Some notes from last night’s game…
— In a rarity, the Kings took a lead into the third period but didn’t the win, as the Dallas Stars rallied for a 3-2 overtime victory on Wednesday night at American Airlines Center.
— The Kings led 2-0 going into the third period. Since late in the 2008-09 season, the Kings had led 68 teams going into the third period, and had recorded 65 wins and three overtime/shootout losses.
— The Kings allowed two third-period goals. They had allowed a total of 17 in their first 21 games.
— The Kings fell to 5-2-3 on the road, 6-2-4 in one-goal games, 8-2-3 when scoring first, 7-0-1 when leading after the second period, 3-4 in overtime and 6-4-3 when being outshot by the opponent.
— The Stars outshot the Kings 38-24, including 13-6 in the third period. The Kings have allowed 38 shots on goal in three of their last four games.
— The Kings went 0-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
— Jonathan Quick stopped 35 of 38 shots. Quick had been 2-0-0 against the Stars this season.
— Mike Richards scored a goal, his 10th goal of the season. Richards is now tied with Anze Kopitar for the team lead in goals, and is second on the Kings with 19 points. Richards has now scored a goal in five consecutive games, the longest streak since Luc Robitaille scored in 10 consecutive games in 1993. Richards has a total of eight goals in his last eight games.
— Kevin Westgarth scored a goal, his first NHL goal in his 73rd career game. Westgarth also has four career assists, including one this season.
— Dustin Brown had one assist, his 10th assist of the season.
— Ethan Moreau had one assist, his third assist of the season.
— Anze Kopitar and Mike Richards each recorded a team-high four shots on goal. Dustin Brown was credited with a game-high five hits. Willie Mitchell was credited with a team-high four blocked shots.
— Drew Doughty played a game-high 26 minutes, 17 seconds, followed by Anze Kopitar, at 25:44.
— The Kings won 29 of 52 faceoffs (56 percent). Anze Kopitar won 11 of 19 draws (58 percent). Mike Richards won 9 of 16 draws (56 percent). Jarret Stoll won 4 of 8 draws (50 percent).
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