Well it 6-2 to be a fan of the Los Angeles Kings right now. This game was frustrating in that the team wasn’t playing that horribly at 5v5 but were simply outmatched, especially on special teams. As the game wore on, it became increasingly clear just how much better than the Kings the Tampa Bay Lightning are.
At first, it wasn’t so bad. Determined not to look like complete fools, the home team got off to a good jump, testing Andrei Vasilevskiy early. Jake Muzzin
nearly squeaked one past him but it just didn’t quite have enough backspin on it.