The number one movie at the turnstiles this past week was the apocalyptic thriller 2012, starring Hockeywood enemy John Cusack.

Why is John Cusack an enemy? For the same reason Cuba Gooding Jr. is in the doghouse. Rooting for the enemy. Turns out Cusack was a huge Chicago Blackhawks fan, before they traded Chris Chelios. (Says Lloyd Dobler himself in this NHL video from a few years ago.) That's when he became a Detroit fan, rooting for Chelios to hoist the Cup.... for Detroit. When Chelios won it in 2008, Cusack follwed him to Comiskey to celebrate with him. Cus even braved the White Sox locker room, sporting a Chicago Cubs hat.

I'll give Lane Meyer props for remaining loyal to a player, but he doesn't get a pass. You root for the Wings, you're now a Wings fan.

Well, the Kings know something about apocalyptic thrillers. That 7-0 shutout pitched by Atlanta affected this week's ranking, no doubt.

• FanHouse.com Power Numbers: This week 8. Last week 5.

    Anze Kopitar has opened up a six-point lead in the scoring race and is currently on pace for 60 goals and 129 points. I don't expect him to keep up such a ridiculous pace, but he's been one of the top two or three forwards in the league through the first month-and-a-half.

• LATimes' Helene Elliott's Power Numbers: This week 8. Last week 6.

    Kudos for winning in Tampa a day after they wererouted, 7-0, in Atlanta. Ryan Smyth was injured at Florida, but itmight not be serious. (6)

• SportsNet.ca Power Numbers: This week 9. Last week 7.

    Anze Kopitar only has one goal in his last four games, but did score the shootout winner against Tampa Bay on Saturday.

• CBC.ca Power Numbers: This week 10. Last week 11.

    Quick has been under fire, but bounced back strong.

• FoxSports.com Power Numbers: This week 11. Last week 9.

    The Kings dropped two of the four games they played in Week 7, giving up 11 goals to the opposition in the pair of defeats, while scoring only one. Anze Kopitar picked up three points in L.A.'s two wins, plus the shootout-decider over Tampa Bay.

•  ESPN Power Numbers: This week 11. Last week 7.

    Kings bounced back from a dreadful performance (7-0) againstAtlanta on Friday to squeeze out a shootout victory over Tampa. Theirlengthy eastern road trip comes to a close Monday in Florida.

• TSN.ca's Power Numbers: This week 12. Last week 10.

    D Randy Jones made an immediate impression, scoring the winner inhis first game with the Kings, all while the Flyers are on the hook forhalf of his salary.

• The Hockey News Power Numbers: This week 13. Last week 8.

    Young defenseman Jack Johnson has just five points in 21 games and is minus-10

So, entering in those totals into the Hockeywood Power Numbers Tabulator and applying several mathematical equations too complicated to get into here, we come up with the Kings' Hockeywood Power Number of

10.
Yeah, that 7-0 shutout against Carolina dropped the Kings a bit, considering they were 8th. But let's see how they respond next week. Wonder if anyone will even notice, since New Moon bows this weekend. Personally, I'll be taking The Daughter to go see Planet 51, because that's how I roll.