Ever since their winning streak ended, the Kings have established an on-again, off-again relationship with winning. Was it time to rekindle things with the Islanders matchup?
Thursday night marked the return of defenseman Christian Ehrhoff to the lineup in the place of young Derek Forbort. Earlier in the night, the Vancouver Canucks had failed to lose their 357th game in overtime this season, so the Los Angeles Kings were once again in position to take over sole ownership of the division's number one spot.
Goaltender Jhonas Enroth made his third start for the Kings, and his first start that was not part of a back-to-back sequence.