Their team may have gotten better since last year’s playoffs. But so did Edmonton, which remains a puzzle the Kings have to figure out.
and he crushed the big club’s hopes Saturday night when he scored what turned out to be the winning goal at 16:57 of the third period.
And there was another factor, one that could ultimately serve the Kings well even if it feels rotten right now. It is a process. Remember, the Kings’ teams that won Stanley Cups in 2012 and ’14 had lost in the first round in 2010 and ’11. In fact, the franchise’s last playoff series victory remains that five-game victory over the New York Rangers in ’14, punctuated with Alec Martinez’ goal at 14:43 of the second overtime, with Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist prone on the ice as the Kings mobbed each other on the ice.
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