Monday, April 25, 2011

Western Conference Quarterfinal 2San Jose Sharks VS. 7Los Angeles Kings

Game 1: HP Pavilion, San Jose, California. In net: Jonathan Quick for Los Angeles and Antti Niemi for San Jose. San Jose opened the scoring twenty-eight seconds in with Dany Heatley, assisted by Ryane Clowe and Ian White. Los Angeles answered in the second period on Dustin Brown's tally, a power play goal from Justin Williams. The Sharks got back in front with Logan Couture finding twine thanks to Clowe and Douglas Murray. Williams retied it for the Kings, with help from Ryan Smyth. The tie lasted into an overtime period, where Joe Pavelski gave San Jose the 3-2 victory, with assistance from Kyle Wellwood and a sock trick clinching assist by Clowe. Pavelski, Clowe, and Quick (42 for 45 saves) were the three stars.

Game 2: HP Pavilion, San Jose, California. In net: Jonathan Quick for Los Angeles and Antti Niemi for San Jose. Los Angeles was the first on the board with a Jack Johnson power play goal from Drew Doughty and Michal Handzus. Doughty added his own goal later in the first for the Kings, also on the power play, powered by Ryan Smyth and Johnson. Doughty tallied again in the second period for Los Angeles, his second of the game coming off of Kyle Clifford and Rob Scuderi. Clifford made it 4-0 for the Kings, the eventual final, with help from Brad Richardson and Doughty. Doughty, Quick (34 save shutout), and Johnson had the three stars. The series is now tied at 1-1.

Game 3: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. In net: Antti Niemi for San Jose and Jonathan Quick for Los Angeles. Los Angeles led off the scoring with Willie Mitchell, helped in by Trevor Lewis and Kevin Westgarth. The Kings backed it up thirteen seconds later with Kyle Clifford's second of the postseason, courtesy of Brad Richardson and Wayne Simmonds. Los Angeles extended the lead with Michal Handzus, helped along by Dustin Penner and Dustin Brown. The Kings made it 4-0 with Richardson's unassisted goal. San Jose found the scoreboard on a Patrick Marleau goal, made possible by Dan Boyle and Joe Thornton. The Sharks got another from Ryane Clowe, a power play goal powered by Logan Couture and Jason Demers. San Jose pulled to within one with Couture netting his second goal of the playoffs, guided by Ian White and Niclas Wallin. Los Angeles re-extended their lead with Ryan Smyth's goal, coming off of Jarret Stoll and Jack Johnson. Clowe answered for the Sharks on his second of the game, fueled by Boyle and Dany Heatley. San Jose tied it up with Joe Pavelski potting his second of the playoffs, thanks to White and Torrey Mitchell. This tie lasted into overtime, until Devin Setoguchi gave the Sharks a 6-5 victory over the Kings, with help from Marleau and Wallin. Setoguchi, Richardson, and Boyle got the three stars. San Jose took a 2-1 series lead with the win.

Game 4: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. In net: Antti Niemi for San Jose and Jonathan Quick for Los Angeles. San Jose opened the scoring in the second period with Ryane Clowe's third of the postseason, assisted by Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Jason Demers tallied next for the Sharks, with help from Logan Couture and Dany Heatley. Clowe struck again for San Jose, this time on the power play for his fourth of the playoffs, powered by Couture and Ian White. Los Angeles got on the board with a Brad Richardson goal made possible by Ryan Smyth, his second of the postseason. Justin Williams also potted his second of the playoffs for the Kings, thanks to Willie Mitchell. The Sharks got their momentum back with Joe Thornton netting the puck with the help of Patrick Marleau and Kyle Wellwood. San Jose extended the lead farther with the third of the postseason from Joe Pavelski, and the lone assist came from Dan Boyle. The Sharks added on with a Torrey Mitchell goal, courtesy of Wellwood and White. Los Angeles cut it down to 6-3 with Alexei Ponikarovsky's goal off of Jack Johnson and Trevor Lewis. This was a final score, and the three stars went to Clowe, Couture, and Richardson. San Jose now possesses a 3-1 series lead.

Game 5: HP Pavilion, San Jose, California. In net: Jonathan Quick for Los Angeles and Antti Niemi for San Jose. Los Angeles got the first goal with Wayne Simmonds tally, with help coming from Kyle Clifford and Rob Scuderi. Clifford extended the Kings lead with his third of the postseason, assisted by Simmonds and Brad Richardson. Los Angeles kept going with a Dustin Penner goal powered by Kevin Westgarth. This led to Antero Niittymaki replacing Niemi. San Jose made it 3-1 with Patrick Marleau recording his second of the playoffs, thanks to Niclas Wallin and Joe Thornton. After a scoreless third period, this was cemented as the final, and the three stars went to Quick (51 for 52 saves), Simmonds, and Jarret Stoll. This win cut the San Jose series lead to 3-2.

Game 6: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. In net: Antti Niemi for San Jose and Jonathan Quick for Los Angeles. San Jose opened the scoring in the second period with a Kyle Wellwood goal via Joe Thornton. Los Angeles evened the score with Justin Williams' third of the postseason on the power play, powered by Jack Johnson and Trevor Lewis. The Sharks regained the lead with a tally by Jason Demers, his second of the playoffs coming off of Joe Pavelski and Torrey Mitchell. The Kings tied it again with Ryan Smyth netting his second of the postseason, helped along by Jarret Stoll. San Jose took the lead once again with Dany Heatley potting his second of the playoffs, an unassisted goal. Los Angeles found yet another equalizer with Lewis' power play marker, made possible by Stoll and Alec Martinez. The tie lasted into the overtime, where the Sharks won 4-3 with the second of the postseason from Thornton, assisted by Patrick Marleau and Devin Setoguchi. Thornton, Lewis, and Pavelski took the three stars. The win gave San Jose a 4-2 series victory.

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