The goal sparknotes
![the goal sparknotes the goal sparknotes](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/new-year-goals-resolutions-sticky-notes-blackboard-colorful-83021309.jpg)
“We haven’t been in that situation in two years, where you can really feel the momentum building in a comeback at home. “Definitely, McLellan responded, when asked if the crowd played a role in yesterday’s comeback. Last night’s game had a different feel to it, especially in the third period. We’ve got to keep doing that and driving the net harder.” A little shimmy-shake up top and shoot through gives us a chance to tip and get the rebounds. We need to keep doing that, that’s why we scored the goals. “The D did a great job of getting shots through. The focus on creating offense in that way was extremely evident during the third-period comeback, with the Minnesota Duluth product crediting his defensemen for their work in the process. Last night specifically, Iafallo shared with us that the emphasis on those types of plays was something discussed internally, even during the game. The D created using their shots and we’ve talked a lot about it.” Whether it’s Kempe’s goal, where he goes to reach for it, or Iafallo’s goal, where he’s climbing in the slot and gets on the right side of the net front D, the only reward for doing that is being able to get to the puck. “You can go back and look at the shots, they’re not one-time slappers that go bar-down, they’re really shooting for their teammates. “We’ve been banging that drum and banging that drum about creating with the shot,” McLellan said. It’s certainly been discussed, and practiced, at length by the Kings this season.
![the goal sparknotes the goal sparknotes](https://production.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-sky-sports/best-of-goals-on-sunday-p9IRsYz7CvB-KfwoCRDM2Hg.1400x1400.jpg)
The common theme was shots getting through from the point, helping to generate offense. Other than their first goal of the evening, which came off of a small-area play down low, the final three goals, and the disallowed goal, came off of either deflections or rebounds. Offensively, the Kings were powered by point shots getting through, creating opportunities for redirections and rebounds. Lots of storylines to evaluate from last night’s game, with Alex Iafallo and Todd McLellan touching on them today – With a shootout loss now behind us, the Kings were back on the ice this morning in El Segundo.