Scoring becomes his habit

Trivia time: Name the game in which Michael Cammalleri failed to score a goal this season:

Oct. 10, at Dallas.

The nine other Kings games yielded 10 goals from Cammalleri, including two in Tuesday’s 6-0 victory against Nashville. Ten goals leads the NHL, heading into Wednesday night’s action, so it’s more than fair to say his confidence is soaring.

Has this goal rush turned Cammalleri into a creature of habit? No and yes. There is a fine line between habits and then taking it to the next level.

“I try my best not to have any superstitions,” said Cammalleri, who is tied for the team’s scoring lead (12 points) with linemate Anze Kopitar. “My superstition is to try to break all superstitions. I have a game-day routine -- but I don’t look at it as a superstition, a routine that gets me ready.

“The only one that I kind of have is that I tie my left skate before my right.”

Rookie defenseman Jack Johnson, suffering a charley horse late in the second period, did not play the third against the Predators, did not practice on Wednesday to rest the leg, and will test it in this morning’s pre-game skate, according to Kings Coach Marc Crawford.

Johnson said if it had been the seventh game of a playoff series he would have been able to play, “absolutely.”

He tried playing more shifts after the second-period hit, thinking he could shake it off. “I felt some discomfort -- it’ll be something that’ll be short-lived. It’ll probably be 100% by the weekend,” Johnson said.

Combining with The Salvation Army, the Kings will collect donations at tonight’s game -- as well as home games on Saturday, Wednesday, Nov. 3 and Nov. 10 -- to benefit those victimized by the fires in Southern California.

TONIGHT

vs. Dallas., 7:30, FSN West

Radio -- 1150.

Site -- Staples Center.

Records -- Kings 4-6-0; Stars 4-2-2.

Record vs. Stars -- 0-1-0.

Update -- Crawford spoke about goalie Jason LaBarbera, who has won consecutive games, liking a heavy workload. It’ll certainly happen against the Stars, who have beaten the Kings nine straight times.

lisa.dillman@latimes.com