In the rubber match of the season series, the Kings and Sharks faced off Wednesday night with two critical points on the line. Critical for the Kings, at least.
First Period
Things started slow with both teams denying entry to the slot, but the Sharks were on the board first after a series of unfortunate events. To start, Drew Doughty played a puck behind his net – not normally a problem – but it came after a hand pass from [insert Sharks player name here] and negated what should have been a stoppage in play.