Blues vs. Kings
Western Conference - Round 2
| Game |
Date/Time |
Matchup/Result |
Breakdown |
| 1 |
Saturday, April 28 at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt |
Kings 3 at Blues 1 |
Recap/Highlights | Box |
| 2 |
Monday, April 30 at 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt |
Kings 5 at Blues 2 |
Recap/Highlights | Box |
| 3 |
Thursday, May 3 at 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt |
Blues 2 at Kings 4 |
Recap/Highlights | Box |
| 4 |
Sunday, May 6 at 3pm et/Noon pt |
Blues 1 at Kings 3 |
Recap/Highlights | Box |
| Kings win series 4-0 |
Three Stars
| St. Louis |
 |
Brian Elliott - G
Regular Season
GAA: 1.56 | Save %: .940 | Shutouts: 9
Post-Season
GAA: 2.37 | Save %: .904 | Shutouts: 0 |
 |
Alex Pietrangelo - D
Regular Season
Goals: 12 | Assists: 39 | Points: 51
Post-Season
Goals: 0 | Assists: 5 | Points: 5 |
 |
Andy McDonald - LW/C
Regular Season
Goals: 10 | Assists: 12 | Points: 22
Post-Season
Goals: 5 | Assists: 4 | Points: 9 |
| » Full Team Stats |
| Los Angeles |
 |
Jonathan Quick - G
Regular Season
GAA: 1.95 | Save %: .929 | Shutouts: 10
Post-Season
GAA: 1.55 | Save %: .949 | Shutouts: 1 |
 |
Dustin Brown - LW
Regular Season
Goals: 22 | Assists: 32 | Points: 54
Post-Season
Goals: 6 | Assists: 5 | Points: 11 |
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Anze Kopitar - C
Regular Season
Goals: 25 | Assists: 51 | Points: 76
Post-Season
Goals: 3 | Assists: 7 | Points: 10 |
| » Full Team Stats |
Tale of the Tape
| Regular Season Statistics |
| |
St. Louis |
NHL Rank |
Los Angeles |
NHL Rank |
| Goals Per Game |
2.6 |
21st |
2.4 |
29th |
| Goals Against |
2.0 |
1st |
2.2 |
2nd |
| Power Play |
16.7% |
19th |
17.0% |
17th |
| Penalty Kill |
85.8% |
7th |
87.0% |
4th |
What The Teams Are Saying
Series Notes:
LAK have never swept a best of 7 series before
STL has trailed a series 3-0 once prior over the past 16 years (2009 vs VAN, swept)
A #8 seed has never eliminated a #1 and a #2
LAK:
Allowed 2 or fewer goals in 7 of 8 playoff games
Won 4 straight playoff games, club record is 5 (2001)
Outscoring opponent 9-3 in 1st pd
1/16 on PP at home also 1/16 in series on PP
1/30 on PP last 6 games
Brown has 4 shorthanded PTS (2G, 2A)
Richards had a GordieHowe-Hat-Trick in game 3, only other LAK to have one was Marcel Dionne in 1981
Richards has 2G, 3A during a 3 game PT streak
STL:
Have scored just 4G in 1st pd in playoffs
STL won 4 straight, 7 times in reg season, most in NHL
STL had one, 4 game losing streak in reg season (Mar 29-Apr 6) 0-2-2
4/9 on the road on the PP, 0/14 on PP in series
Scored 2 or fewer goals in 5 of 8 playoff games
McDonald had 4G, 4A vs SJ, he has 1G, 1A vs LAK
Elliott has allowed 9G/43shots past 2GP, after allowing 7G/126 shots first 5 playoff games
Russell (2A) over past 2 games
