Blues Hand Kings Worst Defeat Of Season, 7-2
The struggling St. Louis Blues got goals from seven players and routed the Los Angeles Kings 7-2 on Saturday, handing them their worst defeat of the season.
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The struggling St. Louis Blues got goals from seven players and routed the Los Angeles Kings 7-2 on Saturday, handing them their worst defeat of the season.
Both teams entered with 80 points, but Dallas increased its lead for the first wild card from the Western Conference to three points over Los Angeles.
Jonathan Quick made 29 saves as the Kings moved one point ahead of Colorado for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Rickard Rakell scored twice in the third period for the Ducks, who snapped a three-game winning streak.
Anaheim is 7-0-2 in its last nine home games and 7-1-1 in its last nine overall.
Jakob Silfverberg and Corey Perry each scored twice and the Anaheim Ducks earned points at home for the eighth game in a row, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Sunday.
Jonathan Toews broke a tie on a power play with 1:58 left and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 on Saturday to snap a seven-game road losing streak.
Anaheim holds the second wild card in the Western Conference and is one point behind Los Angeles for third place in the Pacific Division.
The Kings have won six of their last eight.
It was the Kings' second victory over the Western Conference leaders in two nights.