End of two

By Matthew Kredell on December 26, 2007 9:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

I think we should know in the first 2:20 of the third if the Kings will win this one. That's the time remaining on a five-minute major to Craig Rivet. After a cross check from Nagy, Rivet hit Nagy under the chin with a two-handed shove of his stick. Rivet was called for intent to injury and got a game misconduct. The Kings got some early chances in the power play but did not finish the period strong.

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