Since the lockout of 04/05, the "new NHL", for lack of a better term, has become more and more dominated by special teams play.  Games are won, and lost, on the backs of power plays and penalty killing units.  Such was the story today as the Flames stormed into Staples Center, fresh off of an embarrassing home ice loss to the Blackhawks, to soundly defeat the Kings 5-2. The Kings surrendered two … [Read more...]