LOS ANGELES -- Joe Pavelski circled out from behind the net while holding off Anze Kopitar, and the San Jose captain slipped the tiebreaking goal past Jonathan Quick.
He also got the Sharks off to a pretty good start in their quest to erase their memories of the last time they took on the Los Angeles Kings in the postseason.
Pavelski broke a tie with his second goal early in the third period, and the Sharks opened their postseason return with a 4-3 victory over the Kings on Thursday night.
Brent Burns and Tomas Hertl also scored for the Sharks in their first postseason game since losing four straight to the Kings in 2014, completing a seven-game flop in the first round.
Los Angeles rode the momentum to its second Stanley Cup title, but the longtime rivals both missed the playoffs last year.
"If you can win the first game of a series, it gives you confidence," Pavelski said. "Still a long way to go. There's a great team over there, a really solid team."
The fourth playoff meeting in six seasons between these familiar foes got off to a thrilling start, with both teams trading huge hits and erasing early deficits within seconds of falling behind. The Sharks were observably better in most aspects, and Pavelski made sure they were rewarded.
"It's just a California series, I think," said Burns, who had a goal and an assist. "It's going to be close. It's going to be grinding. Weird goals both ways. It's fun."
Game 2 is Saturday night at Staples Center.
San Jose's Martin Jones made 19 saves in his first career playoff start. The former Kings backup bested Quick, who stopped 19 shots for the Kings.
Trevor Lewis scored a short-handed goal, and Jake Muzzin and Jeff Carter also scored as Los Angeles hung in despite struggling to keep up at times in the two-time champs' return to the postseason.
San Jose dominated long stretches of play, but Los Angeles kept it close with two goals banked in off the Sharks' defense.
"I don't know what the shot total was, but I don't think it was nearly enough to create second chances," Kopitar said. "That's where you gain the momentum, playing in their zone, and we didn't do enough of that."
The Sharks got another monster offensive game from Pavelski, their captain and a 38-goal scorer. He put them ahead 17 seconds into the third period with his sharp wraparound goal to beat his U.S. Olympic teammate in net.
"I didn't know it went in, to be honest," Pavelski said. "I heard it hit the post. Thought it might be lying there behind Quickie."
The Kings led the Pacific Division for most of the second half of the season, and they led Winnipeg 3-0 late in the second period of their season finale before blowing the game and the division banner. Los Angeles' defensive struggles continued in the postseason, giving up seven goals in a 69-minute span dating to that Jets collapse.
"We just weren't very good," Kings captain Dustin Brown said. "Everyone can play better. This is the time of year where you learn from it and go on, and we've got a lot left in us."
The Staples Center fans hadn't cleared all of the confetti from Kobe Bryant's 60-point career finale out of their seats from the previous night before Muzzin put the Kings ahead, adroitly banking in a puck off Hertl's skate. Pavelski evened it with a one-timer on a power play moments later, getting his 27th playoff goal.
Lewis put the Kings ahead 3-2 late in the second period with a long rush and an exceptional toe-drag for a short-handed goal, but Hertl tied it off a scrum 30 seconds later.
Game notes
Joel Ward had two assists for San Jose, and Milan Lucic had two for Los Angeles. ... Kings television play-by-play announcer Bob Miller attended the game 10 weeks after heart bypass surgery. He got a standing ovation when he was shown standing and waving on the scoreboard. Miller, 78, has been the team's voice for 43 years. ... Alec Martinez returned to the lineup after missing the final four games of the season, but the defenseman, who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in the Kings' previous postseason game, didn't play in the third period.




