KINGS SAVE LAST WITH BEST STRONG EFFORT BEATS DEVILS IN OVERTIME; CELLAR AVOIDED KINGS 2, NEW JERSEY 1.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 The Kings waited until they nearly hit rock bottom before they pulled the ripcord rip·cord n. 1. A cord pulled to release the pack of a parachute. 2. A cord pulled to release gas from a balloon. ripcord Noun a cord pulled to open a parachute from its pack Saturday night. In danger of falling into a tie for last place in the Western Conference, the Kings stopped a losing streak A Losing Streak is the third episode of series 2 of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was first broadcast on 4 November 1982. Synopsis Del Boy, Rodney, and Grandad are making some sort of cheap perfume just to earn money after Del has been losing most of of four games as Ziggy Palffy's goal with 1:10 remaining in overtime gave them a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Devils have won the Stanley Cup three times, in 1995, 2000, and 2003. in front of 18,233 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. . Any enthusiasm could be tempered by the fact the Devils played the previous night in Anaheim. Regardless, the Kings put together arguably their best game in a troubled month and got a solid effort from goalie Felix Potvin Félix "The Cat" Potvin (born June 23, 1971 in Anjou, Quebec, Canada) is currently a free-agent professional NHL goaltender. Potvin currently lives with his family in Magog, Quebec. . Derek Armstrong Derek Armstrong (Born April 23 1973 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre in the National Hockey League who has played for the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers and currently, the Los Angeles Kings. , who misfired on three previous excellent scoring chances, tipped in a shot for a power-play goal in the second period, and Scott Gomez Scott Gomez (born December 23, 1979, in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American professional ice hockey player of both Mexican and Colombian descent. He plays the position of center for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. answered 6:45 into the third period. A regulation loss would have dropped into a last-place tie with Calgary and Nashville, but the Kings remain seven points behind eighth-place Colorado. New Jersey received a great effort from goalie Martin Brodeur  Martin Pierre Brodeur (IPA: [mɑʁˈtẽ bʁoˈdœʁ] , but the Kings found success by following coach Andy Murray's advice and being ``proactive'' on offense against a New Jersey defense that has allowed the fewest goals in the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there . The Kings dominated every phase of the game in the first period, but it wasn't enough to get an early lead. They played smart in their defensive zone and limited the Devils' good looks at the net, laid down in front of several shots and easily killed New Jersey's only power play. A tentative first five minutes for both teams ended with two close-range chances by Palffy, and Brodeur faced consistent pressure throughout the period as the Kings outshot the Devils 12-5. Armstrong missed twice with the puck in front of the net and Brodeur laying on his side. Both times, Brodeur was able to reach up and knock the puck away, and Brodeur also was fortunate when Craig Johnson Craig Johnson may refer to:
Johnson's chance came during a New Jersey power play, which did nothing to slow the Kings' momentum. The Kings then went on the power play for almost four consecutive minutes, when Jiri Bicek and Scott Niedermayer both went off for holding. The Kings had a two-man advantage for 19 seconds and put several excellent shots on Brodeur, including Bryan Smolinski's tipped shot that went just wide, but Brodeur stopped all six shots he faced during the Kings' extended power play. New Jersey played a strong first eight minutes of the second period, during which they forced Potvin to cover up on a scramble in front of the net. But before long the Kings were back in control with a solid final 10 minutes. Armstrong had another great chance when he nearly missed on a rebound of a shot by Johnson, but the Kings went on the power play less than two minutes later. The Kings' power play, anemic of late, came through after just 16 seconds. The Kings won the faceoff and worked the puck to Jaroslav Modry at the point, a foot inside the blue line. With Armstrong running traffic in front of Brodeur, Modry ripped a slap shot and Armstrong tipped it into the net with 8:40 remaining in the period. Armstrong's goal came less than 24 hours after his wife, Shannon, gave birth to the couple's second child, Easton Hampton. Potvin made Armstrong's goal stand up with a glove save on a point-blank shot by Joe Niewendyk with 2:10 left. New Jersey broke open an even third period with one flurry around the Kings' net. With Potvin on his knees and a scramble in front of the Kings' net, Gomez flipped a wrist shot that barely went inside the far post to tie the game 6:45 into the period. Scott Stevens took a cross-checking penalty with 7:21 remaining, but the Kings had just one shot on the power play. Despite some great offensive chances, neither team could avoid overtime. The Kings played most of the game without center Erik Rasmussen, who left after five shifts in the first period because of an undisclosed injury. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Devils' Martin Brodeur sprawls to make a first-period save against the Kings' Derek Armstrong (32). Edna T. Simpson/Daily News |
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