Jonathan Quick stopped all 31 shots he faced and the L.A. Kings rebounded from a pair of lopsided losses to blank the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday in Los Angeles.
His most stunning came near the end of the second period, where, playing without his glove, the netminder used his blocker to knock down a shot from Oilers sniper Evander Kane.
Carl Grundstrom scored twice in the third period, Troy Stecher had a goal and an assist and Phillip Danault had a goal for the Kings.
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Mike Smith stopped 42-of-45 shots for the Oilers, who were outshot 46-31.
The series will return to Edmonton for Game 5 on Tuesday with Game 6 set to go in L.A. on Thursday.
The Oilers amped up the pressure late in the third, but Grundstrom escaped the zone with the puck and made his way up the ice under pressure from Darnell Nurse.
Nurse fell to the ice near the hash marks, dragging Grundstrom down with him, but the Swedish winger managed to send a sliding shot between the post and Smith's skate.
Video review determined the goal was good but Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft opted to challenge for goaltender interference. Again, the goal was held up after official review and Edmonton was handed a penalty.
The Kings went one for three with the man advantage on Saturday and the Oilers were 0-of-3.
The Oilers had a prime opportunity to cut into the deficit early in the third after L.A. defenceman Mikey Anderson was called for tripping.
Zach Hyman tried to send in a wrist shot from the top of the crease but Quick got his stick on it to preserve the shutout.
Edmonton seemed poised to score late in the second, too, when Kailer Yamamoto fired a shot from the
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