ST. LOUIS (AP) -Jonathan Quick was appreciative of the Los Angeles Kings' special- team units. Because of their success, his workload was fairly light despite 30 shots.

Ryan Smyth scored the Kings' sixth power-play goal of the season and the penalty killer stopped St. Louis on five opportunities in a 2-1 victory Saturday night.

Former Blues player Michal Handzus also scored for the Kings, who won their third in a row after opening the season with a loss to Phoenix.

The Kings, who allowed four power play goals in a game earlier in the week, made it easy for their goalie, who stopped 29 shots on the night - 14 in the third period.

"We put an emphasis on our defensive zone, blocking shots and limiting their amount of scoring chances," Quick said. "Our PK did great tonight, which was good to see because we've been struggling the past couple of games."

The Kings' win completed a Los Angeles sweep of St. Louis after the Dodgers knocked out the Cardinals in the National League baseball playoffs earlier in the night.


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