Los Angeles Kings Overcome Arizona Coyotes: 4-2
- Updated: December 20, 2014
It was a good night for the Los Angeles Kings. Not only were they able to take over the game and come out with a win against the Arizona Coyotes 4-2. It was also the three-year anniversary of Coach Sutter taking the Kings job.
“I just know from being a farmer that the days are really short and we need a little bit more sunlight,” Sutter said. “What is it? The 19th or the 20th? Then we start going the other way. We need that – a little more sunlight. A couple of more minutes tomorrow.”
Marian Gaborik and Alec Martinez both managed to score power-play goals as the LA Kings were able to erase some bad puck luck with “another opportunistic game with the man advantage.” So far, the Kings have gone 5-for-11 on the power play the past two games after a 1-3-1 road trip, and Kopitar couldn’t explain it.
“I can’t tell you,” Kopitar said. “We’re moving the puck good and we’re getting some good looks. A couple of bounces here and there is nice to get.”
“It’s nice,” Kopitar said. “Every guy will tell you that it’s nice when you build a little bit of chemistry and you somewhat know where the guys are going to be on the ice. It makes it easier. But I think the big thing too is coming out of our zone and really make sure we support each other pretty good. That’s why we can get some open looks in the o-zone.”
The Coyotes took a 2-1 lead in the second period but after that they never continued to push. They had three shots in the third period and none on a late power play, which made the Hanzal penalty stand out.
“You need to stay out of the box, and we didn’t do it,” Hanzal said. “My first shift [of the third period] and I took a dumb, stupid penalty and they scored. That was the turning point.”
So far the Kings are really taking advantage of being back in LA and we aren’t complaining!
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