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Rapid Reaction: Kings 4, Blackhawks 3

LOS ANGELES -- The Chicago Blackhawks gave up two goals in the final seven minutes and lost to the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Wednesday night at Staples Center in the first game coming out of the All-Star break.

How it happened: The Kings won a faceoff in the Chicago zone and the puck made it to defenseman Jake Muzzin, who rang his slap shot off the left post and behind goalie Corey Crawford with 3:37 left in the game. Tyler Toffoli had scored about 2 1/2 minutes earlier for the Kings to tie the score.

What it means: The Blackhawks have exited a break with a loss for the third straight time. They lost seven straight to come out of the All-Star break three years ago and were beaten by the New York Rangers coming out of the Olympic break last season.

Player of the game: Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist each for Chicago, and Jeff Carter had two goals for the Kings. Andrew Shaw made the play of the night for the Blackhawks, taking a Teuvo Teravainen pass, finding an opening on the short side of the goal and beating Kings goalie Jonathan Quick to his glove side with a quick flip of the wrist to give Chicago a 3-2 lead early in the third period.

Stat of the game: David Rundblad assisted on the first goal of the game and now has scored a point in all three games since moving back to his natural right wing position.

What’s next: The Blackhawks head south to Orange County, where they’ll face the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night, the second of six straight road games coming out of the All-Star break.