Adrian Aucoin hopes to return to ice for Game 4

It is officially do or die for the Phoenix Coyotes

After losing both games one and two in Glendale, the Coyotes needed to steal a win on the road to get back into the series, but were unable to do so as they fell to the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 from a sold out Staples Center with 18,367 fans in attendance on Thursday night.

Kings dominate Coyotes, take 1-0 series lead

The Phoenix Coyotes year-long slogan “Hockey the Hard Way” has been put in play again after the ‘Yotes fell to the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale on Sunday night.