Feels nice to get one. When you’re up against it, the way that the Kings were coming into this roadtrip, I think the focus has to be at the top. While you can always argue fourth-line decisions, if the top…
The Los Angeles Kings secured their first win of the season after overcoming an early 2-0 deficit against the Washington Capitals. Adrian Kempe scored two goals and Artemi Panarin tallied three points, while Alex Laferriere registered two assists on the newly formed top line. Additional goals from Erik Gustafsson and an empty-netter from Scott Laughton helped seal the victory, moving the Kings to a 1-4-2 record.
Zach Dooley argues that while the top line delivered when needed, the Kings cannot rely solely on them moving forward. The Kings were without injured forward Kevin Fiala, and Quinton Byfield exited the contest with an upper-body injury after previously feeling tightness during practice.
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