Things looked bleak as the evening drew on, the Kings down 4-0 to the Dallas Stars entering the third period.
“A disappointment tonight, Jim, right now with one period to go.” Bob Miller told Jim Fox as the broadcast duo prepared to call the remainder of the game.
“The Kings are going to have to have a miraculous comeback,” Miller continued.
Little did he, Fox, or anyone else for that matter know what was to happen - a night that has been come to known as The Royal Rebound.
With seven minutes to play in regulation, the club still facing a four-goal deficit, Miller announced the official number on the full house that came to watch the Kings that evening at STAPLES Center; “18,118 tickets sold for tonight, the Kings’ third sell-out of the year, but not much for them to cheer about tonight.