Sharks earn all-California series. Kings edge in game 6 overtime

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Thornton (FSY) knew exactly where he wanted to be as soon as the sharks killed a penalty of 5 minutes that had continued for the extension. He has in front of the net. By Harry how, Getty Images

Joe Thornton sharks celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against the Los Angeles Kings in overtime of game 6 of their playoff series in the first round in Los Angeles.

By Harry how, Getty Images

Joe Thornton sharks celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against the Los Angeles Kings in overtime of game 6 of their playoff series in the first round in Los Angeles.

His instinct proved right and he scored 2: 22 into the extra session Monday night to take a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings-San Jose and send the sharks to a win in the first round series.You saw this series, strange things happen in front of the net. He just spit very well and I just swallowed it, "said Thornton. "I was just in the right place at the right time. He felt great. "Kyle Wellwood, Jason Demers (FSY) and Dany Heatley (FSY) also scored for the sharks, who wore the all-California series 4-2 and avoid a game 7 in San Jose. "It is good that we don't have to play Wednesday night. We can rest, "said Thornton. "But we still have much work to do. This was a tough series. "Justin Williams (FSY), Ryan Smyth (FSY) and rookie Trevor Lewis (FSY) scored for the Kings, who lost in the opening round for the second consecutive year and won just one playoff series since his run to the Stanley Cup in 1993 with Wayne Gretzky (FSY).

Sharks win series 4-2.

Game 1: San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2 (OT)

Game 2: Los Angeles 4, San Jose 0

Game 3: San Jose 6, Los Angeles 5 (OT)

Game 4: San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3

Game 5: Los Angeles 3, San Jose 1

Game 6: San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3 (OT)

"Out in the first round is really disappointing," defensor said Jack Johnson (FSY).Gretzky watched the game, but even having the superstar retired per side couldn't push the Kings to a win. Instead, they lost all three home games in the series and all three extra games — such as at the end of ' 93 when Los Angeles lost three straight OT games for Montreal. "We had an advantage of 4-0 at home in game 3 and two other games were OT and right there," said forward Dustin Brown (FSY). "The difference between winning and losing is that small. They found ways to achieve goals in the OT and we didn't. "Antti Niemi (FSY) made 26 saves for the sharks after being pulled in two of the last three games. "We had the lead three times, but they turned on us, "Heatley said. "Who kill penalty 5 minutes was huge for us. That's sometimes how hockey works, you do a good job like that and you get rewarded in the end. "Jonathan Quick stopped 31 shots for Los Angeles. He gave up 16 goals in three home games of the team. "We believe fully that could have won it. That is why we are so disappointed, "defensor said Drew Doughty (FSY).Jamie McGinn (FSY sharks) received a major 5 minutes to load Brad Richardson and a lack of automatic game at 16: 37 of the third period, giving the Kings a power play for the final minutes of regulation. "We don't do anything easy, "said sharks coach Todd McLellan. Kings had four shots on goal, including two by Brown that Niemi stopped to send the game into overtime for the third time in the series."Once we kill it off, we thought we had a good chance and we'll get the momentum after killing it, "said Thornton. "We did, and we ended up winning the series after that."The Kings opened the overtime with 1: 37 left on penalty of McGinn, but cannot shot a goal ".We didn't get many opportunities, "said Johnson. "They were very aggressive, which forced it to make moves a little faster than we wanted."It wasn't long after Thornton found the left side of the open NET and scored the winning goal, sending him riding on the ice in celebration. "He hit a skate and bounced off his tape and I got caught out of position, said a quick discouraged. "If we played a little better, I could spend more time. We feel like we gave them some games earlier in the series ".The Kings rallied for a third time to tie the game at 3-3 in the third period. Lewis scored his first playoff goal of his career in a rebound of power play at 11: 39 with Demers off for interference.Heatley's goal off the right post on a play broken by Kings gave San Jose its third lead of the game, 3-2 at 8: 48 of the third period.The Kings tied the game 2-2 in the rebound of Smyth's goal 18 seconds in the third period.Demers caught fast crease put San Jose ahead 2-1 at 16: 52 of the second period.The Kings tied the game 1-1 when Williams fired in a rebound on the power play at 13: 27 of the second. Thornton received a double-minor for high sticking after he hit Richardson in the mouth. Richardson wears a visor, but he pointed to his mouth and caught something off the ice.San Jose took a 1-0 in the first goal of the playoffs, Wellwood at 2: 58 of the middle period. Quick lost his stick and did an swiping motion to his right to recover it, but he didn't and Wellwood was top shelf off Thornton's helper.Notes: Los Angeles was 5 to 24 on the power of the game in the series. ... Kings D Rob Scuderi briefly left the game in the second period after taking a skate blade near his eye in a collision with the Sharks D Niclas Wallin (FSY) along the boards. ... There were no goals or penalties in the first period, when the sharks outshot the Kings 4-5. ... The Kings fell to 11-6 in game 6s.

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