The Los Angeles Kings geared up for game 4 against the St. Louis Blues with their eye on sweeping the Blues to avoid a long flight and a game 5 in St. Louis. At the 4:36 mark of the 1st period, Jordan Nolan scored with a wrist shot from the right circle, which gave the Kings an early 1-0 lead. With just over 8 minutes remaining in the 1st, the Kings got caught off guard during a line change, and Kevin Shattenkirk scored with a long slap shot, 1-1. The Kings battled back, and with 1:43 remaining in the 1st period, Dustin Brown scored on a 1 on 1 break, a snap shot through St. Louis defenseman Alex Pietrangelo’s legs and top shelf on Blues goaltender Brian Elliott. Both teams continued to battle and in the 2nd period and the Blues outshot the Kings 13-2, but couldn’t penetrate Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick. With only 26 seconds remaining in the game, Dustin Brown scored on an empty net to secure the Kings win 3-1. The Kings found a way to beat the top seeded Vancouver Canucks 4-1 and managed a sweep against the 2nd seeded Blues 4-0. This is the first time in the history of the National Hockey League that an 8th seeded team beat the 1st and 2nd seeds. The Kings move onto the Conference Finals for only the second time in their history with a spot in the Stanley Cup finals at stake.
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