Drew Doughty swung his stick in disgust and made that irritating skate back to the bench after the puck was fished out of his net. For the fifth time.
It perfectly captured the state of the Kings, whose defensive disarray against an offensive buzzsaw proved to be a combustible mix Tuesday. Doughty and his teammates could not properly shield goalies Peter Budaj and Cal Petersen from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-1 loss at Staples Center.
They gave up two goals in the first seven minutes, both on the power play, and Toronto poured in three more in the second period, capped by Nazem Kadri’s second goal of the game to trigger Doughty’s ire.