
Los Angeles Kings

Kings Romp To 2-0 Series Lead
Would the late-awakened beast known as Connor-Leon be alive two days after their near come-from-behind victory of Monday in Los Angeles? That’s the question people who filled the LA home of hockey had on Wednesday after the Kings won 6-5 in game one of the two teams’ playoff series.
Never Disturb the Beast
They just had to make it exciting. That’s what you can say about the LA Kings and their 6-5 late-third-period win over Edmonton in Los Angeles Monday night. Heck, they took a 4-0 lead and turned it into a 5-5 tie within a couple of periods, and if momentum has anything to do with things, they should probably have lost the game after Connor McDavid tied it at cinqo-cinqo with but little time left.

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