[0] FISET HAS KINGS BACK IN THE HUNT : KINGS 3, COLORADO 1.Byline: Tim Trepany Daily News Staff Writer They were given up for dead long ago, but the Kings have crept back into the playoff race, thanks mostly to the goaltending goal·tend·ing n. 1. Sports The act of protecting a goal, as in hockey and other such sports. 2. Basketball of Stephane Fiset Stephane Fiset (born June 17, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is an ice hockey goaltender who is retired. Playing career Fiset was drafted in the 2nd round 24th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques. . Kings coach Larry Robinson For U.S. basketball player, see Larry Robinson (basketball). Larry Clark Robinson (born June 2 1951, in Winchester, Ontario, Canada) was a star player and a coach in the National Hockey League. He is currently an assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils. started Fiset for the third straight game and fifth time in the past six, and the goalie responded again. He stopped 32 shots to lead the Kings to a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1996 and 2001. on Tuesday at the Forum. It was the Kings' third straight victory, matching their season high, and moved them within five points of a Western Conference playoff berth with 19 games remaining. ``On a realistic note, there are three teams in front of us, but we play Anaheim, Vancouver and Calgary again,'' said forward Ray Ferraro Raymond Ferraro (born August 23, 1964 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired professional hockey player for the NHL. He played for the Hartford Whalers (1984-1991), New York Islanders (1991-1995), New York Rangers (1995-1996), Los Angeles Kings (1996-1999), Atlanta . ``It's sitting right there for us. Every one will be a big game down the stretch.'' Vladimir Tsyplakov Vladimir Tsyplakov (Russian: Владимир Цыплаков; born April 18, 1969, in Moscow, U.S.S.R.) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger. , Roman Vopat Roman Vopat (born April 21, 1976 in Litvinov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues as their seventh-round draft pick, #172 overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. and Eddie Olczyk scored the goals for the Kings, who faced backup goalie Craig Billington Craig Richard Billington (born September 11, 1966 in London, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender. Drafted in 1984 by the New Jersey Devils, Billington also played for the Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, and Washington Capitals. because Patrick Roy Patrick Jacques Roy (IPA pronunciation: [ʁwa]), (born October 5, 1965, in Sainte Foy, Quebec, Canada — a suburb of Quebec City) is a retired ice hockey goaltender. was given a night off for rest. Olczyk's goal came on an empty net with 38.7 seconds remaining. Vopat scored the game-winning goal during the second period, making it the third straight game he or his brother Jan has provided the game-winner. Roman beat the Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks is a half-hour Disney animated series aired on ABC and The Disney Afternoon in the fall of 1996. Twenty-six episodes total were produced. on Thursday when he scored his first goal as a King while Jan, a defenseman, had the game-winner Saturday against Vancouver. But no player has been more vital during this surge than Fiset, who has surrendered six goals in his last five games, a hot streak which not coincidentally started after he reviewed videotape of his play with goaltending coach Don Edwards. ``I was too (far back) in the crease,'' Fiset said. ``He showed me when I was playing well I was on top of my crease. ``Right now, I'm solid in the net. I don't move for nothing. The big difference is the team is playing very well in front of me. I just have to make the first save and they're there for the rebound. And they're clearing the net. I'm seeing the shot clearly.'' Fiset's scoreless streak, which spanned three games, came to an end during the second period when Stephane Yelle centered the puck from behind the right post. Fiset got his stick on the pass, and deflected it between his legs and into the net. It stopped his streak at 113 minutes, 26 seconds, a season-best, and tied the score 1-1, but it didn't take long for the Kings to regain the lead. Seven seconds to be exact. Eddie Olczyk won the ensuing faceoff, sending the puck to Roman Vopat on the left wing. Vopat's wrist shot hit the left post and trickled in. ``That was very important,'' Fiset said. ``They thought they had the momentum, but we scored right away and took it back.'' Tsyplakov gave the Kings a 1-0 lead when his slap shot from the top of the right circle beat Billington high on the stick side at 7:15 of the first period. Kings forward Ian Laperriere did not play in the third period after experiencing headaches and was taken to Centinela Hospital in Inglewood, where he was held overnight for observation. He suffered a concussion Saturday against Vancouver when Donald Brashear punched him from behind. Kings notes: Coach Larry Robinson, on Dimitri Khristich's assertion in an interview with Russian radio that Barry Potomski hadn't been punished severely enough for striking him in the eye with his stick: ``I guess we could have sent him to jail.'' . . . Detroit, the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). , Ottawa, Florida, Philadelphia and Montreal scouted Tuesday's game. It's not unusual to have so many scouts in attendance this time of year; the trading deadline is March 18. . . . Defenseman Doug Zmolek missed his fifth straight game since suffering his second irregular heartbeat in two weeks on Feb. 17. Doctors want him to ease back into playing. . . . Forward Brad Smyth and defenseman Steven Finn were healthy scratches. . . . Fiset's previous season-best scoreless streak was 111:27, from Oct. 24-30. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: The Kings' Matt Johnson seems to cozy up to Colorado's Alexei Gusarov as the two battle for position in the corner during the first period. Tom Mendoza / Daily News |
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