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The Los Angeles Kings celebration quickly turned to disbelief. Ryan Smyth scored what would have tied the game with three seconds remaining, but after a long review, officials in Toronto ruled that Smyth knocked the puck in with a high stick and the Ottawa Senators escaped with a 3-2 victory on Monday night.
Michal Handzus scored in the sixth round of the shootout and Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick made 38 saves through overtime to beat Tim Thomas and lift the Kings to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Los Angeles Kings left wing Scott Parse needs surgery on his hip that will keep him out for three to four months.
Justin Williams scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 13:09 to play, Jonathan Quick made 27 saves and the Los Angeles Kings matched the best home start in franchise history with a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.
To a man, the New Jersey Devils do not believe that they are as poor as their 4-10-2 record indicates. The frustration reached a boiling point Wednesday night, when $100 million player Ilya Kovalchuk fanned on a shot in the shootout, forcing the Devils to remain winless at home with a 5-4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Ryan Smyth scored a goal in his 1,000 NHL regular-season game and the league-leading Los Angeles Kings beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.
Jonathan Quick made 24 saves in his ninth career shutout, Justin Williams scored with 14:40 to play and the Los Angeles Kings remained unbeaten at home with a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
Los Angeles' strong home play and Tampa Bay's success on the road have made them two of the biggest surprises through the first month of the NHL season.
Defenseman Drew Doughty has been cleared to return to the Los Angeles Kings' lineup after missing six games with an apparent concussion.
Alexei Ponikarovsky and Wayne Simmonds scored 9 seconds apart in the second period, Jonathan Quick made 29 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Thursday night.
Michal Handzus scored in the fifth round of a shootout to give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night.
Brad Richardson had three goals, including a tiebreaking short-handed tally late in the third period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat Colorado 6-4 on Saturday night in a matchup of the two youngest teams in the NHL.
Defenseman Matt Greene has been activated from the Los Angeles Kings' non-roster list after sitting out the start of the year as he recovered from offseason shoulder surgery.
The Los Angeles Kings have released former backup goalie Erik Ersberg, who is expected to join a team in Russia.
