The Flames saw their two-game win streak end after a 4-1 setback in L.A. against the Kings on Saturday night. It was one of those games where things went wrong right from the get-go, Tyler Toffoli opening the scoring for the homeside just 1:15 into the game. The Kings led 1-0 after the first period but Jeff Carter got his first goal of the season just 16 seconds into the second, throwing a puck toward the slot that went off the skate of Mark Giordano and past David Rittich. The Kings added two more in the second period to take a 4-0 stranglehold in the affair. The Flames pushed in the third period - outshooting LA 11-8 - but couldn't solve Jonathan Quickuntil Mikael Backlund was given a late penalty-shot after being hauled down and ran hard into the boards by Kings defenceman Drew Doughtyon a partial breakway coming out of the penalty box. On the PS, he swooped in on his forehand and held the puck, finally snapping it past Quick from a tough angle with 2:10 left in the game. "It's a combination of a lot of things," said Giordano, when asked what went wrong after the tilt. "But the number-one thing coming into a game is you have got to be willing to battle and outwork the other team. I thought they were playing harder than us, for sure, tonight. We can't keep going up and down like this. It starts with myself and everyone has to follow. We gotta be a whole lot better, a whole lot more consistent. It starts with battles and work. I think that was the biggest difference tonight." To a man, the players said they couldn't wait to get back on the ice tonight. "You want to go out there and dictate and when we're at our best we're quick, we're dictating the pace," said Hamonic. "We're not waiting, sitting on our heels waiting to see what's happening. We have to go after it. I think the best thing is we can get right back into it tomorrow night. Immediately. And we'll be ready."
