The Kings lost a game they needed to win Monday, falling to the Minnesota Wild 3-1 to muddy the team’s playoff picture with a game left in the regular season.
The loss, the Kings’ first at home in nine games, leaves them with just a one-point lead over Las Vegas for third place in the Pacific Division. If the Golden Knights, who have two games left, win out, the Kings would be left with the Western Conference’s second wild-card spot and a first-round playoff match-up with the conference’s top-seeded team.
At the moment that team is the Dallas Stars, one the Kings haven’t beaten three tries this season.