LA Kings (Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
A fast start for the LA Kings wasn’t enough as the Golden Knights scored four unanswered goals on Monday night.
In the first day without Jeff Carter in an LA Kings uniform since February 2012, there was still a hockey game to be played as Los Angeles is technically still in contention for the fourth and final playoff spot in the West Division. They’ll need a lot of luck and a lot of help, but anything is possible.
On what was a bittersweet day, as Kings head coach Todd McLellan put it after the team’s morning skate on Monday, the organization said goodbye to a Stanley Cup hero but locked down a member of what figures to be the next great Kings team in Alex Iafallo.