I tried to find a picture from the Winnipeg Jets the last time the Kings played them on 4-12-1996. But this was all I could find and not a King in sight! The Jets won that night 5-3 and closed out their last regular season home game as the next season they would become the Phoenix Coyotes.
Since the teams are the same as the Thrashers with Bogosian and big Byfuglian, I found a good one with Doughty. You can just replace the uniforms with the new Jets one.
The Kings and Jets have almost the same numbers with the Kings at 18-14-5 and the Jets at 17-14-5. The Kings played last night beating Chicago and Quickie earned his 5th shut-out to lead all the NHL goalies in SO this season. They will have a lot of confidence going against the Jets tonight after beating the Hawks who are 1st in the league. Winnipeg has a stat that bugs me though, they have won all of their games when a team comes into their arena on a back-to-back. Considering this is a back-to-back for the Kings tonight, I’m hoping the confidence will beat out the Jet’s stupid stat.
A few notes:
- The Jets power play is averaging 17.8% while the Kings defense kills off 87.8% of their penalties.
- Byfuglien is day to day with his knee injury but will probably be out tonight.
- Gagne is still out on IR with no return in sight
- This will be the only time we meet this season
Chances are that Bernier will start tonight, but I’ll leave the lineup the same as last night since we don’t know for sure.
# 15 Richardson – # 11 Kopitar – # 23 Brown
# 48 Loktionov – # 10 Richards – # 22 Lewis
#25 Penner– #28 Stoll – # 14 Williams
# 13 Clifford – # 24 Fraser – # 19 Westgarth
# 8 Doughty – # 7 Scuderi
# 26 voynov –# 33 Mitchell
# 22 Greene – # 3 Johnson
# 32 Quick
# 45 Bernier
Winnipeg Jets
#9 Evander Kane – #8 Alexander Burmistrov – #26 Blake Wheeler
#16 Andrew Ladd – #80 Nik Antropov – #13 Kyle Wellwood
#15 Tanner Glass – #19 Jim Slater – #20 Antti Miettinen
#22 Chris Thorburn – #14 Tim Stapleton – #17 Eric Fehr
#39 Tobias Enstrom – #4 Zach Bogosian
#5 Mark Stuart – #6 Ron Hainsey
#29 Johnny Oduya – #36 Mark Flood
#31 Ondrej Pavelec
#50 Chris Mason
Go! Kings! Go!
tracykingslover
December 29, 2011
Just found out Bernier in goal for sure tonight
MaryAReed
December 29, 2011
He’s doing a good job so far. But its maddening that the Kings couldn’t score when they had three guys and the Jets two. C’mon Kings! Score a goal, plz!
tracykingslover
December 29, 2011
Its time to fire Kompon. He is the PP coach. He should be beaten. seriously, we would have won that game in regulation with the correct pp
hockeyjockey
December 29, 2011
Hi all day of hell here.. TRIED to send a reply about 4 hours ago and just like everything else today.. F me.. it did not go thru..
Just wanted to say I have been awol due to being behind on watching games..
just now half way thuru the Chicago game..
Did hear today that we shut them out. WOW!. Quick .. is he amazing or what!!
But the Gange injury.. damittohell.. I do not think he has played well for us this season..
however I have always liked and respected him and think he is an elite player.. And maybe
his problem was Murray.. sure hope he recoveries in time to let us see if Sutter can
get his skill level up to his ability… Concussion?! I cringe every time Willie gets hit and
Scott going after him..yikes.. and again another game back.. I had forgotten Gags was
in the same catagory..As for Sutter.. I am suprisingly perhaps rethinking my negatives towards him.. his interviews were quite endearing.. he does have personality and he is
making me laugh and like him in spite of myself.. I only hope he does not scream at the
youngins.. fragil psyches weather they would admit it or not..
GO KINGS GO!!!
tracykingslover
December 29, 2011
Hope you are having a nice holiday.
I found this and saved it for your holiday present! Be patient and wait for it…: