Kings coach Darryl Sutter refuses to criticize his team’s play in Game 1 loss

Kings coach Darryl Sutter didn’t think the team played all that poorly in Game 1.

“We liked our team the last game,” Sutter said Saturday on the eve of Game 2. “We didn’t like the first goal and we didn’t like the last minute of the first period. It’s what I said after the game and what I said (Friday), we didn’t have a problem, we didn’t have a problem with the way we played as individuals.”

Sutter’s statement came in response to a question about unproductive forward Mike Richards, who hasn’t scored a goal since March 25 against the Washington Capitals and whose last assist was Feb. 26 against the Colorado Avalanche.

“I don’t think it’s one player,” Sutter said. “Mike was good last game. It’s not about one player.”

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