***LA Kings @ Seattle Kraken GDT 04/01/23 7:00pm on >>KCOP Channel 13<<***
Game Day Thread
Game #76/82 -- 04/01/23
Los Angeles Kings @ Seattle Kraken
Climate Pledge Arena | Seattle, WA
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Previous Meetings
11/29/22 Kraken 9, Kings 8
11/19/22 Kings 2, Kraken 3
10/13/22 Kraken 4, Kings 1
**Game Time 7:00pm on KCOP 13**
TV:***KCOP Channel 13***
Radio: LA Kings iHeartRadio app
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Alex Iafallo (video), Alex Edler, Matt Roy & Todd McLellan 3/30 Post Game Quotes
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Alex Edler on the battle and competitive nature in tonights game
Yeah, it was a tight game. I thought both goalies played really well.
Edler on the adjustments you have to make when you go down to five defensemen
You just have to keep it simple and keep your shifts short.
Edler on pushing through the injuries the Kings have right now
Its never good when you have guys injured, when you have played like that injured, but its part of it. Thats how it happens sometimes and we still have a lot of players to go in. Thats what weve got to do.
Matt Roy on his takeaways after a hard-fought game
It felt like a playoff game out there. I think both teams kind of approached it the same way, it was a hard-fought game. I think we had a lot of chances, we need to bear down on a few of them and hopefully it will be a different game.
Roy on if he felt the group as a whole got the looks they wanted throughout the game
Yeah, I think maybe a little slow start, they came out with some energy and I think we weathered the storm. I thought the second and third were pretty good and we just couldnt cash in with a goal.
Roy on if you have to make any adjustments when down to five defensemen
I think youve just got to focus on the details a little more. I think you need to focus on your shift length, just maybe not pushing things harder than you would normally. You dont start jumping up too much, offensively, you kind of have to pick your spots. Other than that, you need to just go out there and play like any other game.
Roy on the teams overall play at the defensive end of the rink
I thought we played, as a team, pretty well. Everyone was playing their positions well and we didnt give them too much, I dont think. Hopefully next week, itll be a different result.
Todd McLellan on his general takeaways from the 60 minutes tonight
It was a hell of a game. Both teams played really hard, it came down to a bounce or a break or two and they were able to score. We had some real good looks, ran into a hot goaltender and didnt quite get over the goalline, but I thought it was a heck of a night.
McLellan on how the planning changes when down to five defensemen
Trent Yawney did a really good job of working five defenseman through for 59 minutes and they did a hell of a job. Theyre not an easy team to defend against, the forwards helped them out a lot and the goaltender made saves when he needed to. Again, it was a heck of a game and it could have went either way.
McLellan on the play of the five defensemen in Andersons absence
Well, it puts a lot of pressure on five defenseman and it takes pairs out of their normal rotation, but I think were fine in that situation. You wouldnt want to get into double or triple overtime in that situation but each of the five handled their minutes really well, they defended well, got off when they could and got fresh guys out.
McLellan on playing without injured players at this time of the season
We have some now, well have some a week from now, well have some two months from now. Theres nothing we can do. If theres one team thats prepared for that, its ours, we went through the whole season last year. So, next guy up, lets go.
Yeah, it was a tight game. I thought both goalies played really well.
Edler on the adjustments you have to make when you go down to five defensemen
You just have to keep it simple and keep your shifts short.
Edler on pushing through the injuries the Kings have right now
Its never good when you have guys injured, when you have played like that injured, but its part of it. Thats how it happens sometimes and we still have a lot of players to go in. Thats what weve got to do.
Matt Roy on his takeaways after a hard-fought game
It felt like a playoff game out there. I think both teams kind of approached it the same way, it was a hard-fought game. I think we had a lot of chances, we need to bear down on a few of them and hopefully it will be a different game.
Roy on if he felt the group as a whole got the looks they wanted throughout the game
Yeah, I think maybe a little slow start, they came out with some energy and I think we weathered the storm. I thought the second and third were pretty good and we just couldnt cash in with a goal.
