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| | Online Kingdom: Game Report |
 | | Indeed, veteran winger Kelly Buchberger has always been more of a defensive, checking forward, throwing his body around, and doing all the dirty jobs on the ice to help his team win. |
 | | But Buchberger stepped well out of character on Thursday night, when he scored the game-winning goal early in the third period, lifting the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in front of 15,960 fans at Staples Center. |
 | | Despite giving up the goal to Buchberger early in the third period, the 'Canes played a bit better in the third period, generating some offense and getting two great chances on the same shift in the third, only to have Carolina forward Jeff O'Neill hit the crossbar, and then Francis got robbed by Potvin. |
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