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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Return to the playoffs (2009–10 to present)</h3> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BUnreferenced%20section%20%7C%20date%20%3D%20November%202013%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Unreferenced%20section%20%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">During the 2009 offseason, the Kings traded for forward <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ryan%20Smyth%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ryan%20Smyth%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRyan%20Smyth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Ryan Smyth (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUnlhbl9TbXl0aD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Ryan Smyth</a>,<span data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fsports.espn.go.com%5C%2Fnhl%5C%2Fnews%5C%2Fstory%3Fid%3D4305472%7Ctitle%3DYoung%20Kings%20bolster%20lineup%20with%20Smyth%7Cpublisher%3D%5B%5BESPN%5D%5D%7Cdate%3D2009-07-04%7Caccessdate%3D2012-07-20%7Clast%3DLeBrun%7Cfirst%3D%20Pierre%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5404256965debcf9365d29%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ765c8e6556982ba7-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5404256965debcf9365d29%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ765c8e6556982ba7-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2244%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2245%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> known for his prowess in front of opposing goaltenders. They also signed defenseman <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rob%20Scuderi%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rob%20Scuderi%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRob%20Scuderi%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Rob Scuderi (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUm9iX1NjdWRlcmk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Rob Scuderi</a>, who won the Stanley Cup the previous year with Pittsburgh, and drafted <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Brayden%20Schenn%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Brayden%20Schenn%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBrayden%20Schenn%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Brayden Schenn (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQnJheWRlbl9TY2hlbm4/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Brayden Schenn</a> in the first round, 5th overall, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kyle%20Clifford%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kyle%20Clifford%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKyle%20Clifford%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Kyle Clifford (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvS3lsZV9DbGlmZm9yZD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Kyle Clifford</a> in the 2nd round, 35th overall, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jordan%20Nolan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jordan%20Nolan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJordan%20Nolan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Jordan Nolan (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSm9yZGFuX05vbGFuP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Jordan Nolan</a>, the son of NHL coach <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ted%20Nolan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ted%20Nolan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTed%20Nolan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Ted Nolan (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVGVkX05vbGFuP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Ted Nolan</a> in the 7th round, 186th overall in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222009%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222009%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2009%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="2009 NHL Entry Draft (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvMjAwOV9OSExfRW50cnlfRHJhZnQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">2009 NHL Entry Draft</a>. The Kings were very successful during the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222009%5Cu201310%20NHL%20season%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222009%5Cu201310%20NHL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2009%5Cu201310%20NHL%20season%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="2009–10 NHL season (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvMjAwOSVFMiU4MCU5MzEwX05ITF9zZWFzb24/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">2009–10 NHL season</a>, as they finished sixth overall in the Western Conference while in the midst of rebuilding. They established a franchise record with a nine-game unbeaten streak, and finished the season with 101 points, just the third 100-plus point season in franchise history. However, they lost to a highly skilled <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Vancouver%20Canucks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Vancouver%20Canucks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVancouver%20Canucks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Vancouver Canucks (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVmFuY291dmVyX0NhbnVja3M/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Vancouver Canucks</a> team in six games in the first round. The Kings led the series, 2–1, and were ahead 3–2 after the 2nd period of game 4, only to let it slip away in part due to excellent goaltending by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Roberto%20Luongo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Roberto%20Luongo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRoberto%20Luongo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Roberto Luongo (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUm9iZXJ0b19MdW9uZ28/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Roberto Luongo</a> and late goals by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Henrik%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Henrik%20Sedin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHenrik%20Sedin%7CHenrik%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Henrik Sedin (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSGVucmlrX1NlZGluP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Henrik</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Daniel%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Daniel%20Sedin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDaniel%20Sedin%7CDaniel%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Daniel Sedin (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRGFuaWVsX1NlZGluP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Daniel</a> Sedin. The Canucks would then easily win the next two games to eliminate the Kings. Despite the series loss, many considered the season to be an outright success due to the age of the team and the setbacks from injuries to key players Ryan Smyth and Justin Williams. Forward Anže Kopitar spent most of the first half of the season in the top ten in the league in scoring, and finished 20th overall in points. Doughty was one of three finalists for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22James%20Norris%20Trophy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22James%20Norris%20Trophy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJames%20Norris%20Trophy%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="James Norris Trophy (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSmFtZXNfTm9ycmlzX1Ryb3BoeT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">James Norris Trophy</a> as the league's top defenseman and received the team's ‘Best Defenseman’ award. This was the first time in eight years that the Kings made it to the playoffs. