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Official: Selanne and Purcell out of lineup



(Los Angeles, CA) - Head coach Terry Murray has confirmed that Teddy
Purcell and Teemu Selanne have been pulled from the Kings lineup for
their upcoming game against the Calgary Flames tomorrow night.

The recently called up Oscar Moller and Wayne Simmonds are set to make
their first appearances with the Kings this season on Saturday.

With the two latest additions to the team, it looks like there is
going to be some shake ups in the lines as well with Alexander Frolov
will possibly be moved up to the second scoring line as Moller and
Simmonds will take the vacant third and fourth line spots, respectively.

"I can say that Teddy(Purcell) and Teemu(Selanne) will both be out of
the lineup for tomorrow nights game, we've spoken to both players and
they understand why they've been scratched." said head coach Terry
Murray.

Both Teddy Purcell and Teemu Selanne have had very little impact this
season for the Kings only registering a single goal and four assists
in 23 games, with all the points heading to Selanne.

High hopes were given to both players at the start of the season but
neither have been able to live up to it.

Wayne Simmonds will wear the number 17 shirt, previously worn by
defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky and Oscar Moller will wear the number 6
shirt.

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Flames too hot for Kings



(Los Angeles, CA) - Manny Fernandez started his second game with the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night as they faced the Calgary Flames.

Unfortunately, he wouldn't be on the ice to finish it.

A third period flurry from Calgary earned them a 4-0 win over the Kings, who seemed very uninvolved during the game.

The Flames started the run to victory with Petr Sykora scoring his first of the night during the second period at 3:47 for the 1-0 lead on the powerplay.

Los Angeles fought back through the rest of the game but couldn't mount a comeback as Calgary's brick wall, Mikka Kiprusoff made 23 saves during the game to earn player of the game honors.

Making his first appearance of the 09/10 season with the Kings, winger Wayne Simmonds made an impact but it wasn't the way his team was hoping for.

With five minutes left in the third period, Simmonds was given a five minute penalty for boarding after checking Calgary defenseman Dion Phaneuf in the defensive zone.

Along with the five minute penalty, Simmonds was also given a game misconduct and sent to the locker room early and watched the rest of the game on a television set.

Calgary took advantage of the penalty as they scored three goals in three minutes with Rene Bourque scoring the first goal at 15:57 for the 2-0 score.

Olli Jokinen added his goal at 16:05 for the 3-0 goal.

With the wind completely almost out of the Kings sails, Sykora added the final dagger in the heart with his second of the game at 17:22 for the 4-0 advantage.

Kings head coach Terry Murray made the decision to pull Manny Fernandez from goal and replace him with Jonathan Quick.

Fernandez seemed very disappointed with his performance as he threw his equipment on the floor and made his way to the locker room.

But on the other side, Mikka Kiprusoff kept the Kings off the scoreboard as he earned a well deserved shutout as the Flames went on to win the game 4-0.

The Kings also suffered another loss as Ryan Smyth was injured during the game and has been diagnosed with a wrist injury, but hopes to make a full recovery within the next four days before facing the Edmonton Oilers.

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Game misconduct on his first NHL-game of the season may not be the result you wanted Simmonds to do

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Goertzen shuts down Kings



Edmonton - The first shutout for any goaltender is a special moment.

For Edmonton goaltender Ted Goertzen, there was no better way to earn it than to shut out the first place team in the NHL.

The 19 year old rookie from Vancouver made 15 saves in his first career shutout as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 1-0.

Shawn Horcoff scored the lone goal late in the second period for the lead at 19:03.

Ales Hemsky and former King Lubomir Visnovsky earned the assists for Horcoff's goal in the second period.

"They really took the game away from us during the second period" said center Jarret Stoll, who joined the Kings along with Matt Greene in a trade which saw Visnovsky head the other way in 2008.

"We were left out of the game and they took it from us. We had alot of defensive lapses and we can't have that with teams like this that have the firepower to take the win away from you."

Los Angeles also took a decision to start backup goaltender Manny Fernandez, despite a less than average performance against the Calgary Flames.

Fernandez made 10 saves during the game and only allowed the single game winning goal against Edmonton.

"Teddy(Goertzen) had a great game tonight and there is no better way for him to end the game" said Oilers captain Ethan Moreau.

The Kings will now look to end their two game losing streak tomorrow night as they will travel to the West and face the Vancouver Canucks.

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Moller scores game winner over Canucks



Vancouver - In his third game with the Los Angeles Kings this season, Oscar Moller made an impact as he scored his first goal of the season as the Kings shut out the Vancouver Canucks, 1-0.

Jonathan Quick was very quiet during the game as he only had to make nine saves as his defense was the best they've been this season, ending their two game losing streak.

"This is definitely the best the defense has played for a few weeks now and I am very happy the way they played" said Kings head coach Terry Murray.

Moller's first of the year came late in the game at 13:30 of the third period after he took a swing at the puck in midair after a rebound shot came off Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo taken initially by Michal Handzus.

Despite allowing the only goal of the game, Luongo earned the first star of the game after making 20 saves during the game.

In a turn of playing styles, defenseman Drew Doughty took the night off from his offensive production and became a hitting machine as he took two Vancouver players out of the game with clean hits.

Steve Bernier and Kevin Bieksa were both victims of the Doughty hits as they both left the game and have been sidelined for the next few weeks with a neck strain for Bernier and a thigh contusion for Bieksa.

Everytime Doughty touched the puck, the Canucks home crowd would jeer towards him, but it didn't seem to phase him during the game as he continued to play with confidence.

Jonathan Quick made headlines once again as he earned his ninth shutout of the season, still leading the league in that category.

Quick will look to earn shutout number 10 as the Kings return to the Staples Center and host the Chicago Blackhawks.

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NHL Network

Selanne back in lineup, Simmonds out



Los Angeles, CA - After sitting out the Los Angeles Kings' last three games, winger Teemu Selanne is being given another chance to break into the lineup as he will re-join the Kings tomorrow night as they will host the Chicago Blackhawks.


With Selanne returning to the lineup, the Kings have also announed Wayne Simmonds will sit out tomorrow's game, with a possible move back to Manchester in the coming days.

"We've had a good talk with Teemu and he knows what he needs to do with the team" said head coach Terry Murray. "It was never just about posting good numbers as far as scoring and things like that, there were other factors to us pulling him from the lineup, and we've spoken about it and he knows what we expect from him and what he expects from us."

There have been rumors around the league that Teemu isn't happy with his current club and how they play the Finnish Flash during their games, but he along with the Kings have denied any such allegations of any head butting in the locker room from either side.

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