The Kings skated into the — all together now — Center of the Hockey Universe and managed to stay in the same galaxy for a while.
But then the stars took over and the Kings’ power play failed them again in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.
The Kings are past the point of taking positives out of any loss. They need results on their way back home, having dropped three of four on the trip.
This was a heaping helping of a challenge in taking on the NHL’s hottest team, which made it all the more exasperating when they skated with Toronto for much of the night.