As of the trade deadline on March 21, it appeared that the Los Angeles Kings had a reasonably safe spot in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. Things have gotten a lot muddier since then.
Since March 24, the club is 4-4-2, falling out of the No. 2 seed in the Pacific Division, and it is now in danger of being caught by the Vegas Golden Knights for the No. 3 seed; after last night's action, L.A. holds a three-point edge over Vegas, though the latter has a game in hand and two more regulation wins.