Kings fight all the way back to force Game 7

Source: www.sportsnet.ca - Tuesday, April 29, 2014

LOS ANGELES — The puck was sitting underneath Sharks goalie Alex Stalock when Justin Williams whacked at his pads and the narrow space between them. Like a magic trick, the puck popped out behind Stalock in the San Jose net. While Sharks coach Todd McLellan decried the legality of the tiebreaking goal, the Los Angeles Kings celebrated their latest, greatest escape yet. Attention hockey fans, make your voices heard and help us shape our coverage for next season by joining our NHL Fan Advisory Panel Down 0-3 just a few days ago, the Kings squeezed through that minuscule opening and emerged in Game 7. Williams scored the go-ahead goal with 8:04 to play, and the Kings beat the Sharks 4-1 in Game 6 on Monday night, rallying all the way back from a daunting series deficit. Williams and Anze Kopitar each had two goals and an assist, and Jonathan Quick made 25 saves as the Kings became just the ninth team in NHL history to force a seventh game after losing the first three. “We certainly didn’t want to go away quiet,” Kopitar said. “We’re only thinking about one more step now. We’re going to have to play our best game of the series up there.” Just three teams in NHL history have rallied from an 0-3 deficit to win a series, and Los Angeles has earned a shot to join them. The winner of the California rivals’ third playoff meeting in four years will face the top-seeded Anaheim Ducks in the second round. After watching three Kings goals and s

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