KINGS GET BRODEUR IN SHOOTOUT GARON STUFFS DEVILS' ATTEMPTS KINGS 3, NEW JERSEY 2 (SO).Byline: RICH HAMMOND Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer There's been plenty of talk in these parts about goaltending goal·tend·ing n. 1. Sports The act of protecting a goal, as in hockey and other such sports. 2. Basketball , about whether Mathieu Garon Mathieu Garon (born January 9, 1978 in Chandler, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. He was drafted 44th by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. or Dan Cloutier Dan Cloutier (born on April 22, 1976 in Mont-Laurier, PQ, CAN) is a professional ice hockey goaltender with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League (AHL). In his 10 year NHL career, Cloutier has previously played with several teams, including the New York Rangers, the should lead the Kings into the near future. There are no such questions in New Jersey. The Devils' Martin Brodeur  Martin Pierre Brodeur (IPA: [mɑʁˈtẽ bʁoˈdœʁ] has been among the NHL's elite goalies for more than a decade and is consistently at the top of league statistics when it comes to wins, goals-against average and save percentage. The Kings would do backflips to get a goalie ranked in the top10 in any of those categories. Brodeur has the impressive stats, but Garon and the Kings got the better of the Devils' goalie in a shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. Monday night, and the Kings earned a 3-2 victory over the Devils in front of 16,223 at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . Anze Kopitar, the Kings' 19-year-old rookie, opened the shootout with a goal and Alexander Frolov closed it by beating Brodeur. Frolov faked twoshots then slid the puck around Brodeur for the winner. ``I know he's a really good goalie,'' Frolov said, ``so I had to do something special.'' Garon stopped all three shootout attempts by the Devils as the Kings won consecutive games for the first time since the first week of the season. The Kings drew six power plays against the Devils, the NHL's most disciplined team. New Jersey had allowed more than five power plays just twice this season, and the Kings scored one power-play goal, which came when Michael Cammalleri tied the game 2-2 late in the second period. Garon, who entered the game with a 2.72 goals-against average compared to Cloutier's 3.67, made a third consecutive start and faced only sporadic pressure as he made 20 saves. Brian Gionta scored 16 seconds into the second period. Lubomir Visnovsky scored when his slap shot deflected off a stick in front of the net and past Brodeur at the 5:07 mark. Midway through the period, the Kings couldn't capitalize on a 62-second 5-on-3 advantage, a rare feat against the usually disciplined Devils. New Jersey entered the game with only 75 power plays against, by far the lowest total in the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there , but the Kings had five power plays in the first two periods, and finally took advantage in the second period. rich.hammond@dailynews.com (818) 713-3611 CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Kings goalie Mathieu Garon deflects a shot by New Jersey's Brian Gionta in the first period. Garon made 20 saves Monday. John Lazar/Staff Photographer Box: DUCKS VS. EDMONTON - Dave Werstine |
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