Just a few minutes into his first game back from a serious groin
strain, Jonathan Quick had to do the splits to make a save.Los Angeles'
star goalie survived those perilous gymnastics with no problem, and he
eventually backstopped the Kings to a skid-snapping win.Quick stopped 27
shots in his return from a 24-game injury absence, Jeff Carter scored
the tiebreaking goal with 7:55 to play, and the Kings snapped their
five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on
Saturday night.Dustin Brown tied it early in the third period and
Carter added an empty-net goal as Los Angeles ended its longest skid in
coach Darryl Sutter's tenure with a late rally. They also got a boost
from the return of their Conn Smythe Trophy-winning goalie, who hadn't
played since injuring his groin Nov. 12 in Buffalo."The team played
great in front of me," Quick said. "I gave up a couple of rebounds, and
the guys cleared them out. We kept fighting and got a couple of
breaks."Quick was selected for his second U.S. Olympic team Wednesday
despite his lengthy absence, and the Kings put their $58 million goalie
right back in the lineup immediately after activating him from injured
reserve. He gave up an early power-play goal, but shut down the Canucks
over the final 47 minutes — including two breathtaking stops on a
breakaway by Daniel Sedin in the final seconds."We know who he is,"
Carter said. "First game back, I thought he was sharp."Ryan Kesler
scored for the Canucks, who lost their third straight despite 46 saves
by Roberto Luongo in his own return from a three-game injury absence
since Dec. 22.
"We don't have a sniff of a chance if he doesn't play the way he did," Vancouver coach John Tortorella said of Luongo.party paper straws "I shudder to think what the score would be.paper drinking straws So let's not kid ourselves. The game wasn't as close as the score. We have a ton of work to do."Sutter coached his 1,tissue paper pom pom wholesale000th
NHL game as his team stumbled home from a winless four-game road trip.
Although their scoreless streak stretched to 120 minutes, the Kings
rallied to win when trailing after two periods for the first time since
Nov. 14.Brown finally cracked Luongo's shutout bid on the Kings' 37th
shot, knocking home a cross-ice puck from Justin Williams — and then
accidentally kicking Luongo in the face when Mike Santorelli upended him
in the crease.Carter scored the tiebreaker after an exceptional play by
Dwight King, who lifted Jason Garrison's stick and outraced the
Vancouver defenseman to a puck before putting a pass on Carter's tape
for his 14th goal."(King) made a heck of a play there," Carter said
after his second multigoal game of the season. "I thought we did a lot
of good things in the first two periods, but Luongo played really good.
We stuck with it and kept working."Carter gave no chance to Luongo, but
the veteran has been solid all season for the Canucks, boosting the gold
medal winner's chances of being Canada's starting goalie in Sochi next
month."Carter released it quick, and it went through our D-men," Luongo
said. "You've got to give him credit.disposable wooden cutlery It was a good shot, but I would have liked to have gotten a piecedisposable paper cups
of that."Quick could be Luongo's starting counterpart for the U.S.
team, although he'll have to prove he's back in top form over the next
five weeks.Quick looked sharp in the opening minutes, but Kesler scored
his 16th goal while falling to the ice, beating his fellow U.S.
Olympian's glove off a cross-ice pass from Daniel Sedin.
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