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NHL : Money Line Matchup
Saturday 5/4/2013Line$ LineOU LineScore
ST LOUIS
 
LOS ANGELES
PK  

PK  


4.5
 
0
Final
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ST LOUIS (31-17-0-2, 64 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (27-17-0-6, 60 pts.)
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Saturday, 5/4/2013 10:00 PM
Western Conference Quarterfinals - Best of 7 - Game 3 - STL Leads 2-0
#1 GOALTENDERS: ST LOUIS - BRIAN ELLIOTT, LOS ANGELES - JONATHAN QUICK
Board Money Line
85ST LOUIS+130
86LOS ANGELES-150
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ADVANCED TEAM STATS
ST LOUIS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games31-19-0+5.631-19+5.620-242.728.12.324.4
Team Stats (Road Games)14-10-0+3.114-10+3.112-82.928.22.624.7
Last 5 Games5-0-0+55-0+50-42.829.81.023.6
Playoff Games2-0-0+22-0+20-22.033.51.029.0
ST LOUIS Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)5013342414010814039.5%1583019.0%226
Team Stats (Road Games)24702618215467610.4%651116.9%118
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)514463101499.4%21419.0%24
Team Stats (Playoffs)2410210676.0%9111.1%5
Stats Against (All Games) 1173345372412199.6%1562415.4%206
Stats Against (Road Games) 632021211259210.6%841619.0%109
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 5122001184.2%1516.7%9
Stats Against (Playoffs) 210100583.4%6116.7%4
ST LOUIS - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
JAKE ALLEN (All Games)151334631390.5%19-4+3.79-4-0+46-6
JAKE ALLEN (Road Games)8718216087.9%05-2+3.25-2-0+35-1
JAKE ALLEN (Last 4 Games)43655686.2%01-2-2.41-2-0-20-2
JAKE ALLEN (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
BRIAN ELLIOTT (All Games)262258453391.3%014-8+1.914-8-0+16-12
BRIAN ELLIOTT (Road Games)12826024192.7%05-3+1.55-3-0+12-4
BRIAN ELLIOTT (Last 4 Games)441009696.0%04-0+44-0-0+40-3
BRIAN ELLIOTT (Playoff Games)22585696.6%02-0+22-0-0+20-2
JAROSLAV HALAK (All Games)161528625789.9%38-7+0.18-7-0+18-6
JAROSLAV HALAK (Road Games)9914812886.5%14-5-1.64-5-0-15-3
JAROSLAV HALAK (Last 4 Games)43736791.8%01-2-1.41-2-0-11-1
JAROSLAV HALAK (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MIKE MCKENNA (All Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MIKE MCKENNA (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
MIKE MCKENNA (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0

LOS ANGELES - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games27-23-0-0.927-23-0.919-212.729.82.425.3
Team Stats (Home Games)19-5-0+10.919-5+10.98-103.126.21.822.7
Last 5 Games1-4-0-31-4-30-41.426.42.230.6
Playoff Games0-2-0-20-2-20-21.029.02.033.5
LOS ANGELES Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)501353552453714899.1%1723419.8%230
Team Stats (Home Games)24742323253563011.7%851821.2%126
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)57142001325.3%1119.1%13
Team Stats (Playoffs)2210100583.4%6116.7%4
Stats Against (All Games) 1223442406712659.6%1702816.5%199
Stats Against (Home Games) 44121615125468.1%70811.4%70
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 11325101537.2%14214.3%17
Stats Against (Playoffs) 410210676.0%9111.1%5
LOS ANGELES - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
JONATHAN BERNIER (All Games)141230628292.2%110-2+8.310-2-0+84-6
JONATHAN BERNIER (Home Games)7716015093.7%17-0+77-0-0+73-3
JONATHAN BERNIER (Last 4 Games)44857891.8%12-2-0.12-2-001-3
JONATHAN BERNIER (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
JONATHAN QUICK (All Games)393895686590.5%217-21-9.117-21-0-915-15
JONATHAN QUICK (Home Games)181738535391.7%112-5+3.812-5-0+35-7
JONATHAN QUICK (Last 4 Games)4412811993.0%01-3-21-3-0-20-3
JONATHAN QUICK (Playoff Games)22676394.0%00-2-20-2-0-20-2
Average power rating of opponents played: ST LOUIS 3.19,  LOS ANGELES 3.22
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
ST LOUIS - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
4/7/2013at DETROIT1-0W0, -110W5 ovU
4/9/2013at NASHVILLE1-0W0, -130W5 unU
4/11/2013at MINNESOTA2-0W0, -110W5 unU
4/12/2013at COLUMBUS1-4L0, -110L5 unP
4/14/2013CHICAGO0-2L0, -115L5 ovU
4/16/2013VANCOUVER2-1W0, -145W5 unU
4/18/2013PHOENIX2-1W0, -165W5 unU
4/19/2013DALLAS2-1W0, -180W5 evU
4/21/2013at COLORADO3-5L0, -160L5 ovO
4/23/2013COLORADO3-1W0, -230W5 ovU
4/25/2013CALGARY4-1W0, -235W5 ovP
4/27/2013CHICAGO3-1W0, -260W5 unU
4/30/2013LOS ANGELES2-1W0, -125W5 unU
5/2/2013LOS ANGELES2-1W0, -125W5 unU
5/4/2013at LOS ANGELES 
5/6/2013at LOS ANGELES 

