It doesn’t happen very often, but over the past eight days, the Los Angeles Kings have essentially played a mini playoff series with the St. Louis Blues, facing them three times. The Blues, who have been red-hot as of late,

Quinton Byfield scored on a wrist shot 27 seconds into overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Byfield got his 13th goal of the season, capitalizing on a turnover forced by Adrian Kempe before scoring from the left circle to end the Kings' five-game skid.

The Blues finished with 23 blocked shots in Los Angeles, helping to squeeze out a point despite the tough schedule and personnel circumstances they were put in.