Predators 1 at Kings 5
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Final 1 2 3
Predators 0 0 1
1
Kings  0 1 4
5
Staples Center - Los Angeles, California
Three Stars
1st Star 2nd Star 3rd Star
Kings
Jeff Carter
G A PTS SOG
3 0 3 5
Kings
Jonathan Bernier
SV SV% GA
18 .947 1
Kings
Slava Voynov
G A PTS SOG
0 3 3 0


Kings 5, Predators 1
The meager number of shots Jeff Carter and the rest of the Los Angeles Kings sent toward Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne wasn't much of an issue. Rinne's inability to stop the puck once the Kings got their offense going in the third period certainly was. Carter completed his fifth career hat trick with two goals in a 19-second span of the final period, and the defending Stanley Cup champions beat the Nashville Predators 5-1 Monday night despite...
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Scoring Summary
1st Period Scoring Summary Score
No Scoring This Period
2nd Period Scoring Summary Score
5:28 Power-Play Jeff Carter (12)
Assisted by Jarret Stoll (3) and Slava Voynov (7)
LA 1-0
3rd Period Scoring Summary Score
4:39 Jeff Carter (13)
Assisted by Colin Fraser (2) and Slava Voynov (8)
LA 2-0
4:58 Jeff Carter (14)
LA 3-0
7:40 Power-Play Mike Richards (5)
Assisted by Slava Voynov (9) and Dustin Penner (4)
LA 4-0
10:54 Dwight King (1)
Assisted by Jarret Stoll (4) and Rob Scuderi (4)
LA 5-0
13:05 Gabriel Bourque (6)
Assisted by Shea Weber (6) and Martin Erat (9)
LA 5-1

Season Series
Date Home Score Goalies
Thu 1/31 LA Nsh 2 - 1 W:
Thu 2/7 Nsh Nsh 0 - 3 W:
Mon 3/4 LA LA 1 - 5 W:
Game Stats
FORWARDS
Name G A S +/- PIM
G. Bourque 1 0 2 0 0
M. Erat 0 1 2 0 2
R. Clune 0 0 1 0 2
M. Fisher 0 0 1 0 2
P. Gaustad 0 0 1 0 0
M. Halischuk 0 0 1 0 0
P. Hornqvist 0 0 3 0 0
S. Kostitsyn 0 0 0 -2 0
D. Legwand 0 0 0 -1 0
C. Smith 0 0 2 -2 2
N. Spaling 0 0 1 -1 0
C. Wilson 0 0 0 0 0
FORWARDS
Name G A S +/- PIM
J. Carter 3 0 5 2 0
D. King 1 0 3 0 0
M. Richards 1 0 1 1 0
J. Stoll 0 2 2 1 4
C. Fraser 0 1 0 1 0
D. Penner 0 1 0 2 0
D. Brown 0 0 0 0 0
K. Clifford 0 0 0 0 0
A. Kopitar 0 0 0 -1 0
T. Lewis 0 0 1 0 0
J. Nolan 0 0 1 0 2
J. Williams 0 0 1 0 0
DEFENSEMEN
Name G A S +/- PIM
S. Weber 0 1 1 -1 0
J. Blum 0 0 0 0 0
R. Ellis 0 0 1 -1 0
S. Hannan 0 0 0 0 0
R. Josi 0 0 2 -1 0
K. Klein 0 0 1 -1 0
DEFENSEMEN
Name G A S +/- PIM
S. Voynov 0 3 0 1 0
R. Scuderi 0 1 0 0 0
D. Doughty 0 0 2 1 0
K. Ellerby 0 0 0 0 0
A. Martinez 0 0 0 1 0
J. Muzzin 0 0 0 1 0
GOALTENDER
Name S SV GA SV%
P. Rinne(L, 8-8) 13 8 5 .615
C. Mason 3 3 0 1.000
GOALTENDER
Name S SV GA SV%
J. Bernier(W, 5-1) 19 18 1 .947
Complete Box Score

PLAYER NEWS
Predators
Colin Wilson (NSH - Center)

News: Wilson is expected to miss 4-6 months after undergoing stabilization surgery on his left shoulder last week, according to Reuters. [+]
Pekka Rinne (NSH - Goaltender)

News: Rinne has had arthroscopic surgery on his left hip and will need approximately four months to recover. Nashville Predators general manager David Poile said Thursday that Rinne had surgery Wednesday to correct a situation team officials were aware of last year resulting from the wear and tear from playing goaltender. [+]
Pekka Rinne (NSH - Goaltender)

News: Rinne has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left hip, Joshua Cooper of The Tennessean reports. [+]
Kings
Kyle Clifford (LA - Left Wing)

News: Clifford (undisclosed) is expected to suit up for Tuesday's Game 4 matchup with the Sharks, Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register reports. [+]
Jonathan Quick (LA - Goaltender)

News: Quick was on his game Saturday, stopping 38 San Jose shots, but his teammates couldn't generate enough offense to close the deal as the Sharks escaped with a 2-1 overtime win. [+]
Kyle Clifford (LA - Left Wing)

News: Clifford (undisclosed) is not in the lineup for Saturday's Game 3 against the Sharks. [+]

Injury Report
Predators
Player Injury Status
B. Yip Lower-body injury day-to-day
P. Gaustad Shoulder surgery day-to-day
G. Bourque Upper-body injury/knee surgery day-to-day
C. Wilson Shoulder surgery IR
Kings
Player Injury Status
J. Stoll Undisclosed injury day-to-day
K. Clifford Undisclosed injury day-to-day
M. Greene Undisclosed injury day-to-day
W. Mitchell Knee surgery IR

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