The Los Angeles Kings have won four straight and nine at home.
However, with a game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night, there was a lot of time between games, and the Kings held an intensive practice session on Monday.
“We’ve probably only practiced as a team three times in the last month…we had a long road trip and it was Christmas break, so (this) was a chance to get out,” Los Angeles coach Jim Hiller told Lakingsinsider. Ta. .com. “Practice was similar to preseason practice, 50 minutes of hard work, a lot of practice, getting on and off the ice. I hope it resets me mentally.”
The Kings are coming off a 2-1 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, but they know they are far from an elite performance with a 12-2-2 record. But Los Angeles will look to complete a perfect five-game homestand and build on its third-longest home winning streak in franchise history.
“There’s a way we won those games,” defenseman Mikey Anderson said. “There were some games where we felt like we were up for 60 minutes.” “In a game like (Saturday), you probably don’t get it for the majority of the game, but you still find a way to get it when you need it and lock it down and then come out with a win. We can. So I feel like it was a mix of everything, but again, it’s a sign that the players are going in different directions and they’re a good team.”
Forward Adrian Kempe has scored in three straight games and is riding a five-game points streak with three goals and three assists.
On Tuesday, the Flames arrived in Los Angeles with a 3-2 overtime win over the host Anaheim Ducks during the first half of their road trip with the mothers.
“It’s always nice to get a win, especially in front of all the moms,” Calgary forward Nazem Kadri said. “I think it’s a little bit more of an extra incentive. It looks like they’ve had a bit of a day, so it’s nice to see them having fun.”
Calgary ended their losing streak at two, tied with the Vancouver Canucks on points, and clinched the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. However, the Flames played one game more than the Canucks.
However, even in those losses, the Flames believed they were playing well enough to win.
In the game against Anaheim, his point shot deflected off defenseman Mackenzie Weegar and went into the net, giving him the lead. The winning goal was a case of Anaheim’s Jacob Trouba attempting a careless clearance that ended up bouncing off Jonathan Huberdeau in front of an open net.
“I feel like we found a way out of the predicament,” Wieger said. “When you have a couple of bounces – I don’t even know how they got that goal off the pad in overtime – those bounces were great, but we took that chance. We worked hard for it. The game was fair.” So we thought we were on the other side of that bounce and tried to take it as best we could. ”
There was no immediate update on the status of Flames center Connor Zary, who was ejected after taking a knee from Drew Helleson and was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct.
Zary is third on the team in both goals (10) and points (22).
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