December 28, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Kings right winger Quinton Byfield (55) celebrates the goal he scored in an overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers with goalie Darcy Kemper (35) at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Image The Los Angeles Kings are on a four-game winning streak and have won nine straight at home.
But with long days between games as they prepare to host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night, the Kings had an intense practice session on Monday.
“We’ve probably only practiced three times as a team in the last month… We’ve had long road trips and Christmas break, so (this) was an opportunity to just get out,” Los Angeles coach Jim Hiller told lakingsinside. .com. “Practice was similar to preseason practice where we work hard for 50 minutes, put in a lot of effort and get up and down the ice. Hopefully that will get us back mentally.”
The Kings are coming off a 2-1 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, but they know they are far from their best performance as they sit at 12-2-2. But Los Angeles will be aiming to complete a perfect five-game homestand and tie the third-longest home winning streak in franchise history.
“The way we won that game, some of it was a full 60 minutes where we felt we were on top the whole time,” defender Mikey Anderson said. “A game like (Saturday) might not be the case for most games, but you can find a way to get it when you need it and lock it down and get the win. So I think it’s been a game like that. It’s a mix of everything, but again, it’s the people “They’re moving in different directions and that’s a sign of a good team.”
Forward Adrian Kempe has scored in three straight games and is on a five-game point streak with three goals and three assists.
The Flames arrive in Los Angeles following a 3-2 overtime win over the host Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. This was the first half of our trip with the moms.
“It’s always a good feeling to win, especially in front of the moms,” said Calgary forward Nazem Kadri. “I think it’s a little more stimulating. It’s nice to see them having fun because they feel like they’ve had a great day.”
Calgary has lost its second straight game to tie the Vancouver Canucks for the second wild card spot in the Western Conference. However, the Flames have played one more game than the Canucks.
But even in those losses, the Flames believed they were playing well enough to win.
Against Anaheim, they opened the scoring when a point shot beat defender MacKenzie Wiega and went into the net. The winning goal came when Anaheim’s Jacob Trouba made a rash attempt to clear and converted to Jonathan Huberdeau in front of an open net.
“We found a way to get to the short part of the stick,” Weegar said. “If it bounces twice — off my pad like that, I don’t even know how that overtime goal went in. Those bounces are great, but we got that opportunity. We worked hard for that opportunity. The game was That’s fair, so we were on the other side of that rebound, and we figured we’d take it while we could.”
There was no immediate update on the status of Flames center Connor Zary, who left the game with a knee injury to Drew Helleson, which led to him being assessed a serious penalty and game misconduct.
Zary ranks third on the team in both goals (10) and points (22).
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