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Kings sting 'Hawks to reduce West finals lead
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June 6, 2013, Thursday
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JONATHAN Quick made 19 saves and the defending National Hockey League champions Los Angeles Kings defeated Chicago 3-1 on Tuesday, trimming the Blackhawks' lead in their playoff series to 2-1.
The Kings will try to equalize the best-of-seven Western Conference final at two wins each by capturing Game 4 tomorrow before the series shifts back to Chicago. The winner plays either Boston or the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Stanley Cup. Boston leads 2-0.
Justin Williams opened the scoring for the Kings 3:21 into the game and Slava Voynov gave Los Angeles a 2-0 edge just 6:37 into the second period.
But Chicago's Bryan Bickell slid a wrap-around goal past Quick with only 34 seconds remaining in the second period to pull the Blackhawks within one goal entering the final period.
The visitors could not solve Quick again, however, and Dwight King scored the clincher for the Kings into an empty net with 28 seconds left after the Blackhawks had pulled goaltender Corey Crawford for an extra attacker.
The Kings were in danger of falling behind 0-3 after dropping the first two games in Chicago, but Williams said the team was relaxed despite the importance of a victory.
"I don't think we were too uptight at all. We knew what we had to do," said Williams. "We created pressure, created (15) turnovers and didn't allow them transition in the neutral zone, which they like. We had more time in the offensive zone and we were able to do more things."
The Kings improved to 8-0 at home in the playoffs with Quick's third home shutout in the postseason.
The Kings will try to equalize the best-of-seven Western Conference final at two wins each by capturing Game 4 tomorrow before the series shifts back to Chicago. The winner plays either Boston or the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Stanley Cup. Boston leads 2-0.
Justin Williams opened the scoring for the Kings 3:21 into the game and Slava Voynov gave Los Angeles a 2-0 edge just 6:37 into the second period.
But Chicago's Bryan Bickell slid a wrap-around goal past Quick with only 34 seconds remaining in the second period to pull the Blackhawks within one goal entering the final period.
The visitors could not solve Quick again, however, and Dwight King scored the clincher for the Kings into an empty net with 28 seconds left after the Blackhawks had pulled goaltender Corey Crawford for an extra attacker.
The Kings were in danger of falling behind 0-3 after dropping the first two games in Chicago, but Williams said the team was relaxed despite the importance of a victory.
"I don't think we were too uptight at all. We knew what we had to do," said Williams. "We created pressure, created (15) turnovers and didn't allow them transition in the neutral zone, which they like. We had more time in the offensive zone and we were able to do more things."
The Kings improved to 8-0 at home in the playoffs with Quick's third home shutout in the postseason.
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