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 After 65 scoreless minutes, Carter led off the bonus format with
a shot from the slot that beat Brian Elliott to the stick side.
Quick followed with a save on shootout specialist T.J. Oshie before
denying Alex Steen and Vladimir Tarasenko to seal the win.
Quick turned aside 43 shots prior to the shootout for the Kings, who
improved to 3-0-0 on their six-game homestand. It was Quick's 32nd
career shutout, tying him with Rogie Vachon for first place on the
franchise list.
Elliott registered his 26th career blanking by making 18 saves for
the Blues, who were playing the first of three games in four nights.
Steen and Paul Stastny each recorded a game-high six shots on goal.
 Both teams went 0-for-2 on the power play in the first period, with
St. Louis outshooting Los Angeles 9-7 in the session. The Blues also
failed on two man-advantage opportunities in the second while
limiting the Kings to three shots in the period, but Quick kept the
game scoreless by making 14 saves and receiving help from the
crossbar on St. Louis defenseman Ian Cole's shot from the left
faceoff circle.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Los Angeles' red-hot line of C Carter, LW Tanner
Pearson and RW Tyler Toffoli was stymied by Elliott after collecting
seven goals and six assists over the previous two games. Pearson and
Carter had their three-game goal-scoring streaks snapped. ... St.
Louis C Patrik Berglund returned to the lineup after missing one
game with an upper-body injury and recorded one shot in 17:09 of ice
time. ... Each club went 0-for-4 on the power play, leaving the
Blues at 2-for-14 on the season and the Kings at 1-for-18.
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