Anze Kopitar felt right at home, even though the sellout crowd was rooting for the opposing goalie. Kopitar scored on Henrik Lundqvist in the first period and assisted on the winning overtime goal, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers in their season opener Friday in Europe. Jack Johnson scored a power-play goal at 4:08 in overtime, tapping in a pass from recently acquired center Mike Richards. The crowd...
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Game Stats

Rangers (0-0-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM R. Callahan 1 0 11 0 0 M. Gaborik 1 0 5 0 0 A. Anisimov 0 1 1 0 0 B. Dubinsky 0 1 2 0 10 R. Fedotenko 0 1 1 0 0 B. Richards 0 1 3 0 0 B. Boyle 0 0 0 0 2 B. Prust 0 0 0 0 5 M. Rupp 0 0 0 0 0 D. Stepan 0 0 0 0 0 W. Wolski 0 0 0 0 0 M. Zuccarello 0 0 0 0 2		Kings (1-0-0) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM A. Kopitar 1 1 3 1 0 M. Richards 1 1 3 0 0 D. Brown 0 1 1 0 0 B. Richardson 0 1 0 0 0 J. Williams 0 1 4 1 0 K. Clifford 0 0 1 -1 5 S. Gagne 0 0 3 1 2 T. Lewis 0 0 0 -1 0 J. Stoll 0 0 2 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM M. Del Zotto 0 0 1 1 0 S. Eminger 0 0 0 0 2 T. Erixon 0 0 0 0 2 D. Girardi 0 0 2 -1 0 R. McDonagh 0 0 0 -1 2 M. Sauer 0 0 0 1 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM J. Johnson 1 0 4 0 0 D. Doughty 0 0 2 0 0 M. Greene 0 0 1 0 0 A. Martinez 0 0 1 0 0 W. Mitchell 0 0 1 0 0 R. Scuderi 0 0 0 0 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% H. Lundqvist 30 27 3 .900		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Quick(W, 1-0) 26 24 2 .923

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PLAYER NEWS

Rangers Ryane Clowe (NYR - Left Wing) News: Clowe (undisclosed) was not on the ice for pregame warmups before Thursday's Game 4 against the Bruins, the Bergen Record's Andrew Gross reports. [+] Impact: Previous reports stated that Clowe will play, but it appears that is not the case. He has yet to play in the series and has been out for the last two weeks. The Rangers are down 3-0 and facing elimination Thursday night, so Clowe's season may be over. (RotoWire - Thu. May 23, 2013) Chris Kreider (NYR - Center) News: Kreider (face) was on the ice for pregame warmups before Thursday's Game 4 against the Bruins, the Bergen Record's Andrew Gross reports. [+] Impact: Kreider left Tuesday's Game 3 early, and didn't practice Wednesday, but it sounds like he'll be in the lineup Thursday night. The Rangers are down 3-0 and facing elimination, so this could be Kreider's last playoff appearance of the season. (RotoWire - Thu. May 23, 2013) Brad Richards (NYR - Center) News: Richards confirmed that he will be a healthy scratch for Thursday's Game 4 against the Bruins, the Associated Press reports. [+] Impact: Richards has struggled to produce throughout the playoffs, with the report suggesting that the well-compensated center may be a candidate to have his contract bought out by the Rangers after this season. (RotoWire - Thu. May 23, 2013)

Kings Jarret Stoll (LA - Center) News: Stoll (head) was able to ride a stationary bike Thursday, Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register reports. [+] Impact: Stoll is still not skating, but is finally showing some progress after being hit by the Sharks' Raffi Torres in Game 1 of their second round series. He definitely won't play in Game 5 Thursday since he hasn't been cleared for contact yet. (RotoWire - Thu. May 23, 2013) Kyle Clifford (LA - Left Wing) News: Clifford (undisclosed) will play in Tuesday's Game 4 against the Sharks, Helene Elliott of the LA Times reports. [+] Impact: Clifford missed the Kings' previous four games, but he will return to action Tuesday night with the Kings looking to go up 3-1 on the Sharks. (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Matt Greene (LA - Defense) News: Greene (lower body) will play in Tuesday's Game 4 against the Sharks, Helene Elliott of the LA times reports. [+] Impact: Greene has not played in a game since Apr. 24, but he will take the ice Tuesday night as the Kings aim to go up 3-1 against the Sharks. (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013)

Injury Report

Rangers Player Injury Status R. Clowe Undisclosed injury day-to-day M. Staal Eye day-to-day D. Powe Undisclosed injury day-to-day M. Sauer Post-concussion syndrome IR

Kings Player Injury Status J. Stoll Undisclosed injury day-to-day W. Mitchell Knee surgery IR