Postgame notes/quotes 2/14

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-- The Kings are now 13-12-7 at home this season and 11-10-1 on the road. The Kings are 1-4-1 in their last six at home.

-- All three games against the Oilers this season have been one-goal games. The Kings beat Edmonton 2-1 on Nov. 26 in Edmonton and the Oilers won 5-4 in a shootout on Dec. 5 at Staples Center.

-- Edmonton had 21 shots on goal, and scored its two regulation goals on its first three shots. The Kings outshot the Oilers 41-21 for the game.

-- The Kings have now out-shot their opponents 116-66 in the last three games.

-- The Kings have now scored with the goalie pulled two times this season (the other was Jan. 17 at Dallas).

-- Dustin Brown has 14 points (7-7=14) in the last 11 games.

-- Dustin Brown had a career-high 12 hits in the game.

-- The combined 66 penalty minutes between both teams tied a season high (also had 66 PIM Oct. 24 at St. Louis).

KINGS GOALIE JONATHAN QUICK:
(Re game recap): ``Game was there at the end and it would've been great to get both points. But we're fortunate we ended up with at least one point after that first period.''

(Re: on the crowd): ``It was a great crowd and great to play in front of them. They got into it at the end and it's fun to play in front of a crowd like that.''

KINGS FORWARD ANZE KOPITAR:
(Re game recap): ``It's good to get one point and it would be a little better to get two. The first period wasn't the scenario we're trying to put on the table but it sometimes happens. They were jumping on loose pucks but in the second period we dominated and we had 20 more shots than them. It seems that we're generating a lot of chances but we are not getting any lucky breaks. I'm sure if we're creating, those breaks are going to come too. Everyone is giving 100 percent and it shows it. It's a critical time for us and I don't think that anyone is taking it easy or anything.''

KINGS FORWARD DUSTIN BROWN:

(Re emotion of game): ``I think it's just the nature of the playoff chase. We're fighting for a spot and they were going after some of our players and we went after some their players and that's just the nature of the way the playoff chase is going to be. Especially when they're a couple of points ahead of us and these are games that are going to be emotional games.''

(Re playoff atmosphere): ``Obviously I've never been in one at this level but it had that type of feeling. It was very physical and very emotional. If we can come out better in the first we might win that game in regulation.''

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BakoCACondorsKingsFan said:

We must LEARN TO SCORE GOALS!

Scott said:

Basically, they need to learn how to start and finish. Beautiful.

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