As the Kings pursue a division title, they’ll focus on improving the power play, beginning with a home game vs. the Islanders
Continuing their quest to bank up points in pursuit of just the second division title in franchise history, the Kings will play their second of seven straight home games when they usher in the New York Islanders Tuesday.
Unlike most of the season, when a reinvigorated power play seemed to provide a goal each night, the Kings have done much of their damage five-on-five of late. They don’t have a goal across three matches and a dozen opportunities with the extra man, with Coach Todd McLellan remarking recently that the power play had let the team down for the first time in recent memory.
“Not necessarily lack of personnel. When you lose people, you should be able to keep it going. Our power play fell off a little bit about five or six games ago, when Kevin and Durz were still in the lineup,” McLellan said. “It is a lack of execution. It’s a little bit slow right now, a little bit more predictable. We’re perhaps looking for something that’s pretty or perfect versus slugging it out.
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