Life as a veteran NHL player in Los Angeles isn't so grand these days. If the old hands aren't on the trading block, they're on the training table.
Those scenarios forced the Kings to get even younger Thursday night against the St. Louis Blues and the result was more proof that their youth is blithe.
Playing on the second line, Patrick O'Sullivan, Alexander Frolov and Michael Cammalleri combined for 11 points, leading the Kings to a 5-1 victory at Staples Center.
O'Sullivan, a second-year center, had a goal and four assists, Frolov, a fifth-year forward, scored three goals for the third time in his career and Cammalleri, also a fifth-year forward, contributed three assists.
"Guys got to step up and they did," O'Sullivan said.
The one veteran who jumped into the act was goalie Dan Cloutier, who replaced injured Jason LaBarbera in the starting lineup and stopped 31 shots for his 345th career victory and second with Los Angeles this season.
"We all knew as a team how important of a game it was for them," Cloutier said of the Blues. "They're battling for a playoff spot."
Kings' youth beats the Blues (LATIMES) 
