5 Biggest Reasons Los Angeles Kings Should Be Confident About 2013 Playoffs

There are three games left in the 2013 NHL regular season and the Kings are a postseason contender. For the fourth straight year, Los Angeles will compete in the battle to hoist Lord Stanley's Cup.

This time, it's as the defending champion.

One of the big factors in the Kings' 2012 run was the confidence they played with. There was no doubting their game, their team or themselves. 

As the season winds down, they definitely have a lot of things that they should be confident about moving forward and there are a lot of similarities to last year's team. Whether the result is the same or not has yet to be decided, but there are definitely some reasons they should feel good heading into the playoffs. 

Begin Slideshow

...

About the Author