End of second period

By Rich Hammond on October 14, 2007 6:38 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) |

Wings 2, Kings 0

All in all, a fairly uninspired period for the Kings. They look like a team that's playing not to lose, instead of a team that's playing to win. And they're still losing... For the most part, they look tentative and reactive, rather than aggressive.

The Kings had one power play in the period and gave up a shorthanded goal. That about says it all. The Kings will start the third period on the power play, but that might be a chance to generate some momentum. Or maybe not.

Detroit holds a 23-19 edge in shots. Kopitar leads the Kings with three shots but also has four giveaways. The Kings have 17 giveaways to the Wings' eight. The Kings have blocked 15 shots, and Blake has five. The Kings have won only 15 of 44 faceoffs.

1 Comments

dominic lavoie said:

Rich,
What do you think the problem is...? Do you think they are tentative because they are afraid of hanging Bernier out to dry again?

What gives?

October 14, 2007 6:50 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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