Just got some info that I wanted to pass along… Justin Williams is expected back in the lineup Monday, and the Kings will skate as follows: Smyth-Kopitar-Williams Parse-Stoll-Simmonds Frolov-Handzus-Brown Ivanans-Richardson-Purcell Peter Harrold is expected to be a healthy scratch, as is new addition Randy Jones. Terry Murray told reporters today that there is no timetable [...]

Well, after 30 days, I’m taking one off. Happy Halloween! I beg of you, please don’t petition to have me replaced! First, some housekeeping. You might see, on the left and right, some additions to the page. Some of you have already noticed the picture, for which I’m receiving some well-deserved ribbing. But you’ll also [...]

Playing the San Jose Sharks this week brought back some memories for Terry Murray, who was a defenseman for the Oakland-based California Golden Seals in the early 1970s. Murray shared his memories of how the Seals players were close with the pro baseball and football players in town. Murray played for the Seals when they [...]

Is it mere coincidence that after Rob Scuderi’s fine, for his low hit on the Jason Chimera, that Drew Doughty executed two perfect hip checks in the next two games? He had one against San Jose and an even better one last night against Vancouver. A couple days ago, Terry Murray — former NHL defenseman [...]

Trevor Lewis has been assigned to Manchester of the American Hockey League. No surprise, given that Lewis has turned into the regular healthy scratch. It’s also very good news for Scott Parse, who presumably will be staying once Justin Williams is back. Parse certainly earned a spot, in my opinion. Good move?

Is it just me, or has Jonathan Quick played better in games in which the Kings have recorded one point (or none) than in the games the Kings have won? Still no indication that Quick is leaving the net any time soon. Here’s what Terry Murray had to say about Quick’s most recent efforts… MURRAY: [...]

I was able to talk with new Kings defenseman Randy Jones today, a few hours before he flies from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. Question: How did you find out about the trade, and what were your thoughts when you heard about it? JONES: “Actually, I was sleeping when I guess it happened. The night before, [...]

We know how Terry Murray feels about the shootout. He hates it. He said it last night and then, just to make sure everyone knew, he repeated it for the benefit of a local radio reporter who joined his postgame press conference late. How do you feel about the shootout, now that it’s in its [...]

Tonight’s game story, with video, stats, etc. Thanks for reading! Canucks beat Kings 2-1 in shootout The Kings finished with the second-best October in franchise history, with 18 points on an 8-4-2 record. The 1990-91 Kings went 9-3-1 in October for 19 points. No practice for the team tomorrow, but I’ll have some stuff throughout [...]

Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault: “The first thing we wanted to do obviously was shut down their best line. I thought, except for that last shift where Kopitar was able to read our defenseman, our guys did a pretty good job containing them and keeping them to the outside. They’re such a strong line. From there [...]

ANZE KOPITAR (on the back-to-back games…) KOPITAR: “It was two hard games. There was a lot of hockey played. Playing 60 minutes — actually 65 minutes — two consecutive nights here, it wears down the body a little bit. A day off is always welcome. You get to spend time away from the rink and [...]

Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on having the same feeling as last night…) MURRAY: “A bad feeling. It’s a useless part of the game, the shootout, but the fans love it. For that, I like it, because the fans are excited. They’re standing up and waiting for the next shooter. It is good for the game, [...]

Shootout results… Kings: Handzus, no goal. Canucks: Kesler, wrist-shot goal. Kings: Johnson, wrist-shot goal. Canucks: Raymond, no goal. Kings: Smyth, no goal. Canucks: Samuelsson, backhand goal. Quotes and notes from the locker room to come…

Anze Kopitar’s weave through the Vancouver zone in the final minute was probably the most interesting thing to happen in this game in the last two hours, and now the Kings are headed to overtime for a second consecutive night.

The Canucks, who did little offensively for the first 18 minutes of the period, scored on their third shot on goal of the game. Alex Burrows went behind the net to play the puck. Rob Scuderi challenged, but Burrows’ centering pass got just past Scuderi’s stick, and Mikael Samuelsson scored on a one-timer from the [...]

Scott Parse got his first NHL goal, with 8:33 remaining in the first period. Teddy Purcell had the puck near the right boards, then pushed it to Parse, whose one-timer from the top of the circle beat Andrew Raycroft. Jarret Stoll also got an assist.

…it appears as though Randy Jones will wear No. 12 for the Kings. That’s the way he’s listed on the official roster tonight.

A couple other things on the Kings’ pickup of Randy Jones… It happened largely because of how the Kings finished last season, which was with the fifth-worst record in the NHL. A player on re-entry waivers is available to teams based on the inverse order of the standings. Before Nov. 1, however, last season’s standings [...]

Anze Kopitar, welcome to life as a target. Kopitar’s recent scoring binge, coupled with the home team’s ability to make the final line change, meant that San Jose did its best to match up Joe Thornton’s line against Kopitar most of the night. Kopitar played an astounding 26 minutes, 30 seconds, and didn’t get on [...]

Justin Williams will miss a fifth consecutive game tonight with his “lower-body injury.” Williams has skated for three consecutive days — today for 20 minutes with healthy scratch Trevor Lewis and backup goalie Erik Ersberg — and is expected to rejoin full-team practices after today. Williams today talked about his recovery… WILLIAMS: “It’s going good. [...]