LOS ANGELES - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
4/7/2013at ANAHEIM3-4L0, -105L5 ovO
4/9/2013at DALLAS1-5L0, -150L5 ovO
4/11/2013COLORADO3-2W0, -285W5 ovP
4/13/2013ANAHEIM2-1W0, -150W5 ovU
4/16/2013at SAN JOSE2-3L0, -110L5 unP
4/18/2013COLUMBUS2-1W0, -200W5 unU
4/21/2013DALLAS4-3W0, -185W5 ovO
4/23/2013at MINNESOTA1-2L0, -105L5 unU
4/24/2013at DETROIT1-3L0, +125L5 unU
4/27/2013SAN JOSE3-2W0, -150W5 unP
4/30/2013at ST LOUIS1-2L0, +105L5 unU
5/2/2013at ST LOUIS1-2L0, +105L5 unU
5/4/2013ST LOUIS 
5/6/2013ST LOUIS 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
ST LOUIS:

LAST SEASON: 49-22-11, 109 points, Central Division championship. Lost to Los Angeles 4-0 in second round.

COACH: Ken Hitchcock, 1st full season with Blues, 43-15-11; 16th overall, 576-365-169 in NHL.

ADDED: RW Vladimir Tarasenko, LW Jaden Schwartz, D Jeff Woywitka, D Colin White.

LOST: RW B.J. Crombeen, D Kent Huskins (unsigned unrestricted free agent).

PLAYER TO WATCH: Shifty, inventive LW David Perron has potential to lift a grinding offense that ranked in the bottom third of the NHL after scoring 42 points in 57 last season after recovering from concussion that sidelined him a full season.

OUTLOOK: The Blues stood pat after second-best point total in franchise history, banking on continued development of youthful roster, and figure to be among top teams in Western Conference. Hitchcock was NHL coach of year, elevating play across the board of roster that was 7-7 before he replaced Davis Payne.

LOS ANGELES:

LAST SEASON: 40-27-15, 95 points. Won Stanley Cup.

COACH: Darryl Sutter, 2nd season with Kings, 25-13-11; 12th overall, 434-333-142 in NHL.

ADDED: RW Anthony Stewart.

LOST: RW Kevin Westgarth.

PLAYER TO WATCH: C Anze Kopitar. The Kings' leading scorer in five straight seasons injured his knee in Sweden shortly before the lockout ended. He's not expected to opening day, and if his injury lingers, Los Angeles' offense will be compromised.

OUTLOOK: With Kopitar, Jonathan Quick, Dustin Brown and every significant player returning from the first championship team in franchise history, the Stanley Cup holders believe their continuity in a short season gives them a strong chance at a repeat.

PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (ST LOUIS-LOS ANGELES) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(Updates. With AP Photos.)

*Blues-Kings Preview* =====================

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

St Louis At Los Angeles, Game Three, 10:00 p.m. EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- The Los Angeles Kings made playoff hockey look almost easy last season, steamrolling four straight opponents on the way to their first Stanley Cup title.

The Kings are back to NHL reality this spring, and it's considerably less pretty.

