***LA Kings @ St. Louis Blues GDT 1/24/26 >>5:00pm<< on FanDuel & KCAL Ch9

[hokiecat]

Shootout win, it's a miracle. Lol

 

[Nyssa42]

Whoooo! That was fun

 

[VCRW]

At least I'll get 1 right in the road trip contest!

 

[Rog or Reg?]

I was concerned Thousand Oaks would show some rust coming back, but he was one of the few Kings that did not look rusty.

Sometimes a few days off from the grind is not a bad thing.

 

[JasonU]

TO is the Fire Dept. tonight! Rescue!!!

Drive up that trade value Trevor!

 

[orpheus]

 

[ICE24]

I am 2 for 2 on SO's. 2 views 2 wins.

 

[hokiecat]

Overtime was further evidence that Clarke is the best D on this team and not Doughty.

 

[King of Pentacle5]

Overtime was further evidence that Clarke is the best D on this team and not Doughty.

Yes, DD was great for many years. But he’s just older and can’t keep up these days. It happens to us all.

 

[Hockey53]

Even with the Kings SOW tonight,they are still out of a wildcard/playoff spot.

 

[VCRW]

A sobering thought... the Kings point total would put them in 14th place in the Eastern Conference.

 

[Hockey53]

A sobering thought... the Kings point total would put them in 14th place in the Eastern Conference.

Hiller might have been fired and the fire sale would already be in progress,instead of the Kings just trying to barely make the playoffs and get eliminated in the first round again.

 

[DarkLeftHand]

Ol’ minus two, welcome back to the lineup.

 

[jcwla]

We're also 3 points out of home ice with 2 games in hand...

The difference between our max upside and where we are is a handful of unscored timely goals and a handful of un-Kings-like blown late leads.

 

[hokiecat]

Hiller might have been fired and the fire sale would already be in progress,instead of the Kings just trying to barely make the playoffs and get eliminated in the first round again.

I just watched the Oilers come back against the Caps. Their bottom 6 aren't anything great but the McDavid-Drai-Bouchard trio is amazing, especially in OT.

 

[Hockey53]

Iwas watching that game also hokiecat,the Oilers tied the game with 35 seconds left and McDavid won the game in OT on a sweet backhand to win the game vs the Caps 6-5

 

[VCRW]

Ol’ minus two, welcome back to the lineup.

And he was the only King to achieve that number. Remarkable… ugh.

 

[DarkLeftHand]

And he was the only King to achieve that number. Remarkable… ugh.

To be fair, one of those dashes was from when the Blues scored late with the goalie pulled. Although, he did get torched on that give and go PP goal against, which does not show as a minus, so…

 

[waynet]

Hiller did not start Doughty for OT, has hell frozen over? Perhaps he noticed Doughty, unpressured, iced the puck allowing the Blues to pull Hofer, then stood around guarding no one when the Blues tied it. Turrible.

 

[Dr. Tran]

For a defensive team, the Kings suck at holding a lead in the final minute.

That’s because when they get a lead they go into a defensive shell. And they’re not actually pressuring them in any way. So the other team ends up scoring.