"Tonight was a smacking, there's no denying that. My greatest concern is how can we pick ourselves back up and have energy...Listen, we didn't feel good tonight. I don't feel good standing here. Those players don't feel good, but we got a job to do come Saturday and we got to win a game."
"Not only are points crucial for the Kings in general, but points against divisional rivals who are ahead in the standings are ones they can't really afford to give up right now. They had a chance to capitalize on an extremely short-handed Vegas Golden Knights group on Wednesday night, which was missing Mitch Marner, Mark Stone, Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel, and Noah Hanifin."
The Los Angeles Kings face mounting pressure to secure playoff positioning after the Olympic break, sitting three points out of a spot. However, they delivered two consecutive poor performances that undermined their playoff push. Against a severely depleted Vegas Golden Knights team missing five key players, the Kings allowed three goals in 4.5 minutes and lost 6-4. The following night proved worse, suffering an 8-1 blowout loss to the Edmonton Oilers, who sit just four points ahead in the standings. Head coach Jim Hiller acknowledged the poor performances but emphasized moving forward with focus on upcoming games.
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