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Murray faces old team as Blues host Kings
Dec 21, 2006 - 3:38 PM Los Angeles (12-18-5) at St Louis (8-19-6) 8:00 pm ESTST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Andy Murray picked up his first win as St. Louis Blues coach. On Thursday, he will try to continue his success against his old club.
Murray will lead the Blues, who have lost seven straight home contests, when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
In his fifth game with St. Louis, Murray finally picked up his first victory. Doug Weight had a goal and an assist and Bill Guerin added his 13th tally as St. Louis snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Two days later, Murray will try to pick up his second win against the team that fired him in 2005-06.
Murray was terminated by the Kings, who could not put together any consistent play last campaign. Los Angeles went winless during one seven-game stretch, followed it up with a winning streak before the Olympic break, but then went on another skid. They missed the playoffs and Murray was out of a job.
Rookie Anze Kopitar had two goals and an assist and Dustin Brown had a power-play tally for the Kings in a 5-3 loss to Calgary on Tuesday. Los Angeles has lost two straight.
The Kings have won five straight against the Blues.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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LOS ANGELES 0 0 2 2
ST LOUIS 1 2 2 5 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: STL - DAVID BACKES 1 (RADEK DVORAK, BRYCE SALVADOR) 10:47
2ND PRD: STL - LEE STEMPNIAK 10 (BARRET JACKMAN) 6:10
STL - MARTIN RUCINSKY 6 (DENNIS WIDEMAN, DOUG WEIGHT) 11:01
3RD PRD: LOS - ANZE KOPITAR 11 (ALEXANDER FRO
Dec 21 10:25 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 2
ST LOUIS 5
3RD PRD: STL - BARRET JACKMAN 1 (RADEK DVORAK) 19:38
Kings vs. BluesDec 21 10:24 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 2
ST LOUIS 4
3RD PRD: STL - JAY MCCLEMENT 3 (JAMAL MAYERS, LEE STEMPNIAK) 9:37
Kings vs. BluesDec 21 10:06 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 2
ST LOUIS 3
3RD PRD: LOS - (PP) DEREK ARMSTRONG 7 (SEAN AVERY, LUBOMIR VISNOVSKY)
3:24
Kings vs. BluesDec 21 9:54 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 1
ST LOUIS 3
3RD PRD: LOS - ANZE KOPITAR 11 (ALEXANDER FROLOV, DAN CLOUTIER) 1:40
Kings vs. BluesDec 21 9:53 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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LOS ANGELES 0 0 0
ST LOUIS 1 2 3 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: STL - DAVID BACKES 1 (RADEK DVORAK, BRYCE SALVADOR) 10:47
2ND PRD: STL - LEE STEMPNIAK 10 (BARRET JACKMAN) 6:10
STL - MARTIN RUCINSKY 6 (DENNIS WIDEMAN, DOUG WEIGHT) 11:01
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND
Dec 21 9:31 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 0
ST LOUIS 3
2ND PRD: STL - MARTIN RUCINSKY 6 (DENNIS WIDEMAN, DOUG WEIGHT) 11:01
Kings vs. BluesDec 21 9:18 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 0
ST LOUIS 2
2ND PRD: STL - LEE STEMPNIAK 10 (BARRET JACKMAN) 6:10
Kings vs. BluesDec 21 9:06 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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LOS ANGELES 0 0
ST LOUIS 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: STL - DAVID BACKES 1 (RADEK DVORAK, BRYCE SALVADOR) 10:47
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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LOS 8 8
STL 8 8
GOALIES: LOS - DAN CLOUTIER
ST
Dec 21 8:40 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 0
ST LOUIS 1
1ST PRD: STL - DAVID BACKES 1 (RADEK DVORAK, BRYCE SALVADOR) 10:47
Kings vs. BluesDec 21 8:28 PM
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