LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings were down two more players before the game even started and were trailing by three goals by the first intermission of a lackluster 4-0 loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.
Already without wingers Arthur Kaliyev and Trevor Moore, another top flanker, Gabe Vilardi, missed Thursday’s game because of an undisclosed injury. One of his most likely replacements, Carl Grundstrom, was injured in practice Tuesday and could be sidelined well into February. Samuel Fagemo, one of three players recalled from the minors, dressed in Vilardi’s stead.
Another unplanned lineup change saw Jonathan Quick relieve starting goalie Pheonix Copley after Copley allowed four goals on 17 shots. Quick stopped seven shots in the remaining 33 minutes for a club that begins a six-game road trip Saturday in Nashville.
