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2009-10 regular season

Blues at Kings

🗓 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Blues beat Kings 5–4 in a shootout at Crypto.com Arena on December 5, 2009.

STL – LAK
31–40
Shots on goal
1/5–0/2
Power play
32–29
Hits
12–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎵 STL
Paul Kariya
2 G
5 shots · 20:55 TOI
2nd star 👑 LAK
Jarret Stoll
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 20:38 TOI
3rd star 🎵 STL
Chris Mason
36 saves
0.900 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
👑 Brad Richardson SH Go-ahead 1st · 14:36
Assists: Jarret Stoll · beat Chris Mason
0–1
2nd period
🎵 Keith Tkachuk Tying 2nd · 03:32
Assists: David Perron · beat Jonathan Quick
1–1
🎵 Brad Boyes Go-ahead 2nd · 11:54
Assists: B.J. Crombeen, Jay McClement · beat Jonathan Quick
2–1
👑 Scott Parse Tying 2nd · 12:54
Assists: Michal Handzus, Wayne Simmonds · beat Chris Mason
2–2
3rd period
👑 Jarret Stoll Go-ahead 3rd · 08:31
Assists: Scott Parse, Wayne Simmonds · beat Chris Mason
2–3
🎵 Paul Kariya Tying 3rd · 08:58
Assists: Barret Jackman, David Backes · beat Jonathan Quick
3–3
🎵 Paul Kariya PP Go-ahead 3rd · 17:40
Assists: Erik Johnson, Patrik Berglund · beat Jonathan Quick
4–3
👑 Alex Frolov Tying 3rd · 19:26
Assists: Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar · beat Chris Mason
4–4
Shootout
🎵 Andy McDonald Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Jonathan Quick
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎵Blues
L1 Kariya · Oshie · Backes 20:00
L2 Perron · McDonald · Boyes 18:16
L3 Steen · Tkachuk · Berglund 14:24
L4 Winchester · McClement · Crombeen 12:19
D1 Jackman · Polak 25:18
D2 Johnson · Colaiacovo 19:34
D3 Sydor · Weaver 16:10
👑Kings
L1 Kopitar · Williams · Brown 22:33
L2 Frolov · Stoll · Handzus 19:58
L3 Parse · Richardson · Simmonds 14:04
L4 Purcell · Ivanans 6:28
D1 Johnson · Doughty 27:42
D2 Jones · O'Donnell 20:51
D3 Drewiske · Greene 15:16
D4 Harrold 6:05

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL LAK👑
31 Shots on goal 40
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
32 Hits 29
12 Blocked shots 12
7 Takeaways 5
9 Giveaways 7
4 Penalty minutes 10
STL shooting 16.1% (5/31) LAK shooting 10.0% (4/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Chris Mason
36/40
.900 SV% · 4 GA · 64:58 TOI
👑Kings
Jonathan Quick
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 64:38 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Brad Richardson · 1st 14:36 · 0–1 Keith Tkachuk · 2nd 03:32 · 1–1 Brad Boyes · 2nd 11:54 · 2–1 Scott Parse · 2nd 12:54 · 2–2 Jarret Stoll · 3rd 08:31 · 2–3 Paul Kariya · 3rd 08:58 · 3–3 Paul Kariya · 3rd 17:40 · 4–3 Alex Frolov · 3rd 19:26 · 4–4
STL LAK
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Blues
Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Kings
Kings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-2 (75% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Blues
Blues — tied after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Kings
Kings — tied after 2nd: 3-3-2 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 102009 👑LAK @ 🎵STL 2–1 Mar 242009 👑LAK @ 🎵STL 0–2 Dec 112008 🎵STL @ 👑LAK 2–6 Nov 82008 🎵STL @ 👑LAK 3–5 Oct 242008 👑LAK @ 🎵STL 4–0
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Who won Blues vs Kings on December 5, 2009?

Blues won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Blues 5, Kings 4.

Who scored for Blues?

Paul Kariya (2), Brad Boyes, Keith Tkachuk.

Who scored for Kings?

Alex Frolov, Brad Richardson, Jarret Stoll, Scott Parse.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Chris Mason made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Blues vs Kings season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🎵 Blues
BeforeDec 3 🎵STL @ 🦈SJS 3–2 AfterDec 7 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 4–0
👑 Kings
BeforeDec 3 🏛️OTT @ 👑LAK 3–6 AfterDec 7 🔥CGY @ 👑LAK 1–2
Also on December 5
🐋VAN 3–5 🌪️CAR 🛢️EDM 3–2 ⭐DAL 🍁TOR 2–7 🐻BOS 🗽NYR 2–1 ⚔️BUF 🐙DET 3–4 😈NJD 🦅WSH 8–2 🔔PHI 🐦ATL 2–1 🐆FLA 🏔️COL 3–2 🧥CBJ
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