Final
San Jose leads 1-0 (Game 1 of 7)

10:30PM,EDT,April 14,2016
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, California

1 2 3 T
SJ 1 2 14
LA 1 2 03
J. Pavelski (Sharks - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
M. Lucic (Kings - LW): Goals: 0, Assists: 2
J. Ward (Sharks - RW): Goals: 0, Assists: 2





Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
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1st Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 1st period
0:00 San Jose Joe Thornton won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in neutral zone
0:10 Los Angeles Brayden McNabb credited with hit on Joe Pavelski in neutral zone
0:17 San Jose Tomas Hertl credited with hit on Anze Kopitar in neutral zone
0:19
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
0:19 Los Angeles Jeff Carter won faceoff against Logan Couture in neutral zone
0:25
Stoppage - Offside
0:25 San Jose Logan Couture won faceoff against Jeff Carter in neutral zone
0:37 San Jose Logan Couture credited with hit on Luke Schenn in offensive zone
0:59 San Jose Shot missed by Joonas Donskoi, Wide of Net(Backhand 29 ft)
1:14 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Kris Versteeg saved by Martin Jones(Slapshot 41 ft)
1:38 Los Angeles Vincent Lecavalier credited with hit on Brenden Dillon in offensive zone
1:39 San Jose Roman Polak credited with hit on Dwight King in defensive zone
1:56 San Jose Nick Spaling credited with hit on Brayden McNabb in defensive zone
1:59 San Jose Brenden Dillon credited with hit on Trevor Lewis in defensive zone
2:03 Los Angeles Shot missed by Brayden McNabb, Wide of Net(Wristshot 62 ft)
2:29 Los Angeles Kyle Clifford credited with hit on Chris Tierney in offensive zone
2:38 Los Angeles Giveaway by Andy Andreoff in offensive zone
2:45 San Jose Tommy Wingels credited with hit on Jake Muzzin in defensive zone
2:46 Los Angeles Jake Muzzin shot blocked by Tommy Wingels
2:49 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar credited with hit on Justin Braun in offensive zone
2:53 Los Angeles Goal scored by Jake Muzzin(Wristshot 10 ft) assisted by Milan Lucic and Tanner Pearson
2:53 San Jose Joe Thornton won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in neutral zone
3:00
Stoppage - Icing
3:00 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Joe Pavelski in offensive zone
3:03 Los Angeles Shot missed by Brayden McNabb, Wide of Net(Slapshot 61 ft)
3:08 Los Angeles Tanner Pearson credited with hit on Marc-Edouard Vlasic in offensive zone
3:29 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar shot blocked by Justin Braun
3:34
Stoppage - Icing
3:34 Los Angeles Jeff Carter won faceoff against Joe Pavelski in offensive zone
3:43 San Jose Marc-Edouard Vlasic credited with hit on Tyler Toffoli in defensive zone
3:56 Los Angeles Jeff Carter credited with hit on Brent Burns in offensive zone
4:40 San Jose Shot on goal by Patrick Marleau saved by Jonathan Quick(Wristshot 61 ft)
4:43 San Jose Shot missed by Melker Karlsson, Wide of Net(Backhand 12 ft)
4:44 San Jose Shot missed by Melker Karlsson, Wide of Net(Backhand 17 ft)
4:45 San Jose Patrick Marleau credited with hit on Alec Martinez in offensive zone
4:46 Los Angeles Kyle Clifford credited with hit on Roman Polak in defensive zone
5:22 San Jose Giveaway by Tommy Wingels in defensive zone
5:28 San Jose Roman Polak credited with hit on Trevor Lewis in defensive zone
5:43 Los Angeles Jake Muzzin credited with hit on Tommy Wingels in defensive zone
5:44 San Jose Shot missed by Chris Tierney, Wide of Net(Backhand 9 ft)
5:46 Los Angeles penalty to Anze Kopitar 2 minutes for Interference Tommy Wingels
5:46 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Jeff Carter won faceoff against Patrick Marleau in defensive zone
6:19 San Jose Power play - Shot missed by Logan Couture, Wide of Net(Tip-In 14 ft)
6:25 San Jose Power Play Goal Scored by Joe Pavelski(Slapshot 39 ft) assisted by Brent Burns and Logan Couture
6:25 Los Angeles Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Logan Couture in neutral zone
