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NASHVILLE — Kings Coach Darryl Sutter had one thought after he watched defenseman Drew Doughty skate end-to-end to score the tying goal against the Predators in the third period Tuesday and then saw his six chosen shooters come up empty against Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne in the shootout. "I should have used him in the shootout," Sutter said after a 4-3 loss at Bridgestone Arena dropped the Kings' road record to 1-5-3. Would he consider it? "That's how they scored. They went down the middle of the ice and shot in the middle of the net to win it, and Drew tied it with that," Sutter said. Just as Sutter described it, James Neal scored the only...