Ice Hockey: Los Angeles 3, Calgary 0

Jonathan Quick had to make only 19 saves to collect his ninth shutout of the season Wednesday, bringing the Los Angeles Kings a 3-0 victory over Calgary. Quick tied Brian Elliott of the St. Louis for the NHL lead in shutouts this season and boosted the Kings to a critical win in the tight Western Conference playoff race. Los Angeles moved into a tie for seventh and eighth place with San Jose at 88 points, one in front of Phoenix and one behind Dallas -- which took over the Pacific Division lead Wednesday. With the Kings\' defense limiting Calgary\'s scoring chances, Los Angeles took the lead 5:30 into the game when Willie Mitchell\'s slap shot eluded Miikka Kiprusoff. Dustin Brown scored in the second period and Justin Williams tacked on an empty-net goal with 1:09 to play in the game.