Kings 1, Sharks 1
The Kings got a weird one, short-handed. Dustin Brown picked off a pass, skated in alone, drew a penalty from behind (it might have been a penalty shot) and put a shot on goal. Nabokov made the save and, anticipating the whistle, pretty much stopping playing. Anze Kopitar didn't, skated in and slapped the puck into the net. The goal came 10:35 into the second period.

Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar. A native of Los Angeles, Rich has worked at the Daily News since 1999 and also serves as the paper's deputy sports editor. E-mail Rich at 

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