Jets at Kings: It’s Still January, So The Kings are Still Losing

by Diane Phan

Well that was a wild and crazy game to say the least.

The Bad

• - The Kings love falling behind early in the game, but this was definitely more dramatic than usual. Six and a half minutes into the game, the Kings fall behind by THREE goals in the three shots that the Jets took. We take a moment to weep for Jonathan Quick’s poor save percentage.

• - Going down three goals so early means that there needs to be some sort of momentum shift, so of course there are tussles and scrums galore. The game ends with 37 hits thrown by each team, but what’s amazing is that Trevor Lewis was the one who led in hits with 7. He does it all.
• - Speaking of doing it all, Trevor Lewis had an opportunity to go during the shootout (it led nowhere), but he also earned a point with an assist for a great play he made on Kyle Clifford’s goal. You go Trevor Lewis.

The Good

• - The Kings scored 4 unanswered goals to give them a 4–3 lead after falling so far behind, so early. In addition, the Kings power play continues to be effective with 2 of those goals coming on a power play, one on a 5-on-3 and the other with a man advantage.

• - Kyle Clifford, who we often want good things for because he works so damn hard, earned himself his 2nd goal of the season after some tremendous hustle in front of the net.

The Ugly

It was a game in which so many things happened: goals, fights, injuries, OT, the shootout, etc, the only thing that didn’t happen was a Kings win. The injuries/sickness to 2 of the Kings biggest points producers doesn’t help them either, so it continues to be January, and the Kings continue to sadly limp along.