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title: "Dancing in the Reign: Phoenix Completes Split-Squad Sweep; Kings lose 3-1"
url: https://kingscast.net/dancing-in-the-reign-phoenix-completes-split-squad-sweep-kings-lose-3-1/
description: "Tonight’s second split-squad contest between the Kings and Coyotes christened new ice at STAPLES Center . Another loss, just moments after getting wind of the break-down."
published: 2026-08-19
updated: 2026-08-19
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# Dancing in the Reign: Phoenix Completes Split-Squad Sweep; Kings lose 3-1

Published 2026-08-19

## NEWS

23 September 2010 · by Alex

Tonight’s second split-squad contest between the Kings and Coyotes christened new ice at **STAPLES Center**. Another loss, just moments after getting wind of the break-down 350 miles away at **Jobing.com Arena**. Pour some salt in the wound, will you? I don’t know if I can hold back the overwhelming waves of negativity surrounding me as I try to provide some sort of blurb on this performance. I mean, it was awful. Not only were they slow, but allowed Phoenix more scoring opportunities than their own ON the first two man-advantages. I’m targeting the two sorry excuses for a powerplay in the 1st period. You could tell the roster Phoenix iced tonight came out with a vengeance from the start. They dominated in speed, battles for zone-constant pucks, and overall effort. The Kings played more than 40 minutes facing a one-goal deficit until the 5th overall pick of the **2009 NHL Entry Draft**, **Brayden Schenn**, netted the equalizer 7 minutes into the 3rd period. Good finishing from Schenn, but you can’t ignore **Dustin Brown**‘s last-ditch effort helper that was ultimately the primary source for the goal.**Jonathan Quick** was in net for the entire game, stopping 18 of 20 shots, and helplessly watched an empty-net goal with :52 remaining. The next preseason game, and the final one at**STAPLES Center**, is on Tuesday at 7:30 against the **Anaheim Ducks**.

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