In the two games played so far this season the Kings have notched three goals total – all from players who don’t normally register too high up on the scoring charts. For example, their totals from last year show just eight goals…combined.
Still, Kyle Clifford, Jordan Nolan and Rob Scuderi remain as the only LA players to find the back of the net in the early going of 2013. Will that change tonight in Edmonton?
Guess which Kings player will light the lamp first and you could win a great prize.
For anybody new to the scene here, this contest is simple. Place a comment below with the LAST NAME of the LA Kings player you think will score first in tonight’s game vs. the Oilers (one entry per person). We’ll take all of the correct entries and pool them together. From that group, one random winner will get a prize.
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Now, to help you with your selection today, these are the expected line combinations coach Darryl Sutter will likely start the game with…
Dustin Brown – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams
Kyle Clifford – Mike Richards – Jeff Carter
Dwight King – Jarret Stoll – Trevor Lewis
LW4* – Colin Fraser – Jordan Nolan
NOTE: the fourth line left wing will either be Simon Gagne or Brad Richardson
If you like defenseman, they’ll be paired up like this…
Rob Scuderi – Drew Doughty
Alec Martinez – Slava Voynov
Davis Drewiske – Jake Muzzin
Healthy Scratches: Andrew Bodnarchuk, Dustin Penner and the LW who doesn’t play on the fourth line
If you’re into the numbers, the following stats may come in handy…
– Brown has 12 goals in 28 career games vs Edmonton
– Kopitar has 7 goals in 22 games
– Stoll has 4 goals in 13 games
– Williams has 2 goals in 17 games
– Richards has just 1 goal in 9 games
If you’re looking for a further edge, you may want to read this article about the changes the coaching staff recently made to the power play units.
Good luck!
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Slava Voynov
Trevor Lewis
Brown
Jeff Carter
Kopitar
Sticking with my original choice…
D Brown!
Richards
Mike Richards
Brown
Mike Richards
Martinez.
Anze Kopitar
Drew Doughty
Mike Richards
Kopitar
Stoll
Dwight King
J-Dub #14!!
Sticking with Martinez – Do we get any consolation prize for hitting the post?
Consolation prize coming up… hold your left hand high in the air… HIGH FIVE!
nolan
Clifford. For sure
4th LW (Richardson 15?)
Brown
Stoll
LW4*
FYI funny guy – that won’t win you the prize. When selecting the winner, we do a search for the player’s last name on the page. Thus, we won’t be looking for LW4*.
Okay then I’ll go with Gagne.
Since Simon is scratched I guess I’ll go with Dwight King again.
Trevor Lewis for first goal
Jake Muzzin
J. Williams
Go Kings!
Kopitar
Clifford
Dustin Brown
Dwight king!!!
Kopitar
Williams.
Jeff carter
Williams
Carter
Brown
Richards
Stoll with the goal!
Carter
Doughty
Carter
Justin Williams!
Dustin brown
Justin Williams
Mike Richards
muzzy
Nolan
Williams
Williams
BROWN
First Goal: Kopitar
Drew Doughty #8
Dustin Brown
Richards!
Jeff Carter
Jeff Carter
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Carter
Martinez
Mike Richards!
Dwight King
Dwight King baby
King
Mr. Slovenia – Anze Kopitar.
Muzzin!
King
Jeff Carter – high slot
Fraser
CLIFFORD
Brown
DOUGHTY
Fraser
Kopitar
Williams
Richards
Voynov, Slava
BROWN
Williams
Gagne
Lewis
Williams
Going with Brown
Brown
Mike Richards
Kings-Mike Richards
Oilers-Ryan Smith
Kopitar!!
williams
Richards
CARTER
Clifford
Kopitar
Carter
Gagne
Kopitar
Carter
Stoll
Go KINGS Go!!
Trevor Lewis
Kopitar
Mike Richards
Muzzin
Dustin Brown
Jeff Carter
Brown
Gotta stick with my chirp to Ray Kaunisto the other night. MUZZIN!
Going with Kopitar!
Clifford
Justin Williams… Big Willie style
Anze Kopitar
Carter
Kopitar!! GO KINGS GO!!!
Jeff carter
Martinez!
I’ll take Kopitar
Doughty
Doughty
Kopitar
Drewiske
Justin Williams
Carter
Kopitar
I’m sticking with the unexpected…Muzzin!
Clifford
Stoll
Downtown Dustin Brown
going with Jake Muzzin, because why not?
Nolan
Doughty!!
SLAVAAAAAA
Carter under the blocker over the pad
Doughty
Fraser.
Clifford
Dustin Brown #23
Kopitar
Anze Kopitar
Stoll
Muzzin
Carter
Stoll
Clifford!
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Lewis
Stoll
Stoll
Kopitar
alec martinez
Jeff Carter
Anzeeeeeeee Kopitar!
Carter… was right with last game so going with first thought again…. Carter. GO KINGS my heart wont take
0-3
GAGNE- BABY!
Jeff Carter
Dwight King
Carter
Dustin Brown
Dustin Brown
The captain brown with first goal
KYLE CLIFFORD
Stoll. Go Kings Go!!!!
Doughty
Dustin Penner. Go Pancakes!
#24 for the win!
Richards
Drewiski
I’m going to stay with the hot hand and go Clifford.
Nolan!
Williams
M. Richards
Doughty
Since no seems to have picked him yet….
Lucky #7 Rob Scuderi gets the first goal for the Kings!
Jeff carter
Trevor Lewis
Carter
Brown
Mike Richards
Brownie
Mike Richards
STOLLI
Dwight King
Doughty
Drewiske
Jeff Carter for 1st goal
Voynov
Jeff Carter
Kopitar
Sticking with Trevor Lewis!!
Kopitar
Justin Williams
Doughty
Anze Kopitar
Fraser #24
Clifford
Doughty
Clifford
Brown
Lets go with the hottest King Clifford
Carter!
Nolan
Lewis
Clifford
Doughty
Muzzin scores 1st goal?
Many entries for Jeff Carter for tonight. As always, we pooled them all together and randomly pulled one winner. Congratulations to ‘Stump Smash’ (see above). Also, thank you to everybody who entered the contest and remember – if you didn’t win, come back and play again on Saturday vs. the Coyotes.
Simon gagne