There are some occasions when you know it isn't going to be your day.
One fine day? Not really.
Saturday appeared to be just that for Kings winger Kris Versteeg. Like some of his NHL colleagues, Versteeg doesn't wear a helmet in pregame warmups and he suffered the consequences in the moments leading up to the Kings' afternoon game against the Ducks at Staples Center.
"I got a puck off the top of the head in warmups," Versteeg said, adding that he was fine.