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04-22-2010, 05:17 AM
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LOS ANGELES -- Henrik Sedin scored the go-ahead goal with 2:52 to play, and the Vancouver Canucks scored four times in a wild third period to even the first-round series with a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 4 on Wednesday night.
Mikael Samuelsson, Sami Salo and Ryan Kesler also scored in the final 12:31 for the third-seeded Canucks, who rallied from three one-goal deficits while standing on the brink of a 3-1 series deficit.
After Salo put Vancouver ahead with 7:44 left, Wayne Simmonds answered for Los Angeles 1:02 later. Sedin then got loose on a rush, and the NHL scoring champion put his first goal of the series behind Jonathan Quick, who made 31 saves for the Kings.
Game 5 is Friday night in Vancouver, with Game 6 back at Staples Center on Sunday.
Roberto Luongo made 22 saves and Daniel Sedin had three assists as the Canucks won despite yielding two more power-play goals to the Kings, who have nine in the series.
Starting with Samuelsson's fifth goal of the playoffs with just over 12 1/2 minutes left, Vancouver rallied with a relentless offensive effort that had Los Angeles on its heels.
Although Simmonds responded to Salo's slapshot goal by charging the net to bat a loose puck past Luongo's extended glove, Sedin had the final answer to Los Angeles' hopes of getting to the brink of its first playoff series victory since 2001.
Facing tight checking from star defenceman Doughty and the Kings' No. 2 line led by Michal Handzus, the Sedin twins were scoreless until the third period of Game 4. But they led Vancouver roaring past the Kings, and Daniel assisted on Henrik's winning goal before Kesler's empty-netter with 17 seconds left.
Christian Ehrhoff and Pavol Demitra scored early tying goals for the Canucks, who won the Northwest Division and finished with the NHL's fifth-best regular season record.
Captain Dustin Brown and Simmonds each had a goal and an assist, while Anze Kopitar scored a go-ahead goal late in the second period for the Kings. The playoff newcomers were outshot 17-8 and thoroughly outplayed in the third, while Vancouver showed the veteran poise that prompted coach Alain Vigneault to hold only an optional practice for his club one day earlier.
Doughty and Brown scored early power-play goals as the Kings stretched their streak of consecutive scores with the man advantage to six straight over three games, starting with Kopitar's overtime goal in Game 2.
Vancouver finally stopped Los Angeles' power-play streak late in the second period, and much-maligned veteran Demitra tied it 2-2 on a 2-on-1 break. But during a delayed penalty in 4-on-4 play moments later, Kopitar deflected Simmonds' pass upstairs on Luongo for the second goal of the series for the Kings' leading scorer.
Although Los Angeles fans relentlessly jeered Luongo while their club took a one-goal lead into the final period, the Canadian Olympic star made an outstanding stop on Alexander Frolov's breakaway early in the third period. Samuelsson finally tied it on a redirection of Daniel Sedin's shot with seven seconds left in a power play.
NOTES: Before the game, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman affirmed his faith in the league's hockey operations staff when questioned about Daniel Sedin's disallowed goal in Game 3. The league ruled Sedin kicked the puck into the net after a lengthy video review, and Bettman agreed with the call. ... Vancouver D Nolan Baumgartner replaced Aaron Rome, who played in Game 3 after missing the first two games of the series because of an undisclosed injury. ... Canucks fan Jason Reitman -- the Canadian-born, Los Angeles-raised director of "Up in the Air" -- and actor Andy Garcia attended the game.
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LOS ANGELES -- Henrik Sedin scored the go-ahead goal with 2:52 to play, and the Vancouver Canucks scored four times in a wild third period to even the first-round series with a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 4 on Wednesday night.
Mikael Samuelsson, Sami Salo and Ryan Kesler also scored in the final 12:31 for the third-seeded Canucks, who rallied from three one-goal deficits while standing on the brink of a 3-1 series deficit.
After Salo put Vancouver ahead with 7:44 left, Wayne Simmonds answered for Los Angeles 1:02 later. Sedin then got loose on a rush, and the NHL scoring champion put his first goal of the series behind Jonathan Quick, who made 31 saves for the Kings.
Game 5 is Friday night in Vancouver, with Game 6 back at Staples Center on Sunday.
Roberto Luongo made 22 saves and Daniel Sedin had three assists as the Canucks won despite yielding two more power-play goals to the Kings, who have nine in the series.
Starting with Samuelsson's fifth goal of the playoffs with just over 12 1/2 minutes left, Vancouver rallied with a relentless offensive effort that had Los Angeles on its heels.
Although Simmonds responded to Salo's slapshot goal by charging the net to bat a loose puck past Luongo's extended glove, Sedin had the final answer to Los Angeles' hopes of getting to the brink of its first playoff series victory since 2001.
Facing tight checking from star defenceman Doughty and the Kings' No. 2 line led by Michal Handzus, the Sedin twins were scoreless until the third period of Game 4. But they led Vancouver roaring past the Kings, and Daniel assisted on Henrik's winning goal before Kesler's empty-netter with 17 seconds left.
Christian Ehrhoff and Pavol Demitra scored early tying goals for the Canucks, who won the Northwest Division and finished with the NHL's fifth-best regular season record.
Captain Dustin Brown and Simmonds each had a goal and an assist, while Anze Kopitar scored a go-ahead goal late in the second period for the Kings. The playoff newcomers were outshot 17-8 and thoroughly outplayed in the third, while Vancouver showed the veteran poise that prompted coach Alain Vigneault to hold only an optional practice for his club one day earlier.
Doughty and Brown scored early power-play goals as the Kings stretched their streak of consecutive scores with the man advantage to six straight over three games, starting with Kopitar's overtime goal in Game 2.
Vancouver finally stopped Los Angeles' power-play streak late in the second period, and much-maligned veteran Demitra tied it 2-2 on a 2-on-1 break. But during a delayed penalty in 4-on-4 play moments later, Kopitar deflected Simmonds' pass upstairs on Luongo for the second goal of the series for the Kings' leading scorer.
Although Los Angeles fans relentlessly jeered Luongo while their club took a one-goal lead into the final period, the Canadian Olympic star made an outstanding stop on Alexander Frolov's breakaway early in the third period. Samuelsson finally tied it on a redirection of Daniel Sedin's shot with seven seconds left in a power play.
NOTES: Before the game, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman affirmed his faith in the league's hockey operations staff when questioned about Daniel Sedin's disallowed goal in Game 3. The league ruled Sedin kicked the puck into the net after a lengthy video review, and Bettman agreed with the call. ... Vancouver D Nolan Baumgartner replaced Aaron Rome, who played in Game 3 after missing the first two games of the series because of an undisclosed injury. ... Canucks fan Jason Reitman -- the Canadian-born, Los Angeles-raised director of "Up in the Air" -- and actor Andy Garcia attended the game.
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