
Center Mike Richards has struggled since returning from a concussion on December 22, 2011. The Los Angeles Kings desperately need him to regain his early-season form.
Photo: David Sheehan
LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — With an assist on
Dustin Penner’s goal at 17:46 of the second period, giving the
Los Angeles Kings their final margin of victory in a 3-1 win at Tampa Bay on Tuesday night, center
Mike Richards ended an eight-game point scoring drought.
Richards’ performance in this game may have been his best since returning to the lineup after missing eight games due to a concussion that he suffered on December 1, 2011, when the Kings handed the visiting Florida Panthers a 2-1 defeat.
But since returning on December 22 (a 3-2 shootout win against the Anaheim Ducks at Staples Center in Los Angeles), Richards has been a mere shell of his former self. Read more of this post