The Leafiest possible outcome was to lose to the last-placed Sharks for the second time this season only to take care of business against the almost-unbeatable-on-home-ice Kings. Here we are.
Your game in 10:
1. Very different from the game in San Jose, the early stages of this game were not played at a breakneck pace. Both teams limit five-on-five offense well when on their games, and it was a bit of a feeling-out process/chess match in the early going.
There was one sort-of chance in the early going when a puck bounced to the side of Darcy Kuemper, but John Tavares couldn’t get his stick free to take a whack at it.