Brown, Quick lift Kings over Flames 2-0
CALGARY, Alberta (AP)

On a night when Calgary honored Canadian Olympians in a pregameceremony, a pair of Team USA players were the big stars.

Dustin Brown had a goal and an assist and Jonathan Quick made 25saves as the Los Angeles Kings made it back-to-back wins Thursdaynight with a 2-0 victory over the Calgary Flames. Brown and Quickwere part of the U.S. Olympic team that lost the bronze medalhockey game to Finland.

''They had a good Olympics, too,'' Kings coach Darryl Suttersaid. ''They make a big deal of it in the (United) States becausethey don't win a medal, but these guys all got to go and representtheir country and the way they did it, especially our guys, theydid an awesome job so they came back in a good frame of mind.''

Quick was steady all night in earning his third shutout of theseason and 29th of his career. He was especially sharp through theopening 40 minutes as Calgary built a 23-13 edge in shots, buttrailed 1-0.

''The first star of the game was Jonathan, no doubt about it,''said former Flames defenseman Robyn Regehr. ''He was very solid,even though we were on our heels a little bit Lebron 11 Sale Online. He made the savesthat we really needed him too.''

After scoring the first goal three minutes into the game, Brownhelped the Kings get an important insurance goal, setting up DwightKing in front of the net 3:30 into the third period. King neatlyslipped away from Flames defenseman Mark Giordano and was set up atthe top of the crease by Brown.

Brown opened the scoring three minutes into the game, thenhelped the Kings get an important insurance goal, setting up DwightKing 3:30 into the third period. In the final 20 minutes, the Kingsgot back to their usual stifling defense, outshooting the Flames11-2 to secure the victory.

''It was a great, great third period, exactly what we werelooking for,'' said Quick, who improved to 17-13-2. ''It was asolid, road period where you don't give up much and you make themwork to gain zones. And scoring a goal at the beginning of theperiod was huge to give us a little bit more of a gap.''

Los Angeles (33-22-6) has won three in a row, including itsfirst two games after the Olympic break. They opened their shorttwo-game road trip with a 6-4 victory in Colorado on Wednesdaynight. In third place in the Pacific Division, the victoryincreased the Kings' lead over the Vancouver Canucks to sevenpoints.

Calgary (22-30-7), which went into the break on a 6-1-1 tear,lost for the first time at home in six weeks. The Flames had wontheir last five games at the Scotiabank Saddledome Kobe Shoe Sale Online.

''First two periods, I definitely thought we were the betterteam,'' said Flames captain Mark Giordano, while adding that Quickwas the difference. ''He made some great saves. He fought throughsome screens and tips. There's nothing you can do. He was playingwell, our guys were going to the net, our guys were fighting. Butwe couldn't find a way to get that one.''

The story line for the Flames was the NHL debut of two of theirtop prospects. Making his NHL debut in net was Joni Ortio, who wascalled up from the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey Leaguewhen fellow Finn Karri Ramo went down with a knee injury on Feb. 1.Ortio backed up Reto Berra for the final three games before theOlympic break. Ortio had 22 stops.

The 22-year-old had been playing excellent hockey with the Heatwhere he had compiled a 20-6-0 record with a 2 Best Adidas AdiZero Rose.22 goals-againstaverage and .926 save percentage.

''I felt good, but I can't be totally satisfied, of course,''Ortio said, ''because it's always my goal to beat the goalie at theother end and that didn't happen tonight.''

In addition to Ortio, also making his NHL debut was 20-year-oldMarkus Granlund, Calgary's second-round pick in the 2011 draft.

Granlund logged 7:14 in ice time, centering the Flames' fourthline with Paul Byron and rugged Kevin Westgarth. In his limitedtime, the younger brother of Minnesota's Mikeal Granlund lookedimpressive registering two shots on goal. As a rookie in the AHL,he is tied for fourth in the league in goals with 23 in 50games.

The Flames were playing their first game in 19 days and the rustshowed early. On his second shift, defenseman steady Kris Russellbobbled the puck deep in his own end with it being promptlyintercepted by Brown who darted to the net and stuffed a backhandbehind Ortio.

''I think our mistakes got magnified tonight because theirgoalie didn't give up one,'' Giordano said.

NOTES: Calgary D Chris Butler (lower body) left halfway throughthe second period. ... Injured Flames Brian McGrattan (upper body)and Curtis Glencross (ankle) are back practicing, but have not yetbeen cleared for contact. ... The Kings scratched assistant captainMatt Greene, Matt Frattin and Tanner Pearson. ... Former Flames DRobyn Regehr played against his former team for the first timesince being traded June 25, 2011. Regehr played the second-mostgames in Flames history (826). ... Ortio is the youngest goaltenderto start a game for the Flames since Jean-Sebastien Giguere on Feb.12, 2000. ... Over 50 Canadian Olympians, including Calgary-bornbobsled gold medalist Kaillie Humphries were honored before thegame.