Game 23: Kings @ San Jose Sharks 3:6

Kings get tatooed by a former Lombardi team

LA goals from: Scott Thornton, Dustin Brown, Lubo Visnovsky
SJS goals from: Vlasic, Bernier, Thornton, Marleu, Goc, Pavelski

Pros: First career game of young defensman Peter Harrold. He head an assist on the Brown goal and ended the night +1 with almost 14 mins of TOI. Not bad, eh? It was yet another game where the Kings score three or more goals away from Staples, yet the goaltending can't keep them in a game.

Cons: Getting scored upon six times when the home team misses two of their major rifles (Cheechoo and Michalek)? Not me, I just wanna wash and go (home and bury my head in a pillow wailing...). Dan Cloutier goes 7-of-12 and is closing in on a worst starting goalie W-L and GAA and %SV numbers in the league... The second period [0-4] kills the Kings again, especially the three SJS goals in a span of three-odd minutes hurt the royal self-confidence. Things aren't looking good if your team allows first-ever NHL goals to rookies Vlasic and Pavelski.