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Kings at Wild pre-game notes and First Goal Contest

March 31, 2012 By John Hoven

Can they make it stick? That’s one of the two big questions entering tonight’s Kings game in Minnesota.

A little over a week ago the Kings vaulted themselves to the top of the Pacific Division standings on the strength of a six-game winning streak. It was short lived though, as a tough home loss to Boston temporarily set them back. Captain Dustin Brown was still confident in the locker room that night, saying that if the team gave a similar effort in their remaining games, he liked their chances. They’ve gone 2-1 since then and have a chance to hold onto first place if they can beat the Wild.

The other big question is who will start in goal. Jonathan Bernier would seem to be the obvious choice, especially considering the Kings didn’t even get to the hotel until about 3:00 this morning. However, Jonathan Quick faced a season low 14 shots last night. And with coach Darryl Sutter not afraid to give his number-one guy a heavy workload, anything is possible.

This is the fourth and final meeting of the season between the two teams and LA holds a 2-1 edge thus far. For a little trivia note, the first time the Kings and Wild ever met was on December 2, 2000. LA came away winners that night by the final score of 3-2 – getting goals by Luc Robitaille, Brian Smolinksi and Ziggy Palffy. Meanwhile, Minnesota picked up markers from Sergei Krivokrasov and Jim Dowd.

Back to tonight though…

Jeff Carter, who suffered an ankle injury late in Wednesday’s game vs. the Flames, will miss his second start. Brad Richardson will replace his spot in the line-up and is expected to play on the top line again, like he did last night vs. the Oilers.

As usual, MayorsManor will run a First Goal Contest tonight. If you win, you’ll be going to Monday’s game at Staples Center. It’s pretty easy to play, simply leave a comment below with the LA player you think will score first vs. the Wild. All correct answers will be pooled together and one random winner will be awarded a free pair of tickets.

To help you with your selection, the following stats may come in handy…

– Dustin Brown has 4 goals in 26 career games vs Minnesota

– Anze Kopitar has 8 goals in 23 games

– Justin Williams has 4 goals in 15 games

– Mike Richards has 0 goals in 8 games

– Jarret Stoll has 8 goals in 39 games

– Brad Richardson has 5 goal in 23 games

– Doughty has 2 goals in 14 games

Of course, feel free to take any of the other Kings players. Just remember that Kevin Westgarth and Davis Drewiske are the likely scratches.

Good luck!

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About John Hoven

John Hoven is a former member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and co-hosts Kings of the Podcast. He's also the founder and editor of MayorsManor.com, which has been named Best Sports Blog in Los Angeles and Hockey Blog of the Year. Click "ABOUT OUR TEAM" below for a full bio.

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Comments

  1. Fricke says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    Kopitar….

  2. trevor says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:48 pm

    Brown

  3. Jenn H. says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:49 pm

    Richards!! GKG!

  4. Ruben Arredondo says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:49 pm

    Kopitar!!!

  5. Bill Norris says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:50 pm

    Justin Williams tonight

  6. OP says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    Williams

  7. Elizabeth says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    Willie Mitchell

  8. Bradey Levinson says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    Doughty!!

  9. John Hernandez says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    Mike Richards!

  10. jordan says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    Clifford

  11. McNickk says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    Alec Martinez

  12. Uni says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    Kinger! Dwight will keep rolling after his two assists last night!

  13. Evan says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    Lewis

  14. Bernie says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    Dwight King

  15. Dave says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    Richards

  16. Shino says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    Williams!

  17. Michael says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    Dwight King

  18. Melinda says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    Voynov

  19. Mario M says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    Mike Richards.

  20. Sam G says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    Kopitar

  21. Dana says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    Williams!!!!

  22. Drew L says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    A king. Lol. Richardson…. But I don’t care as long as we win!!’ GO KINGS GO!!!

  23. geneucla says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    Doughty

  24. Kyle grotefend says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    I think anze kopitar will score the first goal of the game

  25. Rusty says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    I’m gonna go with D. King, again, and this time Kopi’s gonna keep his fat stick out of the way.

  26. Jimmy Perrault says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:31 pm

    Matt Greene

  27. Kerry says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Kopitar

  28. jose says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Kopitar!!

  29. corey says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Voynov

  30. Primo00001 says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Brown. I guessed right yesterday, so when do i get my tickets? Just playing about the tickets.

  31. Ian Pay says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:46 pm

    Williams

  32. Kristina says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    once again…I’ll say Penner 🙂

  33. Eric says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    Kopitar.

  34. Andrew says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    Kopitar

  35. Ed says

    March 31, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    Jarrett Stoll

  36. joeball dunham says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    stoll. he is way overdue. I mean way overdue.

  37. Blueline says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    Dustin Brown gets it done!

  38. Chris says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    Williams

  39. Hugo says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    brown

  40. Arbi says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    Justin Williams!

  41. Rocio Escareno says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    Mike Richards

  42. Ashley says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    Richards will get it tonight!

  43. Christie says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    Lewis. He’s been working hard lately.

  44. Joey P says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    Richards

  45. Brian Vincent says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    First goal Williams! Go Kings Go!

  46. Elijah says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    Justin Williams woot woot

  47. Brenda says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    Stoll

    GO KINGS GO!!

  48. tyler says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    Kopitar

  49. Jimmy says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    Clifford!!!

  50. Matt Greenes stunt double says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    Greener!! 🙂

  51. Sam Reyes says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    Penner! I believe, I believe! #gokingsgo

  52. ramsin says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    Let’s go with #25 Dustin Penner

  53. Chad says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    Penner

  54. Christina says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    #pennercakes. He’s due

  55. Dwreck says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    Stoll!

  56. Griffin says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    Anze Kopitar

  57. jason says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    kopitar

  58. Drake says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    Mike Richards

  59. Janelle says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    Richards

  60. Anthony Flores says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    Williams…

  61. susan says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    Richardson… always makes me happy to see him get a shot out there.

  62. Kenneth59 says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    Richardson

    • admin says

      April 1, 2012 at 7:46 pm

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  63. chefmat says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    Kopitar!!!!!

  64. Veronica Valenzuela says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    Anze Kopitar!

  65. Ruben Sanchez says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    Dustin Brown!!!

  66. Christopher Beltran says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    Anze Kopitar

  67. David says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    Voynov!!!!

  68. Marty Laudig says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    CLIFFORD!

  69. Rachel says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    Mitchell

  70. Jen Dorkin says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    That would be Dustin Brown. Go Kings!

  71. david says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:55 pm

    Richardson

  72. Brittany says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    I’ll go with Alec Martinez tonight

  73. Rich Thomas says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:59 pm

    Stolli. He needs it big time!

  74. Michele says

    March 31, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    Dustin Brown!!

  75. kingsgirl35 says

    March 31, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    MARTINEZ! 🙂

  76. Shelley says

    March 31, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    Voynov

  77. Cristina says

    March 31, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    Alec Martinez!

  78. frank gratrix says

    March 31, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    Doughty

  79. Tatum thomas says

    March 31, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    Kopi

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