We The Kings is a melodic emo-pop band from Bradenton, Florida. Friends since childhood, the original four bandmates consisting of singer and guitarist Travis Clark, guitarist Hunter Thomsen, his bassist brother Drew Thomsen, and drummer Danny Duncan formed We The Kings while attending high school. They adapted their band name from the middle school that all the members attended called Martha B. King Middle School.
TC: The album title came first as it was always just an expression we used to remind ourselves to always keep it positive no matter what. We just added it to the song as it seemed to fit well with the vibe of that track.
TC: Are there bands that are discouraged to be musicians? I could never imagine haha. We are always encouraged and excited about what we do. Getting together and going on stage is a part of who we are and it will never get old.
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The win gave Colorado a four-point cushion over the idle Chicago Blackhawks for second place in the Central Division and two points up on the San Jose Sharks for third in the Western Conference. The Avs remained four points back of division-leading St. Louis.
"We want to get home ice. Whether we catch St. Louis or not, we just want to keep moving forward. If Chicago wins again, we have to win again to guarantee home ice for at least one run. But we're not looking that far ahead, we're just looking at the next game. We just have to keep playing well."
"It was a small step backward tonight," Oilers defenseman Jeff Petry said. "We weren't sharp from the beginning of the game on. We weren't making tape-to-tape passes or catching passes. We were just a little bit off tonight."
"Tonight we just couldn't get our legs and get into the rhythm of the game. The biggest thing for me was it was almost like we couldn't work because we couldn't make two passes in a row. Our execution was just terrible tonight."
Colorado started the scoring at 4:13 of the first after Stastny swatted the puck in through the legs of an Edmonton defender from the side of the net after goalie Ben Scrivens had made the initial stop on Gabriel Landeskog. It was Stastny's 23rd goal of the season.
The Oilers tied the game on the power play at 16:58 of the first as Perron banked the puck off the skate of defenseman Nick Holden and past Giguere. It was Perron's team-leading 28th goal of the season.
"That was a huge boot right in the you-know-what," Eakins said. "You aren't going great and you get a goal that livens your bench and they barely drop the puck and bang, it is in the back of your net."
"It was right after they scored a power-play goal, the first shift after," Johnson said. "I just wanted to make sure first and foremost we got the puck in deep. I had some speed and made a move and it was fun to make a play like that and score a goal like that at this level.
Both goalies were solid in the scoreless second period, particularly Scrivens, who came across to make a huge toe save on Stastny after a bad bounce off the glass with two minutes left. The shots favored Colorado 23-19 through 40 minutes. The Avalanche came into the game with a record of 34-0-2 when leading after two periods.
Both teams return to the ice on Thursday as the Oilers play the third game of a season-ending four game homestand against the Los Angeles Kings. The Avs are on the road for their final four matches, playing the second of a four game trip in Vancouver against the Canucks.
Notes: It was the third and final meeting between the teams this season. Edmonton started out with an 8-2 win over the Avalanche on Dec. 5, however the Avs bounced back with a 4-3 win two weeks later in Colorado. ... Colorado is one of the few teams that the Oilers have had much success against in recent years, coming into the game with a record of 12-4-4 in their past 20 games against the Avalanche. ... Oilers forward Taylor Hall came into the game on a high note, having earned the NHL's first star status on Monday for his play last week. Hall scored two goals and added seven assists in four games to collect the honor. ... Out with injuries for the Avalanche were forwards Cody McLeod (ankle), P.A .Parenteau (knee) and Matt Duchene (knee). ... Absent from the Oilers lineup were forwards Jesse Joensuu (ankle), Tyler Pitlick (knee), Ryan Jones (torn PCL), Luke Gazdic (shoulder), Nail Yakupov (ankle) and defenseman Andrew Ference (chest).
The Lions struggled from the field in the first quarter shooting just 31% while the Rattlers set the tone offensively. The Lions struggled to contain #23 Cooper Ward down low who got to the line 8 times in the opening frame which eventually forced the Lions to drop into a zone defense. The adjustment wasn't enough as the Rattlers won the opening quarter 26-16
Ambrose picked it up offensively in the second but continued to struggle defensively. This time it was Ethan Robertson pulling the weight for the Rattlers putting up 8 of his 15 first half points in the quarter. The Lions were cold from three in the first half shooting just 21%. Medicine Hat edged out the Lions in scoring 21-19 in the second to carry a 12-point lead into the break up 47-35
. Medicine Hat continued to build the lead to start the third quarter going ahead 59-43 midway through the quarter. From there, the Lions locked it down defensively and held the Rattlers scoreless over the remaining 5:43. Over that span, the Lions went on an 11-0 run to cut the lead to 5 going into the fourth quarter only down 59-54.
Ambrose would bring it within 2 after a 3 from Mateja Vukic to start the fourth. The Rattlers responded with a run of their own to gain a bit of breathing room but at 5:22 Ty Schenk converted a 4-point play to bring it back within five. Not long after, a three from Isaac Gray followed by a steal and dunk in the backcourt by Guilherme Ferriera gave Ambrose their first lead of the game at 74-73 leading to a Rattlers timeout. The Lions followed that up with three consecutive three pointers taking a 10-point lead with a minute to play after an untimely foul followed by a technical on Rattlers' Fred Kabore. The Rattlers kept it tight, but Ambrose eventually closed it out 88-82.
Player of the game awards were given to Rattlers #23 Cooper Ward who had 27 points and 26 rebounds, and to Lions #10 Isaac Gray who scored a game high 37 points including 16 in the fourth quarter. With the win the Lions improve to 7-5 after winning their last 3 consecutively. The Lions will look to keep the streak going next week when they take on the 6-6 Red Deer Polytechnic Kings.
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