The Kings began their scheduled retreat to a mountain ski resort a bit early.
Their uncharacteristic defensive gaffes Monday too often left them in frequent retreat against the high-scoring Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. The Kings' 5-3 loss ended their 7-0-2 points streak, matched the highest number of goals they've allowed this season — in their opener against San Jose — and sent them into their mini-break as a tired bunch intent on regrouping before they play Thursday at Montreal.
"Three, four out of the five goals, if not all of them, came from our mistakes and you just can't do that, trade chances like that," center Anze Kopitar said.