LOS ANGELES — There is no sign of panic despite a 2-0 series deficit. They’ve survived these situations before and have two Stanley Cup trophies since 2012 to prove it.
So the Los Angeles Kings won’t reach for that button just yet, not even after a 2-1 double-overtime loss to the Golden Knights on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena in Game 2 of the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series.
Los Angeles will attempt to cut its deficit in half beginning at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Staples Center.
“We had two games on the road where we were close and had an opportunity to win but didn’t,” Kings coach John Stevens said at the team’s practice facility Saturday morning, about 12 hours after the teams needed more than 95 minutes to decide Game 2.