The Los Angeles Kings weren't happy about the way they played at San Jose in their previous meeting with the Sharks so they focused on improving their defensive effort in the rematch. Kyle Clifford recorded his first two-goal game in the NHL, and Justin Williams, Jarret Stoll and Dwight King also scored as the Kings beat their Pacific Division rivals 5-2 on Saturday night. San Jose went more than 11 minutes before getting its first shot on net and...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Thu 3/14	SJ	SJ 3 - 4	W:
Sat 3/16	LA	LA 2 - 5	W:
Tue 4/16	SJ	SJ 2 - 3	W:
Sat 4/27	LA	LA 2 - 3	W:
Tue 5/14	LA	LA 0 - 2	W:
Thu 5/16	LA	LA 3 - 4	W:
Sat 5/18	SJ	SJ 1 - 2	W:
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Tue 5/21	SJ	10:00 pm
Thu 5/23	LA	10:30 pm
Sun 5/26	SJ	:00 am
Tue 5/28	LA	:00 am

Game Stats

Sharks (12-9-6) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM P. Marleau 1 0 1 -1 0 S. Gomez 0 1 1 -4 0 J. Thornton 0 1 1 0 0 A. Burish 0 0 1 0 0 R. Clowe 0 0 1 0 0 L. Couture 0 0 2 -1 0 A. Desjardins 0 0 0 -2 0 M. Handzus 0 0 1 0 0 J. Pavelski 0 0 3 0 0 J. Sheppard 0 0 2 -2 0 T. Wingels 0 0 2 -3 0		Kings (15-10-2) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM K. Clifford 2 0 2 2 7 J. Stoll 1 1 2 2 0 D. King 1 0 3 2 0 J. Williams 1 0 6 0 0 T. Lewis 0 2 3 2 0 D. Brown 0 1 1 0 0 C. Fraser 0 1 0 1 2 A. Kopitar 0 1 1 0 0 D. Penner 0 1 1 2 0 J. Carter 0 0 0 1 0 M. Richards 0 0 0 0 0 T. Toffoli 0 0 1 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM M. Irwin 1 0 3 1 0 B. Burns 0 2 2 1 2 D. Boyle 0 0 1 1 0 J. Braun 0 0 0 -3 0 D. Murray 0 0 0 -2 5 B. Stuart 0 0 1 -2 0 M. Vlasic 0 0 0 -3 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM A. Martinez 0 1 1 2 0 R. Scuderi 0 1 0 0 0 S. Voynov 0 1 0 0 0 D. Doughty 0 0 1 2 0 K. Ellerby 0 0 0 2 0 J. Muzzin 0 0 2 2 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% A. Niemi(L, 11-6) 18 14 4 .778 A. Stalock 6 5 1 .833		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Bernier(W, 6-2) 22 20 2 .909

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PLAYER NEWS

Sharks Adam Burish (SJ - Right Wing) News: Burish (hand) is progressing, but will miss Tuesday's Game 4 against the Kings, ESPN's Pierre LeBrun reports. [+] Impact: The fact that Burish's hand will probably keep him out a little while longer and his lack of offensive production leave him with very little fantasy value. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013) Logan Couture (SJ - Center) News: Couture returned from a second-period injury to score a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime that helped the Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 on Saturday night. [+] Impact: Couture has a team-best 10 points in this postseason with four goals and six assists. He had a career-high 14 points in 18 playoffs games in 2011. (STATS - Sun. May 19, 2013) Martin Havlat (SJ - Right Wing) News: Havlat (groin) won't play in Tuesday's Game 4 against the Kings, Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area reports. [+] Impact: Kurz adds that he'd be shocked to see Havlat play again in the Sharks' second-round series against Los Angeles, which the team trails 2-1. (RotoWire - May 19, 2013)

Kings Kyle Clifford (LA - Left Wing) News: Clifford (undisclosed) is expected to suit up for Tuesday's Game 4 matchup with the Sharks, Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register reports. [+] Impact: This is better news for the Kings than it is for fantasy owners, as Clifford has yet to record a point in five games in the playoffs. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013) Jonathan Quick (LA - Goaltender) News: Quick was on his game Saturday, stopping 38 San Jose shots, but his teammates couldn't generate enough offense to close the deal as the Sharks escaped with a 2-1 overtime win. [+] Impact: He's displaying the same form in this postseason that propelled the Kings to the 2012 Stanley Cup. We have no hesitation about commending him to you whenever LA takes the ice. (RotoWire - May 19, 2013) Kyle Clifford (LA - Left Wing) News: Clifford (undisclosed) is not in the lineup for Saturday's Game 3 against the Sharks. [+] Impact: Clifford did not play in the series' fist two games due to an injury he apparently suffered during the team's first round series against St. Louis. He continues to be listed as day-to-day. (RotoWire - Sat. May 18, 2013)

Injury Report

Sharks Player Injury Status A. Burish Upper-body injury day-to-day J. Demers Lower-body injury day-to-day

Kings Player Injury Status J. Stoll Undisclosed injury day-to-day K. Clifford Undisclosed injury day-to-day M. Greene Undisclosed injury day-to-day W. Mitchell Knee surgery IR