EL SEGUNDO, CA — One of the traditional benchmarks for a National Hockey League team is where they are in the standings at Christmas and for the Los Angeles Kings, who are at the bottom of the league standings, what more needs to be said? They’re ranked 31st in the 31-team NHL, still way, way out of playoff contention.
But now, they’re in the midst of a four-game winning streak going into today’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights (1:00 PM, Staples Center) and they’ve earned points in five out of their last six games and in six out of their last eight.