***LA Kings @ Chicago Blackhawks GDT 10/27/19 4:00pm on FSW***

Official Game Day Thread
Game #12/82 -- 10/27/19







Los Angeles Kings @ Chicago Blackhawks

United Center | Chicago, IL

HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER NIGHT
Italian Heritage Night

Tonight’s Giveaway: EDDIE OLCZYK BOBBLEHEAD (first 10,000 fans)

Last Season’s Meetings:

03/30/19 — Blackhawks 2, Kings 3 (OT)
03/02/19 — Blackhawks 3, Kings 6
11/16/18 — Kings 2, Blackhawks 1 (SO)

GAME TIME **4:00PM**

TV:**Fox Sports West @ 4:00**

Radio: LA Kings iHeartRadio app

Please remember, DO NOT post links to Live Game Streams in the GDT or anywhere else on LGK



McLellan, Hutton, Lizotte 10-26 Postgame Quotes

Read more quotes and articles at Jon Rosen's Blog here

Todd McLellan, on what Minnesota did well and how Los Angeles fell short in the third period:
Well, let’s talk about our team. I don’t want to talk about their team. They have a coach, he can evaluate his own team. Ours was kind of a 50-50 first period. Thought we played a really good second period, a solid second period. We were on our toes and went after ‘em. Came out and we had the same game plan. Very strange goal scored early. I still think we recovered from that. It was the fourth one that hurt us, and then after that, I’m not sure that the belief system stayed where it needed to stay. We’re working on that, but it felt different than it did in Vancouver when we were completely done. Tonight, at least we worked through things. That’s the game in a nutshell.
McLellan, on whether the third period had a “domino effect” and things “spiraled” away:
Well, you start to press and you get frustrated and you work your way out of structure. You could see the mistakes at 3-1, especially at 4-1, started to leak, and we were lucky we didn’t give up five or six. We’re not structured well enough, we’re not built well enough yet to get out of what we’re supposed to be doing and roam, and I don’t think that works for any team in the league, quite frankly, especially ours. So, we have to continue to do it right, whether we’re up by four or down by six, and eventually we’ll get better and better at it. But right now we want to roam a little bit when it’s not going too well, and it just gets worse.

Ben Hutton, on what Minnesota did well and how Los Angeles fell short in the third period:
They came out, their forecheck, we knew that it was going to be strong. I thought we did a pretty good job in the first and second. In the third, the first goal, an unfortunate bounce, and then no one could really find it until they were walking down Broadway, and then they banged one in there and then we were kind of on our heels from there on. We’ve got to give them credit, they came pretty hard, and once we had the puck in the neutral zone, they just kind of set up a trap and waited for mistakes to happen.
Hutton, on the roots of the third period challenges:
It’s hard to put our finger on one thing. It does sting when they get an early goal, for sure, when you’re trailing, especially when I thought the second period was pretty dominant on our side. But overall, we’ve got to be mentally strong and not let that get to us.
Hutton, on scoring his first goal as a King, despite the loss:
Yeah, that one felt good. I had a couple looks these first few games. I was kind of itching for one, and I finally got one. It felt good, but like you said, if we got two points at the end of the night, it would’ve felt way better.

Blake Lizotte, on the experience of playing an NHL game at Xcel Energy Center despite the result:
I mean, it was cool. Like you said, I’m a competitor, so when we lose, it’s hard to take the positive out of it. But it’s like a dream come true to play here. It was awesome, but at the same time, as a competitor, it was not a fun night.
Lizotte, on taking the solo lap before the game:
Yeah, that’s pretty cool. You see that growing up. To have all my friends and family and supporters there was pretty cool with all the signs and everything. That’s the experience I’ll forever be grateful for.
Lizotte, on whether he saw a lot of people he recognized during warm-ups:
Basically, yeah. Basically, everyone in a Chisago Lakes [jersey], or half of the Kings jerseys, I probably knew who they were. So that was a really cool experience just seeing all the friends and family there.

Subject To Change

FORWARDS






Kings Injuries:

Derek Forbort (LTIR)

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Blackhawks Probable Lineup
(courtesy of www2.dailyfaceoff.com)


FORWARDS









NO Former Kings

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PACIFIC DIVISION STANDINGS






Today's Poll Question:

Which player is going to score the FIRST GOAL of this game? You can take 6 guesses, either team, mix and match as you like.
If it’s a 0-0 tie going into shootout, there will be no winners.

Take your best guess in your post below.

The only prize is the glory of seeing your name in the next GDT if you get it right.

Previous Poll Winners:

Congratulations to the following posters who guessed within +/- 1:30 of the 5:36 of penalty minutes that the Kings killed in last night’s game: (4:06-7:06)


Dr. Tran
AngelEyes
Stormy2213
notbob
VegasHockey
Greg33
Craig22929
sonnyboy11
forum gold
05/29/93
Puckmaster
srm1105
John a90
LeftyKing
hornman
vindogla
rozzy
NotherCastle
Rogie-Vachon
pray4mojo
KHenry14
Kurisu


Poll Win Totals

**Not completely updated

King Of The Mountain with 8 points:

beady eye
hornman
srm1105

7 points

05/29/93
AngelEyes
dannybuoy1
Stormy2213

6 points

forum gold
hokiecat
JWR
KHenry14
LeftyKing
Rusty

5 points

Dr. Tran
empire
John a90
pray4mojo
Puckmaster

4 points

Butch19
cokingsfan
emsomaso
Krussadams
notbob
Rogie-Vachon
SirJW
VegasHockey
vindogla

3 points

ChilledAgua
CIrvine
DRGinLBC
Hockey53
Ice24
TooCool
VCRW


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