The Los Angeles Kings were trending up heading into last night’s game, winning six of their last ten games. But when it comes to San Jose, it really doesn’t matter what LA’s record is, they always come to play.
The Sharks came out of the gate looking to pick up where they left off in Saturday’s big win over the Tampa Bay Lighting, but the Kings pushed right back. If you look at the Corsi for the first period, you’ll see the Kings clearly maintained possession for most of the 20 minutes and that’s even with the Sharks getting a two minute power play midway through the period.