Moulson gets the gate for interference, putting the Kings on the penalty kill. Thing is, the Ducks PP has been anemic at best at season. Perry has a great chance to put the puck in, as he tries to rediect a pass past Aubin, who blocks it well. Aubin then snaps a Perry shot to stop play. O'Sullivan has a nice hit on Getzlaf, which gets a smattering of applause.

The hits are coming fast and furious now, as May and Johnson have to be separated. Moen tries to smack Cammalleri into the boards, but Cammy deftly avoids him. The Kings have more hits than shots so far in the game. They've only registered three shots, and they weren't solid chances.

The Kings get a power play, when Drew Miller gets caught slashing.The Kings get a real good shift out of Armstrong, Frolov and Nagy, Stuart and Preissing. The Ducks are able to kill the penalty, but then Kopitar takes the puck at center ice and wrists one in between Giguere's pads for his eighth goal to bring Staples Center to their feet. Cammalleri and Blake get the assists.

Handzus, Zeiler and Frolov have now been named the Z-Unit. Zeus and Zeiler are the main reasons for that. We go four a side, when Zeiler and Perry have off-setting penalties. Visnovsky gets a shot off past a diving Beauchemin, as the puck rebounds off Giguere's pads. It was a pretty remarkable shot, considering how fast it was.

The Kings have outshot the Ducks 11-3 in the first,many of those came on that first penalty. The Kings have been keeping the pressure on and they lead after one. And we switch sides.

First period: Kings 1, Ducks 0

Perry scores a goal to tie the game with less than a minute gone in the second. The Ducks have come out with some good forechecking, keeping L.A. on thier heels.

Thornton is on the Z-Unit, with Frolov now with Nagy and O'Sullivan. The Z-Unit draws a penalty when Beauchemin gets the hook for hooking. (O.K., that was stupid.) You know what else is stupid? A bench minor on the Kings for a second faceoff violation. That has everyone scratching their heads in the press box.

Pronger gets called for high-sticking and Beauchemin gets hammered by Thorntion behind the net and slashs Scott in retribution. So he gets the gate, and the Kings have a two-man advantage. But they can't score.

L.A. takes back the lead, when Brown takes the puck from behind the net, and skates around to the faceoff circle to the right of the goalie, and wrists one past Giguere. The DAM line comes through again, as Kopitar and Cammalleri get the assists.

Preissing gets two minutes for tripping. But O'Sullivan gets run into the boards by Perry, so the Kings will get a mini-man advantage. No, a dwarf will not come on the ice.

During a break in the ice, an advertisment comes on for fans to vote for the All-Star team. But the footage they show is only of Cammalleri. Hmmmmmm, think he'll make the team?

A defensive breakdown, sees Perry skate out of the ice, and receive a two-line pass, and skate in and score on Aubin to tie the game. It's a frustrating thing to see, but not only that Perry scored. It's because IT SHOULD'VE BEEN A TWO-LINE PASS!!! Sorry, but I hate that rule change.

Thornton has some choice words for Carter, and Pronger and Brown exchange paint at the blue line, but no whistles are given. I'm guessing we're going to see some action in the third.

The floodgates have opened up in the second, with both teams unloading 11 shots on goal. The Kings have just dominating in the face-off circle, with Kopitar and Handzus leading the way. Kopitar has won 71 percent of the drops, as Zeus has a 67 percent record in the circle.

Second period: Kings 2, Ducks 2

The glass is replaced behind Aubin, and play starts before anyone is ready. Getzlaf sneaks one past Aubin to put the Ducks up, 3-2. Perry and Pronger get the assists. It was apparent that Aubin had lost the puck, and two Ducks were well behind the defense. It's times like this when the Kings miss Calder, a defensive presense who would've picked up one of the two guys.

Aubin has taken several chances, skating out far to play the puck. It makes me nervous, as he's played solid early in the game, but almost coughed it up twice now.

Crawford is messing with the lines again, pairing Thornton with Frolov and Modry with Zeiler. The end result? A Duck goal from Brad May. But Craw continues, putting O'Sullivan in between Cammalleri and Frolov, and Kopitar centering Nagy and Brown.

A cross-ice pass is intercepted, and the resulting scramble ends up with a Pahlsson puck in the back of the net. The wheels have come off this club, as they are showing no pep in their step. Maybe they are hoping to recapture that comeback spirit. But three goals in seven minutes may be hard to do.

Fans have begin their descent as we hit the six-minute mark. Aubin has lost his stick, and he's handed a defenseman's stick. Fortunately, the Ducks can't get set up in time before play is stopped.

Frolov skates into the Ducks' zone with O'Sullivan on a quick two-on-one, and fires one on Giguere. the rebound goes goes to O'Sullivan, who knocks it in for his fourth. Moulson gets the other assist.

Things are getting chippy, as Brown starts hitting Ducks like they're going out of style. The Ducks aren't just content with sitting back with the lead, as Dallas did. They are forechecking well, and keeping the speedy Kings in their zone.

Aubin is pulled, and Neidermayer pops one in from Alaska to put the Ducks' lead back up to three.

Third period: Ducks 6, Kings 3