A round of laughs could be heard inside Staples Center when the replay was shown on the video board.
Jonathan Quick, known to throw an elbow or punch to those who dare crowd his net area, gave Arizona Coyotes center Nick Cousins a shove after Cousins held him behind the goal in the first period Tuesday. Quick was assessed a roughing penalty that the Kings killed off, and all could be shrugged off.
Then the game settled in and the Kings’ special teams morphed the laughter into silence. They allowed a short-handed goal and a power-play goal in a 2-1 loss despite a late push.