Kings on brink of Cup final

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dwight King scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 18 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings rolled to the brink of their first Stanley Cup final in 19 years with a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.

Anze Kopitar also scored for the Kings, who lead the Western Conference finals 3-0.

Mike Smith made 26 saves for Phoenix.

Game 4 is Sunday at Los Angeles.