Matt Murray has been a Kings fan since the late '80s, when Wayne Gretzky grabbed headlines by defecting to the West Coast. Since then, he has been a card-carrying bandwagon member as the club soared in popularity with their sole Stanley Cup appearance to their position near the bottom of the Pacific. But things are looking brighter, as he is anxious to witness the rise of the new Kings.
O'Sullivan lifts L.A., LaBarbera saves the day!
The Kings get a killer chance, when Kopitar drives in and passes over the Johnson at the last minute. But Johnson was skating the wrong way, as the Stars go on the attack.
Johnson holds on to the puck and tries top clear it out. But it's picked up by a Stars player. But Blake plays his man perfectly, causing him to cough up the puck.
Kopitar looks dead tired, as he skates across center ice. He passes it over, but doesn't quite have the speed to follow up with a pass back. He skates off with a minute left, handing it over to O'Sullivan.
Both teams are seriosuly fatigued as they skate for the shootout.
Kopitar scores!
Hagman misses!
Frolov misses!
Modano wrister saved by LaBarbera.
Brown wrister saved by Turco.
Miettinen scores!
O'Sullivan scores!!!
Ribeiro wrister saved by LaBarbera!!!
Final score: Kings 4, Stars 3 in a shootout
