Vegas
01-12-2006, 12:20 PM
BOSTON (Ticker) -- After a recent hot streak, the Los Angeles Kings have cooled off. They hope to get back to top form when they visit the Boston Bruins (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/clubhouse?team=bos) on Thursday.
The Kings had won three straight, five of six and nine of 11 games prior to the start of their four-game road swing. They opened the trip by dropping games against divisional rivals San Jose and Anaheim.
In Monday's 6-2 loss against the Mighty Ducks, the Kings managed 43 shots on goal but only managed to slip two through former Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jean-Sebastien Giguere (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1514). Conversely, Los Angeles goaltender Mathieu Garon (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1968) managed to stop just 21 of the 27 shots he faced.
Craig Conroy (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1195) and Lubomir Visnovsky (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=2449), who has four goals in his last four games, each scored for the Kings, who gave up four unanswered goals after leveling the contest, 2-2.
The Bruins had won two in row before Tuesday's 6-2 loss to San Jose in the return of former captain Joe Thornton (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1600), who was given a game misconduct five minutes into his first game here since being dealt to the Sharks on November 30.
Rookie defenseman Milan Jurcina (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=3214) was the lone bright spot for Boston as he doubled his scoring output for the season with his first two-goal game.
The Bruins have won their last six games against the Kings, including a pair of overtime triumphs. Los Angeles has not beaten Boston since October 13, 2000 and has not won here since March 30, 1999.
The Kings had won three straight, five of six and nine of 11 games prior to the start of their four-game road swing. They opened the trip by dropping games against divisional rivals San Jose and Anaheim.
In Monday's 6-2 loss against the Mighty Ducks, the Kings managed 43 shots on goal but only managed to slip two through former Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jean-Sebastien Giguere (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1514). Conversely, Los Angeles goaltender Mathieu Garon (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1968) managed to stop just 21 of the 27 shots he faced.
Craig Conroy (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1195) and Lubomir Visnovsky (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=2449), who has four goals in his last four games, each scored for the Kings, who gave up four unanswered goals after leveling the contest, 2-2.
The Bruins had won two in row before Tuesday's 6-2 loss to San Jose in the return of former captain Joe Thornton (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1600), who was given a game misconduct five minutes into his first game here since being dealt to the Sharks on November 30.
Rookie defenseman Milan Jurcina (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=3214) was the lone bright spot for Boston as he doubled his scoring output for the season with his first two-goal game.
The Bruins have won their last six games against the Kings, including a pair of overtime triumphs. Los Angeles has not beaten Boston since October 13, 2000 and has not won here since March 30, 1999.