CALGARY AT KINGS.Time: 7:30 p.m., Forum. TV/Radio: Fox Sports West; XTRA-AM (690). Kings (12-14-3) update: Their lack of a goal scorer has caught up with them. The Kings are 3-7-0 in the past 10 games, having been shut out three times, being held to one goal twice and two goals once. Blame can be spread around. Kevin Stevens Kevin Stevens (born April 15, 1965 in Brockton, Massachusetts) is a retired NHL hockey player and current NHL scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is best known for being the left wing for Mario Lemieux during the Penguins' Stanley Cup Championships in 1991 and 1992 seasons. , Yanic Perreault Yanic Perreault (born April 4, 1971 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a current professional ice hockey player. He plays as a centre for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. and Vitali Yachmenev Vitali Yachmenev (born January 8, 1975, in Chelyabinsk, U.S.S.R.) is a Russian professional ice hockey left wing. He was drafted in the third round, 59th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. have scored no goals in that time frame while Eddie Olczyk, Dimitri Khristich and Vladimir Tsplakov have two goals apiece. A bright spot has been newcomer Brad Smyth, a slowpoke slow·poke n. Informal One that moves, works, or acts slowly. Noun 1. slowpoke - someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" slowcoach, stick-in-the-mud, plodder skater who has managed to score three goals in five games since being acquired from the Florida Panthers. Gritty left wing Barry Potomski (herniated disc), who hasn't played since Oct. 17, could return for Saturday's game against Washington. Defenseman Doug Zmolek (right shoulder sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. ) will miss his second straight game. Flames (10-16-4) update: They are 1-7-2 in their past 10 games. With four veteran defensemen not playing because of injuries, they will use five rookies. The Flames have shut out the Kings twice this season. |
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