Kings Continue to Roll

They've now won five of six after their 5-3 win in Toronto last night, and they're getting noticed again by some of the national media. Case in point: ESPN's Pierre LeBrun posted this nice column today on the Kings. Just as quickly as they went through their 4-8 mid-season slide, they've battled through adversity and rebounded nicely. And now, they're also among the front-runners for a possible Ilya Kovalchuk trade before the deadline in March.

But back to last night. The Kings looked sharp. They pounded the Leafs all night in the offensive zone, and the Leafs defense really couldn't do much to stop them. The Kings scored three times in the second period sandwiched around single tallies in the first and last periods. And it was Drew Doughty's 10th goal of the season that got the Kings going last night, and also caught the attention of LeBrun.

All-in-all, it was a good night. The Kings got their mojo back. They have a ton of confidence in themselves, so much so, they believe they can beat any team on any given night now. And that could be trouble for other teams come playoff time.