ROBITAILLE NOW IS KING OF GOALS PASSES DIONNE FOR TEAM LEAD WITH 552 KINGS 8, THRASHERS 6.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer As a 19-year-old rookie in 1985, Luc Robitaille This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It needs to be expanded. * It may need copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. lived in an extra room at the house of Kings veteran Marcel Dionne Marcel Elphege "Little Beaver" Dionne (born August 3 1951, in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers. . Twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. later, Robitaille has eclipsed his former mentor. With two goals Thursday night, Robitaille passed Dionne for most goals in Kings history and finished the night with a hat trick hat trick n. Sports 1. Three goals scored by one player in one game, as in ice hockey. 2. Three wickets taken in cricket by a bowler in three consecutive balls. 3. as the Kings defeated the Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Their home arena is Philips Arena. 8-6 at Staples Center. Robitaille had his moment 4 minutes, 56 seconds into the third period, when he took a long pass from Mike Weaver, skated in on a breakaway and beat Mike Dunham with a wrist shot. It was Robitaille's 551st goal as a King. The game stopped for five minutes as all of Robitaille's teammates came onto the ice to mob him in celebration and the Staples Center crowd roared with a standing ovation. Most importantly, in an immediate sense, the goal gave the Kings a 6-5 lead on a wild night. Marian Hossa made the night even wilder when he scored with 8:38 left in the third to tie it. Jeff Guiliano broke the tie with 4:58 in the period, giving the Kings a 7-6 lead, and Robitaille ended his historic night by scoring his 552nd goal as a King, getting an empty-net goal with 4 seconds left, completing the hat trick. It didn't figure to be a light night for the Kings, particularly with goaltender Mathieu Garon (bruised shoulder) and Alexander Frolov (flu) out. Even a great start didn't give the Kings any breathing room, not surprising since they had lost four of their previous five games and the Thrashers had won their last five. Rich Hammond, (818) 713-3611 rich.hammond(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Luc Robitaille scores his 551st goal as a King in the third period, beating Atlanta goaltender Mike Dunham on this shot Thursday. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer Box: LEADING MAN |
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