Pieces Falling into Place for Los Angeles Kings Down the Home Stretch

March 26th, 2015 by Vinh Cao Leave a reply »

The Los Angeles Kings have recovered from a slight bump in the road to win two straight contests and remain in hot pursuit of a Western Conference postseason spot.

While they trail the Calgary Flames by one point in the Pacific Division and the Winnipeg Jets by two in the wild-card race, it feels as though the defending champions are developing another surge of late-season momentum.

Head coach Darryl Sutter’s troops have collectively raised their game, but a few recent developments have transpired to generate this timely upswing in play.

 

Standout Individual Performances



All-Star two-way center Anze Kopitar needed to show up down the stretch, and he’s done so to the tune of five points and a plus-four rating in the past two games.

Obviously, there’s more to his value than production, but the top-line pivot is counted on for offense in addition to his well-rounded skill set.

Against the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers, he simply took over from the opening faceoff, complementing his suffocating puck possession by looking to attac ...

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