Takeaways - LA Kings 2, Blackhawks 1 – With One Second Left

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• Ryan Sikes

In what looked like a near-carbon copy of last week’s game in Chicago, the LA Kings came out on top on Thursday, defeating the Blackhawks 2-1 in overtime.

• Trevor Moore
• Phillip Danault
• Jonathan Quick
• Kevin Fiala

• Todd McLellan

# Todd McLellan

There are a lot of similarities […] We didn’t have to kill as many penalties in Chicago as we did here, and obviously, with the quality of some of their players on that powerplay, they can make you pay, so that was the major difference in the game. The way it rolled out, the overtime, the score – a lot of similarities.

# Phillip Danault

We were playing better, and they were fresh; they only had one game in 4-5 days, so it was a big two points for us, huge. Their goalie was really good today, but so was [Jonathan Quick], so I think it was an outstanding job all around.

# Kevin Fiala

It was a really tight game from both teams; both goaltenders played unbelievable. That was kind of like a playoff game, and it’s nice that we’ve won.

# Todd McLellan

They entered the zone, and what was good about the entry is that Phil’s a left-handed shot, and he could pull the puck back across his body and kind of cross and protect it as it went. He had another lefty with him, so the side of the ice that we came in on was valuable to us. We could go lateral; he made a real good play and still had a lefty over on the outside for the rebound. I think that’s game management, that’s awareness, and they also knew the time on the clock, so there was no fooling around. As soon as the puck went out to Kevin, he knew he had to shoot it, and he made it count. That’s how I saw that play evolve; a lot of it had to do with hands and the side of the ice that we entered on.