1-1, in L.A. , 2-1 in Phoenix

By Rich Hammond on September 15, 2009 8:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

At Staples Center, the Kings and Coyotes are tied 1-1. Jack Johnson scored on the power play with three minutes remaining, and Mikkel Boedker scored on the power-play for Phoenix with 1:12 remaining. It's Jonathan Bernier in goal for the Kings and Al Montoya for the Coyotes.

In Phoenix, the Coyotes lead 2-1 in the second period. Jim Vandermeer started the scoring with a first-period power play goal, and Wayne Simmonds tied it with a shorthanded goal late in the period. Vernon Fiddler gave the Coyotes a 2-1 lead in the second period.

J.P. Hoornstra writes about NHL and IHL hockey for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. He welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey. E-mail J.P. at jp.hoornstra
@inlandnewspapers.com.

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 jill.painter@dailynews
.com.