As usual for the Kings in this arena, the skeleton popped out like a jack-in-the-box. And then another.
They were fortunate just to get through Tuesday’s game, the second on consecutive nights, after defensemen Drew Doughty and Dion Phaneuf both went down with upper-body injuries at KeyBank Center, a site of so many bad scenes in recent years for the Kings.
They gutted through to a 4-3 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres behind goalie Cal Petersen’s career-high 43 saves and Jake Muzzin’s 30-minute game. Muzzin almost couldn’t believe the latest injuries in a when-it-rains-it-pours season for the Kings.