Kings Lose To Flames In Season Finale

CALGARY — Arsenii Sergeev made 27 saves successful his first NHL start, Zayne Parekh collapsed a third-period necktie and nan Calgary Flames hit nan playoff-bound Kings 3-1 connected Thursday nighttime to extremity nan season.

The Kings learned during nan crippled that they’d beryllium nan 2nd wild-card successful nan Western Conference and look NHL regular-season champion Colorado successful nan first information — pinch Game 1 connected Sunday successful Denver.

The Kings vanished 35-27-20. Earlier Thursday, Edmonton took 2nd spot successful nan Pacific Division pinch a 6-1 location triumph complete Vancouver, and nan Ducks won 5-4 astatine Nashville to decorativeness third.

Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee besides scored for Calgary. The Flames vanished 34-39-9.

Kings prima Anze Kopitar appeared successful his last regular-season game, finishing pinch nan seventh-most profession points by a calved and trained European subordinate pinch 1,316. The leader of nan class is Jaromir Jagr pinch 1,921.

Quinton Byfield scored for nan Kings, and Anton Forsberg made 18 saves.

Frost opened nan scoring astatine 5:21 of nan 2nd play connected a powerfulness play pinch his 22nd of nan season. Byfield tied it little than 2 minutes later pinch his 24th.

Farabee scored into an quiet nett to scope 20 goals.