The final word on the PDS in El Segundo (game day four)

The Kings did win the final game against the Phoenix Coyotes' prospects 4-3, and then promptly lost the championship-deciding overtime 0-1. With the recurring shoulder injury to Lauri Tukonen (which might keep him away from league contact play for a couple of weeks in the beginning of the upcoming season), we probably saw the first scoring line for the Monarchs out on the ice. I really believe that given some time for chemistry to kick in Moulson, Kopitar and Pushkarev could get something going very soon.

Here's the full line-up from last night:

Moulson-Kopitar-Pushkarev
Zeiler-Lewis-Meckler
Roussin-Lukacevic-Murphy
Stephenson,S.-Gauthier-Hogeboom

Mormina-Schira
Harrold-Ryan
McGinnis-Werner

Bernier

Matt Moulson is really making a name for himself in the AHL. Also, it's almost too good that all Kings prospects are not panning out at the NHL level at the same time - it's gonna be sweet to wait for Trevor Lewis in the Kings uniform.

The boxscore is again courtesy of the Coyotes home page (I sometimes wonder why lakings.com could not come up with something as easy as this...)

Box:

1st Period
Scoring: 16:20 – LA – Kopitar, 2, PP (Pushkarev, Harrold)

2nd Period
Scoring: 3:15 – LA – Lukacevic, 1,SH (unassisted)

3rd Period

Scoring: 1:06 – LA – Moulson, 3, PP (Kopitar, Pushkarev), 3:15 – PHX – Latendresse, 2, PP (Yandle, Hanzal), 12:57 – PHX – Lindstrom, 1 (Mueller, Thomas), 18:26 – LA – Moulson, 4 (Kopitar, Pushkarev), 19:22 – PHX – Garlock, 1 (Latal)

Playoff Period

Scoring: 9:05 – PHX – Mueller, 1 (unassisted)

Goalies
PHX – Tordjman: 36 of 40; LA – Bernier: 14 of 18

All in all, it was a very exciting tournament to follow. Now we just turn around and start off fresh Monday with the series of preseason games for the big boys. Boy, you live to see that!