First! Kings Frozen Fury comeback win in Vegas


What a great comeback game if you're a Kings fan!! What a terrible meltdown if you're coming from the Rocky Mountains! I could only image what Rob Blake must have felt being a part of this game in the Kings uniform :).

I switched the radio on in the early hours of this Sunday morning and set up all possible live scores and Kings message boards at the same time not to miss a second of the third period. The first news I got was bad: the Kings were down 0-2 after two and seemed paralytic on their powerplay (0-for-7, including at least one 5-on-3 opportunity that I know of).

Then Lubo Visnovsky's slapshot made it 1-2 and poured some hope into Kings' hearts. With a little bit less than three minutes to go Alexander Frolov tapped home the rebound to tie the score. While both teams seemingly were heading for overtime, Anze Kopitar had other ideas. He fed Patrick O'Sullivan with a perfect pass and the MVP of the previous AHL season converted it for a score to the delight of rabid Kings fans in MGM Grand. Second later Frolov scored an empty-netter when the Avalanche pulled Budaj, but he was caught slightly offside for the 3-2 Kings final score.

You can find the full game thread (to relive some of the excitement on LGK or hfboards). I'm going to go back to some of the conclusions from this game as I saw it as soon as I get the download completed.