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Feeling the Blues: LA Kings Playoff Chances Take Serious Hit in Loss to St. Louis

The Los Angeles Kings dwindling playoff hopes took a serious hit courtesy of St. Louis after a 3-1 loss to the Blues on Monday at Staples Center.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Magnus Paajarvi scored a power-play goal, Jake Allen made 38 saves and the St. Louis Blues extended their winning streak to five games with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.

David Perron scored late in the second period and Alexander Steen added an empty-net goal with 6.5 seconds left for the Blues, who lead the Kings by five points for the second wild card in the Western Conference.

Dustin Brown scored with 2:55 remaining and Jonathan Quick stopped 23 shots, but the Kings failed to earn a point for the first time in Quick's six starts since returning from a groin injury.

Quick made an acrobatic initial save on Perron's one-timer, but the puck trickled free underneath the goalie and Perron tapped it in for his 14th goal of the season 13:37 into the second.

Paajarvi then redirected Patrik Berglund's shot to give the Blues a 2-0 lead 1:10 into the third.

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The Kings outshot St. Louis 39-26 in the game, but could not get more than just one goal past Allen on the night. 

The loss severely hurts L.A.'s dwindling playoff hopes as they Kings were chasing the Blues for the second wild card spot in the Western Conference. 

Entering the night, L.A. trailed St. Louis by just three points in the standings, and a win would have moved them within one. The loss puts L.A. five points behind the Blues with just 14 games left in the regular season. 

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No rest for the Kings as they host the Arizona Coyotes at Staples Center on Tuesday night.

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