LA Kings (Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
Drew Doughty continues to exude leadership, instilling the belief that the LA Kings are a good, competitive hockey team.
While their efforts ultimately resulted in a notch in the loss column, the LA Kings nonetheless had a fairly strong game on Wednesday night despite the defeat. This included recording a season-high 42 shots on goal. Arizona Coyotes netminder Antti Raanta, however, was up to the task, stopping 40 shots to improve to 6-0-1 lifetime against the LA Kings.
On the other end, an uncharacteristic showing on the penalty kill where they gave up two goals and another tally — the ultimate game-winner — that resulted from an unfortunate defensive turnover cost the Kings on this night as the Coyotes came away with two crucial points.