LOS ANGELES, Calif. Clayton Kershaw Jersey . - Although Jonathan Quick has a serious aversion to attention, the goalie reluctantly acknowledged the spotlight when he broke the Los Angeles Kings 36-year-old franchise record for shutouts.After blanking the Buffalo Sabres, Quick would be happy to fade into the background again until he has another chance to raise the Stanley Cup.Quick made 29 saves to set the club record with his 33rd career shutout, and the Kings beat the Sabres 2-0 on Thursday night for their fifth consecutive victory.Quick was tested only occasionally while pulling ahead of Rogie Vachon for the franchise lead in shutouts with his second in three games. Los Angeles, the NHLs best defensive team last season, has allowed just three goals while winning the first five games of its six-game homestand, which concludes Sunday against Columbus.A shutout, it takes 20 men to do that, to shut a team out for 60 minutes, so Im very grateful to my teammates over the years, Quick said. Its over now. Well keep playing. ... Its more about what as a team were able to do, but I know what Rogie achieved and what he meant to this team and this city.Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar scored power-play goals for the defending champions in their first game since defenceman Slava Voynov was suspended indefinitely by the NHL after his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence early Monday.Voynov, a two-time Stanley Cup winner and a key contributor to the Kings for the past three seasons, hasnt been charged. He was replaced by Jake Muzzin, who returned from injury for his first game of the season.The Kings ramped up their defensive play in Voynovs absence, and the spiraling Sabres couldnt crack them.Weve had to do it in different ways, different start times and different things going on, Kings coach Darryl Sutter said. Weve had a lot to deal with, and we handled it well tonight.Kings forward Jordan Nolan played against his father, Sabres coach Ted Nolan, for the first time in the NHL, but the sons team dominated the reunion.Jhonas Enroth stopped 37 shots for the Sabres, who have lost seven of eight to start the season despite an improved performance in their coachs eyes.Our last couple of games, our effort has been a lot better, Ted Nolan said. Everything starts with work. The first five or six games, the effort wasnt there. And now the last couple of games, the effort is there.Buffalo has scored one goal in its last four games, and its power play is 0 for 27 this season.When youre struggling, youve got to simplify things, put pucks to the net and bang home some rebounds, Buffalo forward Chris Stewart said. Its not very often that youre going to beat Jonathan Quick with a clean shot, so weve got to get traffic to the net, shoot for the pads, and get a couple of ugly goals. Its that simple.Carter scored in the opening minute and added an assist. His third multipoint performance in five games highlighted another productive night for That 70s Line. Carter, Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson have scored 12 of the Kings 16 goals this season.Carter put the Kings ahead just 36 seconds after the opening faceoff, firing a long shot through traffic 7 seconds into a power play for his fourth goal of the season. With fresh legs from three days off, Los Angeles had a step on the Sabres for much of the night.Kopitar doubled the lead late in the second period when he brought the puck in from the point and did a give-and-go with Carter, whose assist was his 100th point with Los Angeles.We talked about it before this homestand — we want to have a strong start, Kopitar said. Its a good way to start a season, and were doing a fairly good job right now.NOTES: The Kings have killed 17 straight penalties. ... Former Buffalo defenceman Brayden McNabb levelled Torrey Mitchell with a big hit in the first period, and Drew Stafford got an instigator penalty and a misconduct for challenging McNabb to an immediate fight. The Kings acquired McNabb from the Sabres last March in a four-player trade that included Nicolas Deslauriers, who blocked two shots for Buffalo. ... Muzzin agreed to a five-year, $20 million contract extension while injured. Jackie Robinson Jersey . 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He has been successful at every coaching stop and has done an exceptional job of molding and developing young men as football players, students and citizens. We believe that Jim is the perfect individual to balance the academic and athletic expectations that come with representing this football program and university. Harbaugh called his return to Michigan a third Homecoming. His father was an assistant coach at Michigan under Bo Schembechler from 1973-79, and Harbaugh was a quarterback for the legendary coach from 1983-86. Throughout my life I have dreamed of coaching at the University of Michigan, said Harbaugh on Tuesday. Now its time to live that. Harbaugh played 14 seasons in the NFL before embarking on a coaching career that also included collegiate stops at San Diego and Stanford before his hhighly successful four-year run with the 49ers. Maury Wills Jersey. After a 29-6 record in three years at San Diego, he turned the Stanford program into a Pac-12 powerhouse. The Cardinal went 29-21 in his four years, including a 12-1 mark with an Orange Bowl victory in 2010. The 49ers didnt have a losing season under Harbaugh, reaching the NFC title game in each of his first three seasons with a Super Bowl appearance after the 2012 campaign. San Francisco lost that Super Bowl to Baltimore, coached by his brother John. This years 49ers team went just 8-8 amid swirling rumors all season over his job security. Harbaugh will become the 20th head coach in Michigan history and will replace Brady Hoke, who was fired in early December after a 5-7 season. Hoke was 31-20 during his Michigan tenure, losing more games each year following an 11-2 debut in 2011. Im honored and humbled, said Harbaugh, who will be the sixth former Michigan player to lead college footballs winningest program. Harbaugh was one of the most efficient passers in NCAA history during his time at Michigan, leading the nation in passing efficiency in 1985. He led the Wolverines to a 21-3-1 record as a full-time starter during his final two seasons, including a pair of victories against rivals Michigan State and Ohio State. Michigans last two coaches, Hoke and Rich Rodriguez, were a combined 2-12 against the Wolverines biggest rivals over the past seven years. ' ' '
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