Game Thread: New York Islanders @ Los Angeles Kings, 11/6 7:30, FS-W

[ouendan1]

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Feels good to return home! The Islanders played last night. I don't know who backs up Halak so I don't know who their starting goaltender is for tonight.

 

[oxnardkingsfan]

I believe it's Chad Johnson. And if I'm not mistaken he's who the NHL Network has listed as the probable starter.

Ox

 

[pete6835]

King?

 

[oxnardkingsfan]

Yep. Good screen and he got his stick on it to deflect in in past Johnson.

Ox

 

[oxnardkingsfan]

Another lazy penalty costs the Kings the lead. Richards got caught behind and instead of skating and checking Tavares with his body he reached with his stick and tripped him. Poor clearing attempts by the PK unit too.

Ox

 

[oxnardkingsfan]

It flat blows my mind that a team with the talent the Kings have can have such horrible special teams. The power play is stagnant and the penalty killers can't seem to clear pucks past the blue line. They block shots fine but either fumble the puck away or clear it up to the blue line where an opponent is waiting for it. Nobody on the power play moves without the puck to try and get the PKers to move. Just pass the puck around and shoot from the point either wide and out of the zone or blocked and cleared out of the zone.

Ox

 

[davnlaguna]

At least they are not trailing.
Ugly period.
Ugly PK
Ugly PP

 

[oxnardkingsfan]

What the heck is wrong with these guys? You can't play this game these days with your stick up in the air. Keep the blade on the ice and you won't be clipping guys in the mouth.

Ox

 

[oxnardkingsfan]

I swear I don't think the Kings even work on their power play. It is so disorganized no coach on this planet would coach a power play this way. Even when they get set up in the zone (which isn't very often) they don't do anything to create any scoring chances.

Ox

 

[oxnardkingsfan]

And the home winning streak is over. Now maybe the announcers can find something else to talk about. Quick didn't look good in the shootout at all and the Kings shooters (Kopitar and Carter) made Johnson's job far too easy. Weak backhand from Kopitar and a shot over the net by Carter.

Ox

 

[Psych3man]

Isles on PP vs Kings on PP
Compare and contrast

Talent on Isles vs Talent on Kings
Compare and contrast

(sickening...)

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Isles PP was extremely impressive - there was movement, no hesitation and constant cycling of players. Kept the Kings on their heels and created chances, which is all one can hope to do.

The Kings should review last night's tape and have a ton of take aways from it. Their PP is putrid.