Brown lifts Kings over Avalanche in shootout

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02/25/2007 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Brown scored in the sixth round of the shootout to lift Los Angeles past Colorado, 6-5, at Staples Center.

Rob Blake had a goal late in the third to send the game into overtime and added an assist for the Kings, who have won two of their last three games.

Sean Burke finished with 25 saves in the victory.

Andrew Brunette finished with three assists while Paul Stastny added two helpers for the Avalanche, who have lost two straight.

Peter Budaj allowed five goals on 39 shots in the loss for Colorado.

With the shootout tied at 2-2, Brunette was stoned by Burke, who stacked his pads against the left post. Brown then quickly skated in on goal and fired a snap shot through the pads of Budaj to five the Kings the extra point.

With the score tied at 2-2 after two periods, the Avs struck for two goals in the first five minutes of the final frame.

Just 1:01 into the third, John-Michael Liles found a loose puck outside the crease after a scrum and banged the disc home for a power-play goal to put Colorado up 3-2.

Marek Svatos then gave the Avalanche a two-goal advantage tallying his 14th goal of the season at 4:38 of the third. From in front, Svatos tipped a shot from Ben Guite past Burke on his glove side.

With 10:57 left in the final frame, Los Angeles pulled to within a goal after Alexander Frolov backhanded a shot from the slot past Budaj.

Colorado regained its two-goal lead with 7:14 remaining after Milan Hejduk fired a quick snap shot past Burke for a power-play goal to make it 5-3.

With 4:46 to play, Lubomir Visnovsky blasted a slap shot from the top of the point past a screened Budaj to pull LA within a goal.

Blake then sent the game into overtime scoring with just 3.9 ticks on the clock. The veteran defenseman had two whacks at a loose puck in front and finally pushed the disc over the goal line for his 11th goal of the year.

The Kings struck first and took a 1-0 lead after Anze Kopitar notched his 18th goal of the season 8:56 into the first. On the power play, Blake chipped the puck into the neutral zone from his own end and Kopitar scooped the disc up and skated into the Colorado zone. The rookie then deked around two defenders and, before being knocked down from behind, slid the puck just inside the left post and over the goal line.

With 5:37 left in the opening period, Los Angeles went up 2-0 after Brian Willsie scored.

Colorado used a two-man advantage to get on the board and make it a 2-1 game at 4:42 of the second. From the left boards, Joe Sakic centered a pass to Brett Clark in the slot and he one-timed the feed through the pads of Burke.

Ian Laperriere scored his fifth goal of the season at 11:23 of the second to even the score at 2-2.

Game Notes

Michael Cammalleri had three assists for the Kings...Los Angeles went 2-for-7 on the power play while the Avalanche went 3-for-6 with the man advantage...LA outshot the Avs, 39-30.

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