Entering their Nov. 6 matchup with the Anaheim Ducks, the Kings find themselves mired at the bottom of the Western Conference standings with just four wins and nine points in 13 games.
Their early-season woes prompted general manager Rob Blake on Sunday to replace head coach John Stevens with Willie Desjardins on an interim basis. Former NHL player and German National team bench boss Marco Sturm was also hired as an assistant coach. The pair faces the daunting challenge of righting the Kings’ sinking ship.
With just 28 goals and a woeful goals-for per game average of 2.