With a power play that is seemingly powerless, the Kings are putting increasing pressure on themselves in what is becoming a Catch-22 situation.
The more they press, the longer they go without a power-play goal, a situation that has reached 16 opportunities in a row.
The longer they go without a goal, the more they press.
"We're doing all the right things," defenseman Steve Duchesne said Friday. "We're just not finishing."
Instead, breakdowns are starting to occur, with players taking it on themselves to create scoring chances and losing the puck in the process.
"The only way a power play works is for five players to work together as a unit," said Duchesne, who acknowledged that he has been guilty of solo flights of fancy on the power play as the pressure has increased.
