On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Willie O’Ree was honored as the first man to break the color barrier in hockey and dropped the puck. It was an amazing accomplishment to see and still no one looks better in a fedora than him.
Once the game started, it was a less-than-exciting afternoon as the LA Kings squared off against the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are starting a six-game road trip while the Kings finish up a seven-game home stand.
Andy Andreoff drew into the game for an ill Anze Kopitar. Jon Rosen nearly sent everyone into a panic with his initial tweet before we realized the poor Slovenian was simply under the weather and not actually injured.