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| 15 | SAN JOSE | +115 | Ov 5,-115 | -105 | Ov 5,-115 | | 16 | LOS ANGELES | -135 | Un 5,-105 | -115 | Un 5,-105 |
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| All Games | 53-31-0 | -1.6 | 53-31 | -1.6 | 38-41 | 3.1 | 34.8 | 2.4 | 27.9 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 22-19-0 | -4.4 | 22-19 | -4.4 | 21-18 | 2.8 | 33.6 | 2.7 | 28.9 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +2.8 | 4-1 | +2.8 | 4-1 | 4.6 | 34.6 | 2.6 | 31.0 | | Playoff Games | 2-0-0 | +2 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0 | 6.5 | 36.5 | 2.5 | 30.0 | | vs. Division | 20-10-0 | +5.5 | 20-10 | +5.5 | 12-15 | 3.1 | 33.7 | 2.5 | 28.1 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 84 | 262 | 86 | 86 | 76 | 14 | 18 | 2924 | 9.0% | 298 | 52 | 17.4% | 446 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 41 | 115 | 37 | 38 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 1377 | 8.4% | 129 | 24 | 18.6% | 193 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 13.3% | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | 37 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 2 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 17.8% | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 22 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 30 | 94 | 31 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 1011 | 9.3% | 116 | 23 | 19.8% | 160 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 205 | 49 | 75 | 72 | 9 | 12 | 2341 | 8.8% | 223 | 33 | 14.8% | 344 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 112 | 21 | 50 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 1183 | 9.5% | 97 | 17 | 17.5% | 192 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 8.4% | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 8.3% | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 74 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 843 | 8.8% | 83 | 12 | 14.5% | 123 |
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| ANTTI NIEMI (All Games) | 66 | 66 | 1772 | 1618 | 91.3% | 2 | 41-25 | -4.3 | 41-25-0 | -3 | 32-29 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Road Games) | 29 | 29 | 808 | 734 | 90.8% | 1 | 14-15 | -6.8 | 14-15-0 | -6 | 16-11 | | ANTTI NIEMI (vs. Division) | 25 | 25 | 685 | 625 | 91.2% | 1 | 18-7 | +8.1 | 18-7-0 | +8 | 12-10 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 111 | 101 | 91.0% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.8 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 3-1 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Playoff Games) | 2 | 2 | 60 | 55 | 91.7% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 2-0 | | ALEX STALOCK (All Games) | 24 | 18 | 571 | 532 | 93.2% | 1 | 12-6 | +2.7 | 12-6-0 | +3 | 6-12 | | ALEX STALOCK (Road Games) | 16 | 12 | 370 | 340 | 91.9% | 0 | 8-4 | +2.4 | 8-4-0 | +2 | 5-7 | | ALEX STALOCK (vs. Division) | 8 | 5 | 156 | 146 | 93.6% | 0 | 2-3 | -2.6 | 2-3-0 | -2 | 0-5 | | ALEX STALOCK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 92 | 86 | 93.5% | 0 | 1-2 | -2 | 1-2-0 | -2 | 1-2 | | ALEX STALOCK (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 46-38-0 | -7.8 | 46-38 | -7.8 | 24-40 | 2.5 | 31.6 | 2.2 | 26.5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 23-17-0 | -7.1 | 23-17 | -7.1 | 13-21 | 2.6 | 31.9 | 2.0 | 23.3 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4-0 | -3.8 | 1-4 | -3.8 | 4-1 | 2.8 | 36.4 | 4.2 | 26.4 | | Playoff Games | 0-2-0 | -2 | 0-2 | -2 | 2-0 | 2.5 | 30.0 | 6.5 | 36.5 | | vs. Division | 16-15-0 | -4.2 | 16-15 | -4.2 | 9-17 | 2.5 | 33.8 | 2.2 | 26.