It’s been an up-and-down week for Jason LaBarbera, who went from getting pulled after two periods (Monday) to turning in a shutout (Friday) to getting pulled in the first period (Saturday). LaBarbera is scheduled to be back in goal tonight when the Kings host the Red Wings. Here’s what he said yesterday about his odd week…

LABARBERA: “That’s hockey. I didn’t think I played that bad (Saturday) night either. It was just one of those games where (the Predators) came out really hard and they got a couple breaks and it was 3-0. I felt good. It was just one of those games where it didn’t work out.”

Question: Do you get a lot of feedback from Terry or (goaltending coach) Bill Ranford?

LABARBERA: “(Ranford) said I just have to stick with it. There aren’t going to be very many games like that where it just doesn’t go your way. I really didn’t feel like I was bad or anything. It just didn’t work out. In years past, I might have beaten myself up over it, but I went out (Sunday) and I had a great practice, so it doesn’t deter me at all.”

Question: Did you ever anticipate starting the first seven games of the season?

LABARBERA: “You know, I don’t even look at the schedule. I just kind of take it a day at a time and see what happens. If you look at my past, everywhere I’ve played, I’ve played lots of games, so it’s definitely not foreign to me.”