What could have been a memorable trip for the Kings, a trip in which they bonded during a two-day break before they won in Montreal and built a nine-point lead atop the Pacific Division, on Saturday became a journey that left them with gnawing regrets after a 5-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre.
Players insisted that if they had been able to bury some of the early chances they generated Saturday and if they had been more persistent about getting in Jonathan Bernier's way instead of allowing him to see most of their 26 shots, they might have been able to end their six-game odyssey on a happy note.