6:39 Los Angeles Dwight King credited with hit on Joonas Donskoi in offensive zone
6:55 San Jose Brenden Dillon credited with hit on Kris Versteeg in neutral zone
7:04 San Jose Giveaway by Roman Polak in defensive zone
7:07 Los Angeles Shot missed by Andy Andreoff, Wide of Net(Snap 28 ft)
7:23 Los Angeles Shot missed by Trevor Lewis, Wide of Net(Wristshot 32 ft)
7:27 Los Angeles Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Chris Tierney
8:14 San Jose Tomas Hertl credited with hit on Milan Lucic in offensive zone
8:35 Los Angeles Tyler Toffoli credited with hit on Justin Braun in offensive zone
8:38 Los Angeles Dustin Brown credited with hit on Marc-Edouard Vlasic in offensive zone
8:44 San Jose Shot on goal by Melker Karlsson saved by Jonathan Quick(Wristshot 14 ft)
8:46 San Jose Shot on goal by Matthew Nieto saved by Jonathan Quick(Backhand 13 ft)
9:07 Los Angeles Jeff Carter credited with hit on Roman Polak in offensive zone
9:19 Los Angeles Takeaway by Dwight King in neutral zone
9:20
Stoppage - ; TV timeout
9:20 Los Angeles Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Logan Couture in neutral zone
9:35 San Jose Shot missed by Logan Couture, Over Net(Tip-In 14 ft)
9:36 Los Angeles penalty to Vincent Lecavalier 2 minutes for Hooking Logan Couture
9:36 San Jose Power play - Joe Thornton won faceoff against Jeff Carter in offensive zone
9:41 San Jose Power play - Shot missed by Logan Couture, Wide of Net(Slapshot 38 ft)
9:50 San Jose Power play - Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Jonathan Quick(Wristshot 53 ft)
9:53 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Jeff Carter credited with hit on Logan Couture in defensive zone
10:07
Stoppage - Offside
10:07 San Jose Power play - Joe Pavelski won faceoff against Dwight King in neutral zone
10:22 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Jake Muzzin credited with hit on Joe Thornton in defensive zone
10:24 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Jake Muzzin credited with hit on Joe Pavelski in defensive zone
10:39 San Jose Power play - Patrick Marleau shot blocked by Jake Muzzin
11:01 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Giveaway by Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
11:41 Los Angeles Brayden McNabb credited with hit on Chris Tierney in defensive zone
12:02 Los Angeles Jeff Carter credited with hit on Tommy Wingels in defensive zone
12:49 Los Angeles Luke Schenn credited with hit on Matthew Nieto in defensive zone
12:54 San Jose Shot missed by Paul Martin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 56 ft)
13:02 Los Angeles Luke Schenn shot blocked by Joel Ward
13:06 San Jose Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Jonathan Quick(Wristshot 23 ft)
13:07
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
13:07 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Joel Ward in defensive zone
13:23 Los Angeles Milan Lucic shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
13:42 Los Angeles Milan Lucic credited with hit on Justin Braun in defensive zone
14:45 San Jose Melker Karlsson credited with hit on Brayden McNabb in offensive zone
14:57 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Vincent Lecavalier saved by Martin Jones(Backhand 21 ft)
15:04 Los Angeles Kris Versteeg credited with hit on Patrick Marleau in offensive zone
15:10 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Jake Muzzin saved by Martin Jones(Slapshot 52 ft)
15:11
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
15:11 Los Angeles Andy Andreoff won faceoff against Chris Tierney in offensive zone
15:26 Los Angeles Kyle Clifford credited with hit on Tommy Wingels in neutral zone
15:31
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
15:31 Los Angeles Jeff Carter won faceoff against Logan Couture in neutral zone
15:51 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Tyler Toffoli saved by Martin Jones(Slapshot 42 ft)
16:06 Los Angeles Giveaway by Dustin Brown in defensive zone
16:09 Los Angeles Dustin Brown credited with hit on Joonas Donskoi in defensive zone
