The Kings finished last season with the seventh-ranked power play in the NHL (20.8 percent), but it appears as though the unit will get a new look this season. Brayden Schenn has been practicing with the first power-play unit, which also includes Drew Doughty, Jack Johnson, Anze Kopitar and Ryan Smyth. Another rookie, defenseman Jake Muzzin, has been practicing with the second power-play unit along with Jarret Stoll, Dustin Brown, Michal Handzus and Justin Williams. Coach Terry Murray said he won’t be shy about using either rookie in special-teams situations…
MURRAY: “Schenn has been a big part of that power play throughout the training camp. He’s got good vision, he’s composed, he makes good plays. He’s going to start there with Kopitar on that group right now. We sure liked what we saw in the practice today.
“Muzzin had a good training camp. He’s made huge strides from the time he joined the organization last year. I like what he has contributed on the power play in the exhibition games, and we feel that we need to take advantage of the opportunity that is here right now and get him into the lineup, let him play and get some experience and contribute on the power play.”
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