LOS ANGELES –– With razor-thin margins and bone-dry offense, the Kings prepared to receive Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday for the first of two consecutive meetings in downtown L.A.

Bedard, 20, scored as many points in November alone as any King has accumulated all season. He has five goals and seven assists in his past eight appearances. His 38 points are more than Quinton Byfield and Kevin Fiala have combined to compile this year.

In their seven regulation losses, the Kings (12-7-7) have scored two or fewer goals in each one and a solitary tally in four such defeats, including their 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Twenty-one of their 26 games have been decided by a goal or a goal plus an empty-netter, returning them to a position similar to 2023-24’

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