2. Know Your Enemy
The Kings can appreciate the Willie Nelson classic On The Road Again.
Away from the friendly confines of Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, they are a sparkling 10-2-5.
At home, they are 4-6-3.
They will be looking to add to their home win column in front of the team’s faithful in this clash, coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Kraken in Seattle on Thursday night, when Vince Dunn scored 1:21 into overtime.
Jared McCann opened the scoring in the second period but Alex Laferriere tallied his seventh of the season while shorthanded for the Kings to knot things up after 40 minutes.
Kevin Fiala put LA ahead at 14:40 with a powerplay marker before Matty Beniers forced extra time with a powerplay marker with 26 seconds left to go in regulation.
The game was all about special teams, Seattle going 3-for-7 while the Kings – who had won two straight coming in – converted once on the man up and had the shorthanded marker.
“No goals scored at 5-on-5, so I thought both teams checked, and neither of them are the most offensive teams, so that was on par with what we expected,” Los Angeles coach Jim Hiller told media after the game. “Lots of penalties on both sides tonight, and too many for us. That probably is the difference in the game.”