16:31 San Jose Tomas Hertl credited with hit on Brayden McNabb in offensive zone
17:05 San Jose Shot missed by Melker Karlsson, Wide of Net(Slapshot 60 ft)
17:23 San Jose Shot on goal by Roman Polak saved by Jonathan Quick(Slapshot 82 ft)
17:31 San Jose Tommy Wingels credited with hit on Kris Versteeg in defensive zone
17:43 San Jose Brenden Dillon credited with hit on Kyle Clifford in defensive zone
18:13
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
18:13 San Jose Logan Couture won faceoff against Jeff Carter in offensive zone
18:18 San Jose Shot on goal by Marc-Edouard Vlasic saved by Jonathan Quick(Slapshot 59 ft)
19:02
Stoppage - Offside
19:02 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Joe Pavelski in neutral zone
19:16
Stoppage - Offside
19:16 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Logan Couture in offensive zone
19:19 Los Angeles Shot missed by Tanner Pearson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 42 ft)
19:33
Stoppage - Offside
19:33 Los Angeles Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Patrick Marleau in neutral zone
19:45 San Jose Matthew Nieto credited with hit on Drew Doughty in neutral zone
20:00
End of 1st period

2nd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 2nd period
0:00 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Joe Pavelski in neutral zone
0:06
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
0:06 San Jose Joe Thornton won faceoff against Milan Lucic in defensive zone
0:30 San Jose Shot on goal by Justin Braun saved by Jonathan Quick(Snap 56 ft)
0:52 San Jose Joel Ward credited with hit on Drew Doughty in offensive zone
0:56 Los Angeles Shot missed by Jeff Carter, Wide of Net(Tip-In 15 ft)
0:57 San Jose Paul Martin credited with hit on Jeff Carter in defensive zone
1:03 Los Angeles Tyler Toffoli shot blocked by Joonas Donskoi
1:04
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
1:04 San Jose Joel Ward won faceoff against Jeff Carter in defensive zone
1:29 San Jose Shot missed by Logan Couture, Wide of Net(Slapshot 37 ft)
1:46 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Tyler Toffoli saved by Martin Jones(Wristshot 46 ft)
2:24
Stoppage - Offside
2:24 Los Angeles Andy Andreoff won faceoff against Chris Tierney in neutral zone
2:39 San Jose Shot missed by Chris Tierney, Wide of Net(Wristshot 32 ft)
2:50 San Jose Tommy Wingels credited with hit on Drew Doughty in offensive zone
3:19
Stoppage - Offside
3:19 San Jose Joe Thornton won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in neutral zone
3:45 San Jose Tomas Hertl credited with hit on Luke Schenn in offensive zone
3:48 San Jose penalty to Marc-Edouard Vlasic 2 minutes for Interference Tanner Pearson
3:48 San Jose Shorthanded - Chris Tierney won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
3:54 San Jose Shorthanded - Giveaway by Brent Burns in defensive zone
3:55 Los Angeles Power play - Shot on goal by Jeff Carter saved by Martin Jones(Tip-In 13 ft)
4:11 Los Angeles Power play - Shot missed by Jeff Carter, Wide of Net(Tip-In 18 ft)
4:12
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
4:12 Los Angeles Power play - Jeff Carter won faceoff against Logan Couture in offensive zone
4:21 Los Angeles Power play - Shot missed by Milan Lucic, Wide of Net(Tip-In 10 ft)
4:32 Los Angeles Power play - Shot missed by Milan Lucic, Wide of Net(Tip-In 12 ft)
4:55 Los Angeles Power play - Giveaway by Drew Doughty in offensive zone
5:19
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
5:19 Los Angeles Power play - Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Chris Tierney in offensive zone
5:33 Los Angeles Power play - Shot on goal by Kris Versteeg saved by Martin Jones(Tip-In 11 ft)
5:34
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:34 San Jose Shorthanded - Joel Ward won faceoff against Dwight King in defensive zone
5:39 San Jose Shorthanded - Giveaway by Brent Burns in defensive zone
5:46 Los Angeles Power play - Vincent Lecavalier shot blocked by Brent Burns
6:04 Los Angeles Dustin Brown shot blocked by Brent Burns
6:20 San Jose Shot missed by Joe Thornton, Wide of Net(Wristshot 24 ft)
6:21
