“It’s been challenging, lots of ups and downs, summer was tough,” Arvidsson said. “Season had been going good. Got a lot of help from the medical team. It’s been great so far, so just going to keep going.”

For Arvidsson, it’s been a particular point of pride that he was able to play 77 of 82 games this season, the most since he played 78 games in 2017-18 with the Nashville Predators. And his 59 points this season was his best total since he had 61 in 2017-18.

“Obviously huge,” he said of playing almost a full schedule. “Missed a few games with the birth of my child. I was sick for two games. Other than that (being sick) it’s been great. It feels good to be able to push the envelope for the whole year. Just excited going into this part of the year and feed off what I did.”

Ice chips

After playing in 96 regular-season games — spaced out over the past five seasons — Kings forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan made his playoff debut, playing on the fourth line with center Rasmus Kupari and forward Carl Grundstrom. Anderson-Dolan had 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in 46 games this past season.