The Kings accomplished their first and most difficult goal when they got into the playoffs. While losing three straight games since clinching that postseason berth, they've discovered they still need to get into a playoff frame of mind.
There's nothing fundamentally wrong and nothing that screams for a dramatic change as the season winds down, a process that continued Saturday night when they faced the West-lagging Edmonton Oilers at Staples Center. The Kings have endured slumps like the three-game losing streak they took into Saturday's game and they've had scoring droughts like the four goals they produced in those three losses, and they've always emerged stronger on the other side.