Despite the fact that both teams Thursday came on the ice looking for credibility, something had to give when both teams skated to three game losing streaks before the current affair got started. The Kings sported the fourth best power play. They also spent the prior nine games letting their opponents score first.
Like other teams before them this season, the Maple Leafs probably thought that Thursday, the “lowly Kings” provided an opportunity for redemption. Surely, Toronto could beat the Kings. Heck, the Predators just schooled the home team two days before. The boo birds were on auto pilot, hostility was in the building from the home crowd waiting to pounce. The Leafs only needed the Kings to fold. A funny thing happened Thursday. Again, the end score reflected that seven goals lit the lamp between the two teams.
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