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The Kings scored four times in the second period, gave up four in the third, and finally won at Crypto.com Arena on Quinton Byfield’s overtime goal. Brandt Clarke left after a boarding major.
The 2-5-2 Kings visit a Rangers team perfect at home but leaky lately. Peter Laviolette wants offense beyond the top line, and Quinton Byfield is back practicing in a non-contact jersey.
Quinton Byfield traveled but did not skate Wednesday. Peter Laviolette calls him day-to-day, Jared Wright is up from Ontario, and the Kings visit a 5-3-1 Islanders team tonight.
Down 2-0 late in the first, the Kings scored twice in 31 seconds and beat Washington 5-2 for their first win. Erik Gustafsson scored the winner; Quinton Byfield left with an upper-body injury.
Game day in Washington: the 0-4-2 Kings face a Capitals team that is 4-1 at home. Practice lines, Quinton Byfield’s plan, the goalie question and the penalty-kill problem.
The NHL’s only winless team starts a five-game trip Tuesday at Washington. Zach Dooley calls it potentially direction-defining, and Mats Zuccarello is traveling.
The winless Kings host the Bruins before a five-game road trip. Drew Doughty calls it the biggest game of the year, and Adrian Kempe says he has to score.
Peter Laviolette broke up the top line Thursday as the winless Kings prepare for the Boston Bruins.
The winless Kings control play but are not scoring. The numbers behind it, and what the Bruins bring on Saturday.
Kings vs Golden Knights game day at T-Mobile Arena: Mats Zuccarello is out week-to-week, Quinton Byfield is back after a maintenance day, Jared Wright is recalled, Alex Turcotte is day-to-day, and both goalies are unconfirmed. Plus Vegas scouting and anniversary night.