SB Nation Los Angeles - Kings Charge Back In Third Period To Take Home Opener Over Thrashershttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48949/la-fave.png2010-10-12T22:28:50-07:00http://losangeles.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15108072010-10-12T22:28:50-07:002010-10-12T22:28:50-07:00Kings Score Three Goals In Final Period To Beat Atlanta, 3-1
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<p>Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54569/jarret-stoll">Jarret Stoll</a> scored the game-winner in the third period and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54572/jonathan-quick">Jonathan Quick</a> was solid with 31 saves, as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/teams/los-angeles-kings">Los Angeles Kings</a> defeated the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/teams/atlanta-thrashers">Atlanta Thrashers</a>, 3-1, at Staples Center.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/55506/ryan-smyth">Ryan Smyth</a> tallied two goals and an assist for the Kings, who won their home opener after starting the season by splitting a pair of road games.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/55448/chris-thorburn">Chris Thorburn</a> scored for Atlanta, which fell to 1-2-0 on the young season.</p>
<p>Atlanta goaltender <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54848/chris-mason">Chris Mason</a> allowed two goals on 34 shots in the loss. The Thrashers will remain in California for games against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/teams/anaheim-ducks">Anaheim Ducks</a> and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/teams/san-jose-sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> before they return home to host the Sabres on October 20.</p>
<p>Trailing 1-0 in the third period, the Kings scored twice in a 2:17 span.</p>
<p>First, at the 3:53 mark, Smyth's rebound marker from the left post knotted the contest. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54555/anze-kopitar">Anze Kopitar</a> centered the puck from behind the net along the right rear boards and it hit skates and sticks in front before Smyth swooped in and punched it home with a backhander.</p>
<p>Soon after, the Kings moved ahead. Stoll skated down the right-wing side and, from the circle, released a wrist shot. Atlanta defenseman <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/55433/ron-hainsey">Ron Hainsey</a> tried to block the attempt with his stick, but instead turned the shot into a soft floater and the change of speed fooled Mason as the puck sailed into the far side of the net at 6:10.</p>
<p>Midway through the final period, the Thrashers gained a power play due to a slashing minor on <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54558/brad-richardson">Brad Richardson</a> but failed to cash in.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54967/nicklas-bergfors">Nicklas Bergfors</a> missed an opportunity for the equalizer when his one-timer snap shot from near the top of the crease was saved by Quick with under six minutes remaining.</p>
<p>Mason was pulled for the extra attacker inside the final minute, but Smyth's empty-netter with 29.8 seconds remaining sealed the victory.</p>
<p>Atlanta opened the scoring at the 2:26 mark of the second period on Thorburn's second goal of the season. He picked up the puck in the neutral zone, split the defenders and skated in on a partial breakaway. Thorburn's wrister from the low slot was saved by Quick, but the rebound was kicked out and Thorburn followed his shot before he swiped it into the net from the bottom of the right circle.</p>
<p>With less than a minute to go before the second intermission, LA nearly found the scoreboard on a 3-on-2 rush, but Smyth's slap shot from above the left circle missed the far post by inches. Mason was heavily screened on the play.</p>
<p>LA suffered another near-miss early in the third frame when <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54553/drew-doughty">Drew Doughty</a> hit the post with a wrister from the left point.</p>
<p>The teams combined to go scoreless of seven total power-play chances, five of which were awarded to the Thrashers...<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54238/justin-williams">Justin Williams</a> posted two assists.</p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/los-angeles-kings/2010/10/12/1748404/los-angeles-kings-three-goals-ryan-smyth-atlanta-thrashers-3-1Eric Stephen2010-10-12T19:01:46-07:002010-10-12T19:01:46-07:00Kings Activated Voynov, Then Assign Him To Manchester
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<p>Before tonight's home opener against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/atlanta-thrashers">Atlanta Thrashers</a>, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.jewelsfromthecrown.com/">Los Angeles Kings</a> have made one roster move, <a target="_blank" href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=540368">activating defenseman Viatcheslav Voynov and assigning him to the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL</a>.</p>
