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Kings top Rangers as playoff battle tightens

Cam Talbot, Marian Gaborik, Anze Kopitar

Cam Talbot, Marian Gaborik, Anze Kopitar

AP

The New York Rangers would have certainly liked to beat their 2014 Stanley Cup Final adversary, especially given how badly Los Angeles needed to win tonight. However, the Kings would not allow New York to slow them down as they claimed a 4-2 victory.

Rangers goaltender Cam Talbot made 31 saves and it would be wrong to put this loss squarely on his shoulders. That being said, he did have some questionable moments tonight, including Robyn Regehr’s goal midway through the first period.

A turnover by Talbot also led to Marian Gaborik scoring early in the second period to give the Kings a 2-1 edge. Jeff Carter was credited with the game-winning marker at 1:05 of the third frame.

Los Angeles has kicked off its five-game road trip with back-to-back wins. The Kings are now tied with the idle Calgary Flames in the battle for the third Pacific Division spot with 86 points. Both squads have nine games remaining, but the Flames have the edge in the tiebreaker ROW so if the regular season ended today, Los Angeles would still be eliminated.

The Kings and Flames are scheduled to play against each other on April 9.

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