The Kings looked back at a rare power-play goal allowed and three empty power plays, including one at the end before Minnesota scored an empty-net goal. Against an opponent that mirrored the Kings — both are among the older teams in the league with average age of 29, and known to play a defensive style — Minnesota showed why it has been able win with its method.
It was perhaps a sign of an awful start to the season that the Kings had their franchise-record sellout streak end at 297 games with an announced attendance of 17,621. The last non-sellout was in 2011.