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In a league where snipers that shy away from physicality are seemingly everywhere, the Los Angeles Panthers are succeeding on the backs of two of the league's premier power forwards. Kaapo Kekkonen and Ryan King are leading the charge for the league-best Panthers, who boast a 23-4-2 record through 29 games. The Panthers lead the league in scoring by a large margin because of the offense that the 1st line, centered by Kekkonen and flanked by King, produces. The line has combined for 33 even strength goals thus far, nearly 40% of Los Angeles' 5-on-5 production. King leads with 13 goals while Kekkonen has added in 12 of his own, and another 10 goals have been chipped in by the line's 3rd component, Jaxson Reynolds. Jaxson is a complementary sniper for the power forwards, as he finds holes in the defense while his linemates create havoc on the forecheck. The end result is a line that dominates puck possession and drives play, usually ending in a score for the good guys.

Kekkonen and King have also dominated on the penalty kill for the Panthers, a unit which ranks at the top of the league. King averages nearly 3 minutes per game shorthanded, while Kekkonen plays a tad under 2 and a half minutes in each contest. A crucial part of the success of the penalty kill is Kekkonen's 54% success rate in the faceoff dot. He makes life easy for his teammates, who can gather in the puck and dump it in deep to kill time on the clock.

"So coach throws me on a lines with Kekkonen and we start tearing it up eh, just a bunch of power forwards out there running a train on some snipers. Gotta give props to Gm Wasty tho for putting a little something something in the sauce. Kaapo always seems to know where the king is, and he always knows where to be for the perfect dish. So far both at a point per game rate I’m excited to see where the season takes us, I mean we can’t take all the credit the boys have been tearin’er up out there I think we are all playoff hungry for sure", said Ryan King in an interview.

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