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NHL Playoffs

Jeff Carter #77 of the Los Angeles Kings receives high fives from the bench after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks in the first period of Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 16, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Kings Preparing For Game 4 Showdown With Sharks

After taking it easy the day after San Jose’s 2-1 win, both teams stepped up preparation on Monday in advance of Game 4 on Tuesday night at the Shark Tank.

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Goalkeeper Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings takes a drink of water from a Gatorade bottle against the San Jose Sharks in Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at HP Pavilion on May 18, 2013 in San Jose, California. The Sharks defeated the Kings in overtime 2-1. (credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Kings Return Home To Practice Between Road Playoff Games

With two days off in an all-California series, the Los Angeles Kings seized the opportunity to fly home for two days of practice before Game 4.

2013/05/19

Jeff Carter #77, Slava Voynov #26 and Rob Scuderi # of the Los Angeles Kings celebrate Voynov's goal against the San Jose Sharks in the second period of Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 14, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Kings Jump Out To 1-0 Series Lead With 2-0 Victory Over Sharks

Jonathan Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings opened their second-round series with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

2013/05/14

Teemu Selanne #8 of the Anaheim Ducks shakes hands with Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock following Game Seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center on May 12, 2013 in Anaheim, California. The Red Wings defeated the Ducks 3-2. (credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Ducks Still In Disbelief Over Defeat

Two days after Detroit abruptly ended Anaheim’s season, the Ducks were still in disbelief.

2013/05/14

Henrik Zetterberg #40, Valtteri Filppula #51 and Daniel Cleary #11 of the Detroit Red Wings celebrate Filppula's goal in the second period against the Anaheim Ducks in Game Seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center on May 12, 2013 in Anaheim, California. (credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Ducks Eliminated From Playoffs By Wings In Game Seven

Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula each had a goal and an assist, and the Detroit Red Wings finished off the Anaheim Ducks with a 3-2 victory in Game 7 on Sunday night.

2013/05/12

Goaltender Jonathan Quick #32 and Drew Doughty #8 of the Los Angeles Kings celebrate their teams 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game Six of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Kings Finish Off Blues With 2-1 Win, Wait For Ducks-Red Wings

LOS ANGELES (AP) Dustin Penner scored the tiebreaking goal in the final second of the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings advanced to the second round with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis […]

2013/05/10

DETROIT, MI - MAY 10: Johan Franzen #93 of the Detroit Red Wings tries to re-direct a first-period shot towards the net in front of Francois Beauchemin #23 and Jonas Hiller #1 of the Anaheim Ducks in Game Six of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Joe Louis Arena on May 10, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Red Wings Beat Ducks 4-3 In OT, Setting Up Game 7

Henrik Zetterberg picked a good time to break out of his scoring slump.

2013/05/10

Jonathan Quick loses his mask but shuts out the Blues on Saturday night. (credit: Harry How/Getty Images Sport)

Kings Breaking Down Blues In Brutal Series Opener

Robyn Regehr broke his nose and got a puck in his ear, while captain Dustin Brown merely has a jagged cut on the bridge of his unbroken nose. Other Los Angeles Kings bear their own souvenirs, and several St. Louis Blues are similarly marked up.

2013/05/09

Nick Bonino (L) #13 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrates his game winning goal against the Detroit Red Wings in overtime in Game Five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center on May 8, 2013 in Anaheim, California. The Ducks defeated the Red Wings 3-2 in overtime. (credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Ducks Take 3-2 Series Lead, Defeat Overtime Demons

After two agonizing overtime losses in the previous three games, Ryan Getzlaf figured the Anaheim Ducks were overdue for a break when they headed into extra time yet again.

2013/05/09

Jeff Carter #77 of the Los Angeles Kings celebrates his goal against the St. Louis Blues in Game Five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Scottrade Center on May 8, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. (credit: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Kings Take 3-2 Series Lead With Overtime Win Over St. Louis

Slava Voynov scored on an odd-man rush eight minutes into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings beat the St. Louis Blues for the third straight time, 3-2 Wednesday night.

2013/05/08

Ryan Getzlaf #15 and Daniel Winnik #34 of the Anaheim Ducks react to the empty net goal of Francois Beauchemin #23 in front of Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings to take a 3-1 lead on way to a win in Game One of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center on April 30, 2013 in Anaheim, California. (credit: Harry How/Getty Images)

Getzlaf: Ducks Just Getting Started

It’s a recipe for tension in the Ducks’ dressing room heading into a pivotal point of the first-round series. But to Getzlaf and his teammates, every element of the playoff march is a privilege, particularly after the Ducks missed the postseason in two of the past three years.

2013/05/07