"This was a quick-and-dirty capsule formula of the Darryl Sutter era, L.A. style, best summed up in 60 minutes.

Well, more than 60 minutes and not that quick.

If it is the Kings and Sutter … you come to expect games not to end in regulation.

The Kings duly followed the script and found themselves in overtime against the Calgary Flames on Thursday night at Staples Center. A wide-open, end-to-end overtime could not decide the issue and Calgary won the shootout and beat the Kings, 2-1."