Matt Murray has been a Kings fan since the late '80s, when Wayne Gretzky grabbed headlines by defecting to the West Coast. Since then, he has been a card-carrying bandwagon member as the club soared in popularity with their sole Stanley Cup appearance to their position near the bottom of the Pacific. But things are looking brighter, as he is anxious to witness the rise of the new Kings.
Nagy with a hat trick as Kings roll
Ladislav Nagy scored in the first minute to become the first King to score a hat trick since Jan. 1, 2006. Two years to the day! Amazing. Nagy has now tied his career record for points in a game with 5. In a stroke of genius, Team LA has offered all Kings fans a discount for hats to replace the ones that were thrown on the ice.
Ivanans is able to bait Koci again, when the teams are bunched up in front of Labs. Ivanans reaches over and gets Koci to swing at him, giving him a ten minute penalty.
Dustin Brown is able to poke the puck away from Byfuglien and skate in on Lalime and score an unassisted goal. The Kings now have scored 8 goals, the same amount as the last time I was here in December against the Sabres.
LaBarbera has shaken off his iffy start and has settled down. Several fights have broken out behind the crease. Calder throws someone down, Preissing is down on the ice. When it all shakes out, Burish gets 2 for roughing, 2 for high sticking, 10-minute misconduct and a game misconduct. Kontiola then gets called for high-sticking.
Lubo scores with a two-man advantage to make it 9-2. Calder gets another assist, and the Kings are routing the Hawks.
The Kings are on their way for their third win in a row. Despite being outshot, the Kings posted a tremendous win.
