Some brief takeaways as the Kings take off on their all-too-brief Christmas break, a three-day interruption of the NHL schedule.
Holiday trap game, again
Haven’t we heard this before?
In fact, yes.
That would be last season when the Kings also lost their last game before the break, at home, blowing a late lead and falling to Johnny Gaudreau and the Calgary Flames in overtime.
This time, they watched a 3-1 lead vanish and gave up four straight goals to the Sharks and lost in regulation at Staples Center.