Stoppage - Net Off; TV timeout
6:21 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Joe Pavelski in defensive zone
6:46 San Jose Shot on goal by Joe Pavelski saved by Jonathan Quick(Backhand 39 ft)
6:47
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
6:47 San Jose Joel Ward won faceoff against Jeff Carter in offensive zone
6:50 San Jose Goal scored by Brent Burns(Slapshot 62 ft) assisted by Joel Ward
6:50 San Jose Logan Couture won faceoff against Jeff Carter in neutral zone
6:52 San Jose penalty to Joel Ward 2 minutes for Interference Dustin Brown
6:52 San Jose Shorthanded - Joe Pavelski won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
6:57 San Jose Shorthanded - Giveaway by Joe Pavelski in defensive zone
7:17 San Jose Shorthanded - Joe Pavelski credited with hit on Jake Muzzin in defensive zone
7:21 Los Angeles Power play - Giveaway by Drew Doughty in offensive zone
7:30 Los Angeles Power Play Goal Scored by Jeff Carter(Wristshot 12 ft) assisted by Milan Lucic and Anze Kopitar
7:30 San Jose Patrick Marleau won faceoff against Vincent Lecavalier in neutral zone
7:44 San Jose Shot missed by Melker Karlsson, Wide of Net(Slapshot 34 ft)
8:19 Los Angeles Giveaway by Kris Versteeg in defensive zone
8:20 San Jose Melker Karlsson shot blocked by Vincent Lecavalier
8:34 San Jose Shot on goal by Nick Spaling saved by Jonathan Quick(Backhand 7 ft)
8:39 San Jose Shot missed by Nick Spaling, Wide of Net(Wristshot 24 ft)
8:59 San Jose Tommy Wingels credited with hit on Andy Andreoff in defensive zone
9:01 Los Angeles Andy Andreoff credited with hit on Brenden Dillon in offensive zone
9:18 San Jose Joe Thornton shot blocked by Andy Andreoff
9:23 San Jose Takeaway by Tomas Hertl in offensive zone
9:30 San Jose Shot missed by Joe Pavelski, Wide of Net(Wristshot 20 ft)
9:47 Los Angeles penalty to Jake Muzzin 2 minutes for Hooking Tomas Hertl
9:47 San Jose Power play - Joe Pavelski won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
9:50 San Jose Power play - Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Jonathan Quick(Slapshot 64 ft)
9:59 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Giveaway by Rob Scuderi in defensive zone
10:23 San Jose Power play - Shot missed by Joe Pavelski, Wide of Net(Tip-In 12 ft)
10:25 San Jose Power play - Patrick Marleau shot blocked by Drew Doughty
10:26
Stoppage - Puck Frozen; Video Review
10:26 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Joe Pavelski in defensive zone
10:30 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Takeaway by Vincent Lecavalier in defensive zone
10:43 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Takeaway by Vincent Lecavalier in defensive zone
10:46 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Trevor Lewis saved by Martin Jones(Wristshot 34 ft)
11:41 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Giveaway by Jonathan Quick in defensive zone
11:47 San Jose Power play - Joel Ward shot blocked by Alec Martinez
11:51 San Jose Shot missed by Tomas Hertl, Wide of Net(Wristshot 14 ft)
11:57 Los Angeles Drew Doughty credited with hit on Joonas Donskoi in defensive zone
12:09
Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout
12:09 San Jose Chris Tierney won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
12:21 San Jose Nick Spaling shot blocked by Jake Muzzin
12:32 San Jose Shot on goal by Tommy Wingels saved by Jonathan Quick(Backhand 25 ft)
12:36 Los Angeles Giveaway by Luke Schenn in defensive zone
12:45 San Jose Tommy Wingels credited with hit on Tanner Pearson in neutral zone
13:07 Los Angeles Milan Lucic shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
13:27 San Jose penalty to Roman Polak 2 minutes for Hooking Tanner Pearson
13:27 San Jose Shorthanded - Logan Couture won faceoff against Jeff Carter in defensive zone
13:31 San Jose Shorthanded - Giveaway by Marc-Edouard Vlasic in defensive zone
14:07 San Jose Shorthanded - Logan Couture credited with hit on Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
14:10 Los Angeles Power play - Shot on goal by Drew Doughty saved by Martin Jones(Slapshot 38 ft)
