Live Blog: Los Angeles at Arizona

Arizona Coyotes 5, Los Angeles Kings 3
Third Period, 1:40 remaining

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SOG: LAK – 30, ARI – 17
PP: LAK – 2/4, ARI – 1/3

LAK starters: G Peter Budaj, D Brayden McNabb, D Tom Gilbert, F Dwight King, F Nick Shore, F Trevor Lewis
ARI starters: G Mike Smith, D Dakota Mermis, D Luke Schenn, F Brad Richardson, F Ryan White, F Michael Bunting

THIRD PERIOD
20:00: McCollum now in goal for L.A. Budaj stopped 10/14 in two periods.
18:48: Big hit by Greene on Hache, who gained entry into the L.A. zone and was able to dump the puck in. Gasps.
18:22: PENALTY LAK. Clifford for interference.
16:22: Nothin’ doin’ on Arizona’s man advantage.
15:06: PENALTY ARI. Smereck for concealing the puck.
14:59:

PPG LAK. 3-4. Purcell backhand from slot crosses up Domingue. Gets past him, Clifford chops at it with his stick, it flutters in. 13's goal.

— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) September 27, 2016

11:08: PENALTY ARI. Boychuk for holding.
9:08: Some good pressure on the power play, but nothing too threatening.
7:55: PENALTY LAK. Auger for high sticking during some extended offensive zone time.
5:55: Bupkis on the power play. About to join Nick and Daryl.
5:10:

GOAL ARI. 3-5. Bunting, who was feisty and impressive in the rookie games, from Richardson. Came against the run of play. Late third period.

— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) September 27, 2016

4:10: LoVerde, Garland get tangled up and exchange words and some shoves after a whistle. They head to the box for roughing.
1:40: Packing up. Let’s talk soon, Insiders.

SECOND PERIOD
20:00 Let’s do this, Insiders.
19:45:

LAK GOAL. 2-2. 15 seconds into the second period, Gilbert blasts the puck from right point through traffic. Not sure if Smith saw it well.

— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) September 27, 2016

Update: Lewis credited with the deflection.

19:23:

GOAL ARI. 2-3. 23 seconds after Gilbert's goal, Domi skips one along the ice from near the left corner that bounces past Budaj. Sharp angle.

— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) September 27, 2016

Edit: 22 seconds after Gilbert’s goal.
17:29: PENALTY ARI. Perlini for tripping.
15:29: Good pressure by LAK on the power play, but nothing overly threatening.
10:20: Good pad save by Budaj on Perlini, who had an opportunity from point blank range.
8:40: Good hit by Hache on Clifford along the boards in the Kings attacking end.
3:40:

GOAL ARI. 2-4. Boychuk throws the puck towards the net; Budaj's stick save rebounds directly to Fournier, who buries. Late 2P.

— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) September 27, 2016

0:38: Swift puck movement by Los Angeles, but Lewis’ mid-slot attempt towards the net deflected off Mermis’ skate and out of play.
0:00 ~fin~

FIRST PERIOD
20:00: Underway in the desert.
19:40: McNabb is caught in a pinch, and Richardson leads a two-on-one the other way. He patiently holds up in the right circle and fires off a high-grade chance that Budaj kicks aside.
17:01:

Fournier tugs on Bissonnette's cape 2:59 in. Fournier is off balance, falls before anything really starts. Crowd is let down.

— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) September 27, 2016

16:46: Odd end boards carom pops out in front to Gaudet, who has a high-grade chance in front. Budaj save. He covers up.
16:30: Dwight King circles the net, fires off a hard, low snap shot. Right pad save, Smith.
11:51: Long stretch of Insider-approved, whistle-free action. Roughly three minutes earlier, Nic Dowd made a good read on a play when realizing he didn’t have any good lanes to advance the puck and circled back towards his blue line. A lane opened up, allowing him to distribute the puck quickly across the ice to the right wing, and the Kings received a short burst of zone time.
11:46: PENALTY LAK. King for hooking.
10:37:

PPG ARI; 0-1. Schenn picks up where he left off in the playoffs, takes hard, low shot that deflects off Auger, Forbort, trickles past Budaj.

— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) September 27, 2016

9:54: PENALTY ARI. Bunting goes off for hooking. Kings have their opportunity with the man advantage.
6:57:

PPG LAK. 1-1. *Beauty* fake shot / snap pass to the far post by Forbort, which Purcell redirects into a wide open net.

— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) September 27, 2016

Dowd receives a secondary assist. Really nice pass by Forbort, who fooled everyone but Purcell.
6:00: Bissonnette with a chance after a feed from behind the goal line by Auger, but he catches the outside of the net.
3:00: Good offensive zone strip by Auger on Hache to set up an offensive opportunity, but no high grade chances were taken.
1:35:

ARI GOAL. 1-2. Kings struggle to defend the rush as Greene has to defend two skaters. Richardson to White, who snaps the feed past Budaj.

— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) September 27, 2016

0:00: End period.

SECOND PERIOD

On the banks of the mighty Gila River…

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