The Kings opened their 4 game homestand with a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. Collectively, on the season they are 0-4 vs Vancouver, San Jose, Detroit, and Chicago.
The road to the Cup has got to go through one of those four cities, so at this point, L.A. is still searching for a statement win.
Here's a look ahead to the upcoming week :
Monday night vs San Jose Sharks - Another chance for Kings to get a win against an elite western conference team.
Sharks are 7-2-1 in last 10 games
Sharks Leading Scorers
Points: Joe Thornton - 21
Goals: Joe Pavelski - 11
Assists: Joe Thornton - 16
Thursday night vs Florida Panthers - Rejuvenated Panthers are in the thick of eastern conference playoff race.
Panthers are 6-3-1 in last 10 games
Panthers leading scorers
Points: Kris Versteeg - 26
Goals: Versteeg - 12
Assists: Brian Campbell - 17
Saturday Afternoon vs Montreal Canadiens - Proud original six franchise comes to town, expect to see a lot of red jerseys in the Staples Center crowd.
Canadiens are 5-3-2 in last 10 games
Canadiens leading scorers
Points: Tomas Plekanec - 20
Goals: Max Pacioretty - 10
Assists: Plekanec - 15
* The fourth installment of the INSIDE SPORTS produced NHL postgame show "From the Arena" will air live on Ustream.TV at approximately 10:30 p.m. PT, following the Kings/Canadiens game.
Tickets are still available for all games. Start time is 7:30 pm for games against Sharks and Panthers. Saturday game is a 12:30 start. All games are @ Staples Center.
Most recent episode of "From the Arena", which features interviews with Blackhawks 2010 Norris Trophy winner Duncan Keith, and Kings head coach Terry Murray ( who addresses the importance of getting a win against the Sharks ), can be viewed through this link.
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