ST. LOUIS - Mouth agape, Ken Hitchcock struggled to process the buzzer-beater that crushed the St. Louis Blues' season. Goalie Brian Elliott sank to his knees in disbelief.]]>Sat, 11 May 2013 15:05:18 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/da9eb8721dc748c8b906e615e90f2e0b/HKN-Blues-Kings-Folohttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/da9eb8721dc748c8b906e615e90f2e0b/HKN-Blues-Kings-Folo

LOS ANGELES - Dustin Penner didn't exactly expect to score when he threw a 60-foot slap shot at the St. Louis net in the final second of the second period.]]>Sat, 11 May 2013 03:11:49 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5ed56cb919fd43289b9bf698ce783d77/HKN-Blues-Kingshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5ed56cb919fd43289b9bf698ce783d77/HKN-Blues-Kings

LOS ANGELES - Dustin Penner could have simply dumped the puck and allowed the clock to run out on the second period of yet another dead-even game.]]>Sat, 11 May 2013 01:47:34 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2d1d8ee3f1d04279ae1c9818f7f4c8f7/HKN--Kings-Blues-Folohttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2d1d8ee3f1d04279ae1c9818f7f4c8f7/HKN--Kings-Blues-Folo

ST. LOUIS - The way the Los Angeles Kings opened the playoffs is old news. The defending Stanley Cup champions are headed home where they've dominated, one win shy of surviving the first round.]]>Thu, 09 May 2013 03:41:26 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/feae38043e1d4be49cabf928209909f7/HKN-Kings-Blueshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/feae38043e1d4be49cabf928209909f7/HKN-Kings-Blues

ST. LOUIS - The Los Angeles Kings had every reason to be deflated.]]>Thu, 09 May 2013 01:50:18 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b49a887559af4019a606ae7a87c55322/HKN--Avalanche-Blueshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b49a887559af4019a606ae7a87c55322/HKN--Avalanche-Blues

ST. LOUIS - The 633rd consecutive start by Jay Bouwmeester, the NHL's resident iron man, carried extra significance.]]>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:18:37 -0400