The NHL's leading scorer

That's the title held by Michael Cammalleri, at least for a few days. Cammalleri has three goals in his first two games, exceeding a strong start to last season that helped him to a 34-goal year. It also puts him on pace for a 123-goal season. He might come up just short...

``It helps your confidence,'' Cammalleri said of the fast start. ``It sucks to start a year pressing and wondering when that first goal is going to come.''

To that end, the trip to London was a success. It left players exhausted, a carry-over that extended to Wednesday's practice, but Cammalleri said he felt confident there would be no long-term problems.

``I'm tired right now, but it's one of those experiences where you'll look back on it and you'll be happy you did it,'' Cammalleri said. ``The important thing is to be ready (for Saturday). Am I ready to play now? No. Will I feel ready on Saturday? Definitely.''

There could be an early benefit to the trip, because while the Kings have been in ``game mode'' for the better part of two weeks, St. Louis is just gearing up. The Blues will have played one game before they meet the Kings.

``There is a possibility (of a benefit),'' Cammalleri said. ``Saturday won't feel like our first game, because it's not. We played the defending Stanley Cup champions twice. St. Louis can't say that.''