EL SEGUNDO — Adrian Kempe is back in the fold for eight more years and the Kings are finding their stride after stumbling out of the starting blocks.

They’ve gone 9-3-2 in their last 14 games. They trail only the Colorado Avalanche in points percentage during that span, while allowing a league-best 2.21 goals per game in the past month.

So, are they a squad capable not only of advancing in the playoffs for the first time since 2014, but possibly going even deeper?

“Sure, why not?” Kings general manager Ken Holland responded.

Holland and Kempe put pen to paper on Sunday on an eight-year, $85 million contract extension that will keep the Kings’ leading scorer in Los Angeles until he’s 37 years old.

“When you look at his résumé, at his age, he’s a player that we couldn’t lose,” Holland

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