GDT: Blue Jackets @ LA Kings

[CSSports]

I dont normally do Home games as I go to the games but Kings are on a roll....and I got some response from Blue Jacket fans....so what the heck

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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.


COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS LINE-UP
(Subject to change)
Jason Chimera, R.J. Umberger, Rick Nash.
Kristian Huselius, Antoine Vermette, Jake Voracek.
Raffi Torres, Sammy Pahlsson, Derek Dorsett.
Nikita Filatov, Derick Brassard, Mike Blunden.

Marc Methot, Rostislav Klesla
Fedor Tyutin, Anton Stralman
Kris Russell, Mike Commodore

Mathieu Garon (Expected to Play)
Steve Mason


TOP STATS
POINTS
KINGS - (19) Kopitar
PHO - (14) DoanNash

GOALS
KINGS - (8) Kopitar
PHO - (6) Nash

ASSISTS
KINGS - (11) Kopitar
PHO - (8) Nash

GOALIE STATS
Quick, LA - 10 GP Record: 7-3-0 GAA 3.01 SV% .895
Garon, CBJ - 3 GP Record: 1-1-0 GAA 2.61 SV% .920


ADDITIONAL STATS
Goals Per Game:
LA – 3.46 (T-7th in NHL)
CBJ – 3.44 (9th in NHL)

Goals Against Average:
LA – 3.27 (24th in NHL)
CBJ – 3.11 (19th in NHL)

Power Play %:
LA – 24.1 (8th in NHL)
CBJ – 23.5 (9th in NHL)

Penalty Kill %:
LA – 71.7 (29th in NHL)
CBJ – 84.2 (7th in NHL)

Shots Per Game:
LA – 28.0 (23rd in NHL)
CBJ – 29.4 (T-17th in NHL)

Shots Against Per Game:
LA – 28.0 (T-8th in NHL)
CBJ – 31.2 (20th in NHL)


PLAYER NOTES
(available at CBSSports.com)

--C Anze Kopitar had three assists, giving him a league-best 19 points for the season. Kopitar passed Washington's Alexander Ovechkin, who had one assist on Saturday and has 17 points for the season. Kopitar's big night came just two days after he recorded his first career hat trick in an overtime victory over Dallas. Kopitar has eight goals and 11 assists this season.

--C Jarret Stoll had two goals, his first two goals of the season, to go with six assists this season. Stoll had his first multi-point game of the season, after 12 multi-point games last season.

--LW Scott Parse made his NHL debut, and made it a good one with an assist on C Jarret Stoll's second goal. Parse played 10 minutes, 30 seconds, and recorded two hits the day after he was called up from Manchester of the American Hockey League.

--RW Dustin Brown scored two goals, coming off a two-assist game Thursday against Dallas. Brown has four goals in 11 games, coming off a 24-goal season last year.

--LW Rick Nash scored the 199th and 200th goals of his career Saturday in Anaheim. He has played in 450 NHL games.

--D Mike Commodore made his season debut on Saturday in Anaheim. He missed the first eight games because of a groin injury suffered late in training camp.

--D Jan Hejda could return much sooner than expected, according to Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson. Hejda was expected to be out of the lineup until mid- to late November when he sprained his left knee on Oct. 13 vs. Calgary. But Hejda expects to begin skating early next week and could return by early November.


SIDE NOTES/QUOTES
"It's nice to come in here and get a big two points. Big game tomorrow, again, at home, so we know how tough those games are, back to back. It's just a great team effort. We played OK. We didn't play great, but we played well enough to win." -- Kings winger Jarret Stoll.

"It's a big emotional lift for the guys. We fought hard to get control of this game, and it started to slip away from us again. To come out of here with a win, it's a big boost for everybody involved." -- Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock after a 6-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.

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

[MatsSundin13Rocks]

I have to say I'm loving the play of Kopitar! He is the reason I'm doing okay in my pool. 4th round pick as well.

[CSSports]

WOW - Sweet game - Staples was pumping...Especially all of us in the 300 level....I almost lost my voice tonight!!!!!

Kings are playing on all cylinders right now....They were doing all the right things.....I am pumped!!!!

I have Kopitar in all but 1 pool/team - someone grabbed him the same round (actually the pick right before mine) !!!!

[gretzky99]

kings were very, very good. quick wasn't great but he was good. kopitar is on fire and the 2nd line is playing well.

[CSSports]

Tomorrow will be another good match up....against the Stars....

[Pata93]

Stop bumping this thread It reminds me bad things...................

*Mase can't stop a beach ball*

[CSSports]

Stop bumping this thread It reminds me bad things...................

*Mase can't stop a beach ball*

Oooops - sorry about another bump....

[gretzky99]

i thought they didn't play until thursday?

[CSSports]

Nope - @ San Jose Wednesday - Then Home Thursday against Vancouver

[gretzky99]

ah, so you were talking about the jackets playing tomorrow above?