ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 30: Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings makes a save against the St. Louis Blues in Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Scottrade Center on April 30, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Kings beat the Blues 5-2. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
The Kings look to go up 3-0 at home on the second-seeded Blues.
The Los Angeles Kings are the NHL's hottest upstart in the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, and on Thursday, they'll have a chance to go up 3-0 on the St. Louis Blues. If the Kings can do so at home in L.A., it will be their second consecutive 3-0 start against a top-two team in the West.
The Kings, who got to the Western Conference semifinals against the Blues with a 4-1 series win over the top-seeded Vancouver Canucks that began with a stunning 3-0 start, have been riding Jonathan Quick, their stellar goaltender, in this postseason. And with a .952 save percentage, he's been a decent steed.
But the Kings also exploded for four goals in the first period of their 5-2 Game 2 win against St. Louis. And that leaves the Blues between Quick's rock-like performance in net and the hard place that is containing the Kings when Dustin Penner and Anze Kopitar are on their games.
No. 2 St. Louis Blues at No. 8 Los Angeles Kings
10 p.m. ET -- Game 3, Western Conference Quarterfinals | Kings lead, 2-0
National TV: NBC Sports Network, TSN, RDS
For more on the Kings, head to Jewels From The Crown and SB Nation Los Angeles. For more on the Blues, visit St. Louis Game Time and SB Nation St. Louis. For complete coverage of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, stick with SB Nation's NHL hub.
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