-The Kings fell to 10-26 all-time in Game 4s. They are 2-8 in their last 10 Game 4s since defeating Detroit 4-3 in overtime in the Frenzy on Figueroa on April 18, 2001. -When the Kings have been tied 2-2 in a best-of-seven series, they have won seven of 11 series. -Including postseason games in [...]
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May 18 postgame notes
-The Kings fell to 15-24 all-time in Game 3s. -When the Kings have led a best-of-seven series two games to one, they have advanced three of six times. -Tanner Pearson is the third player in Los Angeles Kings history to make his NHL debut in the playoffs. The other two were Mike Corbett (1968) and [...]
May 16 postgame notes
-The Kings have won six straight playoff games. The club record is eight, set between Game 5 of the Vancouver series and Game 3 of the Phoenix series last season. -The Kings have won a club record five straight playoff games at home. If last season’s home playoff record is considered, they have won six [...]
May 14 postgame notes
-Jonathan Quick earned his sixth career playoff shutout, a franchise record. Two of his playoff shutouts have come against San Jose. The other shutout over the Sharks was recorded in a 4-0 road win on April 16, 2011. -Quick has now stopped 202 of 212 shots in seven playoff games this year, good for a [...]
May 10 postgame notes
-The Kings overcame a 0-2 series deficit for the second time in club history. In 2001, seventh-seeded Los Angeles trailed second-seeded Detroit 2-0 before winning four consecutive games. Prior to this year, the Kings were 1-9 in best-of-seven series when losing the first two games. -The Kings improved to 13-10 when faced with a chance [...]
May 8 postgame notes
-The Kings won their first road game since a 3-2 win over Dallas on March 31. The win snapped an 0-6-2 road streak. -The Kings improved to 23-23 all-time in playoff overtime. They are 1-1 all-time against St. Louis in playoff overtime, with both games taking part in this series. -The Kings improved to 15-12 [...]
May 6 postgame notes
-The last time the Kings won a *home* playoff game when trailing by two goals was April 18, 2001 vs. Detroit, a game Los Angeles won 4-3 in overtime after erasing a 3-0 third period deficit (see: Frenzy on Figueroa). -The last time the Kings won a playoff game when trailing after two periods was [...]
May 4 postgame notes
-This series marks the first playoff series between Los Angeles and St. Louis that will not result in a sweep. Previous series include sweeps in 1969 (Blues / second round), 1998 (Blues / first round) and 2012 (Kings / second round). -Jonathan Quick earned his fifth career playoff shutout, a Kings record. His 21 playoff [...]
May 2 postgame notes
-The last time the Kings were down two games to none in a playoff series was the 2002 first round series against Colorado. After losing the first two games in Denver by scores of 4-3 and 5-3, the Kings split a pair of games in Los Angeles before ultimately falling in seven games. The only [...]
April 30 postgame notes
-The Los Angeles Kings’ four-game winning streak in Game 1s ended. The Kings are now 16-25 overall in Game 1s in franchise history. The last time the Kings lost a Game 1 and won a series was 2001, when they fell 5-3 in Detroit on April 11, 2001 before rebounding to beat the Red Wings [...]
