Kings knock off Blues 3-1 in Game 1
Goals from unexpected sources put the Los Angeles Kings in position for another road triumph. Jonathan Quick - no surprise there - made those scores stand up. Matt Greene scored his first career playoff goal short-handed late in the second period and rookie Slava Voynov also got his first of the playoffs as the Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 in the opener of a Western Conference semifinal series on Saturday night.
''It's definitely a great feeling to be able to chip in and help out a little bit,'' Greene said. ''But we have a lot of work to do.''
Quick, who shut out the Blues twice in the regular season, made 28 saves and is 5-1 in the postseason with a 1.55 goals-against average. He was at his best in the first period, charging from the crease to stuff a backhander by B.J. Crombeen and also stopped a wraparound attempt by Patrik Berglund.
''It was a great win,'' Quick said. ''We get to enjoy it for five minutes and then focus on Monday.''
Game 2 is Monday night in St. Louis.
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''It's definitely a great feeling to be able to chip in and help out a little bit,'' Greene said. ''But we have a lot of work to do.''
Quick, who shut out the Blues twice in the regular season, made 28 saves and is 5-1 in the postseason with a 1.55 goals-against average. He was at his best in the first period, charging from the crease to stuff a backhander by B.J. Crombeen and also stopped a wraparound attempt by Patrik Berglund.
''It was a great win,'' Quick said. ''We get to enjoy it for five minutes and then focus on Monday.''
Game 2 is Monday night in St. Louis.
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