Notes and quotes from the locker room (Kredell)

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Not a bad way to go into the break, winners of five of seven and with a big victory over your rivals.

``Any time you beat a team like that and a rival, it’s huge,’’ Jason LaBarbera said. ``It’s a great way to go into the break. We can enjoy ourselves for the next couple of days.’’

Kopitar had his 19th goal of the season, one short of the 20 he had as a rookie.

``We’re playing much better and I think everyone sees that,’’ Kopitar said. ``We aren’t giving up a lot of goals. We are limiting the chances we give up and we’re creating offense better than we did before.’’