Coyotes 0 - 4 Kings
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Coyotes continue late playoff push vs. Kings

Mar 27, 2008 - 1:19 PM Phoenix (37-34-6) at Los Angeles (30-40-7) 10:30 pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - With just five games remaining, the Phoenix Coyotes have to be perfect to make the playoffs.

The Coyotes go for their second consecutive win and try to keep their slim postseason hopes alive on Thursday when they visit the Los Angeles Kings.

Phoenix (37-34-6) is tied with the Chicago Blackhawks (36-33-8) for 11th place in the Western Conference and trails the Vancouver Canucks (38-29-10) by six points for the eighth and final playoff spot.

The Coyotes earned two crucial points on Tuesday, escaping with a 5-4 overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks. Martin Hanzal scored the game-winning goal in the extra session after the team's combined to score five goals within two minutes, 38 seconds early in the third period.

The 21-year-old Hanzal, who is sixth on the team with 34 points, has just seven goals this season and notched his first tally since January 30 on Tuesday, helping the Coyotes snap a 0-4-1 stretch over their previous five games.

The Kings, who own the worst record in the league, had a rare two-game win streak snapped on Wednesday, suffering a 2-1 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

Rookie goaltender Erik Ersberg made 39 saves for Los Angeles, which failed to complete just its third three-game win streak of the season.








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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PHOENIX 0 0 0 0
    LOS ANGELES 0 3 1 4 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: LOS - KEVIN DALLMAN 2 (ANZE KOPITAR) 6:52
    LOS - ANZE KOPITAR 30 (BRIAN WILLSIE, PATRICK O'SULLIVAN)
    9:14
    LOS - (PP) DUSTIN BROWN 32 (MIKE CAMMALLERI, ANZE KOPITAR)
    13:03
    3RD PRD: LOS - ROB BLAKE 9 (ALE

    Mar 28 1:01 AM


  • NHL
    PHOENIX 0
    LOS ANGELES 4
    3RD PRD: LOS - ROB BLAKE 9 (ALEXANDER FROLOV, PATRICK O'SULLIVAN)
    11:54

    Coyotes 0, Kings 4  3rd - 8:06Mar 28 12:46 AM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PHOENIX 0 0 0
    LOS ANGELES 0 3 3 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: LOS - KEVIN DALLMAN 2 (ANZE KOPITAR) 6:52
    LOS - ANZE KOPITAR 30 (BRIAN WILLSIE, PATRICK O'SULLIVAN)
    9:14
    LOS - (PP) DUSTIN BROWN 32 (MIKE CAMMALLERI, ANZE KOPITAR)
    13:03
    SHOTS ON GOAL:

    Mar 28 12:06 AM


  • NHL
    PHOENIX 0
    LOS ANGELES 3
    2ND PRD: LOS - (PP) DUSTIN BROWN 32 (MIKE CAMMALLERI, ANZE KOPITAR)
    13:03

    Coyotes 0, Kings 3  2nd - 6:57Mar 27 11:55 PM


  • NHL
    PHOENIX 0
    LOS ANGELES 2
    2ND PRD: LOS - ANZE KOPITAR 30 (BRIAN WILLSIE, PATRICK O'SULLIVAN)
    9:14

    Coyotes 0, Kings 2  2nd - 10:46Mar 27 11:50 PM


  • NHL
    PHOENIX 0
    LOS ANGELES 1
    2ND PRD: LOS - KEVIN DALLMAN 2 (ANZE KOPITAR) 6:52

    Coyotes 0, Kings 1  2nd - 13:08Mar 27 11:41 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PHOENIX 0 0
    LOS ANGELES 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    PHO 11 11
    LOS 8 8
    GOALIES: PHO - MIKAEL TELLQVIST
    LOS - ERIK ERSBERG

    Mar 27 11:14 PM

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