Los Angeles Kings players, from left, Akil Thomas, Brandt Clarke, Phillip Danault, Kevin Fiala and Joel Edmundson react after Danault scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
From left, Los Angeles Kings' Joel Edmundson, Andreas Englund, Alex Turcotte, Anze Kopitar and Kyle Burroughs celebrate as New York Rangers' Alexis Lafrenière, left, and Vincent Trocheck, right, react after Turcotte scored during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) makes a pad save during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)