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(Sports Network) – The Phoenix Coyotes will try to rebound from a bad start in the best-of-seven Western Conference final, as they host the Los Angeles Kings in tonights Game 2 at Jobing. Ed Reed Jersey .com Arena. You can watch the game live on TSN and TSN Mobile TV and join our Game Night Blog live NOW. The third-seeded Coyotes played the first conference final game in franchise history on Sunday night and were dealt a 4-2 loss by the Kings, who are the eighth seed despite finishing only two points behind Phoenix for this seasons Pacific Division title. Kings captain Dustin Brown scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Jonathan Quick made 25 saves to allow Los Angeles to hold on for the 1-0 series lead. With the victory, L.A. improved to 9-1 this postseason and the club is a perfect 6-0 on the road. The NHL record for consecutive road playoff wins in one postseason is seven and was last achieved by Chicago in 2010. The Kings are in the conference finals for the first time since 1993 after beating top-seeded Vancouver in five games in Round 1 and sweeping No. 2 St. Louis in the conference semifinals. Although Los Angeles couldnt breath easy until Dwight Kings empty-net goal with 48 seconds left in regulation, the Kings dominated play for most of the night and wound up outshooting Phoenix by a 48-27 margin. The game could have been a blowout if not for another stout performance by Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith, who stopped 44-of-47 shots. “I thought their whole team was better than our team. We werent close in that game. We got beat in every facet,” said Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett. “Hopefully we can take some lessons and be better.” King scored twice for the L.A., while Anze Kopitar also added a goal in the Game 1 victory. Quick, meanwhile, rebounded nicely after allowing a brutal goal from center-ice in the first period. Quick, a Vezina Trophy finalist, let Derek Morris center-ice slap shot from the right boards flutter in to tie the game at 1-1 in the first period. “I dont think it rattled him at all,” said Kings head coach Darryl Sutter. “Its a rare bad goal against him and our team was resilient enough to battle through it.” The Coyotes came back from a one-goal deficit twice, but Brown scored 2:11 into the third before King salted away the victory with his empty-netter. Mikkel Boedker also scored for the Coyotes, who find themselves trailing in a series for the first time in this postseason. The Coyotes fell to 4-3 as the host in this years playoffs and will try to earn a split on home ice tonight before the series shifts to Los Angeles for Games 3 and 4. The Kings will host the third test of this series on Thursday. This matchup marks the first time the Kings and Coyotes are meeting in the postseason, but the Pacific rivals did face each other six times during the 2011-12 campaign. The Kings and Coyotes split the season series and three of the meetings went past regulation. Joe Flacco Jersey . The Oakland Raiders rookie quarterback had appealed the punishment, which was related to NCAA violations he committed while at Ohio State. Ray Rice Womens Jersey . —Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu was kicked off LSUs football team Friday for breaking an athletic department rule, a blow to the Tigers national championship hopes three weeks before their season opener. http://www.ravensproshop.com/ray-rice-jerseys . – After a listless first period, the St. Justin Tucker Jersey . The person told The Associated Press about the trade on condition of anonymity Wednesday because it has not been announced pending the completion of some routine logistical matters. The deal also sends guard Jerome Dyson and retiring centre Brad Millers $5.1 million contract from New Orleans to Minnesota, allowing the Timberwolves to clear space under the NBAs salary cap as they pursue free agents. Dennis Pitta Jersey . In this case, the journey comes with a Canadian chequebook thanks to well-heeled owner J. Paul Reddam of Windsor, Ont. And a helping hand from Vancouver, where upstart Mexican jockey Mario Gutierrez found a second home.WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. —Denny Hamlin has crashed in Sprint Cup practice at Watkins Glen International. Hamlins No. 11 Toyota slammed into the guard rail that lines the 2.45-mile road course only seconds after Patrick Longs Toyota blew an engine, his No. 30 spewing oil on the track and kicking up grass as it came to a stop. Jeff Burton then hit the back of Hamlin. There was leeft front damage and more damage across the entire back of Hamlins car. Torrey Smith Jersey Elite. That forced Hamlin to go to a backup car, but he had to go back to the garage when that car began leaking oil after practice resumed. Burton also had to go to a backup car and was 29th fastest. Hamlin, eighth in the points standings, was 23rd. Qualifying is Saturday morning. ’ ’ ’
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