The Los Angeles Kings finally lost a game at home in Game 4 of the NHL Western Conference Finals, and must now take one from the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center in Chicago to avoid elimination. Game 5 will be televised on NBC Network at 8:00 p.m., and can be live streamed here. Blackhawks fans can listen to the game on WGN 720, while Kings fans can tune in to KHTS 1220.
The Kings had a 15-game home winning streak at Staples Center heading into Game 4, and were undefeated in the playoffs at home until the Blackhawks, without star defenseman Duncan Keith, scored a 3-2 road win.
On Friday, Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said, "I think we can just go into (Saturday's) game with the mindset that we're down 3-1. Something we said the last couple games in L.A., obviously being up 2-0 or 2-1, you know the other team is going to come at you hard. It's up to you to motivate yourself and try and put yourself in that position that you feel like you're in a seventh game."
Meanwhile, the defending Stanley Cup champion Kings are staring across at a team that was in the same position the Kings face now, down 3-1. "You look at the opponent we're playing. They were in the exact same situation and they came out of it in the last round," Kings defenseman Robyn Regehr said. "It's something that is very doable. We're preparing to win one game (Saturday) and that's as far as we're looking right now."
Kings captain Dustin Brown is not giving up on Los Angeles' chances either, saying, "You look at last year in the regular season, I think we were in 13th place with 20 games to go. It's a different situation when you've just got one game to play, but you can draw on being in the trench hole together."
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