Michal Handzus' postgame thoughts... (on coming back after the late night...) HANDZUS: ``It was desperation, mostly. We lost four in a row, and we want to get back in the race. Obviously we lost three close games, and we knew we didn't play that bad. We just had to step it up a little bit more, a... Read More

Terry Murray's postgame thoughts... (on winning after the late night...) MURRAY: ``That's a character win. That's digging in and playing with the right kind of an attitude to get back in the win column. Just building off the momentum of the last couple games. We talked about that. They were good ... Read More

Rob Scuderi's postgame thoughts.... (on the game...) SCUDERI: ``We didn't take stupid penalties, especially in the offensive zone. I thought our forwards did a great job of cycling the puck down low, which really made it tough for their D to get the puck back. We just took it to them all night. T... Read More

Ryan Smyth's postgame thoughts... (on scoring a goal...) SMYTH: ``I was pretty excited. Obviously when you miss a chunk of games, you want to feel like you're contributing and being a part. When I scored, it was pretty exciting. It was big. We scored on the power play and we contributed that way,... Read More

Alexander Frolov scored two goals, including one into an empty net with 1:38 remaining, as the Kings broke their four-game losing streak and ended the first half of their season (and the calendar year) with a victory. Brad Richardson, Ryan Smyth and Michal Handzus also scored goals and Jonathan Quic... Read More

The Wild had only one shot on goal in the third period until, with 6:03 remaining, Owen Nolan scored to make it a two-goal game. Nolan, in front, took a centering pass from Marek Zidlicky and beat Quick to make it 4-2.... Read More

Lots of extra-curricular activity after the horn, as all 10 skaters were pushing and shoving. The Kings are outshooting the Wild 24-20, although it was 20-10 at one point. The Kings are 15-0-0 when leading after two periods this season.... Read More

The Kings continued their scoring early in the second period. In a delayed-penalty situation, the Kings controlled the puck, then Alexander Frolov fed a perfect cross-ice pass to Michal Handzus, whose one-timer from the right side beat Backstrom 3:17 into the second period for a 4-0 lead. The Wild... Read More

Shots were 14-6 in favor of the Kings in the first period. The Wild were booed off the ice by the home fans at the end of the period. The Kings had been 2-for-23 on the power play before Ryan Smyth's goal.... Read More

The Kings scored a power-play goal with 1:06 remaining in the first period. Drew Doughty made it happen, as he blocked a clearing attempt, then sent a puck to the net. Ryan Smyth, parked in front, got the tip-in to give the Kings a 3-0 lead.... Read More

The Kings took a two-goal lead with 4:11 left in the period with more nice work in front of the net. Michal Handzus centered the puck from the corner. Alexander Frolov, all alone in front, first had the puck poked away by goalie Niklas Backstrom, then had a shot blocked by a defender, then shot over... Read More

The Kings took the lead after some good play around the net. Scott Parse sent the puck to the net, and Brad Richardson, parked in front, fought off defenders and took two or three whacks at the puck before he scored, 6:35 into the first period. Wayne Simmonds and Davis Drewiske picked up assists.... Read More

Here's how the Kings are skating so far... Smyth-Kopitar-Brown Parse-Richardson-Simmonds Frolov-Handzus-Segal Ivanans-Moller-Harrold Scuderi-Doughty O'Donnell-Johnson Drewiske-Greene... Read More