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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The NHL's highest-scoring team faced one of
the league's stingiest defenses, and nothing was settled between
the Los Angeles Kings and the Phoenix Coyotes.
|  | | The Coyotes' Brad May, right, fires a shot past Kings defenseman Jere Karalahti. |
Rob Blake scored with 7:43 left in the third period and Glen
Murray scored the first two goals of the game as the Kings earned a
3-3 tie Tuesday night.
Landon Wilson, Keith Tkachuk and Shane Doan scored for the
Coyotes, who extended their unbeaten streak to 12 games and their
road unbeaten streak to eight.
Sean Burke made 26 saves for the Coyotes, who have tied their
last three and have gone to overtime in seven of their last 10.
They are two games shy of tying the longest unbeaten streak in
franchise history.
The Kings lead the league with 60 goals, while the Coyotes have
allowed 29 goals -- fifth-lowest in the NHL.
"They have a lot of things going for them, but so do we -- with
our hard work ethic and the way we've been battling night in and
night out," Kings goalie Jamie Storr said. "We scored three goals
against a tough team to score against. And they weren't easy goals.
We were making our own opportunities."
Burke thwarted Murray's bid for a hat trick from close range
just 27 seconds into overtime with a leg save. Keith Carney was
sent off for tripping Ziggy Palffy in front of the net, but the
Kings failed to capitalize on the power play as Jozef Stumpel
couldn't handle Blake's perfect setup pass.
With the Coyotes leading 3-2, Jeremy Roenick was sent off for
interfering with Blake deep in the Phoenix zone and the Kings
capitalized on the ensuing power play.
Bryan Smolinski got a lead pass from Mathieu Schneider and fed
the puck to Blake, who beat Burke high to the glove side for his
sixth goal.
"I was a little disappointed because I committed a bit early,"
Burke said. "He made a good shot and he probably would have beaten
me with that shot anyway because it was so quick and so accurate.
But I should have been a little bit more patient."
The Coyotes, who were outshot 29-25, had taken a 3-2 lead on
Shane Doan's goal with 12:14 remaining.
Wilson scored for Phoenix at 13:09 of the second, less than
three minutes after Murray's second goal of the game gave the Kings
a 2-0 lead. Wyatt Smith faked a slap shot from the right point,
then flipped the puck toward the net and it caromed in off Wilson's
leg.
Tkachuk, returning to the Coyotes' lineup after missing the
previous game because of back spasms, tied it with a power-play
goal with 12 seconds left in the period.
Kings goalie Jamie Storr said coach Andy Murray didn't say much
to the team between periods after the Coyotes had tied it 2-2.
"He knew we'd been strong all game, and he just told us, `Go
out there and have a strong third period -- take it to 'em and don't
sit back," Storr said. "We have a lot of energy and a lot of
talent in this room, so let's use it."'
After going more than 10 minutes before recording their first
shot on net, the Kings opened the scoring on their second shot.
Murray beat Burke high to the glove side after Robitaille's shot
caromed off Phoenix defenseman Radoslav Suchy's skate and onto
Murray's stick.
Murray scored again at 10:28 of the second, redirecting
Robitaille's centering pass between Burke's pads from the edge of
the crease.
"They're a very offensive team and they have a lot of
weapons," Burke said. "You can't fall asleep on that team for a
second."
Game notes
The Kings will play host to the All-Star game next season
at the Staples Center, the NHL announced Tuesday. It will be the
first time the game will be played in Southern California since
1981 at the Forum. ... Burke is 6-0-4 in his last nine starts. His
only loss was a 2-1 decision at San Jose on Oct. 12. ... The
Coyotes are 3-for-33 on the power play over their last 10 contests.
... The Coyotes, outshot in 11 of their last 12 games, are 7-0-5
when they have been outshot. ... Palffy's point-scoring streak
ended at eight games.
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 Luc Robitaille muscles his way to the net, feeding Glen Murray for the goal.
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Rob Blake sneaks the puck past Sean Burke to tie the game for good.
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Shane Doan angles the puck past goalie Jamie Storr.
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Luc Robitaille and Glen Murray connect again to put the Kings up by two.
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Wyatt Smith's centering pass deflects off of Landon Wilson for a goal.
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Keith Tkachuk scores a power-play goal with 12 seconds remaining in the second period.
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