Stud: Adrian Kempe, W
It was a tough decision to pick between Kempe and Fiala for the final stud spot on this list for the Kings after the multi-goal regulation win on the road over the Mammoth in Utah at the Delta Center last night for the team.
The recently extended Kempe delivered on his eight-figure contract extension deal for the Kings this fall in the first period yesterday vs. Utah. He scored a nice backhand goal early in the first period in the opening frame to set the tone in the offensive zone for the Kings after registering a half-dozen goals on the scoreboard in the shutout win over Chicago over the weekend this past Saturday.
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It's worth noting that Fiala assisted on the goals scored by both Kempe and Armia for the Kings in the game's first period yesterday.
"A good play by Kevin to hold the puck, wait for their D to come to him before he slid it to me. Then, just kind of little bit of luck, getting in the d-man’s triangle there and then I had more speed, I just tried to take it to the net and make a move, it worked out. Felt good."Adrian Kempe
Last night featured a nice milestone on the stat sheet and for the franchise for the Kings for Kempe in the opening frame yesterday vs. Utah in the first period. Kempe tied some big-time franchise stars, Zigmund Palffy and Butch Goring, for sixth-place with 39 career game-opening goals for the Kings' franchise history.
Kempe was all over the place for the Kings yesterday on the ice in both zones offensively and defensively. He led the Kings in expected goals created and rush attempts at even strength at 5-on-5 yesterday with his speed and skill in the zone for the team.