If ever there was moment during this streak where the Kings were ripe to fall, it was in the opening minutes of overtime Saturday.
Anze Kopitar, Tyler Toffoli and Drew Doughty got stuck on the ice during three-on-three for what seemed like eternity against the Carolina Hurricanes.
“That had to be one of the longest shifts,” Tanner Pearson said. “What was it? Two-and-half minutes?”
The trio somehow got through it, and Pearson could speak with relief after his overtime goal lifted the Kings to a 3-2 win in front of 18,230 at Staples Center that extended their winning streak to eight games.