Drew Doughty gave the Kings the lead with a power-play goal with 27.3 seconds remaining. Doughty’s slap shot found the net, with Smyth and Brown running screens in front.

The Kings tied the game with 1:46 remaining in the third period. Wayne Simmonds had the puck in the corner and simply tossed it toward the front of the net. Ryan Smyth was parked at the post, in front of Brodeur, and Simmonds was credited with getting the puck past Brodeur to tie the game.

The Kings got back in the game with a goal with 29 seconds remaining in the second period. Alexander Frolov helped force a turnover behind the Devils’ net. Scott Parse got control of the puck and centered it to Michal Handzus, who scored to make it 2-1. Shots were 10-5 Kings in the second period.

New Jersey took a two-goal lead 5:54 into the second period. Zach Parise started the breakout and made a cross-ice pass to Dainius Zubrus, who made a cross-ice pass to Travis Zajac. Zajac’s shot from the middle of the circle beat Quick.

The Kings didn’t record their first shot on goal until 6:07 remained in the first period, and it was officially listed as a 63-foot wrist shot by Oscar Moller. Shots were 8-4 in favor of the Devils in the period.

Just seconds after they killed off a penalty, the Devils took the lead 4:45 into the first period. Johnny Oduya found open ice and shot from the top of the left circle, and the puck seemed to get deflected in front, past Quick.

The Kings face a daunting task tonight…not only back-to-back games, not only a 5 p.m. local time start, but a game against a rested New Jersey team that sits second in the Eastern Conference and has allowed the fewest goals in the NHL this season. Should the Kings come away with a win, they would [...]

Here’s what Terry Murray said today about some of his lineup choices for today… (on Jack Johnson’s return from his arm injury…) MURRAY: “We skated this morning, and he was able to go out and shoot and pass and get a feel for it. He’s in.” (on using Harrold as a forward and an emergency [...]

For those in and around the South Bay, there will be a Kings watch party (with the Ice Crew) today at the Redondo Beach Cafe, located at 1511 S. Pacific Coast Highway (corner of Avenue H). This is, of course, the cafe with the famous Jim Fox Chicken Soup, and I would also recommend the [...]

The Kings lost Wayne Simmonds for, essentially, an entire period last night after Simmonds went after Mark Stuart for Stuart’s hit on Anze Kopitar in the second period. Simmonds got 19 minutes’ worth of penalties, made worse by the fact that Simmonds got an extra penalty for wearing a face shield (Simmonds said Stuart cut [...]

Throughout the road trip, Terry Murray had been noncommittal in terms of his plans for the goalies at the end of the road trip, with back-to-back games. So it wasn’t a huge surprise last night when Murray said that Jonathan Quick would start again today against New Jersey. It’s always interesting to look backward at [...]

Terry Murray said Jack Johnson will play today against New Jersey. As something of a precaution, the Kings will go with seven defensemen, with Peter Harrold staying in as a forward. Teddy Purcell will retun to the lineup, and Raitis Ivanans and Brandon Segal will be healthy scratches, giving the Kings lines of… Richardson-Kopitar-Simmonds Smyth-Stoll-Brown [...]

Yesterday, we did the poll regarding which players on the Kings’ roster you would consider “untouchable” in trade talks. The top vote-getters, in order, were Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar, Wayne Simmonds, Jonathan Quick and Dustin Brown, with Brown getting double the votes of the sixth-place finisher, Matt Greene. Because I messed up, we’ll have to [...]

Here’s my LAKings.com game story for tonight, with stats and video included. Thanks for reading! Kings beat Bruins 3-2 in shootout

After tonight’s game, Terry Murray said Jonathan Quick will start in goal Sunday at New Jersey. Murray said Jack Johnson’s status could be determined in the morning.

Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on the shootout success…) MURRAY: “It’s always good when we score, but we know we went through some difficult times last year with it, so we’ve been on both sides of it.” (on overcoming the second period…) MURRAY: “There was a whole lot of momentum gained with all the power plays [...]

Jonathan Quick’s postgame thoughts… (on winning close to home…) QUICK: “It makes it a little more special. When you come out out to the East Coast, you get to play in front of people you know. And it was an exciting game.” (on whether the Kings stole the extra point…) QUICK: “I wouldn’t say that. [...]

Wayne Simmonds’ postgame thoughts… (on his thoughts after seeing Kopitar get hit…) SIMMONDS: “No, it’s obviously not (good). He’s our best player, but regardless of whether he’s our best player or not, whenever somebody gets hit like that, you’ve got to intervene there. You’ve got to do something.” (on whether he thought it was a [...]

Anze Kopitar postgame thoughts… (on whether he played, or improvised, his shootout goal…) KOPITAR: “I had it in my head the whole way. Just two weeks ago, or maybe not even two weeks, we got into a shootout with those guys. I was kind of thinking he was going to wait for my backhand. I [...]

Jarret Stoll’s postgame thoughts… (on the win…) STOLL: “You have to keep battling through it. Even when you don’t have your best some nights, you have to find ways to win, and we’re doing that right now.” (on his shootout goal…) STOLL: “I’m not much of a dangler, so I was going to shoot for [...]