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Old 03-29-2021, 02:57 AM   #2
Brojoh456
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October update

November 1st.
The LA Kings had a surprisingly good October, winning 6 games total. The total record for the entire month would be 6-4-3. Athanasiou looked to be the brightest light this month, as he is on pace for a career year, scoring 7 goals and 5 assists in 13 games to lead the team, mostly skating on the top line RW. Quick recaps of the games:
Oct 5th Away Vs EDM. 3-1 Win.
Oct 8th Away Vs CGY. 2-1 Win.
Oct 9th Away Vs VAN. 2-1 Win.
Oct 12th Home Vs NSH. 3-4 SOL.
Oct 13th Home Vs VGK. 3-2 Win.
Oct 15th Home Vs CAR. 2-4 L.
Oct 17th Home Vs BUF 2-3 L.
Oct 19th Home Vs CGY 5-4 Win.
Oct 22nd Away Vs WPG 5-6 OTL.
Oct 24th Away Vs STL 2-6 L.
Oct 26th Away Vs MIN 3-4 L.
Oct 27th Away VS CHI 1-0 W.
Oct 30th Home VS VAN 1-2 SOL.
The Kings picking up atleast one point in 9 of the 13 games in that month was good enough for second in the division. Following the scoring winger Athanasiou in the team is his line mate Adrian Kempe, who has 6 goals and 5 assists for 11 points in 12 games, having missed the first game of the season. Rookie Vilardi has 9 points in his first 13 games including 4 goals, playing very well on the second line with Dustin Brown and Alex Iafallo, fourth and fifth in team scoring. Matt Roy leads the Defence with 5 points so far, Rookie D-man Mikey Anderson has 3 points in 7 games. Quick and the Newcomer Villalta would split the net; and both would play very well. Quick goes 3-2-1 with a GAA of 3.13 and a SV% of .915, not his best, but still strong stats on a defensively struggling team. Villalta has a record of 3-2-2 with a SV% of .937 and a GAA of 2.12, a very strong start for him. It seems likely they’ll share the net for atleast the next month.
Drew Doughty has been very disappointing so far, with only 3 points in 13 games and a -5 rating, as well as Jaret Anderson-Dolan, who has recorded no points in 10 games. Grabner and Afinogenov are rotating into the lineup, neither bringing much offensively. But both are playing solid defensively. LA’s shot blocking was rather lacking this month, with their goalie facing 40+ shots in 6 games, and only under 30 shots in 3 games out of the 13.
Dustin Brown scored his 300th
Shea Weber records 1000 GP
Ryan Suter records 500 A
Travis Zajac records 1000 GP
Claude Giroux 3 months (Torn rotator cuff)
Malkin 3 months (torn Hamstring)
Dzingel 6 months (torn UCL)
Morgan Rielly 1 game suspension (illegal hit to the head)
Nick Ritchie 1 game suspension (illegal hit to the head)

Both suspensions were against the San Jose Sharks. Brady Tkachuk would be the player of the month for Ottawa, scoring 16 points in 11 games. Carter Hutton would go 7-1-0 on the month and earn the goaltender of the month, recording a .958 SV% and a 1.36 GAA, and two shut outs.
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