They already had a poor record against the New Jersey Devils goalie, plus a recent run of home afternoon clunkers. All of that converged Saturday in a 3-0 loss that surprised few, given the aforementioned factors.
The Kings are still on firm footing with their playoff chances but this wasn't the performance they sought at Game 72, with an upcoming four-game trip set to begin Monday.
The traffic wasn't there. As good as Kinkaid was in recording his second shutout against the Kings, in three career starts against them, the Kings didn't have the usual bodies in front to distract him.