Playoff-bound Kings drop regular-season finale to Flames

The Kings got through 60 minutes of their 5-1 loss to the Calgary Flames unscathed on Thursday night, the most important goal for a team bound for the playoffs and a Game 1 grudge match with the Edmonton Oilers on Monday.
Kings goaltender David Rittich stopped 24 shots in the season finale at Crypto.com Arena, which was rescheduled from Jan. 8 because of the deadly wildfires. Taylor Ward skated in his first NHL game and for one of the six franchises his father Dixon played for in his career, and