January 12, 2012
by Gann Matsuda
Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown spoke extensively with the media following practice on
January 11, 2012, at the Toyota Sports Center
in El Segundo, California.
Photo: David Sheehan
LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — On January 9, the
Los Angeles Kings, owners of the worst offense in the
National Hockey League, averaging just 2.09 goals per game, miraculously scored five goals against the
Alexander Ovechkin-led
Washington Capitals, in a decisive 5-2 victory, shocking a sell-out crowd of 18,118 fans at
Staples Center in Los Angeles.
That night, fans were so thoroughly shocked at the Kings’ offensive explosion that throughout the arena, they were pinching each other to make sure they weren’t dreaming. Some made appointments with psychiatrists, fearing that they were suffering from some sort of mental breakdown. Others were fearful that the end of the world was upon us, and began to get their affairs in order.
Seriously speaking, that massive offensive output from the Kings was a rarity this season. After all, they have only scored three goals or more (during regulation play) twelve times in 43 games this season (through games played on January 11). Read more of this post
