Los Angeles 4, San Jose 1
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 11, 2015
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Referees:
Francois St. Laurent, Dave Jackson
Linesmen:
Shane Heyer, Vaughan Rody
Attendance:
18230
By The Sports Xchange
LOS ANGELES -- Defenseman Brayden McNabb scored the go-ahead goal, and the Los Angeles Kings closed their season with a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday at Staples Center.
Right winger Marian Gaborik added a goal, his 22nd this season, at 9:27 of the third period to help Los Angeles end a three-game skid. Left winger Andy Andreoff, who also had an assist, delivered an empty-netter with 44 seconds remaining in the game.
Goalie Jonathan Quick recorded 20 saves as the Kings (40-27-15) wrapped up the season by winning their 40th game for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
Los Angeles is 9-1-1 in its last 11 games at Staples against San Jose.
Goaltender Alex Stalock stopped 32 of 35 shots for the Sharks (40-33-9), who dropped three of their last four games.
Neither team is headed to the playoffs.
McNabb scored the go-ahead goal at 6:03 of the third period on an assist from defenseman Drew Doughty and center Jeff Carter for a 2-1 advantage. For McNabb, it was his second goal of the season.
Defenseman Brent Burns put the Sharks on the board less than two minutes into the game.
After defenseman Robyn Regehr skated off for interference, Burns converted a pass from center Joe Pavelski and scored a power-play goal at 1:38 of the first period for a 1-0 San Jose lead.
It was Burns 16th goal of the season.
Los Angeles tied the score at 1-1 midway through the second period. Center Jarret Stoll failed to corral a rebound of a miss by Andreoff. However, center Tyler Toffoli gathered the loose puck just outside the crease and punched it past Stalock for his 23rd goal this season at 10:47.
Andreoff, who was playing in his 18th NHL game, earned his first career assist on the goal. His goal was only the second of his career.
NOTES: Kings D Andrej Sekera missed his sixth consecutive game because of a lower-body injury. The Kings also scratched D Jamie McBain, C Mike Richards, C Nick Shore and C Jordan Weal. ... Scratches for San Jose were D Scott Hannan, D Mirco Mueller, D Marc-Edouard Vlasic and D Justin Braun. ... The clubs split their previous four games this season, with the Kings capturing the last one, 2-1, before 70,205 fans in the Coors Light NHL Stadium Series game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 21. They also faced off in the season opener on Oct. 8, 2014, when the Sharks registered a 4-0 win. ... Neither team has ever swept the season series.
Top Game Performances
San Jose |
|
Los Angeles |
Brent Burns 1 |
Points |
Andy Andreoff 2 |
Brent Burns 1 |
Goals |
Andy Andreoff 1 |
Joe Pavelski 1 |
Assists |
Andy Andreoff 1 |
Brent Burns 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Alex Stalock .914 |
Save Percentage |
Jonathan Quick .952 |
Alex Stalock 32 |
Saves |
Jonathan Quick 20 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
San Jose
|
21 |
1 |
1-3 |
3-3 |
8 |
27 |
Los Angeles
|
36 |
4 |
0-3 |
2-3 |
8 |
23 |