If the Kings are to receive home ice advantage in a playoff series for the first time since 1992, they’re going to need some help from a Chicago Blackhawks squad leaning heavily on AHL call-ups. Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp, Viktor Stalberg, Brent Seabrook, Duncan Keith and Niklas Hjalmarsson and Brandon Saad [...]
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Video: Doughty drives, King finishes
The Kings were a resilient group on Monday, and Dwight King’s goal off a strong-willed rush by Drew Doughty to tie the game at three with under a second remaining in the second period held significant sway in the game’s outcome.
March 25 postgame quotes: Darryl Sutter
On the win: “We [got] good games out of our third and fourth lines, and Brownie [scored] a big goal at the end. It’s simple. They’re probably not happy with the way they played, and if we had lost, we wouldn’t have been happy with the way we played.”
March 25 postgame quotes: Dustin Brown
On what led to the comeback: “We had a huge period from our fourth line. I thought they were probably – actually our…so called fourth and third lines – were probably our best two lines in the third. They found a way to get us that first goal to tie it up, and from there [...]
March 25 postgame notes: Tyler Toffoli
On his game-tying goal: “It was just a good breakout. Slava made a nice pass to me. We were talking before we did the faceoff. I guess it went exactly as we planned.”
March 25 postgame quotes: Drew Doughty
On the resolve shown by coming back from three deficits to win: “We don’t give up. I think one of our best qualities is no matter what the score is, we always fight to try to get back in the game. Tonight there was a bunch of times where we made mistakes for them to [...]
Game 32: Los Angeles at Chicago
Los Angeles Kings 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final SOG: LAK – 36; CHI – 23 PP: LAK – 0/2; CHI – 0/4 First Period 1) CHI – Michael Frolik (2) (Brandon Saad, Duncan Keith), 5:55 Second Period 2) LAK – Anze Kopitar (10) (unassisted), 4:21 3) LAK SHG – Jarret Stoll (7) (Jarret Stoll, Rob [...]
Frank Pellico and the United Center Allen Organ
Since 1991, Frank Pellico has played the organ to accompany Chicago Blackhawks home games. For three years, he played the Chicago Stadium Barton Organ, which produced a sound so rich that it literally shook the seats in the building. When the the United Center opened in 1994, Pellico began tickling the keys of the custom-made [...]
Game 32 Preview: Los Angeles at Chicago
Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick Season: 24 GP (23 GS) / 10-10-2 record / 2.47 GAA / .897 Sv% / 1 SHO Career vs Chicago: 17 (16) / 5-11-1 / 2.55 / .918 / 2 Last Game vs Chicago: 2/17/13 / 59 MP / 34-37 shots / 2-3 L 2012-13, Away: 12 [...]