14:53 Los Angeles Power play - Shot on goal by Kris Versteeg saved by Martin Jones(Tip-In 12 ft)
15:15
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
15:15 Los Angeles Power play - Trevor Lewis won faceoff against Joel Ward in neutral zone
15:37 Los Angeles Giveaway by Brayden McNabb in neutral zone
15:41 San Jose Joel Ward shot blocked by Dustin Brown
15:47 Los Angeles penalty to Drew Doughty 2 minutes for Hooking Joel Ward
15:47
Stoppage - ; TV timeout
15:47 San Jose Power play - Joe Pavelski won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
16:23 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Jake Muzzin credited with hit on Joe Pavelski in defensive zone
16:29 San Jose Power play - Shot on goal by Logan Couture saved by Jonathan Quick(Snap 24 ft)
16:44 San Jose Power play - Patrick Marleau shot blocked by Alec Martinez
16:47 Los Angeles Shorthanded - Giveaway by Jake Muzzin in defensive zone
16:52 San Jose Power play - Shot missed by Joe Pavelski, Wide of Net(Deflected 14 ft)
17:18 Los Angeles Shorthanded Goal Scored by Trevor Lewis(Snap 25 ft)
17:18 San Jose Power play - Joel Ward won faceoff against Jeff Carter in neutral zone
17:46 San Jose Power play - Shot on goal by Joonas Donskoi saved by Jonathan Quick(Snap 17 ft)
17:48 San Jose Goal scored by Tomas Hertl(Wristshot 14 ft) assisted by Joel Ward and Joonas Donskoi
17:48 San Jose Patrick Marleau won faceoff against Vincent Lecavalier in neutral zone
17:59 Los Angeles Giveaway by Brayden McNabb in defensive zone
18:28 Los Angeles Vincent Lecavalier shot blocked by Chris Tierney
18:28 Los Angeles Tanner Pearson credited with hit on Marc-Edouard Vlasic in offensive zone
18:36 San Jose Tommy Wingels credited with hit on Luke Schenn in offensive zone
18:48 San Jose Shot on goal by Tommy Wingels saved by Jonathan Quick(Wrap-around 6 ft)
18:51 San Jose Shot on goal by Nick Spaling saved by Jonathan Quick(Tip-In 17 ft)
18:52 San Jose Shot on goal by Chris Tierney saved by Jonathan Quick(Wristshot 19 ft)
18:53
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:53 San Jose Joe Thornton won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
19:00 Los Angeles Giveaway by Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
19:05 Los Angeles Giveaway by Brayden McNabb in defensive zone
19:10 Los Angeles Giveaway by Brayden McNabb in defensive zone
19:49 San Jose Giveaway by Joel Ward in defensive zone
19:54 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Anze Kopitar saved by Martin Jones(Wristshot 31 ft)
19:55
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:55 San Jose Joel Ward won faceoff against Vincent Lecavalier in defensive zone
20:00
End of 2nd period

3rd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 3rd period
0:00 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Joe Thornton in neutral zone
0:10
Stoppage - Icing
0:10 San Jose Joe Pavelski won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
0:17 San Jose Goal scored by Joe Pavelski(Wrap-around 10 ft) assisted by Justin Braun
0:17 San Jose Logan Couture won faceoff against Jeff Carter in neutral zone
1:24 Los Angeles Shot missed by Drew Doughty, Wide of Net(Wristshot 64 ft)
1:25
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
1:25 Los Angeles Andy Andreoff won faceoff against Chris Tierney in offensive zone
1:31 Los Angeles Shot missed by Kyle Clifford, Wide of Net(Wristshot 65 ft)
1:47 Los Angeles Kyle Clifford credited with hit on Roman Polak in offensive zone
1:52 Los Angeles Brayden McNabb credited with hit on Tommy Wingels in defensive zone
1:54 San Jose Chris Tierney credited with hit on Drew Doughty in offensive zone
2:23 Los Angeles Milan Lucic credited with hit on Justin Braun in neutral zone
2:31 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar credited with hit on Joe Thornton in offensive zone
2:39 Los Angeles Shot missed by Jake Muzzin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 62 ft)
2:40 Los Angeles Jake Muzzin credited with hit on Tomas Hertl in neutral zone
2:56 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar credited with hit on Logan Couture in offensive zone