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 84 | 211 | 68 | 55 | 76 | 12 | 17 | 2655 | 7.9% | 289 | 44 | 15.2% | 345 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 40 | 106 | 41 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 1276 | 8.3% | 150 | 24 | 16.0% | 179 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 7.7% | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 8.3% | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 31 | 76 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1047 | 7.3% | 103 | 11 | 10.7% | 119 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 187 | 52 | 62 | 65 | 8 | 10 | 2222 | 8.4% | 305 | 52 | 17.0% | 317 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 82 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 934 | 8.8% | 137 | 23 | 16.8% | 140 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 21 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 132 | 15.9% | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 29 | | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 17.8% | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 22 | | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 69 | 15 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 818 | 8.4% | 115 | 18 | 15.7% | 114 |
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| MARTIN JONES (All Games) | 20 | 18 | 504 | 471 | 93.5% | 3 | 12-6 | +4.8 | 12-6-0 | +5 | 5-7 | | MARTIN JONES (Home Games) | 7 | 6 | 155 | 145 | 93.5% | 2 | 4-2 | +0.7 | 4-2-0 | +1 | 1-3 | | MARTIN JONES (vs. Division) | 8 | 7 | 172 | 163 | 94.8% | 1 | 5-2 | +2.8 | 5-2-0 | +3 | 0-4 | | MARTIN JONES (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 79 | 75 | 94.9% | 0 | 2-1 | +1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 0-2 | | MARTIN JONES (Playoff Games) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | JONATHAN QUICK (All Games) | 51 | 51 | 1251 | 1139 | 91.0% | 5 | 27-24 | -7.5 | 27-24-0 | -9 | 18-24 | | JONATHAN QUICK (Home Games) | 29 | 29 | 663 | 603 | 91.0% | 4 | 17-12 | -3.4 | 17-12-0 | -5 | 11-15 | | JONATHAN QUICK (vs. Division) | 20 | 20 | 512 | 466 | 91.0% | 3 | 10-10 | -3 | 10-10-0 | -4 | 9-11 | | JONATHAN QUICK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 110 | 92 | 83.6% | 0 | 0-4 | -4.8 | 0-4-0 | -5 | 4-0 | | JONATHAN QUICK (Playoff Games) | 2 | 2 | 68 | 56 | 82.4% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 2-0 |
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| 3/27/2014 | WINNIPEG | 3-4 | L | 0, -230 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 3/29/2014 | at COLORADO | 2-3 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 4/1/2014 | EDMONTON | 5-4 | W | 0, -315 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 4/3/2014 | LOS ANGELES | 2-1 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5 ev | U | | 4/5/2014 | NASHVILLE | 0-3 | L | 0, -270 | L | 5.5 un | U | | 4/9/2014 | at ANAHEIM | 2-5 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 un | O | | 4/11/2014 | COLORADO | 5-1 | W | 0, -190 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 4/12/2014 | at PHOENIX | 3-2 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 4/17/2014 | LOS ANGELES | 6-3 | W | 0, -135 | W | 4.5 ov | O | | 4/20/2014 | LOS ANGELES | 7-2 | W | 0, -140 | W | 5 un | O | | 4/22/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | | | 4/24/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | |
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| 3/27/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | 3-2 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 ev | P | | 3/29/2014 | WINNIPEG | 4-2 | W | 0, -220 | W | 5 un | O | | 3/31/2014 | MINNESOTA | 2-3 | L | 0, -180 | L | 5 un | P | | 4/2/2014 | PHOENIX | 4-0 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5 ev | U | | 4/3/2014 | at SAN JOSE | 1-2 | L | 0, +150 | L | 5 ev | U | | 4/5/2014 | at VANCOUVER | 1-2 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5 un | U | | 4/9/2014 | at CALGARY | 3-4 | L | 0, -160 | L | 5 un | O | | 4/10/2014 | at EDMONTON | 3-0 | W | 0, -145 | W | 5 ov | U | | 4/12/2014 | ANAHEIM | 3-4 | L | 0, -125 | L | 5 ov | O | | 4/17/2014 | at SAN JOSE | 3-6 | L | 0, +115 | L | 4.5 ov | O | | 4/20/2014 | at SAN JOSE | 2-7 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5 un | O | | 4/22/2014 | SAN JOSE | | | 4/24/2014 | SAN JOSE | |
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| |  | SAN JOSE: SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Preparations for the upcoming campaign started early for the San Jose Sharks when they retooled their roster before last season's trade deadline.
A strong finish last spring, followed by a playoff run that ended in Game 7 of the second round, proved to the Sharks that those changes that made the team faster and more aggressive worked.
