Kings-Penguins: Measuring Stick For Kings?

Alonzo Maldonado by Contributor Written on November 05, 2009
DALLAS - OCTOBER 19:  (L-R) Anze Kopitar #11, Justin Williams #14 and Ryan Smyth #94 of the Los Angeles Kings celebrate a goal against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on October 19, 2009 in Dallas, Texas.  (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

At first glance, this game tonight seemed to come at the perfect time for the Los Angeles Kings. Sitting second in the Pacific Division standings and off to one of their best starts in seven years, the defending champions would provide that measuring stick from which to gauge this year's squad.

Even though Pittsburgh has been great on the road, they will be undermanned when they face the Kings tonight (they will be without Evgeni Malkin and Sergei Gonchar). So maybe the Kings won't get that chance to measure themselves against the defending champions, but they will get the chance to measure themselves against a great Penguins' team that will still showcase Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury.

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