Ilya Kovalchuk draws praise from Kings teammates for his passing

Much of the talk after Sunday night’s 4-2 Kings victory over Detroit centered on the goaltending of Jack Campbell. He stopped 36 of 38 shots while filling in for the injured Jonathan Quick, who earlier in the day was put on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
Team captain Anze Kopitar gave Campbell plenty of kudos, but Kopitar also wanted to talk about the beautiful passing of Ilya Kovalchuk. The Russian signed during the offseason had two assists, one on a goal by Kopitar and the ot