The LA Kings dropped another close game, as they fell by a 2-1 margin on Thursday evening against the Chicago Blackhawks. The opening period came and went without a goal, despite Los Angeles and Chicago combining for 25 shots on goal between them.

The Los Angeles Kings are set to get veteran Drew Doughty back on the ice against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.

The Ilya Mikheyev-led penalty kill moved up to fourth in the NHL with a five-for-five showing Thursday, and the Hawks extended their point streak to three games with a 2-1 victory.

It actually was pretty smooth — like a basketball player making a sneaky backdoor cut in the Princeton offense. But as Bedard said, any goal’s a good goal. And the Blackhawks’ 20-year-old superstar can’t stop scoring them.

The Kings were booed off their home floor Wednesday as a five-game homestand ended with another embarrassing loss. Jalen Johnson had 24 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 133-100 victory over the Kings at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

The Hawks defeat the Kings 133-100 as they win their third game in a row. Atlanta moves to 7-5 as the Kings fall to 3-9. Top Performers – Atlanta Jalen Johnson – 24 PTS | 9-10 FG | 10 REB | 8 AST Onyeka Okongwu – 21 PTS | 6-7 FG Dyson Daniels – 5 PTS | 6 REB | 8 AST | 2 STL Dyson Daniels has recorded a steal in 64 consecutive games,

After being limited to one goal again in Thursday’s 2-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, the Kings dropped to 29th in scoring.