<p>Voynov, the 20-year old from Chelyabinsk, Russia, was a second-round draft pick by the Kings in 2008, and has yet to play in an NHL game. Voynov scored 10 goals and dished out 19 assists last season with the Monarchs in the American Hockey League, leading the club with 79 games played and team defensemen with 134 shots on goal.</p>
<p><i>For more Kings news and analysis, be sure to read the SB Nation blog <a target="_blank" href="http://www.jewelsfromthecrown.com/">Jewels From The Crown</a>.</i></p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/los-angeles-kings/2010/10/12/1748139/los-angeles-kings-activated-viatcheslav-voynov-assign-manchester-monarchsEric Stephen2010-10-12T08:08:19-07:002010-10-12T08:08:19-07:00Kings Look For Bounceback In Home Opener Against Atlanta
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<p>(Sports Network) - After splitting a pair of road games to begin the season, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/teams/los-angeles-kings">Los Angeles Kings</a> will kick of their 2010-11 home schedule when they host the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/teams/atlanta-thrashers">Atlanta Thrashers</a> tonight at Staples Center.</p>
<p>The Kings earned a 2-1 shootout victory in Vancouver on Saturday, but were then dealt a regulation loss the following night in Calgary. LA was handed a 3-1 setback by the Flames in Sunday's game at the Saddledome. <span>Curtis Glencross</span> scored a short-handed goal and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/players/54673/miikka-kiprusoff">Miikka Kiprusoff</a> turned away 21 shots in the win for the Flames.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/players/54563/dustin-brown">Dustin Brown</a> notched the lone goal and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/players/54581/jonathan-bernier">Jonathan Bernier</a> made 29 saves in defeat.</p>
<p>"In the second part of the game, Calgary, they were the team out there; they really didn't give us anything," said Kings head coach Terry Murray. "We're not happy with the way we finished this game tonight."</p>
<p>Los Angeles is playing the first test of a three-game homestand tonight and will also host the Canucks and Carolina during the residency. After the conclusion of this homestand, the Kings will head back out on the road for a five-game road trip and won't play at the Staples Center again until October 30.</p>
<p>Atlanta, meanwhile, is playing the second tilt of a four-game road trip tonight and will try to rebound from Saturday's loss in Tampa.</p>
<p>The Thrashers began the season with a 4-2 home victory over <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/players/54337/alex-ovechkin">Alex Ovechkin</a> and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/teams/washington-capitals">Washington Capitals</a> on Friday, but were then dealt a 5-3 setback the following night by the Lightning. Atlanta fell behind 4-0 in Saturday's game, but were able to cut the deficit to one goal in the third period before <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/players/55082/steven-stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a>' second goal of the contest put Tampa ahead 5-3.</p>
<p>"I thought we fought back hard there," said Thrashers forward <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/players/54932/fredrik-modin">Fredrik Modin</a>. "Another goal in the third, they managed to pull away a little bit when we had the momentum. They played well tonight."</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/players/56144/ben-eager">Ben Eager</a> notched a goal and an assist for the Thrashers. <span>Chris Thorburn</span> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/players/55453/tobias-enstrom">Tobias Enstrom</a> added a goal each, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/players/54848/chris-mason">Chris Mason</a> was tagged for five goals on 36 shots in defeat.</p>
<p>Mason is expected to start in net again tonight as <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/players/54862/ondrej-pavelec">Ondrej Pavelec</a> is still sidelined following his collapse in Atlanta's season opener against Washington. Just 2:25 into the game prior to a faceoff in the Washington end, Pavelec lost consciousness at the other end of the ice. He lay motionless for several minutes as trainers attended to him and was eventually carted off the ice on a stretcher and taken to a local hospital where he eventually regained consciousness.</p>
<p>Pavelec was released from the hospital Sunday and preliminary results showed that Pavelec suffered from a type of fainting spell known as a neurocardiogenic syncope episode. The 23-year-old Czech netminder will have to undergo further tests before being allowed to return to action.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nhl/players/54405/drew-macintyre">Drew MacIntyre</a> is expected to serve as Mason's backup again tonight.</p>
<p>Atlanta posted a 7-0 rout over the visiting Kings in the only meeting between the clubs last season. The Thrashers have won three straight and four of the last five encounters overall, but LA has four wins in six all-time meetings at the Staples Center.</p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/10/12/2322442/kings-look-for-bounceback-in-home-opener-against-atlantaEric Stephen