Wayne Simmonds is scheduled to be in the lineup tonight. Both Simmonds and Terry Murray said Simmonds suffered a bruise, and nothing more serious, and that Simmonds would be able to play. The Kings will go with the same lineup they used Thursday in Dallas. Drew Doughty took the ice at the end of practice [...]

Last season, Dean Lombardi and Terry Murray talked often about expectations, and dealing with them. Even though it’s early in this season, the Kings are off to a strong start, and in the lead-up to the season they were often touted as one of the league’s “teams on the rise.” With those expectations comes extra [...]

Last season, Alexander Frolov got publicly called out by Terry Murray on Oct. 19. This season, he got publicly called out by John Tortorella on Oct. 29. Does that represent progress? After a 6-4 loss to Atlanta on Friday, in which Frolov skated with Derek Stepan and Brandon Prust, Tortorella said of Frolov, “He has [...]

The clock continues to tick for Kings rookies Kyle Clifford and Brayden Schenn. The Kings have until the 10th game — for each player — to determine whether to return them to their junior teams or keep them and burn a year off their pro contracts. Heading into tomorrow, Schenn has played seven games and [...]

I got the chance, this morning, to catch up with former Kings captain Mattias Norstrom, who will be honored in a ceremony before tomorrow night’s home game against New Jersey. It brought back good memories, as Norstrom was always one of the most media-friendly players and always willing and able to give some interesting quotes [...]

Saturday’s game against New Jersey could be a big challenge for the Kings, based on the schedule. The first home game after a lengthy road trip is often referred to as a trap game, because the home squad is relaxed and happy to have the comforts of home, while the visiting team can often play [...]

As indicated earlier, Wayne Simmonds is considered “questionable” for Saturday’s game, after he suffered a lower-body injury in the second period of the Kings’ victory over Dallas on Thursday. Simmonds was not available for comment today, and Terry Murray was asked about Simmonds’ status… MURRAY: “The only update I have is that he came in [...]

For those who were impacted by this, the Fox networks and Dish Network have reached an agreement, so Fox Sports West and the other Fox channels that were removed from the satellite provider were restored today.

Drew Doughty will miss his sixth consecutive game tomorrow because of concussion symptoms, but when asked about Doughty’s possible availability for Thursday’s home game against Tampa Bay, coach Terry Murray sounded optimistic. “That’s the game I have him penciled in for,” Murray said. “That’s all contingent on what the doctors say. I’ll just react to [...]

It’s a big day for Kings prospect forward Marc-Andre Cliche. Not only was Cliche activated from the non-roster injured list and officially assigned to Manchester, but he was also named captain of the Monarchs. Thomas Hickey, Alec Martinez and Oscar Moller will serve as assistant captains. “Marc-Andre embodies all the qualities of a true leader,” [...]

Terry Murray did not have a definitive update on Wayne Simmonds and his “lower-body injury” but said he hoped to get Simmonds on the ice for tomorrow’s morning skate and make a determination after that for tomorrow night’s game. As for Drew Doughty, Murray said he has Doughty “penciled in” for Thursday’s game, but admitted [...]

Got a chance to talk to Drew Doughty during practice today. He couldn’t offer many specifics about his recovery — there aren’t many specifics in a recovery from a concussion — but Doughty said he is feeling good and is happy with his progress. Doughty will be able to play Thursday only if he passes [...]

A major part of the Kings’ success in this early part of the season has been the penalty kill — the Kings are ranked fourth in the league this morning in kill percentage (89.1) — and a big part of the penalty kill has been Willie Mitchell. The Kings have allowed five power-play goals in [...]

Marc-Andre Cliche, who missed training camp due to injury, has been activated from the non-roster list and assigned to Manchester of the AHL.

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings broke open a tie game with two second-period goals and beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Thursday night. – The Kings finished their eight-day road trip with a 3-2-0 record and, with a 7-3-0 record, woke up this morning as the top team in the Western [...]

Here’s my LAKings.com game story for tonight, with stats and video included. Thanks for reading! Kings beat Stars 5-2

Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on the win…) MURRAY: “You’re playing a division game, you get to bed at 3 in the morning and you’ve got a team sitting here fresh. I thought the guys worked very hard to get themselves ready for this game in the locker room before stepping onto the ice. We had [...]

Jonathan Quick’s postgame thoughts… (on his strong career play in Dallas…) QUICK: “I think I’ve been extremely fortunate. The team has come to play when I’ve been here. I think another thing is that they have a shooting power play. They get shots from everywhere, and I get a lot of shots from the perimeter [...]

WIllie Mitchell’s postgame thoughts… (on ending the trip with a win…) MITCHELL: “I think we’re definitely happy about it. In Chicago, we felt we should have got better results. We were all over the net and we felt we outplayed them, but that’s the Stanley Cup champs and Turcs [Marty Turco] played really well. Tonight [...]

Jack Johnson’s postgame thoughts… (on the road trip…) JOHNSON: “It was successful. I think, truthfully, if you’re going to win your games at home and go .500 on the road, you’re going to have a great year. We’re trying to win more than we lose on the road, take care of our home games and [...]