3 bold predictions for the LA Kings in the NHL playoffs for the 2024-25 season

Apr 12, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) makes a save during the third period against the Colorado Avalanche at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Apr 12, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) makes a save during the third period against the Colorado Avalanche at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
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Andrei Kuzmenko leads the Los Angeles Kings in points

With players like Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala, Quinton Byfield and even Anze Kopitar, it should be very competitive for who will end up with the most points in their playoff run. However, I don't believe it will be any of those four but rather the player who has had the shortest tenure with the team in Andrei Kuzmenko.

He joined the Los Angeles Kings at the NHL Trade Deadline after he was acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers. It took him a bit to get into the flow of the offense but finished the season really well and had 13 points in 10 games.

Kuzmenko was making an impact in a number of different ways and that's why I think he could find himself leading the Kings in points. He had five goals in 22 games but three of those came in the final 10 games but his biggest impact was on special teams as he had five in his time with the Kings but three in just the final five games of the season.

It should be an incredible run for Andrei Kuzmenko that will only help him earn a bigger contract this offseason, either from the Los Angeles Kings or from another team in free agency.

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