"Clearly, new Kings Coach Darryl Sutter was being wildly optimistic the day he was hired when he said the NHL has become a 3-2 league.

Try 1-0.

Yes, there are places and buildings where multiple goals are actually scored, but Staples Center was not one of them on Thursday night.

And no one cared — not a bit — not after the Kings defeated the Coyotes, 1-0, when defenseman Drew Doughty scored 38 seconds into overtime and goalie Jonathan Quick recorded his league-leading sixth shutout, making 22 saves."