SAN JOSE, Calif., April 18 (UPI) -- Jason LaBarbera made 31 saves en route to his first career shutout in the Los Angeles Kings' season-ending 4-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks.
The Kings posted a 42-35-5 mark this season but missed out on the playoffs. The Sharks will advance to the playoffs, facing Nashville in the first round, having compiled a 44-27-11 record in the regular season.
LaBarbera made more than half his saves -- 16 -- in the third period as San Jose tried to work back from a 2-0 deficit after two periods.
San Jose saw an 8-game wining streak end in Monday's contest as Evgeni Nabokov allowed four goals on 29 Los Angeles shots. Pavol Demitra, Mark Parrish, Mike Cammalleri and Mattias Norstrom each scored goals for the Kings.
Demitra's short-handed goal at 15:42 of the first period opened the scoring and at 7:19 of the second Parrish added a power-play goal for a 2-0 lead. Cammalleri scored 1:20 into the third period and Norstrom added another power-play goal with about five minutes to play to cap the scoring.
The game marked the end of the career of the Kings' Luc Robitaille, who announced his retirement last week. Over a 19-year career Robitaille had 668 goals and 1,394 points.
