This season has started out a lot like last season did, the Kings are not playing well and are struggling to score goals. Last year the Kings also didn't get great goaltending early on and weren't winning games, this year they are getting goaltending and winning the skilled contests at the end of often ugly games, it is good the Kings are getting points, they will help later in the year when they start playing better, but right now, there is simply no way anyone can say the Kings are playing well. They are not.
Look at the Ottawa, Minnesota and Phoenix games, the Kings ended up with 6 out of 6 points, but can you really say they played well in any of those games?