from Curtis Zupke of the LA Times,

The Kings were thrown a life preserver. And then another. And then another.

They still sunk to the bottom.

It seems not even a tugboat can pull the Kings above water these days. Their losing streak reached six games Thursday with a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center, and it was more confounding given that even Minnesota was trying to help the Kings end this slide.

Down 2-1 with fewer than eight minutes remaining, the Kings drew three consecutive power plays, yet couldn’t cash in, even with a six-on-four advantage. Minnesota’s goalie Devan Dubynk, recorded an assist and therefore had as many points as the Kings, whose lone goal by Kyle Clifford was unassisted.

Again, the Kings are at loss.

“We have to stick together right now, because it’s a tough time for our organization,” Ilya Kovalchuk said. “We need to go through it together and look in the mirror and say, ‘What can we do better?’”

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