On whether Saturday was a “sloppy game” or the Kings took the “foot off the accelerator”: “I think it’s just like everything. It’s a mixture

On whether this was a “disheartening” loss: “You’re up three-one, you give them two points. So that’s not what you want to do.” On whether he

On the shootout loss to Minnesota: “It was sloppy. There’s no other word to describe it. It was a sloppy game from us. It’s certainly

On the shootout loss to Minnesota:
“We weren’t sharp. That wasn’t obviously our plan. To give up a two-goal lead, it’s not our style. We’ve got to get focused again for tomorrow. It’s another game, and we’ve got to get ready for it.”

Minnesota Wild 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 Final-shootout SOG: LAK - 31, MIN - 28 PP: LAK - 2/2, MIN - 1/4 First Period 1) LAK PPG - Dustin

Kyle Clifford and Minnesota forward Devin Setoguchi will take the same ice tonight for the first time since they were Ontario Reign teammates while maintaining their conditioning during the NHL lockout. Out of respect towards full-time players on Ontario, both players rarely played on the same night for the Reign.

Setoguchi, who had 13 points (4-9=13) in 10 games with Ontario, has 22 points (12-10=22) in 33 games with Minnesota. Clifford, who had seven points (4-3=7) in nine games with Ontario, has 10 points (4-6=10) in 33 games with Los Angeles.

There has been plenty to talk about in the State of Hockey this month with The University of Minnesota Women's Ice Hockey Team winning

Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick
Season: 26 GP (25 GS) / 12-10-2 record / 2.51 GAA / .895 Sv% / 1 SHO
Career vs Minnesota: 11 (11) / 7-3-1 / 2.61 / .892 / 0
Last Game vs Minnesota: 12/8/11 / 58 MP / 20-24 saves / 2-4 L
2012-13, Away: 14 (14) / 5-6-1 / 3.11 / .886 / 0

Minnesota Projected Starting Goaltender – Niklas Backstrom
Season: 27 (26) / 18-7-2 / 2.32 / .917 / 1
Career vs Los Angeles: 16 (15) / 6-5-3 / 2.39 / .916 / 2
Last Game vs Los Angeles: 3/31/12 / 65 MP / 26-29 shots + 2/2 shootout / 4-3 W
2012-13, Home: 14 (13) / 10-3-1 / 2.03 / .921 / 1

On whether he values a point total that would be on pace for a career-high over 82 games:
“Not really. I think for me, most of my assists are coming off a breakout pass or maybe just a smart play with a rim or a chip, and it’s our forwards that are doing most of the work. It’s nice to have good statistics, but at the end of the day, I’m never a guy that’s going to be judged solely on them.”

As the April 3 trading deadline approaches, any personnel decisions the Los Angeles Kings make will be with a keen eye kept on defenseman Slava Voynov, who becomes a restricted free agent on July 1.