End of second period
Coyotes 3, Kings 1
Good discipline by both teams, as there were no penalties called in the second period. Frankly, the Kings didn't deserve a goal in that period because they had little sustained pressure in the Phoenix zone. Unless they work to get the puck deep in the zone in the third period, a two-goal rally is going to be impossible. Phoenix outshot the Kings 12-8 in the second period. Phoenix has outscored the Kings by a combined margin of 8-2 in eight periods this season.

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Jill Painter joined the Daily News in 2000 and during the last eight years she's covered the Dodgers, Cal State Northridge, UCLA, Kings, golf and everything in between. Even though she's from Colorado, she still freezes in the Staples Center press box but always manages to thaw her fingers in time to make deadline. E-mail Jill at 

and the yotes have one of the, if not the lowest goals for in the NHL.
excellent.
I can hear her singing already,looks like she's gained a little weight since last year. Stick a fork in them.