Given how pumped Kopitar was when he scored and how they reacted on the winning goal, I really do hope this is the win that gets them back to playing "Kings hockey." Like the confidence boost the team gained after winning Game 4, they went on a roll after that and really suffocated the Sharks' offense.
It is going to be a hell of a challenge though given the current state of this blueline. No Mitchell, Greene, Voynov, Regehr. Going to need Doughty and Muzzin to perform yeoman's work.
I was looking over the minutes for the 2007 Ducks just to get an idea of how much they were dependent on Pronger and Niedermayer. There were games where the two played 35+ minutes along with Francois Beauchemin. The only other defenseman to log 20 minutes was Sean O'Donnell. Their bottom two dmen, Huskins and Jackman, both logged less than 10 minutes. If only Martinez was healthy, I think having a 3rd dman being capable of logging 20+ minutes without being a liability would've been huge.
For the most part, Schenn played a safe and sound game. McNabb was a disaster and his reduced ice time reflected that. This team can go as far as Doughty, Quick and Kopitar can carry them and they can't afford to take anymore nights off.
