The Kings got on the board with 8:03 remaining, when Jordean Weal scored off a close-range pass from Jordan Nolan.

Phoenix got its sixth goal with 9:08 remaining. The puck hopped over Dwight King’s stick on at the offensive blue line and Geordie Wudrick (former Kings prospect) went in alone with a breakaway goal.

If the Kings were hoping for a big third-period turnaround, that’s not how it started, as Derek Hulak scored on a rebound for the Coyotes’ fifth goal, 4:59 into the third period.

Garrett Zemlak replaced Berube in goal halfway through the period, but he couldn’t help the Kings’ special teams. Phillip Lane scored with 3:45 remaining in the second period, on the power play, for a 4-0 lead. Phoenix is 3-for-3 on the power play. We’re now in the second intermission.

Jordan Szwarz scored his second power-play goal of the game, 1:13 into the second period.

Berube made a good save, but the Kings couldn’t clear and Michael Stone scored with 2:41 remaining in the period. We’re now in the first intermission.

Phoenix took the lead on Jordan Szwarz’s power-play goal at the 3:49 mark, with Michael Pelech in the box for kneeing.

The Kings will go with a different look in this afternoon’s rookie game. It appears as though Elkins, Mullen and Kaunisto will be scratched, and replaced by Brace, Groulx and Pelech. The goalies will be Berube and Zemlak, although it’s not yet known whether Zemlak will get in the game.

Rookie game

For those who have asked about the possibility of watching the panels from Hockey Fest, they have arrived on LAKings.com. You can click the links below to check out the “State of the Kings” panel with Dean Lombardi, Ron Hextall and Jeff Solomon; the “Life of a King” panel with Jim Fox, Jay Wells, Marty [...]

Off the ice, all is well. Heidi Androl survived her assassination attempt, at the hands of a still-unidentified prospect, and has been doing fine other than some understandable head pain after being struck by an errant puck on Monday. Bob Miller was able to leave the hospital yesterday, after his surgery on Friday, and is [...]

For those who might want to let their minds drift at work a little this afternoon, I’ll be doing a live chat here during today’s Kings-Coyotes rookie game. Check in at approximately 1:45 p.m. to get going! J.F. Berube is scheduled to be in goal for the Kings today, although it’s not yet known if [...]

The first Kings game — unofficial as it might have been — was played tonight, with the Kings’ prospects beating the Phoenix Coyotes’ prospects 5-4 in a shootout. The Kings took a 3-1 lead into the third period, were quickly tied 3-3, led 4-3 and then won in a shootout on Brandon Kozun’s goal. Click [...]

Not surprisingly, there was concern about the Coyotes’ three-goal third period, but optimism about the number of offensive chances created and the overall play of Martin Jones. I have some quotes from Mark Morris that I will post ASAP, as well as some thoughts on the game, but right now it’s postgame dinner time. Being [...]

Brandon Kozun scored the only goal in the shootout and Martin Jones made three saves to give the Kings the victory. More from the locker room later…

Phoenix tied the game with 1:36 remaining. Jones made a save but kicked out a long rebound, and Blair Riley one-timed the rebound for his second goal bof the game.

The Kings got the lead back at the 6:35 mark. Jordan Nolan got to the net and dropped a nice pass for Robbie Czarnik, who got alone in front and scored from close range.

Phoenix tied the game with Blair Riley’s shorthanded goal at the 3:24 mark. It came from close range after a faceoff in the Kings’ zone.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored on a tight angle 51 seconds into the third period to make it a one-goal game.

The Kings went 0-for-2 on the power play and Brandon Kozun got stopped on a quick breakaway, but the Kings scored the only goal of the period and are getting the better of the offensive chances, by far.