Anze Kopitar banked points so consistently last season he was a scoring version of a slow-drip coffee maker. Only once did he go more than two games without a point, a metronome-like tick that led to MVP finalist honors.
He’s already had two five-game pointless streaks, and he recently went three games with two shots on goal. Kopitar’s nine points through 19 games are fewer than half the 23 points he collected at this time last season.
With the bar set so high, the Kings captain is trying to work through it without getting alarmed about the low numbers.