Danny Taylor only had to play a minute between the Los Angeles Kings' goalposts to etch his name into the NHL record book. On March 29, the former Kingston Frontenacs netminder and seventh-round draft pick of the Kings in 2004 was plucked off the Los Angeles bench and ordered between the pipes for the third period of the Kings game against the Dallas Stars.
The Kings starter, Erik Ersberg, had allowed five goals on 25 shots in the first two frames, which prompted Kings head coach Marc Crawford to yank the beleaguered rookie Swede and replace him with Taylor, who had been called up from the Kings' American Hockey League team just days earlier.
As soon as the puck dropped for the final period, Taylor became the seventh goaltender the Kings had used during the 2007-2008 season, tying an NHL record set by the 1989-90 Quebec Nordiques and the 2002-2003 St. Louis Blues.
"There was only four minutes left until puck drop [for the third period] and Crawford hadn't come in the room yet, so I didn't know if I was going in or not," said Taylor, 21, over the phone. "But he came in and gave a talk and after he said, 'Tails, you're going to start.' My heart just went in my throat."
All the Kings goalies; Taylor's NHL debut a memorable one (Kingston Whig-Standard) 