Roy on if you have to make any adjustments when down to five defensemen
I think youve just got to focus on the details a little more. I think you need to focus on your shift length, just maybe not pushing things harder than you would normally. You dont start jumping up too much, offensively, you kind of have to pick your spots. Other than that, you need to just go out there and play like any other game.
Roy on the teams overall play at the defensive end of the rink
I thought we played, as a team, pretty well. Everyone was playing their positions well and we didnt give them too much, I dont think. Hopefully next week, itll be a different result.
Todd McLellan on his general takeaways from the 60 minutes tonight
It was a hell of a game. Both teams played really hard, it came down to a bounce or a break or two and they were able to score. We had some real good looks, ran into a hot goaltender and didnt quite get over the goalline, but I thought it was a heck of a night.
McLellan on how the planning changes when down to five defensemen
Trent Yawney did a really good job of working five defenseman through for 59 minutes and they did a hell of a job. Theyre not an easy team to defend against, the forwards helped them out a lot and the goaltender made saves when he needed to. Again, it was a heck of a game and it could have went either way.
McLellan on the play of the five defensemen in Andersons absence
Well, it puts a lot of pressure on five defenseman and it takes pairs out of their normal rotation, but I think were fine in that situation. You wouldnt want to get into double or triple overtime in that situation but each of the five handled their minutes really well, they defended well, got off when they could and got fresh guys out.
McLellan on playing without injured players at this time of the season
We have some now, well have some a week from now, well have some two months from now. Theres nothing we can do. If theres one team thats prepared for that, its ours, we went through the whole season last year. So, next guy up, lets go.
Subject To Change
Kings Injuries
Mikey Anderson
Kevin Fiala
Gabe Vilardi (D2D)
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Kraken Probable Lineup
courtesy of dailyfaceoff.com
Former King
Martin Jones
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Tonights Poll Question:
Part 1 - How many SAVES will the Kings goalie make tonight?
Part 2 - How many SAVES will the Kraken goalie make tonight?
Only ONE guess per part.
+/-2 = 1 point, +/-1 = 2 points, Dead On = 3 points
(so 6 total points available!)
Previous Games Winners
no winners for last game until after Tuesdays game
Poll Win Totals
King Of The Mountain
with 57 points:
VegasHockey
55 Points
srm1105
51 Points
Kurisu
LeftyKing
Rusty
50 Points
sonnyboy11
49 Points
AngelEyes
48 Points
47 Points
Bill Hicks
hornman
46 Points
DRice
John a90
45 Points
randdog
44 Points
forum gold
43 Points
Chateau Bow Wow
pray4mojo
42 Points
beady eye
DRGinLBC
41 Points
CIrvine
jammer 06
Liz4LA
SirJW
TooCool
40 Points
Helvetica
39 Points
38 Points
37 Points
36 Points
35 Points
34 Points
Nyssa42
33 Points
32 Points
31 Points
dannybuoy1
hihocarp
Rogie-Vachon
30 Points
JETS GARAGE
notbob
29 Points
28 Points
empire
27 Points
26 Points
Clif
KHenry14
kingsmen93
25 Points
JayWells24
24 Points
23 Points
Sevenhole
22 Points
kingrussell
Shackleford
21 Points
Dr. Tran
20 Points
waynet
19 Points
18 Points
Byron
RoS
17 Points
Cross Traffic
16 Points
15 Points
14 Points
13 Points
12 Points
11 Points
Busted Chops
10 Points
kopinator
9 Points
beedee
Dirtweazle
8 Points
7 Points
6 Points
5 Points
Dexter
4 Points
3 Points
HTK
salami
STONE
2 Points
05/29/93
jneol67
Joe Laviguer
KingzLA
PuckMaster
puckoff
SaltyPuck
1 Point
cokingsfan
HiFi
Ice24
mugs
RagBone
Rinkrat
twistedwrister
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