The
Chicago, which owned the league’s best regular-season record, dropped the Kings to 1-7 on the road in these playoffs and even forced Kings Coach
“They’re perfect at home, we’ve got to counter that and work hard here,” Blackhawks center
It was all Blackhawks, though, for the first 30 minutes of the game.
Shaw scored 1:56 into the game, beating Jonathan Quick on a low shot. The goal was set up by a pass from
Shaw’s shot deflected mildly off Kings center
Then, with 50.4 seconds remaining in the first, Chicago right wing
Before the streak-ending Toffoli goal, Chicago extended its perfection at home against power plays to 27 for -27 this postseason, killing off four penalties.
The lead grew to 4-0 in a sudden second-period segment.
First,
Those sticks made contact –- perhaps Regehr's was the most impactful –- and the puck slid under Quick's legs for a 3-0 Chicago lead.
Then, with 10:40 left in the second,
The Kings didn't swarm the net to rally in the third, perhaps feeling the effects of that seven-game tussle with San Jose and hard-hitting Game 1 on Saturday.
Third period (
It's final, Chicago wins Game 2 of the
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Kings goaltender
Shots on goal are 26-25 in Chicago's favor.
The Kings aren't swarming the goal as one might expect while facing this deficit. They know what they did in rallying past St. Louis in the first round of the playoffs after losing the first two on the road. And they were also unbeaten at home in eliminating San Jose in seven games last round.
Chicago, though, hasn’t received much from star
Defenseman Ducan
There's less than two minutes left.
Kings defenseman
A bouncing pass is swatted in by Kings center Tyler Toffoli with 1:02 left, making it 4-2 and ending the Blackhawks' perfect home penalty kill streak at 27.
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Less than 10 minutes remain in regulation.
A scuffle, the Kings forward
Chicago goaltender
It's a power play for the Kings.
Kings left wing
The Blackhawks move in short-handed, again proving strong when down a man.
The power play is killed by the Blackhawks, who are now 27 for 27 at home.
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The Kings have a long way to go here, good thing they’ve played so well at
A backhanded shot by Chicago center
Just 2:10 into the third, Blackhawks center David Bolland is whistled for high-sticking, giving the Kings a power play.
Kings right wing
Second period (
Icing call on the Kings. Chicago right wing
Blackhawks left wing
The Kings look as bad as the yellow and black eye of defenseman
Chicago has outshot the Kings 11-2 in this period. Then Kings left wing
Kings center Tyler Toffoli later fires wide left.
With 1:03 left, Kings forward
The period ends with the Blackhawks ahead by three goals.
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Chicago goaltender
Penalty on Kings center
for boarding with 7:24 remaining.
Blackhawks on the attack but Kings defenseman
Chicago right wing
Chicago’s defenseman
The power play is over.
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Blackhawks left wing
Kings on the attack and center Tyler Toffoli takes a shot that is stopped by Chicago goaltender
Blackhawks center
Will Kings Coach
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Kings forward
Blackhawks left wing
Sharp fires another shot, teammate
Those sticks make contact -- perhaps Regehr's was the most impactful -- and the puck slides under Quick's legs for a 3-0 Chicago lead.
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Blackhawks left wing
The Kings’ power play has scored one goal in its last 11 chances. Center
The Kings labor trying to move the puck across center ice.
The power play is dead, Chicago now 25 for 25 in killing them at home this postseason.
A turnover in front of Kings goaltender
The Kings lead in shots on goal, 14-10.
Chicago goalie
Kopitar knocks Blackhawks right wing
Chicago center
Blackhawks left wing
First period (
Kings goaltender
Kings defenseman
Blackhawks goalie
Less than two minutes remain in the period.
Chicago right wing
Kings defenseman
End of first: it's the Blackhawks over the Kings, 2-0.
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Kings defenseman Slava Yoynov slaps a long-distant shot that Blackhawks goalie
Chicago left wing
The Blackhawks pressure Quick on shots by defenseman
Chicago left wing
Kings center Brad Richardson should've drawn a penalty when tripped by a Chicago stick.
The Blackhawks have a chance for a two-on-one breakaway but come up empty.
Kings forward
Now there’s a penalty on Chicago with 6:08 left, cross-checking on defenseman
Voynov fires a shot wide left. center
Kings defenseman
The penalty is killed, Chicago a perfect 24 for 24 at home.
A strong shot by left wing
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Kings forward
Kings left wing
Center
Kings captain
Brown shoots off Crawford's pads.
The early 1-0 deficit has added obvious urgency to the Kings' situation, considering they scored just once -- in the first period -- in Game 1.
Defenseman
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Chicago’s star winger
The Kings likely will try to take a more aggressive approach at the Chicago end after being outshot significantly in Game 1.
A loose puck on the Kings’ end is gathered by Chicago’s
Chicago center
Shaw’s shot deflected mildly off Kings’ center
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The
The host
The Kings are now 1-6 in road playoff games this season, after dropping only four games in all during their run to the 2012
The Blackhawks have killed all 23 opponents' power plays at home this postseason and 42 of 43 overall.
Kings defenseman
Kings center
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