What we learned from the Kings’ 4-1 victory over Ottawa on Saturday

What we learned from the Kings’ 4-1 victory over Ottawa on Saturday:

Canadians call their home rink their barn. What’s a Slovakian player’s equivalent?

We’ll let Kings goaltender Peter Budaj answer that one. Asked on Saturday how important it was for the Kings to win their final home game before playing nine straight on the road, he answered earnestly. “Every sport, you want to win the games at home because it’s your barn,” he said. “You want to do the best you can in support of your team, your fans, and everybody. So you definitely want to leave for the road on a winning note. It’s very good that it’s a winning note. It’s got a better vibe in the dressing room, too.”

Who knew the same phrase is used in Slovakia? Maybe it isn’t, but Budaj has assimilated well enough in North America to add “barn” to his hockey vocabulary. “I’m Slovakian, but I lived in Canada for a long time,” he said, smiling.

In his barn or the other team’s barn, Budaj has been durable

Budaj’s 19-save performance against Ottawa was his 24th appearance in the Kings’ last 25 games, a pretty heavy workload. Budaj got the night off on Thursday, when Jeff Zatkoff started in the team’s loss to Carolina, and the break reinvigorated him. It also allowed him time to work with goaltending coach Bill Ranford, which Budaj appreciated.

“You try to be ready for every game. You want to play every game. You ask every goalie,” Budaj said. “But I definitely got a little bit of practice time more, worked on some stuff with Billy, so that helps a lot too. I felt good [Saturday]. I felt fresh. I was seeing the puck well…. I’m glad that we got a win. It was a big win for us, especially after the loss the other night.

Trevor Lewis is the top scorer on the Kings’ top line

Yup. Lewis, the previously light-scoring forward who has three goals and four points in his last four games, has more goals this season (five) than center Anze Kopitar (two) or left wing Marian Gaborik (one). Even Lewis seemed surprised by his recent scoring feats and couldn’t explain where his new scoring prowess had come from.

“Junior days, maybe,” said Lewis, who scored 29 goals in 62 games in one season with Owen Sound of the Ontario Hockey League. “I’ve still got a little bit, and hopefully I can keep it going.”

Darryl Sutter isn’t sentimental.

With the win on Saturday, Sutter became the second coach in Kings history to win 200 games with the team. He’s 15 short of Andy Murray’s franchise record for wins as a head coach.

But asked if his 200th win with the Kings had any meaning for him, he offered a brief reply. “No.”

Okay then.

In addition to Sutter’s feat, Dean Lombardi became the first Kings general manager to win 400 games with the team. He did it in 813 games. Dave Taylor presided over 290 wins in 656 games from April 22, 1997, through April 18, 2006, and Rogie Vachon was GM for 283 wins from Jan. 30, 1984, through June 25, 1992.

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