With 25 games left, is 25-0 too much to ask for?
What is this about? Matt Murray from Life in Hockeywood proposed a Kings blogger prediction panel for the rest of the season. Seven websites are represented on the panel and we simply predict the score of the game and give a reason why we believe it will turn out that way. Also invited are commenters from LA Kings Insider to compete against us!
Playing: Simply predict the score of the game and give a reason why you think it will go that way. I will email you before every game to get your predictions.
Scoring: A win gets you 2 points. Or a correct score gets you 3 points (exacta). Or a correct score (along with regulation, overtime or shootout correct) gets you 4 points (perfecta). Standings will be sorted by Points, Win/Loss, Plus/Minus, Exacta/Perfecta.
Playoffs: The Top 10 predictors in the standings at the end of the regular season will qualify for the esteemed Playoff Prediction Panel. You will be looked upon for guidance on blogs and admired all across the Kingdom. Trumpets will sound wherever you go. For all the new additions to the game and those towards the bottom of the standings, there is PLENTY of time to crack the Top 10. You can do it!
The plus/minus works like this: The way this is set up, everyone will probably finish in the minus. That’s just the way it is. The best you can do in any give game is an Even or +3 or +4. There’s no limit on the minus. You get a -1 for every goal you’re wrong in your prediction. Then one of the following… If you predict one correct score then you get a +1. If you predict the total number of goals in the game correct then you get a +1. If you predict the exact score then you get a +3. If you predict the exact score and ending (reg/ot/so) then you get a +4.
What do I Win?: This was just for fun to start but I figured there should be some kind of prize for the winner. I’ll figure it out and post it here.
*Predictions are sorted by current standings. Bloggers are in bold, linked to their respective websites.
PREDICTIONS – Game 8 of 32
Phoenix Coyotes vs. Los Angeles Kings
| Playa | Prediction |
Score
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| trytodethroneus | Smart in not scheduling a home game the night after valentines day after returning off a long road trip… too much lost protein. | Kings 3-1 |
| CB14 | Phoenix has won 5 straight games against quality opponents, and has only given up 9 goals in those 5 games. Even though the Kings beat Dallas, Dallas outplayed the Kings IMO. Not including Justin Williams empty net goal, the top line hasn’t scored in 3 games, and the Kings last 4 goals have come from Loktionov, Nolan, and King. You can’t count on young guys to continue to score your teams only goals. | Coyotes 3-1 |
| wavesinair | Spectacularly huge game. Tough call on this one. Yotes are playing well but the Kings always play them tight. If practice is any indication, they’re due for a run. There’s no doubt the Kings match up, and with the new kids on the block, I’m predicting some difficult adjustments by Phoenix. JMFJ gets a goal and the SO winner. | Kings 4-3 SO |
| 40YearKingsFan | The Kings will ride the wave of rookie adrenaline and get a much needed home win. | Kings 3-2 OT |
| Jon Gillette | Kids continue to provide spark to the offense and Quick stands on his head in yet another huge division game. | Kings 4-1 |
| Dominick | Phoenix has been scoring goals last 5 games, and keeping the goals against very low, but it won’t last. | Kings 3-2 |
| Bobby Scribe | Coyotes are hot and we are not. | Yotes 2-1 |
| variable | We’ve beaten the Coyotes twice at home and three-out-of-four overall this year. I think that red-hot Phoenix goalie Mike Smith plays well, but Jonathan Quick plays better. | Kings 3-1 |
| Meg Jarrell | Phoenix won 5 of their last 6 games, but the Kings NEED to win against every Pacific opponents to secure a play-off spot. It will come down to the wire, but they’ll find a way to please the Staples Center crowd who will still be reeling at the news of their season ticket price hike. | Kings 3-2 OT |
