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Kopitar, Kings set to battle Canucks
Jan 19, 2008 - 3:12 PM Los Angeles (18-28-10) at Vancouver (25-17-5) 10:00 pm ESTVANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) - After a three-game winning streak, the Los Angeles Kings are back to looking like a last place team again.
Anze Kopitar will try to help the Kings bounce back from a dreadful performance when they visit the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
The 20-year-old Kopitar, who leads the club with 44 points, had his three-game point streak stopped in Friday's 6-1 setback to the Calgary Flames.
"We made far too many mistakes, both in the offensive zone and in the defensive zone," Kings coach Marc Crawford said of the loss.
While Los Angeles has struggled against most of the NHL, it has had a lot success against Vancouver this season, besting the Western Conference rivals in their two previous meetings. The Kings came away with 4-2 victories on both October 19 and December 10, 2007.
The Canucks have lost four of their last five contests, but have been very good on at General Motors Place recently. Since November 1, 2007, the club is 12-1-2 on home ice.
After a shaky start to the campaign, Roberto Luongo is beginning to emerge as a Vezina Trophy candidate. The seven-year veteran is 21-14-4 with a 2.04 goals-against average and six shutouts.
Luongo has been even more impressive at GM Place, registering 13 of his wins and all of his shutouts at home.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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LOS ANGELES 1 2 1 4
VANCOUVER 0 2 1 3 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: LOS - JACK JOHNSON 2 (ALEXANDER FROLOV) 8:52
2ND PRD: LOS - SCOTT THORNTON 4 (DEREK ARMSTRONG) 1:57
LOS - DUSTIN BROWN 24 (ANZE KOPITAR, PATRICK O'SULLIVAN)
6:34
VAN - BRAD ISBISTER 3 (KRIS BEECH, AARON MILLER) 14:20
Jan 20 12:32 AM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 4
VANCOUVER 3
3RD PRD: VAN - MASON RAYMOND 4 (UNASSISTED) 15:41
Kings vs. CanucksJan 20 12:26 AM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 4
VANCOUVER 2
3RD PRD: LOS - ALEXANDER FROLOV 10 (MICHAL HANDZUS, KYLE CALDER) 12:20
Kings vs. CanucksJan 20 12:19 AM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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LOS ANGELES 1 2 3
VANCOUVER 0 2 2 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: LOS - JACK JOHNSON 2 (ALEXANDER FROLOV) 8:52
2ND PRD: LOS - SCOTT THORNTON 4 (DEREK ARMSTRONG) 1:57
LOS - DUSTIN BROWN 24 (ANZE KOPITAR, PATRICK O'SULLIVAN)
6:34
VAN - BRAD ISBISTER 3 (KRIS BEECH, AARON
Jan 19 11:42 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 3
VANCOUVER 2
2ND PRD: VAN - TREVOR LINDEN 4 (DANIEL SEDIN, MARKUS NASLUND) 15:29
Kings vs. CanucksJan 19 11:35 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 3
VANCOUVER 1
2ND PRD: VAN - BRAD ISBISTER 3 (KRIS BEECH, AARON MILLER) 14:20
Kings vs. CanucksJan 19 11:31 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 3
VANCOUVER 0
2ND PRD: LOS - DUSTIN BROWN 24 (ANZE KOPITAR, PATRICK O'SULLIVAN) 6:34
Kings vs. CanucksJan 19 11:16 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 2
VANCOUVER 0
2ND PRD: LOS - SCOTT THORNTON 4 (DEREK ARMSTRONG) 1:57
Kings vs. CanucksJan 19 11:08 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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LOS ANGELES 1 1
VANCOUVER 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: LOS - JACK JOHNSON 2 (ALEXANDER FROLOV) 8:52
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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LOS 6 6
VAN 13 13
GOALIES: VAN - ROBERTO LUONGO
Jan 19 10:47 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 1
VANCOUVER 0
1ST PRD: LOS - JACK JOHNSON 2 (ALEXANDER FROLOV) 8:52
Kings vs. CanucksJan 19 10:30 PM
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