“After the Whistle: Discover Which NHL Teams Are on Fire and Who’s Struggling in the Post-Deadline Shuffle!”
8. Los Angeles Kings, 40-22-9
Last week: 11
Mirtle rank: 8
Dayal rank: 8
Even with the loss to the Avs, we wanted to give the Kings some more love than the rankings have most of the year. LA is 9-2-0 since the deadline and has been a dominant even strength team all year, ranking among the leaders in 5-on-5 goal differential and expected goals share. A lot is riding on Darcy Kuemper’s .919 save percentage being the real thing in the playoffs, but let’s give the Kings their due: They’ve had a surprisingly good season and gone under the radar while doing it. Maybe this is the year they finally beat the Oilers?
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