As the NHL (and the world) took a couple days off for the holidays, the Los Angeles Kings did the same after three months of mostly good work on the ice. Sure, the Kings find themselves in the unfamiliar position of having allowed more shot attempts than they’ve taken this season, a far cry from past seasons of leading the league in that metric. And yes, there’s plenty to work on, starting with the league’s 28th-ranked power play and an offense that finally showed signs of missing Jeff Carter in the last couple weeks. Overall, though, LA has done what they did in 2015-16 — and didn’t do in 2016-17 — by using the first part of the season to put themselves in a comfortable spot in the West.
Holiday Ups and Downs: Gaborik Honored as Brown Plays Hero in 1000th Game, Kings Finally Shut Out in SJ