| McSorleyfan | It’s getting tougher to call with these youngsters involved. It’s an important game with an actual cost attached. Watching the Kings these past few years, they seem to not mind going into a skid when the games aren’t critical, because they’ve seemed to find ways to get wins when they must. This schedule may actually favor the Kings, who can’t beat the bottom of the East but can beat Dallas by 2. I’m afraid this may be what their issue has been, actually. So the kids are in, but now there’s video on them. | Kings 2-1 |
| Kingsfanone | I was going to guess the Kings getting 5 goals, but naw! The 2 kids keep the good feeling going, and the OT guess is just in case, since it doesn’t hurt. Kings getting a little of that swagger back with another win that they really need now, with Sutter pushing! Time to step it up! | Kings 3-2 OT |
| LBLocal | It’s going to be a dog fight @ Staples. | Kings 2-1 SO |
| Quisp | Quiter | |
| Cynic | Hard fought game with 4 point swing on the line for last 2 spots in the playoff race. Loss put us in a 3 way tie with Yotes & Chicago. Win puts us in front of Chicago and 4 ahead of the Yotes. I think we pull this one out by the skin of our teeth. | Kings 3-2 SO |
| Matt Murray | The bubble pops on King and Nolan, as they get held off the scoresheet. And with that youthful spark, the Kings offense will suffer. Phoenix scores an empty-netter to secure the win. | Yotes 3-1 |
| Hipcheck | Richards new friends in Nolan and King continue to pay dividends. Their line gets a goal, Kopi and Williams come through again, and one of the 4th liners gets 1 as well. | Kings 3-1 |
| KC23 | Kopitar line gets back on track … Quick is quick. | Kings 3-2 |
| The Royal Half | Please… like the Kings can score without Rick Nash. | Yotes 4-1 |
| Forum Gold | Kings in a shoot-out. Close game by 2 similar teams goes into a 4 rounder with JW getting us the extra point. | Kings 2-1 SO |
| jnasty-dt | Well rested Kings proves to be a negative on the scoreboard. | Yotes 2-1 R |
| SeemsAGoodFellow | I think the Dallas game was the beginning of our offensive outbreak. | Kings 5-2 |
| KingsFanFTW | Defense battle but end with a stupid Doughty error. | Yotes 2-1 OT |
| Player-X | Kings score in 1st, Coyotes tie it in 2nd and take lead late in 2nd. Empty netter makes it 3. Kings first game home, long layoff too, but well rested for Kings usually means lethargic and Phoenix is going to be super motivated. Man, I hope I am wrong, but that was my gut feeling first thought so I gotta go with it. | Yotes 3-1 |
| Jeff_R | These are two of the worst offenses in the league, while being 2 of the best defenses in the league. Scoring will be tough plus the fact that both teams seem to love OT. | Kings 1-0 OT |
woot my prediction looks beautiful! Dont be jealous
lol jk
1-0 Kings in OT. These are two of the worst offenses in the league, while being 2 of the best defenses in the league. Scoring will be tough plus the fact that both teams seem to love OT.
kings win 3-0 quick regains share of shutout lead
I’m hopin for the exacta. C’mon Kings, don’t disappoint.
Fast game tonight, and Kings win. If Pheonix slows the game down, and the Kings end up back on their heels because they can’t breakout clean, it’s gonna be a long night.
Shit I hate this team sometimes! It’s like having a girlfriend. Can’t live with’em, can’t live without’em.
waves–I heard that dallas double checked the clock for sunday’s game, and noted that it paused for 2.9 seconds. This means the empty net shouldn’t have counted. Thus, you are credited with a pseudo exacta!!
Since a prediction of a 2+ goal win margin is “obviously” a regulation win, how ’bout a bonus point for an empty net call?
@trytodethroneus:
Sweet! I’ll take all the help I can get.
Well, you get the perfecta if you call regulation so it’s still a ‘bonus’ point basically.
Helluva game but I’m gonna probably get slaughtered tonight.
@wavesinair:
I’m not looking good with my prediction either. Entertaining game tho.
Looks like I gave the Kings offense too much credit when I predicted they would score ONE freaking goal. If I were Quick I would never re-sign here.
Brutal. Just brutal
wow I give Kings a goal and a point..They didint do that ..
I hate this team..I really hate them…Sucks because they are my favorite team