Game 20: Kings vs San Jose Sharks 4:2

Stuffing it back to the Sharks shows royal composure

Dustin Brown checks the Sharks into the losing ways
(photo courtesy of www.yahoo.com)

LA goals from: Alex Frolov (2), Lubo Visnovsky, Dustin Brown
SJS goals from: Michalek, Thornton

The pros: Great offensive game by Frolov (added an assist), which practically seizes the Three Star award for games 11 through 20 for the Russian forward. The powerplay seemed to click to on the rare Shark infractions, going 2-for-3. Season debut for Marty Murray on the line with Anze Kopitar and Brown brought one takeaway and 5FW at 16:27 of TOI. Brown applied a huge hit on Joe Thornton, which left the San Jose player with his ears ringing. The Kings' PK goes 4-for-4 against the NHL leading PP unit. And one more: outshooting the Sharks 38-15? WoooW!

The cons: Goals let in by Dan Cloutier could again be categorized as 'softish' to 'stoppable'. I know the guy is a notorious slow starter, but heck, we're almost into December now!