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">During the 2010 offseason, the Kings signed veteran and former on-ice captain for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Vancouver%20Canucks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Vancouver%20Canucks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVancouver%20Canucks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Vancouver Canucks (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVmFuY291dmVyX0NhbnVja3M/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Vancouver Canucks</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Willie%20Mitchell%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Willie%20Mitchell%20%28ice%20hockey%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWillie%20Mitchell%20%28ice%20hockey%29%7CWillie%20Mitchell%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Willie Mitchell (ice hockey) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2lsbGllX01pdGNoZWxsXyhpY2VfaG9ja2V5KT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Willie Mitchell</a>, and added forward <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alexei%20Ponikarovsky%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alexei%20Ponikarovsky%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlexei%20Ponikarovsky%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Alexei Ponikarovsky (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQWxleGVpX1BvbmlrYXJvdnNreT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Alexei Ponikarovsky</a> after losing out on the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22controversial%20free%20agent%20signing%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ilya%20Kovalchuk%23New%20Jersey%20Devils%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIlya%20Kovalchuk%23New%20Jersey%20Devils%7Ccontroversial%20free%20agent%20signing%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Ilya Kovalchuk (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSWx5YV9Lb3ZhbGNodWs/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">controversial free agent signing</a> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ilya%20Kovalchuk%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ilya%20Kovalchuk%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIlya%20Kovalchuk%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Ilya Kovalchuk (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSWx5YV9Lb3ZhbGNodWs/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Ilya Kovalchuk</a>. Mitchell's signing created a top defensive pairing along with Norris Trophy favorite <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Drew%20Doughty%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Drew%20Doughty%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDrew%20Doughty%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Drew Doughty (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHJld19Eb3VnaHR5P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Drew Doughty</a> and bolstered the chemistry of the locker room after the departure of veterans Sean O'Donnell and Alexander Frolov, in the trade deadline, the team acquired <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dustin%20Penner%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dustin%20Penner%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDustin%20Penner%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Dustin Penner (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHVzdGluX1Blbm5lcj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Dustin Penner</a> from the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Edmonton%20Oilers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Edmonton%20Oilers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEdmonton%20Oilers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Edmonton Oilers (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRWRtb250b25fT2lsZXJzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Edmonton Oilers</a> for Colten Teubert, a first round pick in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222011%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222011%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2011%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="2011 NHL Entry Draft (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvMjAxMV9OSExfRW50cnlfRHJhZnQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">2011 NHL Entry Draft</a>, and a conditional second round pick in 2012. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Kings entered the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222011%20Stanley%20Cup%20Playoffs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222011%20Stanley%20Cup%20Playoffs%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2011%20Stanley%20Cup%20Playoffs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvMjAxMV9TdGFubGV5X0N1cF9QbGF5b2Zmcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs</a> as the 7th seeded Western Conference team and played San Jose in the first round. Unfortunately there were more setbacks as the team’s high scorer, Anze Kopitar, was injured and unavailable for the playoffs. On the road, the Sharks would win game 1 in overtime 3-2, and the Kings responded with a 4-0 shut out. On home ice for game 3, the momentum for the Kings appeared to continue as they jumped to an early 4-0 lead, only to let it slip away as the Sharks fought back and eventually won the game in overtime 6-5. The Sharks then made easy work of the Kings in the next game 6-3. Facing elimination, the Kings won the fifth game 3-1 on the road, and kept the score a tie by the end of regulation in game 6 at home; but failing capitalize on a 5 minute power-play late in the game all the way into overtime would prove to be the fatal blow, as moments later <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Joe%20Thornton%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Joe%20Thornton%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJoe%20Thornton%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="new" title="Joe Thornton (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSm9lX1Rob3JudG9uP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Joe Thornton</a> would win the game 4-3 for the Sharks and eliminate the Kings.<span data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fscores.espn.go.com%5C%2Fnhl%5C%2Frecap%3FgameId%3D310425008%7Ctitle%3DJoe%20Thornton%27s%20OT%20goal%20sends%20Sharks%20to%20first-round%20series%20win%7Cwork%3DAssociated%20Press%7Cpublisher%3DESPN%7Cdate%3DApril%2026%2C%202011%7Caccessdate%3DJune%2018%2C%202014%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5404256965debcf9365d29%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ765c8e6556982ba7-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2224816-5404256965debcf9365d29%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ765c8e6556982ba7-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2250%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2251%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22broken-image%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Dustin_Brown_and_the_Stanley_Cup.jpg%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ADustin%20Brown%20and%20the%20Stanley%20Cup.jpg%7Cthumbnail%7Cright%7CKings%20captain%20Dustin%20Brown%20hoisting%20the%20Stanley%20Cup%20during%20the%202012%20victory%20parade.%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-5404256965debcf9365d29" class="placeholder placeholder-broken-image" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="broken-image" /> </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key footbal:rte-parser-cache:79711 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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