Canucks Vs. Kings Game 2: L.A. Wins Again, Takes 2-0 Series Lead

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Canucks Vs. Kings, NHL Playoffs 2012 Game 2: Los Angeles Takes 2-0 Series Lead Following 4-2 Victory

The Los Angeles Kings are halfway to an upset over the No. 1-seeded Vancouver Canucks following Friday night's 4-2 victory, taking a 2-0 series lead. Dustin Brown was the hero of the game with two goals, scoring one in each of the first two periods. To make it even more impressive, Brown scored his goals while on the penalty kill for the Kings.

The first two goals of the game came within a span of 26 seconds of game time, but over two periods. Brown put the Kings up 1-0 with just nine seconds left in the first period while Jannik Hansen tied the game just 17 seconds into the second frame. However, five minutes later, Brown put the Kings back on top by breaking away from a mess in his own zone and scoring on Roberto Luongo.

In the third period, Jarret Stoll switched things up by netting a power play goal. Assists went to Justin Williams and Brown. Trevor Lewis made it a 4-1 lead with just over five minutes left to play. Before Vancouver received a late goal from Samuel Pahlsson, there was a scrum on Los Angeles' end of the ice that resulted in multiple penalties, including a 10-minute misconduct for Vancouver's Hansen.

Jonathan Quick faced an onslaught of 48 shots from the Canucks, but he was able to stop 46 of them. The Kings offense, however, put 26 shots on net while only seeing 22 of them stopped by Luongo.

The series heads to Los Angeles on Sunday, and the Canucks will surely want to have a better showing than in these last two games.

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Canucks Vs. Kings, NHL Playoffs 2012 Game 2: Los Angeles Keeps 2-1 Lead At Close Of 2nd Period

The Los Angeles Kings are just 20 minutes away from taking a 2-0 series lead over the Vancouver Canucks. After taking Game 1, 4-2, the Kings hold a 2-1 lead before the start of the third period. Kings right winger Dustin Brown has been huge for the team, scoring both goals while on the penalty kill.

Brown scored the first goal of the game with just nine seconds left in the first period. But the Canucks wasted no time answering back in the second period. Jannik Hansen tied the game after just 17 ticks of the clock. Hansen redirected a shot from the blue line while in front of the net, putting the puck past Jonathan Quick. Five minutes later, Brown answered back with another shorthanded goal, busting past two defenders and backhanding the puck beyond Roberto Luongo.

Vancouver did have a few chances to tie the game during the final minutes of the period, but Quick proved to be a brick wall. He's made 24 of 25 saves so far. Luongo has faced just 17 shots and made 15 saves. His offense will need to do better than going 0-for-4 on the power play.

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Canucks Vs. Kings, NHL Playoffs 2012 Game 2: Los Angeles Takes 2-1 Lead In 2nd Period

The Los Angeles Kings took a 2-1 lead over the Vancouver Canucks during the first half of the second period after giving up a 1-0 lead just seconds into the frame. Dustin Brown scored his second shorthanded goal of the game at 5:17 in the period, which came exactly five minutes after Jannik Hansen tied the game at one. Brown's first shorthanded goal came at 19:51 in the first period.

For his second goal, Brown battled through traffic on his own end of the ice to escape with the puck down the right side of the ice. He was then able to get ahead of the two defenders chasing him. He then crossed in front of Roberto Luongo and backhanded the puck in for the shorthanded goal. Willie Mitchell was in the box for holding.

The Canucks are 0-for-3 on the power play and have allowed goals twice while with the man advantage. Luongo has made 11 saves on 13 shots.

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