3:01 Los Angeles Giveaway by Luke Schenn in neutral zone
3:29 Los Angeles Shot missed by Tyler Toffoli, Goalpost(Snap 24 ft)
3:40 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Brayden McNabb saved by Martin Jones(Snap 53 ft)
3:56 San Jose Matthew Nieto credited with hit on Vincent Lecavalier in offensive zone
4:02 San Jose Roman Polak credited with hit on Dwight King in neutral zone
4:09 Los Angeles Takeaway by Drew Doughty in defensive zone
4:11
Stoppage - Offside
4:11 San Jose Chris Tierney won faceoff against Andy Andreoff in neutral zone
4:33
Stoppage - Icing
4:33 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Chris Tierney in offensive zone
4:37 Los Angeles Tanner Pearson shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
4:40 Los Angeles Drew Doughty shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
5:17
Stoppage - Icing
5:17 San Jose Joe Thornton won faceoff against Jeff Carter in defensive zone
5:23
Stoppage - Icing
5:23 San Jose Joe Thornton won faceoff against Jeff Carter in defensive zone
5:29 Los Angeles Jake Muzzin shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
6:05
Stoppage - Icing
6:05 San Jose Patrick Marleau won faceoff against Vincent Lecavalier in offensive zone
6:07 San Jose Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Jonathan Quick(Slapshot 65 ft)
6:09 San Jose Shot missed by Melker Karlsson, Wide of Net(Backhand 10 ft)
6:26 San Jose Shot missed by Melker Karlsson, Wide of Net(Tip-In 13 ft)
6:35
Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout
6:35 Los Angeles Trevor Lewis won faceoff against Chris Tierney in neutral zone
6:50 San Jose Shot missed by Tommy Wingels, Wide of Net(Wristshot 27 ft)
7:04 San Jose Chris Tierney credited with hit on Luke Schenn in offensive zone
7:08 San Jose Takeaway by Chris Tierney in offensive zone
7:10 San Jose Shot missed by Chris Tierney, Wide of Net(Wristshot 30 ft)
7:43 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Milan Lucic saved by Martin Jones(Wristshot 28 ft)
7:53 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Drew Doughty saved by Martin Jones(Wristshot 28 ft)
8:06 Los Angeles Milan Lucic credited with hit on Marc-Edouard Vlasic in offensive zone
8:23 Los Angeles Giveaway by Jake Muzzin in neutral zone
8:27 San Jose Shot missed by Logan Couture, Wide of Net(Wristshot 13 ft)
8:43 Los Angeles Dustin Brown credited with hit on Joonas Donskoi in offensive zone
8:59 San Jose Brent Burns credited with hit on Dwight King in defensive zone
9:30 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Andy Andreoff saved by Martin Jones(Tip-In 9 ft)
9:31 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Andy Andreoff saved by Martin Jones(Wristshot 8 ft)
9:46 Los Angeles Giveaway by Jake Muzzin in offensive zone
9:51
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
9:51 Los Angeles Andy Andreoff won faceoff against Tommy Wingels in defensive zone
10:24 Los Angeles Trevor Lewis credited with hit on Marc-Edouard Vlasic in offensive zone
10:28 San Jose Tommy Wingels credited with hit on Anze Kopitar in defensive zone
10:37 San Jose Shot missed by Tomas Hertl, Wide of Net(Wristshot 51 ft)
10:38
Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
10:38 San Jose Joe Pavelski won faceoff against Anze Kopitar in offensive zone
10:44 San Jose Justin Braun shot blocked by Jake Muzzin
10:45 San Jose Shot on goal by Tomas Hertl saved by Jonathan Quick(Wristshot 12 ft)
10:47 Los Angeles Giveaway by Jake Muzzin in defensive zone
11:45 Los Angeles Jeff Carter shot blocked by Paul Martin
11:46
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
11:46 San Jose Patrick Marleau won faceoff against Jeff Carter in defensive zone
12:15 San Jose Matthew Nieto credited with hit on Brayden McNabb in offensive zone
13:02 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Dwight King saved by Martin Jones(Wristshot 16 ft)
13:07 Los Angeles Shot missed by Luke Schenn, Wide of Net(Wristshot 58 ft)
13:21 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Jake Muzzin saved by Martin Jones(Wristshot 48 ft)
13:22
