Kings' Playoff Push: Gritty Homestand

0:00It's March 30th. This is NHL News Today, your AI-powered team coverage. The Los Angeles Kings are in a tight race for the playoffs, holding forth in the Pacific Division with a 29-26-18 record for 76 points. They're just one point shy of a wildcard spot, but a recent slump of one win, two losses and three ties in their last six games has them scrambling. As the regular season wraps up, injuries are hitting hard, with Kevin Fiala out for the season after a leg injury from the Winter Olympics. The offense now leans on Artemii Panarin and Adrian Kempi, who's nursing a lower body issue, while Center Sammy Hellenius remains day-to-day from A. Recent game, Captain Anzacopatar is in his final NHL year, fresh off setting the franchise points record last month. The whole team is fired up to get him one last playoff shot, complete with a special ceremony before their April 2nd home game, under new interim coach DJ Smith, they're shifting to a gritty defensive style, boosted by trade deadline pick-up Scott

1:04Lapton to tough enough for the postseason. This week brings a crucial four-game home stand at crypto.com arena, starting with St. Louis on April 1st at 9 p.m. Eastern, the Nashville on April 2nd at 10.30 p.m. Toronto on April 4th at 7 p.m. and Nashville again on April 6th at 10.30 p.m. They need these points to lock in that spot and keep the momentum rolling.