End of second period

By Rich Hammond on September 13, 2007 8:38 PM | Permalink | Comments (2) |

Kings 4, Ducks 3

Calder came within a couple inches of a hat trick, as he nearly knocked home a rebound. Again, there has been continued solid pressure at the front of the Ducks' net. I don't know if that's a point of emphasis for the Kings or just the way it's working out.

Aubin stopped six shots in his 10 minutes of work. As for Cloutier, I would call it an average performance, although certainly better than what he showed most of last season. Traffic might have made it hard for him to see the first shot come off the stick, and the third goal was the result of a great pass from behind the net through traffic. He didn't make any brilliant saves and didn't face much action for most of the first period.

2 Comments

Calf said:

How bad did Lubo's injury look? They didnt make a big deal out of it on the radio, but he limped off the ice, so just wondering.

Thanks again for everything you do Rich!

September 13, 2007 8:54 PM

PRMan said:

Average?

Cloutier was 5.74 GAA and SV% of .700.

That was way worse than last season. Get him out of here already!

September 14, 2007 1:46 PM

J.P. Hoornstra writes about NHL and IHL hockey for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. He welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey. E-mail J.P. at jp.hoornstra
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