Game 18: Kings 4, Bruins 3 (SO)

I missed a lot of this game due to work, but here are some "Quick Hits:"

• Overall, a "questionable" shootout for the B's. I question both the shootout order and the shooters' choices. Claude Julien sent out, in order, Patrice Bergeron, Tyler Seguin, Milan Lucic, Michael Ryder, Nathan Horton and David Krejci. Why he put Ryder and Lucic before both his best goal scorer and arguably his most-skilled player is beyond me. I have no issues with Bergeron or Seguin, but would have preferred to see Bergeron-Seguin-Krejci-Horton.
• The attempts by the Bruin shooters were feeble at best. No, I probably couldn't have done any better (well I probably could have done better than Dustin Brown), but I'm not getting paid millions to play. The only shooter who looked like he knew what he wanted to do was the rookie Seguin. Shootouts have been tough for the B's for years now, and that doesn't appear to be changing anytime soon.
• Good character shown by the B's to come back and tie the game after falling behind 3-0, but what were they doing falling behind by three in the first place? Sloppy neutral zone play led to the first LA goal and a horrible play by Mark Recchi led to the third Kings' goal. Recchi turned the puck over at his attacking blue line, then made zero effort to backcheck. Not surprisingly, the Kings had a wide-open 3-on-2 rush and scored a beautiful goal. Rough play there from Recchi. Fortunately for the veteran, he made up for it in the third when he had a great shift after losing his helmet. Probably Recchi's best single shift since his tête-à-tête fracas with Chris Pronger in last year's playoffs.
• Great shift from the fourth-line on Gregory Campbell's goal. Not surprising, considering that bunch has arguably been the B's most consistent line so far this season.
• Strange stat line of the day: the Bruins are 2-3-2 so far this season on Saturdays. Weird. They're 3-1 on Thursdays and undefeated on Sundays (1-0), Mondays (1-0) and Wednesdays (3-0). One can only assume the younger B's are doing too much partying on Friday nights. Shame on them!