Thread by @mediachristian4

As in the first game on March 4 in Columbus, the @LAKings scored first - former Captain Dustin Brown’s 9th goal and 28th point (9-19), from Blake Lizotte at even strength, 1:41 into the game. 1-0 Kings. #LAKvsCBJ

Unlike the first meeting, the @lakings scored to take a 2-0 lead; it was number 24 Phillip Danault’s 24th goal and 48th point (24-24), assisted by Viktor Arvidsson and (Thousand Oaks native) Trevor Moore at 7:02 1st, even strength. #LAKvsCBJ

53 seconds into the middle frame, Sean Kuraly (formerly of Boston) scored his 13th of the season and 29th point (13-16), assisted by Carson Meyer and Gustav Nyquist, to halve LA’s lead to 2-1. No one else scored and LA got its win. #LAKvsCBJ

What it means: Vegas once again has a game in hand on the @LAKings but the Kings are 3 points up on the @GoldenKnights. Vegas’s point ceiling is now 99; LA’s is 100. If both teams win out, LA would get 3rd. And here is the bigger part of this: #LAKvsCBJ

Both wildcards - @PredsNHL and @DallasStars - won in regulation. Both already had more points than LA AND VGK (89) but both winning gave both teams 91 points in 75 games.

Vegas has 87 points in 76 games. Keep reading: #LAKvsCBJ

If Dallas and Nashville win out, their point ceiling is 105. Each. LA can only get to 100; Vegas can only get to 99. Which means…

Once NSH/DAL get to 101, they have at least the wildcards. Whichever team does not get 3rd in the Pacific…would be out. #LAKvsCBJ (more)

…and Nashville and Dallas both have a game in hand on Vegas (and two on L.A.)

That’s how momentous it was for LA to win its game after Vegas lost - in regulation- its game. #LAKvsCBJ