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GLENDALE, Ariz., May 13 (UPI) -- Dustin Brown scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Sunday and the Los Angeles Kings bested Phoenix 4-2 in the opener of the Western Conference finals.
With the score tied 2-2 early in the final period, the Kings' Slava Voynov got control of the puck at center ice and fired a long pass onto the stick of Brown streaking into the Coyotes' zone.
The Los Angeles captain moved into the right circle and fired a quick wrist shot that got under the arm of Phoenix goalie Mike Smith for the decisive tally -- Brown's seventh goal of the post-season.
Dwight King scored in the second period and added an empty-netter while Anze Kopitar also tallied for Los Angeles, which improved to 6-0 on the road in the playoffs.
Jonathan Quick turned aside 25-of-27 shots to earn the victory.
Derek Morris and Mikkel Boedker scored for the Coyotes.
Smith finished with 44 saves.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 25 (UPI) --
Billy Buckner earned his first win since 2009 with five shutout innings Saturday and the Los Angeles Angels blanked Kansas City 7-0.
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JAKARTA, May 25 (UPI) --
South Korean pop star Psy will perform in Indonesia at a concert celebrating diplomatic ties between the two countries, his management agency said Saturday.
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COLOGNE, Germany, May 25 (UPI) --
An Apple-1 computer, which sold for $666 when it debuted in 1976, sold for a record $671,400 Saturday at auction in German, the auctioneer said.
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WRENSHALL, Minn., May 25 (UPI) --
A woman says she was riding along a trail in northern Minnesota recently when she found herself falling off her horse and the animal slipping into a sink hole.
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