Three Takeaways: Kings and Oilers Swap Goals In Entertaining Game One
By Jim Lynch
2. The Montreal Canadiens Really Miss Phillip Danault
It is no wonder the Montreal Canadiens fell out of the playoff picture early without Phillip Danault. Danault has turned into a very remarkable player in the past few seasons. He is someone the Kings can rely on in all situations and someone the team can use against the opposition’s top stars.
In this game, he played almost 23 minutes and won over half of his faceoffs. Oh, and he got arguably the biggest goal of the game giving the team the game-winning goal in the third period.
These are exactly the type of goals the Kings need if they are going to win the series. Capitalizing on mistakes and doing their best to outlast the opponent is the only way LA is going to keep ahold on this series.