>>Kings Trash Blues, Seize 2-0 Series Lead

(St. Louis, MO)  --  The Kings grabbed control of their Western Conference Semifinal series against the Blues with a dominating 5-2 victory in Game Two.  Los Angeles built a four-goal lead after the first on the strength of two goals by Anze Kopitar [[ AHN-jay  KOE-pih-tar ]].  Jeff Carter and Mike Richards also scored in the first for L.A., which heads home up two-games-to-none in the best-of-seven set.  Andy McDonald cut into the Kings lead just 18 seconds into the second period but Justin Williams added to Los Angeles' lead just over a minute later.  Jonathan Quick made 27 saves in the victory, which included 14 roughing penalties and four game misconducts.  The teams were a combined 0-for-15 on the power play.  Matt D'Agostini [[ DAG-uh-STEE-nee ]] potted a goal for St. Louis, while Brian Elliott was roughed up for all five goals on 21 shots.

>>Caps Get Game Two Wins

(Undated)  --  The Washington Capitals picked up a Game Two win in the Stanley Cup playoffs Monday night.  Alex Ovechkin's power-play goal with 7:27 left in the third lifted the Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Rangers in their East semifinal series.  Braden Holtby stopped 26 shots to help Washington even the best-of-seven series at a game apiece.