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Kings aren’t looking for confidence, they just want to get better

2012 NHL Stanley Cup Final – Game Four

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 06: Anze Kopitar #11 of the Los Angeles Kings and teammates celebrate Drew Doughty #8 (not pictured) power play goal in the third period of Game Four of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final against New Jersey Devils at Staples Center on June 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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If there’s one thing you could say about the Los Angeles Kings it’s that they’re a very confident team. They have the ability to get back into games when they get down and they’ll punish you when they’re ahead. One thing they’d like to do is just play better.

It sounds crazy since they’re up 3-1 in the series, but Kings forward Justin Williams tells Rich Hammond of L.A. Kings Insider improvement is their motivation.

“You avoid doubt with confidence,” Williams says. “You have to exude it, and we have it in this dressing room. We’re a very confident team that knows we haven’t played our best hockey yet. Now, in saying that, it’s disappointing that we haven’t played great yet. We have to get there, but at the same time, it’s encouraging that we’re up 3-1. … These games are so close.”

It reads like something you’d see Yoda tell Luke Skywalker, but that sort of Jedi mind trick stuff is what helps any team focus on the task at hand and for the Kings that means potentially lifting the Stanley Cup at the end of tonight’s Game 5. If the Kings can get the kind of game they expect out of guys like Williams, Dustin Brown, and Anze Kopitar they’ll be ready to do just that.