Matt Murray has been a Kings fan since the late '80s, when Wayne Gretzky grabbed headlines by defecting to the West Coast. Since then, he has been a card-carrying bandwagon member as the club soared in popularity with their sole Stanley Cup appearance to their position near the bottom of the Pacific. But things are looking brighter, as he is anxious to witness the rise of the new Kings.
Nashville continuing to hammer L.A.
Aubin skates out to play the puck and try to help the Kings get going. But his pass goes awry, and Nichol skates in and beats Aubin glove-side for his second of the season.
After that, Crawford juggles the line, putting Kopitar on a line with Frolov and Nagy for a shift. Armstrong is paired with Willsie and Calder. Crawford's trying everything he can to jump-start L.A.
De Vrie gets whistled for interference, as the Kings only bright spot takes to the ice. However, they can't get anything going.
Nashville scores again, illiciting more boo-birds from the crowd. Aubin fails to cover up the puck from Erat. There is a rush around the goal, and it looks like it was kicked in. But it's by Blake. The Kings protest, but it stands.
A "Fire Crawford" starts up in the nosebleeds, but I'm not sure that's the answer. Then again, if I knew what the answer is, I'd head down to Toyota Sports Center tomorrow and tell someone. "Pssst, the reason why you guys are losing is because you are tying your skates up all wrong. Plus, you need to eat a half a peanut butter sandwich and a glass of milk before the game."
The Kings start pumping the puck on the net, and have almost caught up with them. Nashville is in a defensive bubble, so they are just playing safe.
Frolov and O'Sullivan are centered by Kopitar, who is getting a ton of ice time.
Ortmeyer gets called for a penalty, but once again, the Kings are empty. When Nashville kills the penalty, more boos are heard. As time winds down, the crowd is getting more and more bitter. This has been ugly.
Second period: Predators 5, Kings 0
