Game Thread: G26 14-8-3 Kings vs Brett Hulls Illegal Crease Goal 12/4/24

[PuckinUgly57]

Game day, 7pm start on TNT. You guys know how sketchy I get with nationally televised games and the Kings, they'll be on an insane 42 game winning streak yet somehow lose 10-3 in the 43rd game, a national game.

Tough test tonight with Dallas who swept LA last season 3-0 and outscored them 13-3. Those games were not competitive at all. The Kings are only 3-4-1 against current PO bound teams and tonight will be big to see how the Kings would fare against a good Dallas team.

Kings have won three in a row, Dallas four so something is going to give tonight. I think the pressure falls on LA, we all know Dallas is a solid team all over the lineup and can beat any team any day. LA, not so much yet although almost a third of the way through the season I don't think we should be asking ourselves that.

Seguin is out 4-6 months with hip surgery but was quietly having a solid season and Johnston and Robertson are always threats. Robertson is from Arcadia, maybe we won't have to hear "Thousand Oaks native Trevor Moore" repeatedly tonight. Look for DeSmith to start.

Lewis was put on IR and is out 4-6 weeks so Jill is considering going 11/7 which would put Burroughs in the lineup on D and Lee out if they choose to do so. Kuemper is off IR but will back up Rittich tonight. I appreciate everything Lewis has done for LA - who can forget his complete harassment of Hamhuis that created the turnover in the NZ that Stoll and DeWhite King broke in on that two on one with Stoll ending that series against Vancouver in OT - but veteran leadership aside he doesn't provide much so I think the lineup will be a bit better with him sitting for a bit. He will hit his 1000th game in 2025, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Lewie. Relax and enjoy the family time.

Prediction: Stars 4-1, Fiala with the Kings goal. This is just not a good match up, Dallas is big and physical and play a north south game. Expect guys like Benn to be in Rittich's grill all night long.

Popping in a sausage onion and pepperoni deep dish pizza and cracking a beer and going to enjoy this game, worked my butt off today.

Let's Go Kings!

 

[Kings4OT]

Dallas was my pick half way through last season, but failed. I dont think they are as good this season, but they are close to a winner I think. I will be suprised if LA looks good against them and gets embarrassed here

 

[PuckinUgly57]

They petered out in the end but they have made consecutive WCF appearances, they're still solid. A Cup final too a few years ago, they're just built well and have hit on picks where as LA hasn't. That 2017 draft set up Dallas for some time. Meanwhile we're still waiting on guys like Turcotte and Buster 5.5 and 4.5 years later respectively.

Stankhoven is another one, and Robertson and Johnston haven't even busted out this season yet and they're still 16-8-0. Hope they don't decide to run all over the Kings tonight.

 

[Kings4OT]

Wtf Cantplay, that was dumb

 

[PuckinUgly57]

And of course the two guys I just posted about...

 

[Kings4OT]

Johnston makes it 1

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Buster...nice flub on a two on one with Laferriere. Just bench this fool already, would have been huge for LA to tie it up because it's been all Dallas so far.

 

[Kings4OT]

2 chains creating the odd man rush, buster ruined it

 

[Kings4OT]

Buster...nice flub on a two on one with Laferriere. Just bench this fool already, would have been huge for LA to tie it up because it's been all Dallas so far.

Cant even get a sog with a 2 on 1

 

[Kings4OT]

Was that a sog after 11min?

 

[Kings4OT]

Marchment 1 on 4 and scores

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Marchment 1 on 4 and scores

Clarke special that created it all. Nothing Rittich could do, this team is not prepared to play and you can see the difference in intensity between LA and Dallas.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Was that a sog after 11min?

I thought Gavrikov got the second SOG from the point but they took it off the board because it was going wide of the net. I was wondering why he even took it, there was no one in front of the net.

 

[Kings4OT]

Game isnt as close as the score looks, LA way outclassed here

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Game isnt as close as the score looks, LA way outclassed here

Kings are lucky not to be down 4-0.

 

[davnlaguna]

Kings two shots on goal and two goals
That is a great shooting performance



Oh wait read that wrong
Never mind

 

[Kings4OT]

Hope they all take a dump, drink a coffee do a couple rails and come out in the 2nd at least looking like they can play with Dallas

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Dancin Anson saying the Stars play a simple brand, puck in, forecheck and SOG. Sounds like what the Kings say they do but clearly Dallas execution is 100x better.

 

[Kings4OT]

Jeanott Doing what we hoped he would when they got him

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Yaknow, good things happen when you go to the net. I was just thinking the Kings have not had a high danger chance in front and there it is. Watch and learn Buster.