LOS ANGELES -- It was the story of their season, and it happened one more time to finally end the Los Angeles Kings' nearly-impossible chances of reaching the playoffs.
"We gave up too many, we didn't score enough," goalie Jonathan Quick said.
Anthony Duclair scored 3:09 into the second period, Mike Smith made 34 saves and the Arizona Coyotes beat Los Angeles 2-1 Sunday night, ending the Kings' slim postseason hopes.
Alexander Burmistrov scored a power-play goal and Oliver Ekman-Larsson had two assists for the Coyotes, who followed up an impressive 6-3 win over Presidents' Trophy-leading Washington by guaranteeing the Kings would miss the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.