Fifteen: Los Angeles (1st Pacific)

Los Angeles is a very deep team and they work hard. They know how to win. And they know how to not lose. Drew Doughty - D may not win the Norris but I still might pick him number one overall in a league-wide draft. The forwards are big and Anze Kopitar plays like a stronger Patrice Bergeron. Milan Lucic is going to be difficult for teams to play against too. This is a very solid team.

Record: 18 - 8 - 1 37pts ( projected: 23 - 9 - 1 50pts)

Significant Injuries:
Trevor Lewis C
Kyle Clifford LW

Nothing huge here - they certainly want these two back, but neither is key to their winning.

Next Fifteen Days 12/10/2015 - 12/24/2015:
Friday at Pittsburgh
Saturday at Buffalo
Monday at Ottawa
Thursday at Montreal
Saturday at Toronto
Tuesday San Jose visits

A nice road trip or two. This will be a great measure of just how focused the Kings are. They've got a five game win streak going now. I think they could lose to either Pittsburgh or Montreal but neither are playing so great right now. LA could come away from this with an 11 game win streak at Christmas.

10 out of 12pts

5 - 1 - 0

Last Fifteen Days 11/25/2015 - 12/09/2015:
LOSS 1 - 2 (SO) at Tampa Bay
WIN 3 - 2 (OT) Chicago
WIN 2 - 1 (OT) Vancouver
WIN 5 - 3 Pittsburgh
WIN 3 - 1 Tampa Bay
WIN 3 - 2 (OT) at Columbus

5 - 0 - 1

11 out of 12pts

 

Los Angeles is playing that brand of hockey that has won them two Stanley Cups in the last 3 years. Definitely a team that is never out of a game and a lot of the time it just feels like they can push their will on any opponent when they need. That is how this last fifteen days have been for them.