Offensively, Things Couldn’t Be Better

As much as the King offense has struggled this season, it still ranks near the top in the league with 48 goals in 15 games. Detroit leads with 56 goals in 15 games.

Yanic Perreault leads the Kings with eight goals, followed by Luc Robitaille with seven and Jozef Stumpel with six. The Kings also have been getting production from Craig Johnson and Philippe Boucher, on pace for career-best seasons with four goals each.

If Sandy Moger, who has scored a goal in two consecutive games, can emerge as another solid offensive contributor, the Kings might continue to be one of the league’s top-scoring teams.

Moger, who scored 15 goals two seasons ago with Boston, came close to scoring some big goals early in the season but didn’t get his first until Friday night at Detroit. His two goals have come since Coach Larry Robinson put Moger on a line with Stumpel, a former Bruin teammate, and Robitaille.

“It helps playing with [Stumpel and Robitaille],” Moger said. “I’m glad that I’ve been able to get a couple [of goals] in there. It helps build my confidence.

“It’s like I’ve got a gorilla off my back. . . . Not a monkey, a gorilla because it’s bigger.”

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Glen Murray, acquired late last season from Pittsburgh for Eddie Olczyk, has three goals and nine points. Olczyk, who scored 21 goals in 67 games with the Kings last season, has seven goals in nine games with the Penguins this season. . . . After 15 games last season, the Kings were 6-6-3, 3-4-2 on the road. This season, they are 5-6-4 and 2-3-4. . . . Winger Steve McKenna received several stitches on his lip from a fight Saturday against New York’s Ken Belanger in the Islanders’ 4-2 victory.