The teams traded goals within the first five minutes of the third period to make it a 2-2 game. First, directly off a faceoff win, Theo Peckham fired a shot from the blue line, through significant traffic, and Jean-Francois Jacques was credited with the goal on a deflection in front. Then, 20 seconds later, the [...]
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End of second: 1-1
The teams traded second-period power-play goals, and the Kings are outshooting the Oilers 19-13 heading into the third period. With his 30th point of the season, Justin Williams has now topped the 29 points he totaled in 49 games last season.
Kings 1, Oilers 1
The Kings tied the game with a power-play goal at the 8:31 mark. Justin Williams carried the puck into the Edmonton zone with speed, from the right side, and protected it on his backhand. Williams got around Ladislav Smid and scored from close range. Michal Handzus and Jack Johnson picked up assists as the Kings [...]
Oilers 1, Kings 0
After a scoreless first period, and after the Kings failed to score on a power play early in the second period, the Oilers struck first with a power-play goal 1:39 into the second period. Taylor Hall carried the puck up the left side and, from the middle of the left circle, fired a wrist shot [...]
End of first: 0-0
The Kings outshot the Oilers 9-6 in the first period and will be on the power play for the first 44 seconds of the second period. Each team failed to score on one full power play in the first period.
Scouting the Oilers
Edmonton will go with goalie Devan Dubnyk, who has a 3.08 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage in 10 games this season, against the Kings tonight, and is expected to scratch enforcer Steve MacIntyre. To get the latest on the Oilers, check out the Edmonton Sun game preview, as well as the Edmonton Journal [...]
Slow, steady growth for Sturm
As posted earlier, there aren’t expected to be any lineup changes for the Kings tonight, which means Marco Sturm’s second Kings game will be like the first, with him skating on the fourth line with Trevor Lewis and Alexei Ponikarovsky. Murray said that, soon, he will start easing Sturm into other situations, such as special [...]
Giving credit where it’s been due
The Kings’ record has been inconsistent of late — since Dec. 4, they’ve gone from win to overtime loss to win to loss to win to loss to win — but throughout all that, the Kings have remained one of the top teams in the NHL in goal prevention. Entering tonight’s games, the Kings are [...]
Tough to figure out Oilers
This is the first of the four meetings between the Kings and Edmonton Oilers this season, and the Oilers are a bit of a hard group to figure out. They’re one of the youngest teams in the NHL, and they enter tonight’s game with the fewest points in the Western Conference, but they also have [...]
Greene, Mitchell updates
As posted earlier, the Kings are hopeful that Matt Greene will be cleared today to play, and that Greene will be able to return to the lineup for Sunday’s game against Anaheim. “He’s going to do his baseline testing here today, this afternoon, so he will be ready to go, post-holidays,” Terry Murray said of [...]
Clifford settling in on third line
From the start of the season, Kyle Clifford impressed with his energy and willingness to learn and improve. Clifford’s on-ice comfort level has seemed to rise by the week, and it’s showing itself in the statistics as well. Clifford seems to have settled into a third-line role with center Michal Handzus and right winger Wayne [...]
Thursday skate update
As expected, there will be no lineup changes for the Kings tonight. Terry Murray said Matt Greene will undergo baseline testing some time today in oder to determine if he has sufficiently recovered from his apparent concussion. If so, Greene would likely play Sunday. Murray said Willie Mitchell has been doing extensive off-ice work and [...]
The best five seconds of the game?
It was the type of power-play goal that the Kings — or any team, for that matter — would like to put in a bottle and use at every opportunity. The Kings already led Colorado 4-0 when they went on the power play late in the third period. Jarret Stoll won the faceoff back to [...]
Greene takes step toward return
Matt Greene took a major step toward a return when he participated in his first full-team practice since last Wednesday. Greene hasn’t played since he took a hit to the head from Detroit’s Niklas Kronwall nine days ago, and Greene had been back in Los Angeles while the team played the last three games of [...]
Murray pleased with Sturm’s progress
The Kings essentially got what they wanted out of Marco Sturm in his debut last night. Sturm played almost 12 minutes in a low-profile, fourth-line role, and didn’t look out of place in terms of the pace or level of the play. It will likely continue to be a slow build-up for Sturm, who before [...]
Greene out one more game
After practice today, Terry Murray said Matt Greene is feeling good and that Greene will skate again tomorrow morning but will not play against Edmonton. Greene has not played since he took a hit to the head last Monday in Detroit. More notes and quotes to come from practice…
Wednesday practice; Greene on ice
Matt Greene is back on the ice for practice this morning, participating in regular drills, so we’ll see after practice what his availability is for tomorrow’s game. Otherwise, all else is normal…
Afternoon reading: Sturm feature
Marco Sturm made his Kings debut last night, and was credited with one shot on goal and one hit in 11 minutes, 42 seconds, of ice time (all of which was at even strength). Want to learn more about Sturm? He’s the subject of my LAKings.com feature for this week, which takes a look at [...]
Schenn, Forbort set for World Juniors
It’s been a good week for a couple Kings prospects. Today, Derek Forbort was named to the United States’ roster for the upcoming World Junior Championships, which start Sunday in Buffalo. Forbort, the Kings’ first-round pick (No. 15 overall) in this year’s draft, is a defenseman and a freshman at the University of North Dakota. [...]
Postgame notes (Dec. 21)
Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings were able to end their five-game road trip with a winning record as they beat Colorado 5-0 on Tuesday night. – During the road trip, on which the Kings won three games and lost two, they outscored their opponents by a combined margin of 22-10. During [...]
