Kings stumble into break with 2nd straight loss to a last-place team

LOS ANGELES — The Kings appeared to have a pair of shiny presents under their tree, with a back-to-back set at home against the last-place teams in each conference. Instead, they got two fat lumps of coal heading into the Christmas break, as they fell to the Seattle Kraken, 3-2, on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena, 24 hours after losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Kings have lost six of seven games, and though the Kraken have won three straight, that streak came on the heels of 10 losses in 11 games. Kevin Fiala and Andrei Kuzmenko scored for the Kings. Pheonix Copley made his first start since Dec. 10, 2023 and stopped 25 shots. Jordan Eberle,...