Coming into today’s tilt versus the Anaheim Ducks, the Los Angeles Kings were five points out of the last playoff spot behind the Nashville Predators (they were six points behind the Calgary Flames with only two games in hand) for the second wildcard spot. Describing any potential victory as “badly needed” would be an understatement.
The biggest news of the day was whether or not Jonathan Quick would make his return from injury today. Yesterday at practice, Kings coach Darryl Sutter told reporters, “It’d be way different if we were way up or way out.