Ducks stay in playoff hunt as Koivu nets SO winner

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04/04/2010 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Saku Koivu scored the lone goal of the shootout to help the Anaheim Ducks take a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings in the opener of a home-and-home set from the Staples Center.

Koivu was the last shooter and skated in on net with a backhand-to-forehand move to beat Jonathan Quick for the win.

It gave Anaheim 85 points on the season, four back of Calgary and Colorado for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Koivu scored the Ducks' lone goal of regulation and Curtis McElhinney made 28 stops in the win for Anaheim, which has won four of its last five games.

"We desperately needed these points," said Koivu. "And this second point, at this point, is critical. We've got to win these all until the end and get help from other teams but we are going to push until the end."

Los Angeles now has 95 points on the season and sits seventh in the conference, one point back of Detroit for the sixth spot.

Jack Johnson hade the only goal for the Kings, who had won their previous two games. Quick made 32 stops in the loss.

These two teams will meet in Anaheim on Tuesday.

Los Angeles grabbed the lead with 19.3 seconds left in the first period on the power play as Johnson blasted a slapper from the high slot that found its way through traffic.

The second period went scoreless as McElhinney made 10 stops and Quick turned aside nine to keep the score at 1-0.

A hooking penalty on Jarret Stoll gave Anaheim a power play with 2:13 to play and the Ducks pulled McElhinney for a 6-on-4 advantage. The move paid off as Koivu stuffed in a loose puck at the right post to send the game to overtime.

"Being able to get a point out of it is good, every point we can get now means we are inching closer to clinching that playoff spot," said Quick. "We wanted two here, and gave it away in the last minute, but it is good to at least get that one point."

Game Notes

Los Angeles has taken three of the five games against Anaheim this season...Anaheim went 1-for-2 on the power play, while Los Angeles was 1- for-4...Los Angeles is 22-13-4 as the host this year, while Anaheim is 14-20-5 as the guest.

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Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia)
Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville)
Chris Leak (QB, Florida)
Mike Hart (RB, Michigan)
Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State)
Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame)
Drew Tate (QB, Iowa)
Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal)
Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn)
Chad Henne (QB, Michigan)
Kyle Wright (QB, Miami)
Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State)
Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama)
JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU)
Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State)
Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina)
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