MayorsManor readers have been picking Jeff Carter by the dozens in recent contests and that does seem like a smart pick – he’s scored in three straight games and buried a snipe in the shootout vs. Vancouver on Monday night. He’s played Nashville 11 times in his NHL career, recording seven goals and 14 points. Can he keep things moving tonight?
Anze Kopitar, the Kings’ leading points producer five years running, has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in 23 career games vs. the Predators.
Of course, there are plenty of other players on the Kings to choose from in tonight’s First Goal Contest.
First, for anybody new to the scene here, this contest is easy to enter – simply place a comment below with the LAST NAME of the LA Kings player you think will score first vs. the Predators tonight (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/entry/guess, these are the expected line combinations LA coach Darryl Sutter will be starting the game with…
Dustin Brown – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams
Kyle Clifford – Mike Richards – Jeff Carter
Simon Gagne – Jarret Stoll – Trevor Lewis
Dwight King – Colin Fraser – Jordan Nolan
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 Brad Richardson
For a look back at some Kings and Preds talk from late last season, click here to listen to the MayorsManor Live radio show with special guest Stu Grimson – a former King and now broadcaster with Nashville.
Good luck in the contest!
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Stoll
Richards
King with the first goal!
Kopitar
Richards!
Brown
GAGNE
Stoll
Clifford
Kopi
Carter
Nolan, GKG!!
Dustin Brown!
Lewis
Richards! GoKingsGo!!
Mike Richards
Dwight King
MARTINEZ
Lewis.
Richards.
Gagne
Simon Gagne!
Lewis
carter
drewiskie
Williams
Lets go with one I’ve never picked.. Clifford!
rrichards
Brown
nolan
Brown
Brown – get’s the first goal and HIS first goal tonight.
Doughty
Brown
Brown
Nolan
fraser
Brownie
Mr. Justin Williams buries one tonight.
Kopitime! Anze will get a ppg tonight
D Brown!
Williams!
Go Kings!
Dustin Brown
Brownie
Doughty
Williams
I am going with… Clifford! The guy is on a hot streak… Maybe he will get the first one tonight haha.
Voynov!
DREWWWWW!!
Stoll
Go KINGS GO!!
🙂
Williams
Kopitar
Kyle Clifford
RICHARDS!
Lewis
Ricky Ro….er, I mean Drew Doughty
King
Muzzin
Williams
Kopi
Lewis!
Williams
Doughty for first goal
Scuderi
Kopitar
CLUNER? Oops forgot he’s not with the Kings organization any more.
So, can I guess Mike Richards…that would be first goal and first fight with former Monarch Rich Clune?
Williams
Williams
Kopi
Brown
Kopitar
Richards!
Carter
Martinez….Go Kings Go!!!
I’ll go Brown, for sentimental purposes.
Mike Richards
Stoll
Lewis
It’s gona be Doughty, end to end goal, or maybe a shot from the blue line… but he gets 1st goal tonight.
Mr. Rednex Rebellion himself. Michael Richards
williams
King
Richards
Gagne #12
Voynov
doughty
kopitar
williams
richards
fraser
Martinez GO KINGS GO
Brown, finally.
Congrats – you were the random winner! Please see your email for more information.
Tonight’s the night I finally nail this; Anze Kopitar
Lewis
Kopitar
Carter
Brown
NOLAN
Brown
NOLAN
Stoll
Brown
Kyle Clifford
Richards
Alec Martinez
DOUGHTY!!!!
Brown.
It has to happen sometime.
Trevor Lewis!!!
Brown
Williams…
Dwight King
Dustin brown
Williams
martinez
williams
Clifford
#11 Anze Kopitar!
NO ONE HAS SCORED YET, I KNOW IM LATE, STOLLI
Williams
Thanks to all who played. The winner is noted in the comments above. If it wasn’t you, please try again on Saturday night vs. Anaheim.