It's no secret the Los Angeles Kings rely on Jeff Carter to score goals.
After all, he leads Los Angeles with 29 tallies, 10 more than Tanner Pearson, while Tyler Toffoli is the only other Kings skater to reach double digits.
The Kings have scored 145 times this season, better than only five clubs league wide, averaging 2.44 goals per game.
When Carter finds the back of the net, the Kings are 17-2-3, but only 13-24-1 when he doesn't score. The 32-year-old has seven multi-goal efforts this season.
In all, Carter has accounted for 20 percent of the Kings' tallies this season. But in the midst of a four-game goal drought, things have gone sideways in Hollywood. Carter has not scored since Feb. 9, while the Kings have managed just one win in the following four contests.
It marks the fourth four-game stretch this season in which Carter hasn't shown up on the goal column:
| Date Range | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 29 to Nov. 3 | 1-3-0 | 2 |
| Nov. 10 to Nov. 15 | 0-3-1 | 1 |
| Jan. 23 to Jan. 31 | 3-1-0 | 6 |
| Feb. 16 to Feb. 21 | 1-3-0 | 2 |
In the combined 16 contests, Los Angeles grabbed just 11 of a possible 32 points. As the campaign enters its stretch run, the Kings sit on the outside of the playoff picture, two points behind the Calgary Flames.
With 23 games left on the season, time is running out for Carter and his teammates to rediscover that offensive touch.
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