The Los Angeles Kings finally enjoyed some home cooking in their last outing.

Now the Kings will look for another helping when they host the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

The Kings not only snapped a modest two-game skid with a 3-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, but they recorded their first home win of the season after losing the first five clashes.

"I'll take any win," Los Angeles coach Jim Hiller said. "I think we played to our identity, and you have to start there. You can't come off that, because then you get in all kinds of trouble. We're going to start scoring more, I really believe that. We got some really good looks again."

The Kings are in the league's bottom third offensively and near the middle defensively, but the w

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