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A pair of non-playoff teams from a season ago who both rank in the top eight of their respective conferences meet. The Kings find themselves in second place in the Pacific Division and significantly better after 20 games than their 8-9-3 mark of a year ago. Meanwhile, the Lightning reached the 16-game mark in much better shape than last November, when they were 4-10-2 and Barry Melrose didn't survive to coach the 17th game, being replaced behind the bench by Rick Tocchet.

It's probably a good thing Los Angeles is playing for the second time in as many nights, because Friday's effort was certainly a clunker. The Kings want to erase the memory of their 7-0 loss in Atlanta as quickly as possible. Jonathan Quick was pulled after allowing three goals on 14 shots and backup Erik Ersberg fared even worse, giving up four more goals on just seven shots.

Only two NHL teams have made it this far without a regulation loss on home ice: San Jose (6-0-2) and Tampa Bay (5-0-3). The Lightning had to work to keep that streak intact, as they trailed Minnesota 3-1 after two periods on Thursday before Steve Downie scored midway through the third and Ryan Malone forced overtime on a power-play goal with 14.7 seconds left. Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos then scored in the shootout for a 4-3 victory.