They've managed just two goals in two games against the hungry St. Louis Blues. Conn Smythe Trophy-winning goalie Jonathan Quick, nearly unbeatable throughout last spring, has made just enough mistakes to put the Kings into a 0-2 series hole with consecutive 2-1 road defeats.

Although Quick sought the blame for those losses because of his disastrous puck-handling in the overtime opener and the Blues' last-minute goal in Game 2, his teammates know he doesn't deserve it.

"That's just the type of guy he is," Mike Richards said Friday. "He's a first-class teammate, and he'll say those things."

A goalie isn't supposed to score goals, and unless the rest of the Kings start doing their jobs in Game 3 on Saturday night, their Stanley Cup defense will be over quickly.

"That won't cut it," Jarret Stoll said with a grimace. "That won't win very many games when you score one goal."

Los Angeles will have a raucous sellout crowd at Staples Center for its first home playoff game since raising its only Stanley Cup banner. The fifth-seeded Kings have been dominant at home lately, winning seven straight since March 23.

Nearly every player returned from last season's championship team for this defense, and that's why the Kings know it's vital to avoid a 0-3 series deficit. They put all four of their opponents in 0-3 holes last spring, never even facing an elimination game.

"Last year we had a 3-0 series lead in every series we had, and it's not always going to be that easy," Kings defenseman Rob Scuderi said. "We've been in series before when we've been down and come back. You've just got to keep your head about you, make sure you pick up the desperation in your play, and try to get the next one."

But they'll need goals to do that. The Kings were the third highest-scoring team in the Western Conference this season, erasing their reputation as a grind-it-out team with skill shortages, but that scoring potency hasn't translated to the playoffs, where they still haven't scored at even strength in the series.

Jeff Carter led the conference with 26 goals this season, finishing fourth in the Richard Trophy race with his power-forward toughness and impressive shot. The Kings have no goals against St. Louis from Carter - or Richards, or 2012 playoff heroes Stoll and Dustin Penner, or puck-moving defenseman Drew Doughty, who dominated long stretches of the last postseason with his aggressive offensive play.

But the Kings' most prominent absence from the scoresheet has been Anze Kopitar, the sublimely talented Slovenian center who scored 25 goals in each of his previous five seasons and finished last spring as the postseason's co-scoring leader with captain Dustin Brown.

Kopitar failed to score a goal in the Kings' final 16 games of the regular season, finishing with just 10 in 47 games, and he hasn't found the net against St. Louis. While Kopitar's playmaking and faceoff acumen are still strong, his goal drought is getting tougher to ignore.

The Kings aren't generating enough shots or good scoring chances against Brian Elliott. St. Louis' rugged defense has kept Los Angeles' top forwards largely outside the best scoring areas, limiting the traffic in front and the Kings' rebound chances.

On the other end, the Blues' confidence is growing with every successful shift against the Kings' sturdy defense, which helped Quick to his playoff MVP award last season.

"We're starting to get to him right now," Blues forward David Perron said. "We're trying to get some traffic going as many times as we can. We know he is a really good goalie. You've got to keep him in the back of his crease."

St. Louis lost twice at Staples Center last season while getting swept out of the second round, and the Blues blew a three-goal lead in a fight-filled, 6-4 loss in their only trip to Los Angeles this season. St. Louis finished one point ahead of Los Angeles in the conference race this season, forcing the Kings to start this series on the road, where they've lost eight straight games.

"It's really good to be up two games, but it's going to be a long series," said Blues forward Patrik Berglund, who didn't even see the puck that bounced off him for St. Louis' first goal in Game 2. "We've got to get bodies in front of him, obviously. Those are the kind (of goals) we have to score. There are not going to be too many pretty ones. ... They're going to come out really hard in L.A. I think we're going to have to play the same kind of game, really physical, and do the right things."

The Blues are in command of the series, but the Kings have the confidence of last season's run and the knowledge they played two fairly even games against St. Louis despite the results - losing Game 1 on a fluke goal and blowing a third-period lead in Game 2. The Kings are betting heavily on a win in Game 3 to get their title defense rolling again.

"It's not an easy situation to be in, but they held court in St. Louis," Penner said. "We're planning to do the same thing here."


Last Updated: 3/29/2024 6:31:15 AM EST.


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