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The LA Kings are playing better hockey lately and have gotten themselves back into the playoff mix in the West Division.
Most teams have now passed the quarter mark of their 56-game schedule this season. While the contenders and also-rans are already making themselves apparent in the other divisions, no division is tighter than the West, where still just seven points separate first place from eighth place.
Every team in the division is back in action now after a slew of postponements due to COVID-19, and the LA Kings, who not long ago looked like their season was heading off the rails, are starting to make a push.