Kings welcome the Wild for two after another late collapse

Fresh off a loss brimming with disappointment and frustration, the Kings hit the film room for a long look at the Minnesota Wild, whom they’ll host Saturday and again on Monday. On Thursday, they squandered a late lead, allowing three unanswered goals in the span of 2:34 to downcycle a 3-2 edge into a 5-3 defeat by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Cody Ceci and Corey Perry spoke afterwards. Perry said the team had to “learn from” its mistakes multiple times. Ceci emphasized the importance of the points they left on the ice, which rang prophetic at the end of the night when the Kings were one of five teams separated by one point in the race for the...