Now they hope that new identity carries over to this season and is just the right tonic to help one of the league's top regular-season teams over the past decade take that next step and make it to the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. | | LOS ANGELES:
LOS ANGELES (AP) - After the most successful two-year stretch in franchise history, the Los Angeles Kings just want to keep it going.
That's because the Kings historically aren't used to good times. The 2012 Stanley Cup champions returned to the Western Conference finals last summer, winning six total playoff rounds - twice as many as this long-struggling team had ever managed in any two-year stretch.
To stay on top, Los Angeles plans to rely on the same unflashy, workmanlike style that allowed coach Darryl Sutter's club to raise the Cup for the first time. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (SAN JOSE-LOS ANGELES) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Updates with quotes, details. With AP Photos.)
*Sharks-Kings Preview* ======================
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer
San Jose At Los Angeles, Game Three, 10:00 p.m. EDT
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings are home from a two-game playoff humiliation still confident they can compete against the San Jose Sharks.
Just don't ask Quick what the Kings must change to make it happen.
"A lot of things," Quick snapped at the Kings' training complex Monday. "I've got things to do this afternoon. I don't want to get into all of them."
Quick isn't known for his loquaciousness in Los Angeles, but he's known for stopping pucks, particularly in the playoffs. The Conn Smythe Trophy winner didn't do it nearly often enough in the first two games, yielding 12 of the Sharks' 13 goals over just five periods.
Although Los Angeles hasn't appeared capable of keeping up with the speedy, motivated Sharks so far, the Kings plan to rely on their playoff experience and an improved defensive effort when they host Game 3 on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
It takes more than two horrific road games to unnerve a veteran roster packed with Stanley Cup champions, according to leading scorer Anze Kopitar.
"It's not good, but it doesn't really matter if it's 7-2 or you lose 3-2 in triple overtime," Kopitar said. "It stinks, and we've got to get better."
The Kings were in the same jam last year after two road losses in St. Louis to open a playoff run that stretched all the way to their second straight Western Conference finals.
But those were two one-goal defeats in St. Louis last spring. Los Angeles didn't seem as utterly outclassed by the Blues as they did in San Jose, unable to keep pace while making dozens of uncharacteristic mistakes in puck possession, neutral-zone defense and goaltending.
As Quick suggested, the Kings have plenty to fix. They've also got to forget the pickle they're in, according to center Jarret Stoll.
"You've got to park it," Stoll said. "You've got to move on. ... You prepare for the game like it's any other, but you can look back and see the situation you're in. We know what we need from the guys. We just haven't got it up to this point."
At least the Kings are back at Staples Center, where they're 10-0-1 against San Jose in the past three years. Los Angeles won all four home games in the clubs' second-round playoff series last spring.
The Sharks' biggest obstacle appears to be overconfidence after outclassing their heated rivals twice. But after years of playoff failure, San Jose isn't likely to get too happy - particularly given its unimpressive recent history at Staples Center, where the Sharks lost Czech youngster Tomas Hertl to a knee injury on Kings captain Dustin Brown's hit early this season.
"We've stepped up the physicality and our speed in the playoffs here," Sharks forward Tommy Wingels said. "I think it's kind of caught them by surprise, and (there's) definitely a level of frustration."
The Kings won't vocalize that frustration, but it isn't tough to spot.
They allowed fewer goals than any NHL team in the regular season, but they had their two worst defensive games of the season in San Jose. Los Angeles hadn't allowed 13 goals in any two-game span since December 2010, a year before coach Darryl Sutter stepped behind the bench and built a defensive powerhouse.
Los Angeles also just managed four goals of its own. No Kings forward other than Trevor Lewis has even scored a goal in the series, with only two assists apiece from Kopitar and Jeff Carter.
Yet Sutter cast a spotlight Monday on the Kings' depth forwards for their shortcomings at the Shark Tank, breaking with the coach's usual practice of refusing to differentiate stars from supporting players.
"I thought that our third and fourth line and our fifth and sixth defensemen could match up better against their third and fourth line," said Sutter, a longtime advocate for the grinders and defense-minded players who populate their depth groupings. "It hasn't happened yet. ... Our role players, if we can show the tenacity that their role players are showing, then we have a chance. Otherwise, we don't."
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