FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - It started almost two decades ago with a $20 hockey stick once wielded by a forgotten player for a string of mediocre teams. It ends this week when millions of dollars are likely to change hands as what may be the world's largest game-worn collection of memorabilia from the world's best player from the sport's last great dynasty goes on the auction block.

Kings even series with two third-period goals LOS ANGELES -- The gloves came off between the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues in Game 4 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series. Figuratively, if not literally. In the process, a series dominated by strong wills and two hard-line approaches experienced a game of collective artistry, ambition and explosiveness.

Sharks 5, Canucks 2: Logan Couture scored two goals and set up two others while Joe Pavelski added a pair of tallies and an assist as host San Jose pushed Northwest Division champion Vancouver to the brink of elimination in their Western Conference first-round series. Patrick Marleau recorded a goal, captain Joe Thornton notched two assists and Antti Niemi made 28 saves for the sixth-seeded Sharks, who can become the first team to advance to the second round when they host Game 4 on Tuesday.

Reigning Stanley Cup champions the Los Angeles Kings will play their first outdoor game in 23 years when they face the Anaheim Ducks next January at Dodger Stadium. The Kings and Ducks will play at the home of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers on January 25, 2014 as part of a series of National Hockey League regular season outdoor games, league commissioner Gary Bettman announced on Monday.