It took until the 12th game of the regular season for the Kings to do something that in past years had become pedestrian and almost commonplace.
They finally won a game in regulation.
It happened Saturday night against their Pacific Division rivals, the Calgary Flames, with Jeff Carter and Devin Setoguchi scoring goals 45 seconds apart in the final minute of the opening period en route to a comfortable 5-0 win.
Kings goalie Peter Budaj, third on the organizational depth chart at the start of the season, made 24 saves and recorded the 12th shutout of his career.