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Womens Deryk Engelland Jersey , Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown is out indefinitely with a broken finger.The Kings announced the
extent of the 33-year-old Brown’s first significant injury Sunday.Brown was hurt
during Los Angeles’ preseason finale against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday
night. He left the game in the second period shortly after getting his with a
shot by teammate Anze Kopitar during a power play.Brown has been a model of
durability during a lengthy NHL career spent entirely with Los Angeles. The
hard-hitting wing has missed only 18 total games since he cracked the Kings’
lineup for good in 2005.He has never missed more than four games in any season
since 2005, and he has played in all 82 games five times. He has also played in
all 85 of the Kings’ playoff games during his career.Brown revitalized his
career last season with 28 goals and 33 assists for the Kings, posting a
career-high with 61 points, and reasserting himself as an agitating two-way
player with a strong power-play presence and a knack for drawing penalties.The
two-time U.S. Olympian was the captain of the Kings’ Stanley Cup-winning teams
in 2012 and 2014. He ceded the captaincy to Kopitar in 2016 after a few years of
declining production.The Kings open the regular season at Staples Center on
Friday night against the San Jose Sharks. LAS VEGAS (AP) Golden Knights coach
Gerard Gallant for months talked about his team’s hard work, ability to battle
and their devotion to playing a full ”200 feet of hockey.”In pockets of Game 2
in the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night, the Golden Knights were
surprisingly outworked, outbattled and outhustled in losing 3-2 to the
Washington Capitals. Game 3 is Saturday night in Washington and Vegas is going
to need to up the energy level even further in a frantic series with scoring
chances galore.
