After 11 games played, Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar are tied for the Kings points lead at seven each. However, Carter’s six goals stand alone in the top of that category.
Both players talked about Carter’s strong start to the season and the brewing competitive rivalry in an article we posted here yesterday.
In his career, Kopitar has scored 13 goals in 23 career games vs. the Blue Jackets. And wouldn’t you know it, he scored against them last week in Columbus too.
But, they aren’t the only two players you can pick for tonight’s First Goal Contest. The Kings roster is littered with guys who have scored plenty of goals themselves – including Simon Gagne, Dustin Penner and Jarret Stoll.
Then there’s the defensemen too, which will include the return of Jake Muzzin tonight, subbing for an injured Alec Martinez.
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 Blue Jackets 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, here are the line combinations Darryl Sutter will be starting the game with…
FORWARDS
Simon Gagne – Anze Kopitar – Dustin Brown
Kyle Clifford – Jeff Carter – Justin Williams
Dustin Penner – Jarret Stoll – Trevor Lewis
Dwight King – Mike Richards – Jordan Nolan
DEFENSE
Keaton Ellerby – Drew Doughty
Rob Scuderi – Slava Voynov
Davis Drewiske – Jake Muzzin
Healthy Scratches: Andrew Campbell, Colin Fraser and Brad Richardson
Good luck in the contest!
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stoll
Clifford
Gagne
muzz
Doughty
Doughty
Brown
Kopi.
Gagne
trevor lewis.
Ellerby
Carter
Doughty
Justin Williams
Voynov 😀
Clifford.
Williams
Kopitar
Stoll
Go KINGS Go!!
Richards
Voynov
King
gotta go with doughty!!!!
tonight is the night we start to play like the way we did in the playoffs. im calling it. ive seen the team start to turn it around the last couple games. here we go!!!!
go kings go
Voynov!
Carter
Carter
clifford
Jeff carter
jeff carter
Brownie
Penner
DOUGHTY!!!!!
Lewis
Doughty
Nolan
Kopi
Williams
Kopitar
Brown
Simon Gagne
Gagne!!
Voynov
Clifford
Gagne
Doughty
I gotta go with Jeff Carter
Brown
Voynov
Williams
Gagne
Kopitar
Carter for first goal
Williams
Richards!
Doughty. Fingers crossed.
Clifford
Congrats – you were the winner! Please check your email for more info.
Brown
Stoll
Gagne
Doughty Go Kings Go!!
brown
Clifford
Slava
penWo returns to Staples Center.
Dustin Penner with the first goal tonight.
Lewis
kopitar
Richards GO KINGS GO
Brown
BROWNIE
Kopitar
Lewis!
Carter
Voynov
Truly Nolan
Gagne
#23 Captain Brown
Kopitar! 🙂
Williams
Doughty
Voynov
Kopitar
Williams
Brown
Stoll
Scuderi
Brown
Kopitar
Williams
Kopitar
Jeff Carter!
Brown!!!
Kopitar!!!
Doughty!! GKG!!
Brown
Brown
King!!!!
Kopi
Doughty
Brown
Scuderi
Thanks to all who entered. The winner is noted up above in the comments section. If it wasn’t you, try again tomorrow when the Kings take on the Blackhawks in Chicago.