IGT: Hawks at Kings

[RPrevidi]

Blackhawks-Kings tonight at the Staples Center!!!

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After last nights come back from behind win this should be a good game. Why am I excited? Because I'm going to be sitting right here:

That's right. Finally a game I can go to and back my Hawks.

Tonight's starting lines are:

Hawks 1st Line: Stalberg, Toews, Sharp
Hawks 2nd Line: Hossa, Kane, Frolik

Sharp always kicks ass against the Kings and after watching last night's game, I say he and Toews will be the hot players:

Kings 1st Line: Gagne, Kopitar, Williams
Kings 2nd Line: Loktionov, Richards, Brown

Kopi is always a force to be reckoned and Richards is playing great:

Jonathan Quick (one of the best goalies playing in the NHL) will be in net tonight for the Kings:

The Hawks site references Crawford's history against the Kings but Emery is shown as probable on Daily Face Off so....

Either Crawford

or Emery

will be in net tonight.

I sure do hope it's Crawford...

Should be a great game! Let's Go Hawks!!!!!!!!!!

:woot: :woot: :woot:

 

[derosabomb]

kopitar is one ugly mother ******.

 

[RPrevidi]

kopitar is one ugly mother ******.

Hopefully he plays like he looks tonight.

 

[Jntg4]

JoeCawks says Hawks get raped.

 

[nwfisch]

Enjoy the game bro

 

[Popinski Soda]

What time does the game start?

 

[nwfisch]

9:05

 

[Popinski Soda]

Better late than never... :dunno:

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings - Preview - November 26, 2011 - ESPN

With the Chicago Blackhawks seemingly headed to a fourth straight loss, Patrick Sharp came to the rescue, recording his first hat trick in four years.

It may just have been a warm-up for facing the Los Angeles Kings.

Sharp, who has routinely given the Kings fits, looks to lead the Blackhawks to a seventh straight victory over Los Angeles when they visit Staples Center on Saturday night.

Chicago (13-7-3) arrived in Southern California for games against Anaheim and Los Angeles having been outscored 15-4 during a three-game losing streak. Things immediately looked bleak against the Ducks on Friday, as the Blackhawks fell behind 2-0 just 2:13 into the game. They trailed 4-2 heading into the third period before erupting for four goals in less than 10 minutes and hung on for a 6-5 victory.

"It's a big win for us because of how things have been going lately," captain Jonathan Toews said. "Over the last couple of games we've come up short, but we've worked hard. We were all over the place getting chances, and we knew the breaks would come. I feel like we are over the hump, but we've got to carry that into (Saturday's) game."

Toews, who leads the Blackhawks with 12 goals, had two goals and three assists and Sharp scored the tying and go-ahead goals in a 2:01 span in the third to complete his hat trick. Sharp's only other hat trick came in a 5-3 win over Detroit on Nov. 17, 2007.

This might come as a surprise to the Kings (11-7-4), who probably feel like he has recorded a few against them.

Sharp has 17 goals in 20 career games against Los Angeles. The only team he has scored more goals against is Columbus, tallying 20 but in 18 more games.

In his last game against the Kings on Jan. 3, Sharp had two goals in Chicago's 4-3 victory, giving him eight goals in eight games at Staples Center since 2007-08.

The Blackhawks have won six straight over Los Angeles since a 2-1 shootout loss on Nov. 28, 2009, and are 9-0-1 in the last 10 meetings.

While Chicago rallied late to win its last game, the Kings coughed up a two-goal, third-period lead in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Dallas.

Los Angeles was on the verge of winning for the fifth time in six games but was outshot 13-6 in the third period and allowed the tying goal with 21 seconds remaining in regulation.

"It's frustrating," said Anze Kopitar, tied for the team lead with 10 goals. "You got a two-goal lead going into the third period and you couldn't close it out. They kept coming. You got to give them credit, they made some plays, but on our part, we just can't sit back like that. We got to play our style and keep the foot on the gas pedal and not back out."

Mike Richards also has 10 goals, with a majority of his scoring coming in the last 2 1/2 weeks. He has scored in each of the last five games and has eight goals in the last eight contests.

Jonathan Quick stopped 35 shots Wednesday to lose his second straight start following a three-game winning streak. He has been in net for five losses during the skid to the Blackhawks, and is 2-8-1 with a 2.86 GAA lifetime against them.

Chicago's Corey Crawford, who has a 4.08 GAA in his last four games, has posted a 2.00 GAA in winning his three career starts against the Kings.

 

[Uman85]

Nice IGT, RPrevidi! Enjoy the game and hopefully a Hawks win as well! Have a couple cold ones for me.

 

[nwfisch]

Fossil Brunette with a goal!

 

[Popinski Soda]

It really pisses me off when I turn on WGN expecting to watch a hockey game and fucking America's Funniest Home Videos is on instead.

**** you, AFHV. :angryfinger:

 

[southern_cross_116]

... welcome to my world in the 1990's when looking for a Bull's game or Cubs game ...

"Super Station" -yeah...nothing like watching reruns of Knight Rider .... (or fill in the blank).

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and according to the Hawks' site- Fossil scored at even strength...

 

[Captain Iago]

It really pisses me off when I turn on WGN expecting to watch a hockey game and fucking America's Funniest Home-Videos is on instead.

**** you, AFHV. :angryfinger:

Speaking of GN, I whined a shit ton the past couple of years for them to improve their hd video feed. They have. But this season, I keep hearing a cling-clangy digital noise that's infecting the audio feed (in the background). Can't they get it right for Christ sake? CSN is light years ahead.

And with that, my whiny ***** rant is over.

 

[icehogfan08]

Fossil Brunette with a goal!

What no way. He's s fossil he can't do that.


P.s ignore me I'm drunk. :cheers:

 

[icehogfan08]

It really pisses me off when I turn on WGN expecting to watch a hockey game and fucking America's Funniest Home-Videos is on instead.

**** you, AFHV. :angryfinger:

I agree everytime the hawks play on wgn it's that afvh show. Then they are blacked out on NHL network or NHL ticket so I'm screwed outta watching the hawks.

 

[Captain Iago]

Great shot of Scott giving the middle finger (with glove on) while in a conversation with Bollie.

 

[icehogfan08]

Great shot of Scott giving the middle finger (with glove on) while in a conversation with Bollie.

Sounds like a new avatar for me

 

[Jntg4]

Joe, what's the excuse for the Brunette goal not counting for you?

 

[X]

Not getting to watch this one, but the box score says the Kings are a LOT more physical this game.

 

[HawkWriter]

Not getting to watch this one, but the box score says the Kings are a LOT more physical this game.

It isn't really showing to be honest.

The Blackhawks should be outhit most games - because their game is a puck possession one and if you have the puck for most of the game, the other opponent is going to have a lot more opportunities to lay a hit on you.

Hits are a wacky stat a lot of times - you really have to watch the game to figure out if a team is getting bullied around or isn't physical at all.