Kings weather East Coast trip, get Ducks at Honda Center

Jim Hiller had been a lifer in hockey and he’s now reached the pinnacle of coaching as the Kings’ bench boss, but he might have a future endorsing smoothies and shakes the way he expertly whipped, pureed and liquefied his lines to salvage a challenging road swing.

He chopped, grinded and stirred all four forward trios and all three defensive pairings in a 4-1 victory over the Canadiens in Montreal on Thursday.

“A little bit of blender work,” Hiller told reporters after the game.