After dropping Game 4 in LA, the Kings will try to close out the Coyotes tonight in the blistering Arizon desert. Securing a fourth win in the Western Conference Finals would put them into the Stanley Cup Finals for only the second time in franchise history.
Although the Kings are expected to go with the same lineup for Game 5, there will be a few game-time decisions for the Coyotes – including the status of defenseman Adrian Aucoin. We’ll give you updates on the rosters from both sides during warm-ups at the arena (via twitter and facebook).
Now, if you want to win a signed Dustin Brown puck or other great prizes, here’s some details for you… we’ve been running two separate First Goal Contests during the playoffs… there’s the traditional MayorsManor contest run exclusively during Kings games, where recently we’ve been giving away a signed puck…and, the other, which is more like a tournament running through the end of the NHL playoffs. In the latter, we’re giving away a jersey or stick signed by the entire LA Kings team (the winner gets to choose their prize, as previously announced here).
For the Western Conference Finals, we’re combining both contests into one post…
Three things to know:
1 – You can enter ONE contest or BOTH by just leaving a single comment below.
2 – If you want to enter the Kings contest ONLY, simply leave a comment below with the LA player you think scores first vs. the Coyotes today. As always, multiple people can guess the same player. So, don’t worry about somebody else taking ‘your player.’ If that player scores first, we’ll pool all the winners together and randomly select one person to receive an autographed Dustin Brown puck.
SAMPLE ENTRY: Justin Williams
3 – If you want to enter BOTH contests, no problem. Just leave a comment below and select one player from each team playing today. We’ll use your Kings guess to enter you in both contests.
SAMPLE ENTRY:
Phoenix (Vermette) at Los Angeles (Voynov)
Make sense? It should seem easy enough.
Good luck!
After you cast your vote, be sure to check out some of the exclusive video interviews we’ve posted recently:
Game 5 – pre-game interviews with Drew Doughty and Matt Greene
Shane Doan on karma vs the Kings
Ray Whitney on karma vs the Kings
Jordan Nolan on the special guests he has in town this weekend
About John Hoven
Dustin Penner!
Hmm. Something tells me Dwight King. So that’s my answer for tonight
Brown!! Go Kings Go!!!!
For the Kings-Anze Kopitar
For the Coyotes-Vermette
Brown.
Phoenix (Whitney) Kings (Kopitar)
Going with Justin Williams. #GoKingsGo
Phoenix (Vermette) at Los Angeles (Brown)
Ill go with they guy that has played great…22 Lewis …. Get one past Smith ELVIS
Willie Mitchell.
GO KINGS GO!!
Anze Kopitar
Phoenix (none) Kings (Penner)
Dustin Penner
Williams!!!! GKG!!!
Kings: Carter. Coyotes: They won’t score.
Richards
Phx-Doan. LAK-Richards
LAK (Kopitar) at PHX (Doan)
Kopi
richards
Phoenix (Whitney) at Los Angeles (Stoll)
lewis, he was snubbed last game….
LAK(Kopitar)-PHX(Doan)
Congrats – you won the signed puck! Please check your email for more info.
voynov
stoll
Justin Williams!
KOPITAR…. GKG
Williams
Brad Doty
Richardson for the Kings! GKG!
Richards time!!!!! go kings go!!
Drew “Brad Doty” Doughty
Phoenix (Whitney) at Los Angeles (D Brown!)
Phoenix (Doan) at Los Angeles (Williams)
Aucoin
Williams
LA (BROWNIE) PHX (VERMETTE)
Phoenix (Vermette) at Los Angeles (Kopitar)
Justin Williams
jordan nolan!!
Phoenix (Vrbata) at Los Angeles (Brown)
Brown
Phoenix (Vrbata) at Los Angeles (King)
Phoenix (Doan) at Los Angeles (Richards)
Martinez…Go Kings Go!!!!!
Kopi
Anze Kopitar 🙂
Carter!
Richards for first goal
Phoenix (Doan), Kings (Stoll / Strollsy)
Richards
Richards
Richards
Carter
Los Angeles (Carter) at phoenix (vermette)
King
Justin Williams
24 Fraser
Brown!
Voynov
BROWN
Matt Greene
Mitchell
penner
Trevor Lewis
Williams
Richards!
Go Kings!
Richards
Dustin Brown
Carter
Dustin Brown
Ante Kopitar
Drew Doughty, or Brad, however he pronounces it.
Justin Williams
Sticking with my Captain!! Go Brownie!
I think Dustin Brown is gonna score first.
Drew Doughty
Kopitar, goes for two!
Phoenix (Vermette) at Los Angeles (Voynov)
Dustin Brown
Matt green
Carter
Mike Richards
Brown
GO KINGS GO!
Phoenix(Doan), Los Angeles (Brown)
Matt Green! It’s not easy being green!
La Kings ~ Dustin Brown
GO KINGS GO!!
Williams
Dustin Brown
BROWN
Williams <3 Go Kings Go!!!!!
Dustin Brown……yeah, I know…but that’s who I vote for….GO KINGS GO!