The holiday break is over and the Los Angeles Kings are now faced with a long stretch of gams against Western Conference rivals.
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In fact 14 of their next 16 games will be against the West, a stretch that could easily be one that dictates, in large part, what their playoff fortunes will be.
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But they have to look at those games one at a time, and their first opponent is the high-flying Vegas Golden Knights.
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Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, Jake Muzzin and head coach John Stevens talked about the Golden Knights, and about this critical stretch of games against the West.
Vegas Golden Knights Start LA Kings On Critical Stretch vs. Western Conference
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