cup milestones and statistics).
TSN.ca (ICECHIPS)
ESPN.com News: Final Power Rankings Week 15 - April 29, Kings 9th (#4 last week).
ESPN.com News: First-round preview: Blues-Kings.
ESPN.com News: Video – Are Kings in Position to REPEAT ?
LATimes.com News : This time Los Angeles Kings have a key leg to stand on vs. Sharks.
LATimes.com News : A look at the Kings - Sharks playoff matchup.

LAKings.com RECAP of Last Game, @ SAN JOSE SHARKS : http://kings.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2012030244
LAKings.com Post-Game BoxScore : SAN JOSE SHARKS - 2 : KINGS - 1 http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20122013/GS030244.HTM
LAKings/LAKingsInsider.com WCSF Post-Game #4 Summary/Notes, May 21 @ SAN JOSE SHARKS :http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/22/may-21-postgame-notes/
Kings Talk Radio Replay Podcast Browser (Last Update, 4/13/13 vs. Ducks) : http://kings.nhl.com/club/podcastbrowser.htm
LAKings.com Pre-Game WCSF’s Gm #5 Notes @ SAN JOSE SHARKS : Downloadable PDF file, printable & packed full of Info!.
LAKings.com WCSF’s Gm. #5 - 5/23/13 Preview Link : http://kings.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2012030245
The ROYAL HALF GameDay Preview WCSF’s Gm. #5 - 5/23/13 @ SAN JOSE: http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=671494
LAKingsInsider.com Game-Day Preview WCSF’s Gm. #5 - 5/23/13 @ SHARKS: http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/23/game-5-preview-san-jose-at-los-angeles/
LAKingsInsider.com Game-Day WCSF’s Game #5 - 5/23/13 @ SHARKS: http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/23/game-5-san-jose-at-los-angeles/
Morning Skate Quotes: May 23 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/23/may-23-morning-skate-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Practice Report - May 23 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/23/may-23-practice-report/
Video: Kings-Vision, Morning Skate Report - May 23 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/23/may-23-practice-report/
Morning Skate Update: May 23; Goalie & Line-Ups : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/23/morning-skate-update-may-23/
Practice Quotes: May 22 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/22/may-22-practice-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Practice Quotes: May 22 – Kings discuss Thornton, Burns challenges : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/22/kings-discuss-thornton-burns-challenges/
Video: Kings-Vision, Practice Report - May 22 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/22/may-22-practice-report/
Practice Quotes: May 22 – Justin Williams : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/22/may-22-practice-quotes-justin-williams/
Practice Report: May 22 – New Lines : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/22/wednesday-line-pairings/
Waking up with the Kings: May 22 : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/22/waking-up-with-the-kings-may-22/
Post WCSF Game #4 Notes: May 21 @ SAN JOSE SHARKS : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/22/may-21-postgame-notes/
Post Game Quotes: May 21 – SAN JOSE SHARKS : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/21/may-21-postgame-quotes-san-jose/
Post Game Quotes: May 21 – Darryl Sutter : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/21/may-21-postgame-quotes-darryl-sutter/
Post Game Quotes: May 21 – Mike Richards : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/21/may-21-postgame-quotes-mike-richards/
Post Game Quotes: May 21 – Rob Scuderi : http://lakingsinsider.com/2013/05/21/may-21-postgame-quotes-rob-scuderi/
L.A. Kings (Official Twitter) : https://twitter.com/LAKings
L.A. Kings (Official FaceBook) : http://www.facebook.com/LAKings

SAN JOSE SHARKS: Official NHL Website : HF SHARKS Board GDT
SAN JOSE SHARKS.com, Demers, Burish Could be Options for Lineup : http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=671425
SAN JOSE SHARKS.com, Couture Skips Practice, Burish Skates : http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=671424
SAN JOSE SHARKS.com, Marty Havlat Out for WCSF Game Four : http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=671426
SAN JOSE SHARKS.com, Game Inside the Game - 5/19/2013 : http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=671282
SAN JOSE SHARKS (Official Twitter) : http://twitter.com/#!/sanjosesharks
SAN JOSE SHARKS (Official FaceBook) : http://facebook.com/SanJoseSharks
San Jose Mercury Newspaper, SHARKS Page : San Jose Mercury Newspaper, SHARKS Blog w/ David Pollak : Yahoo Team Roster Report, Sharks Page[/fieldset]
[shadow=Silver]KINGS look for revenge against SHARKS and 2011 WCQF’s PlayOffs, Go KINGS! BEAT Jose![/shadow]
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[shadow=Silver] LET'S GO KINGS !!! [/shadow]

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[TonySCV]

Must-win game!

