They'll also need more from their goalie, a common theme all season.
He wasn't fighting the puck or throwing errant passes all over the defensive zone Thursday and was generating offense.
It was a game where things just weren't clicking for the Kings, as they struggled to connect on simple passes and weren't doing the little things...
This marked the Kings' first back-to-back losses since Dec. 13 when the Kings lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres back-to-back.
The Kings beat the Stars 3-2 earlier this month, bringing the series to 1-1.
This new role is one that McLellan thinks might be Kupari's long-term one in the NHL.
But, for the Los Angeles Kings, there's an air of frustration in how the game was lost.
The Devil's third goal in particular was soft from Quick and felt like a backbreaker in the second period. The Kings didn't look the same after...
The Kings outshot the Devils 37 to 28 and finished with 4.02 expected goals to New Jersey's 3.73.
The Kings took the optional in optional morning skate very seriously today, with only about half the team participating.
