MONTREAL - Anze Kopitar had this one circled on his calendar.

It might have looked like just another mid-November regular-season game, months before the Los Angeles Kings captain’s career finale. But as Kopitar skated around the Bell Centre during warm-up, his kids, Neza and Jakob, held up a “Let’s Go Kopi” sign from the visitors’ bench.

"This is my favourite rink to play in, or favourite road rink,” Kopitar said. “The history, the culture, the atmosphere — I mean it doesn't get better than this.”

When his kids learned their father felt that way this summer, “it took them about 15 seconds to convince mom to book a trip,” he said with a smile.

Along with his wife and kids, Kopitar shared a post-game moment with 25 guests after picking up an assist — and a plus-3 rating — in the Kings’ 5

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