GDT: LA Kings @ Coyotes

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LOS ANGELES KINGS LINE-UP
(Subject to change)
Ryan Smyth, Anze Kopitar, Wayne Simmonds.
Alexander Frolov, Michal Handzus, Dustin Brown.
Teddy Purcell, Jarret Stoll, Scott Parse
Raitis Ivanans, Brad Richardson, Peter Harrold.

Drew Doughty, Davis Drewiske
Sean O'Donnell, Jack Johnson
Rob Scuderi, Matt Greene.

Jonathan Quick
Erik Ersberg.


PHOENIX COYOTES LINE-UP
(Subject to change)
Taylor Pyatt, Robert Lang, Shane Doan.
Scottie Upshall, Matthew Lombardi, Peter Mueller.
Petr Prucha, Martin Hanzal Radim Vrbata
Vernon Fiddler, Daniel Winnik , Lauri Korpikoski.

James Vandermeer, Keith Yandle
Zybnek Michalek, Adrian Aucoin
Sami Lepisto, Ed Jovanovski.

Ilya Bryzgalov
Jason LaBarbera.

TOP STATS
POINTS
KINGS - (16) Kopitar
PHO - (7) Doan

GOALS
KINGS - (8) Kopitar
PHO - (3) Jovanovski, Lombardi, Vrbata, Upshall

ASSISTS
KINGS - (8) Kopitar
PHO - (6) Doan

GOALIE STATS
Quick, LA - 9 GP Record: 6-3-0 GAA 3.01 SV% .893
Bryzgalov, PHX - 7 GP Record: 6-1-0 GAA 1.26 SV% .949

ADDITIONAL STATS
Goals Per Game:
LA – 3.30 (T-11th in NHL)
PHX – 2.50 (T-21st in NHL)

Goals Against Average:
LA – 3.30 (22nd in NHL)
PHX – 1.50 (1st in NHL)

Power Play %:
LA – 21.3 (13th in NHL)
PHX – 21.6 (12th in NHL)

Penalty Kill %:
LA – 71.4 (T-28th in NHL)
PHX – 82.8 (9th in NHL)

Shots Per Game:
LA – 28.7 (22nd in NHL)
PHX – 31.0 (T-8th in NHL)

Shots Against Per Game:
LA – 27.5 (5th in NHL)
PHX – 26.9 (T-3rd in NHL)


PLAYER NOTES
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--C Anze Kopitar recorded his first career hat trick, with all three goals scored in the game's first 30 minutes. With the three points, Kopitar pulled into a tie with Washington's Alexander Ovechkin for the NHL scoring lead, with 16 points. Kopitar reached the 16-point plateau in the Kings' 10th game. Last season, Kopitar didn't record his 16th point until the Kings' 20th game.

--LW Alexander Frolov returned to the lineup after being made a healthy scratch for Monday's game at Dallas. Frolov had two assists.

--C Michal Handzus scored the game-winning goal 55 seconds into overtime. The goal was Handzus' third game-winning goal of the young season and the fifth overtime goal of his career.

--RW Dustin Brown recorded his 200th career NHL point with a first-period assist, and added a second-period assist. Brown now has 24 career points against Dallas, in 33 games, the most points he has scored against any single opponent.

--D Adrian Aucoin assisted on Phoenix's first goal of the night and ended up with the game-winner in overtime when his slapper from the right side handcuffed Detroit goalie Chris Osgood and found its way to the net. In his first eight games as a Coyote, Aucoin has six points (two goals, four assists) and is a plus-5 on the ice.

--LW Petr Prucha has two goals this season and hasn't been on his skates for either one. Prucha scored his first goal from the seat of his pants in Pittsburgh on Oct. 7 and got one flat on his stomach Thursday, when he poked a puck past a distracted Detroit goalie Chris Osgood and just over the goal line to tie the game with 2:40 left in regulation.

--G Ilya Bryzgalov is now 6-1 and has won five straight starts after making 25 saves against the Red Wings. He's now 3-0 in overtime -- with all three wins coming in Phoenix's last four games. He allowed two goals, so his 1.14 goals-against average actually went up, but the Coyotes aren't complaining.

--C Matthew Lombardi scored his third goal of the season on the power play in the first period. He's now tied with Ed Jovanovski, Scottie Upshall and Radim Vrbata for the team lead in goals.


SIDE NOTES/QUOTES
"They say put the puck on the net and good things happen. We got a lucky one. But we played a very good game and that left us in a position to benefit from a little luck -- D Adrian Aucoin, who scored the winning goal in overtime.

"We came out and played tremendous, right through the (first) two periods. And then a little bit of doubt settles in, when there's a couple soft goals, you start to pull back from the aggressive attitude that you showed in the first two periods. Clearly it affected us the rest of the way." -- Kings coach Terry Murray.

And end this GDT with a FROZEN MOMENT!!! ANZE KOPITAR WITH A HATTRICK

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Just a quick update before the Kings play @ 6pm


San Jose 4
Atlanta 2
1:27 2nd

Toronto 1
Vancouver 2
2:17 2nd

Florida 1
Philadelphia 3
End 2nd

NY Rangers 4
Montreal 3
1:47 2nd

Washington 0
NY Islanders 1
End 2nd

Boston 1
Ottawa 1
End 2nd

Buffalo 0
Tampa Bay 1
13:11 2nd

New Jersey 1
Pittsburgh 0
12:45 2nd

Dallas 0
St. Louis 0
End 1st

Carolina 1
Minnesota 1
1:05 1st

Nashville 0
Chicago 0
15:14 1st

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Here we go!

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09:52 PHXPPG - Shane Doan (2) Wrist Shot
Assists: R. Lang (3) & E. Jovanovski (3)

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Kings Score

04:41 LAKPPG - Dustin Brown (3) Wrist Shot
Assists: A. Kopitar (9) & R. Smyth (9)

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Kopitar and Smyth now have points in 10 of 11 games...

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Kings 2 man advantage

Phoenix making some stupid penalties right now....

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14:24 LAKPPG - Jarret Stoll (1) Slap Shot
Assists: A. Kopitar (10) & D. Doughty (6)

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15:42 PHXRadim Vrbata (4) Backhand
Assists: M. Hanzal (3) & S. Lepisto (1)

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End of 2 periods - Score is tied 2-2
Actually a good game fighting for the division lead