This weekend marks the second time in less than a month the Ontario Reign are visiting the Abbotsford Canucks. They’ve become well-adjusted to playing each other too, as the back-to-back games in British Columbia are simply the punctuation to an odd stretch of scheduling. Friday and Saturday will be their fifth and sixth matchups over […]
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Projected Lineups – LA Kings at Vancouver Canucks; ‘Middle Game’ to End the Roadie
There’s a three-way battle atop the division standings, yet it’s a pair of Pacific Northwest teams that aren’t making it easy on Los Angeles. After defeating the Kraken 3-1 on Saturday, the Kings now have an unenviable task of taking on the Canucks in Vancouver on Sunday for a back-to-back affair to end this week’s […]
Projected Lineups – LA Kings vs. Vancouver Canucks; Here Comes Spence
With a win on Thursday over Columbus, the Kings have pushed their record to 7-0-1 in their past eight games and they’ll be looking for another two points vs. the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Coach Todd McLellan has recently indicated he’s in no hurry to move away from his goaltending rotation; which means […]
Rapid Review: Highlights and Notes from Kings Dreadful Loss to Canucks
The 2022-23 version of Kings hockey continues to be consistently inconsistent. “They had 20 guys who were willing to play their plan; we didn’t have enough willing to play ours,” said LA coach Todd McLellan after his team’s 4-1 loss in Vancouver on Friday night. As for what specially went wrong vs. the Canucks, it […]
Projected Lineups: LA Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Which Team Will Show Up?
Maybe the comparable to draw is Almond Joy or Mounds. Most nights this season, the Kings seem to either score goals or play defense. After tinkering with his lines at the end of Monday’s game in Calgary — including moving Carl Grundstrom up to the first line with Anze Kopitar, and dropping Gabe Vilardi down […]