Game 15, 2009 Los Angeles Kings Vs. Phoenix Coyotes

The Kings know they will be in for a fight as they know the Coyotes have a 3 game winning streak. With 4 minutes left in the 1^st Anze Kopitar, with a bad angle shot, sneaks a shot through former King, Jason *Labarbra’s* pads to give the Kings a 1-0 lead. The Coyotes make a desperate shot with .4 seconds left to tie the score. They succeed and tie the game at 1, leading into intermission. The Coyotes used their excitement as fuel in the 2^nd and come out with an early goal, giving the Coyotes a 2-1 lead. With the last of the Coyotes fuel running on fumes the Coyotes score on a shot past Jonathan Quick’s blocker, an insurance goal to give the Coyotes a 3-1 lead. Ryan Smyth pokes the puck past *Labarbra*, this pulls the Kings back into the game. 6:44 into the 3^rd Justin Williams gets the puck onto his backhand, then into the net from point blank, which ties the Kings and Coyotes at 3. With 5 minutes left in the 3^rd Drew Doughty gets possession of the puck from the point and rips the puck past *Labarbra* giving the Kings a 4-3 lead over the Coyotes. With 39 seconds left in the 3^rd the Coyotes pull their goalie and Ryan Smyth puts the insurance goal in, giving the final score 5-3 Kings.