On getting chances in overtime, followed by a “fluky” play: “You might call it a fluky goal, but they outplayed us for the whole game.

On getting a late game-tying goal after St. Louis’ performance early:
“You’re hoping that it’s a deflater for the other team, so late in the third period, right before overtime. I did think that we’d build on that. We played well in the overtime. We had some good chances. We were starting to get the puck north quicker, and it translated into more offensive opportunities. At the end of the day, it wasn’t meant to be.”

On St. Louis’ game-winning goal:
“To be honest, I didn’t see a whole lot. I went back to the bench. I didn’t see how the play developed.”

On the feeling heading into a four-minute overtime power play:
“I mean, we have a chance to win the game, and everybody was focused on doing that. Unfortunately, we gave it up. That obviously shouldn’t happen, and can’t happen. It is what it is. We didn’t play our best hockey, so we’ve got to rebound back in a couple days here and play much better.”

On what happened on the game-winning goal:
“It’s exactly what it looked like. I tried to make a pass. He blocked it and scored.”

On whether he thought he had more time to make a pass:
“You don’t have an option to the left, and you’re trying to force him to the left, and trying to give my D man a little more time with the puck. You give it to him early, then he’s up his ass. You try to make him make a decision, and he gets a stick on it.

St. Louis Blues 2, Los Angeles Kings 1 Final-Overtime SOG: LAK - 29; STL - 42 PP: LAK: 0/2; STL - 1/5 Attendance: 17,612 Three Stars 1) STL - Alex

Western Conference Quarterfinal: Game One -Welcome to the first chat of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs! This may be a work in progress at times

LA Times columnist Helene Elliott joined LA Kings Insider from the Dan Kelly Memorial Pressbox high atop the Scottrade Center ice to discuss several

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On whether Keaton Ellerby will replace Matt Greene in the lineup:
“We’ll have an extra forward and an extra defenseman in warm-up.”

On officiating supervisor Rob Shick meeting with both coaches, and his message to Shick:
“Well, both teams play similar styles. Both teams are pretty much five-on-five teams. You look at it, and we’re both low penalty killing teams, in terms of minutes. I don’t think there’s a whole lot that goes on after the whistle in the playoffs, unless you’re planning on going out early. There’s tendencies of teams in terms of net-front guys and things like that, but really there’s not much. The message is really from the league, always, more than from teams. I think as the series go along, there’s things that happen that you want to address or try to, but there’s not a whole lot between us, between the teams, that causes a problem.”

On the feelings of heading into his first Stanley Cup Playoff game: “I’m excited. All year you play and you want to get into the