Kings glad to be back on home ice, beating Sharks after seven-game trip
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"It's definitely odd," captain Anze Kopitar said Thursday, before the Kings played at Crypto.com Arena for the first time in 175 days to beat the San José Sharks 3-2..."
"That's huge," said Kings TV analyst Jim Fox, who played nine seasons in the NHL, highlighting the significance of the home team being able to put its sticks down last on face-offs..."
"The fans," Kings president Luc Robitaille said, "make the home-ice advantage," underscoring the essential role of fan support in boosting team performance on home turf..."
"You can slice it a bunch of different ways," second-year coach Jim Hiller added. "There's a familiarity with your routine. When you eat, what time you get in your car..."
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