The NHL’s three-day Christmas break couldn’t come at a better time for the Kings, who have suddenly gone cold as a winter frost.
With Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken at Crypto.com Arena, the Kings head into the schedule pause having lost six of their last seven. And things aren’t getting easier any time soon: when the Kings return to the ice Saturday, they will host the division-leading Ducks before closing out 2025 Monday in Colorado against the Avalanche, the best team in the NHL.
“Sometimes it’s difficult to make sense of things,” coach Jim Hiller said when asked to explain the Kings’ seasonal mid-winter slump, which has dropped them into the middle of the Pacific Division standings.