How often this season have we sat back after a loss and lamented the fact that the Kings couldn’t string together a consistent 60 minutes of play? Either they’d coast through the first period and find themselves having to play catch-up, or they’d have one strong period that they followed up with some absolute stinkers.
After the abysmal loss against Vancouver, John Stevens expressed his polite-yet-complete disappointment in the team for a complete failure to actually execute the game plan. And maybe that loss sparked something in the Kings, who eked out an overtime win against Calgary before the break, and tonight, absolutely dominated their game against the Dallas Stars.