 

[YP44]

Nervous excitement.
GKG!!

 

[Pucknut50]

Let's Go Quickie, Kopi, Brownie, Willie, Ritchie, Carts, Dewy, Lewie, Cliffy, Pancakes, Greenie, Scuds, Vladie, Marty, Kinger, Robie, Muzz, TT, Colie, battle guys.

 

[kovacro]

 

[Nefarious]

Just win baby!

 

[Arrhizal]

Okay, got to see two loses in a row now, I think that's enough for now. WIN!

 

[BigBrown]

I really think the team that wins this game will win the next one too, so pretty please with sugar on top, make a 60 minute effort and play to win.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

The most exciting part about Kings hockey is trying to figure out which team is going to show up each night. A strong 60 minute effort would be nice for a change.

 

[LAKings88]

Go Kings Go! Beat San Jose! Beat San Jose! Beat San Jose!

 

[Live in the Now]

Kings defenseman Drew Doughty scoffed at the notion, put forth by Sharks forward TJ Galiardi, that goalie Jonathan Quick engages in “a little embellishment.”

“It’s not even playoff talk,” Doughty told The Times after Thursday’s morning skate before Game 5. “It’s just funny to even hear that from a guy who is the biggest diver on their team. Like it’s just ridiculous he can even say that, to be honest.

“But I don’t want to get involved in that stuff. I don’t think you have to watch many (Sharks’ games). You can just watch three of his shifts and you’ll see how many times he dives. There’s been times where even the refs are telling him, just get up, because he’s diving so often.”

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sport...ughty-jonathan-quick-20130523,0,7660822.story

 

[Puck U]

Go Kings Go! Beat San Jose! Beat San Jose! Beat San Jose!

 

[kingsholygrail]

Must win game, must win game, must win game.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sport...ughty-jonathan-quick-20130523,0,7660822.story

Call it immature or whatever, but drew doughty is a boss.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Need to just run these guys out of the building with a 60 min effort tonight.

I can't stand that a once-classy organization publicly whines about everything and publicly defends scum like Raffi Torres. What were Thornton's comments? "I learned to keep my head up when I was 6?" I hope we cram those words down their throats tonight. GKG!

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I fear that some players appear to be complacent, and I don't know whether that is due to frustration, exhaustion, or injuries, but they're all excuses. These guys know what it takes to win. It's not expected of them to steamroll through the competition, but at the very least I would expect a better showing and better effort from the drop of the puck.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Doughty telling it like it is.

 

[DryIslandBartender]

Doughty speaks the truth!

 

[taz346]

Cover Big Joe like a fitted bed sheet, stay out of the sin bin, shoot like hell at the net........That's all easy to say, but ohh so important to this game tonite.

 

[Mats26]

Kopitar has to play his best game of the series tonight if we have a chance. Neutralize Thorton, should be his challenge.

 

[1dude]

Go Kings

 

[jonrazor12]

Dont like the lines but the lines dont really matter if they dont play a full 60 minutes.

I have a feeling Quick is going to need to stand on his head tonight.

 

[Model62]

These are Start the Game with intensity and focus lines: play the system, do your part, trust your linemates, and forget about everything else. Sutter wants a little bit of a reset. Get them back in the moment. Get them back to "experiencing the moment" as he put it last year.

You'd rather he didn't feel the need, and in a perfect world, he wouldn't. Look around? Who's world is perfect? Who doesn't need a little bit of a reset from time to time? Who doesn't spend their time dealing with broken promises and missing parts and lost opportunities and focusing on that?

So here's Coach Sutter showing them how to forget all that and get back to playing in the moment.

Uh. Right then. I'm totally gonna leave this forum now and go kick ass on updating this affiliate article planning spreadsheet. I'm going to experience each and every row, column, and cell.

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Looks like the Sharks are in Doughty's head, as well as Quick's. We're in trouble now!

 

[Little Psycho]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sport...ughty-jonathan-quick-20130523,0,7660822.story

LMAO....love you Drew.