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
13:22 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Joe Pavelski in offensive zone
13:32 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar credited with hit on Joe Pavelski in neutral zone
13:59 San Jose Giveaway by Tomas Hertl in defensive zone
15:23
Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
15:23 San Jose Patrick Marleau won faceoff against Jeff Carter in offensive zone
15:30 San Jose Melker Karlsson shot blocked by Drew Doughty
17:50 Los Angeles Giveaway by Brayden McNabb in defensive zone
18:10 Los Angeles Shot missed by Kyle Clifford, Wide of Net(Wristshot 12 ft)
18:36
Stoppage - Icing; Visitor Timeout
18:36 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Joe Pavelski in offensive zone
18:55 Los Angeles Shot missed by Jeff Carter, Wide of Net(Slapshot 50 ft)
18:56 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Jake Muzzin saved by Martin Jones(Wristshot 50 ft)
18:58 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Milan Lucic saved by Martin Jones(Wristshot 17 ft)
19:06 Los Angeles Shot on goal by Drew Doughty saved by Martin Jones(Slapshot 58 ft)
19:08 Los Angeles Shot missed by Jeff Carter, Wide of Net(Backhand 22 ft)
19:20 Los Angeles Tyler Toffoli shot blocked by Chris Tierney
19:32 Los Angeles Shot missed by Tyler Toffoli, Wide of Net(Slapshot 36 ft)
19:40 Los Angeles Shot missed by Tyler Toffoli, Wide of Net(Slapshot 39 ft)
19:46
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; Home Timeout
19:46 Los Angeles Anze Kopitar won faceoff against Joel Ward in neutral zone
20:00
End of 3rd period
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Player Summary

San Jose SharksTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
J. Braun D 010101000002820:330:001:3319:000000.0
B. Burns D 11-1402001022722:234:562:1315:140000.0
L. Couture C 011150002002320:364:452:4713:045645.5
B. Dillon D 000002003001814:170:001:1113:060000.0
J. Donskoi RW011111000002113:071:330:0011:340000.0
T. Hertl C 101220004112214:521:310:0013:210000.0
M. Karlsson RW000160001002112:330:001:2011:130000.0
P. Marleau C 00-1100001002417:384:470:1412:375271.4
P. Martin D 002011001002818:161:222:2814:260000.0
M. Nieto LW000100003002112:430:000:1712:260000.0
J. Pavelski C 20-1330001012319:164:470:3313:566842.9
R. Polak D 000100123012016:380:000:5215:460000.0
N. Spaling C 000210001001813:010:002:0210:590000.0
J. Thornton C 00-1010000002316:434:470:0011:568188.9
C. Tierney C 000133002102013:470:001:2012:273633.3
M. Vlasic D 002103121012823:231:310:5920:530000.0
J. Ward RW022101121012314:351:310:2612:385362.5
T. Wingels C 000211007011711:170:000:1711:000100.0
San Jose Sharks Scratches
PlayerDetail
D. DemeloScratched
D. ZubrusScratched
M. HaleyScratched
M. TennysonUpper Body
Los Angeles KingsTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
A. Andreoff C 00021100101139:520:000:009:524180.0
D. Brown RW00-1001003012115:080:262:1412:280000.0
J. Carter C 10-2240004002317:582:491:4913:2051327.8
K. Clifford LW000020004001410:200:000:0010:200000.0
D. Doughty D 00-2312121123429:193:113:1022:580000.0
D. King LW001100001101913:070:261:4210:590200.0
A. Kopitar C 010100124022621:592:492:5316:17111150.0
V. Lecavalier C 000101121202113:091:370:2111:115455.6
T. Lewis C 101210001001813:060:122:1510:3920100.0
M. Lucic LW020220003002218:392:490:0015:500100.0
A. Martinez D 000002000001611:431:272:267:500000.0
B. McNabb D 00-1120003052820:591:250:0019:340000.0
J. Muzzin D 100413125043125:573:133:1719:270000.0
T. Pearson LW010010002002013:210:000:0013:210000.0
L. Schenn D 000010001022817:090:001:1115:580000.0
R. Scuderi D 000000000012415:160:002:3212:440000.0
T. Toffoli C 00-2230001002316:241:231:2213:390000.0
K. Versteeg RW000300001011711:531:230:0010:300000.0
Los Angeles Kings Scratches
PlayerDetail
J. McbainScratched
N. ShoreScratched

Goaltending Summary

San Jose Sharks Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
M. Jones24321.87559:440
Los Angeles Kings Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
J. Quick23419.82658:230

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.