Scott Parse will miss his 34th consecutive game tonight, as part of the recovery from the hip surgery he had in November. Parse continues to skate, post-practice, but he’s still at least a few weeks away from being close to returning to game action, Terry Murray said. MURRAY: “I’m not keeping track personally, but the [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2011
Left-right looks all right to Kings
The Kings don’t intend to make any changes on the defensive pairs tonight, meaning Drew Doughty will stay with Willie Mitchell, Jack Johnson with Rob Scuderi and Alec Martinez with Matt Greene. That was the look for the three previous games, and Doughty, in particular, seems to be enjoying a bit of a resurgence, although [...]
99 at 50
A happy 50th birthday today to NHL great Wayne Gretzky, whose records live on. Gretzky finished his career with 2,857 points, and there are no active NHL players under 40 who are even halfway to Gretzky’s total. Gretzky also leads the way in career goals (894) and single-season goals (92), assists (163) and points (215). [...]
Kings, Sharks haven’t been predictable
Are there any common themes to be picked up from the first three Kings-Sharks meetings this season? It wouldn’t appear so, because the games have been so different. On Nov. 15 in San Jose, the Sharks scored three third-period goals and won 6-3. On Dec. 27 in San Jose, the Kings scored four third-period goals [...]
Wednesday skate update
No line/lineup changes are expected for the Kings tonight in their final game before the All-Star break. Scott Parse continues to skate, post-practice, but his status remains a week-to-week situation, meaning he’s not close to playing. Marco Sturm is continuing with off-ice therapy and work, and it’s not yet known whether he will be ready [...]
First look at the Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are in the middle of an unusual run. They haven’t played since Saturday, and after tonight they won’t play until Tuesday because of the All-Star break. That’s one game in 10 days. The Sharks are on a four-game winning streak and seem to have rediscovered their offense. They have totaled four [...]
One more game for Quick before break
Jonathan Quick will get to rest up during All-Star weekend, even though his goals-against average (2.16) is fourth in the NHL and ranks him ahead of five of the six All-Star goalies. Quick’s save percentage (.920) puts him 15th in the league, and is tied with All-Star Cam Ward. Quick seems to be back on [...]
Loktionov looking more comfortable
By most standards — including statistics and subjective viewing — Andrei Loktionov had his most confident, aggressive game last night. Loktionov scored a third-period goal, had three shots on goal — his highest total of the season — and, in general, seemed more confident on the puck and more aggressive away from it. Loktionov has [...]
Battle before the break
Terms such as “playoff-like game” and “playoff atmosphere” get tossed around too often in the regular season, but if it ever applied, tomorrow’s Kings-Sharks game might be the right fit. It’s the final game before the All-Star break for both teams, so it should come with a let-it-all-hang-out attitude. Plus, it’s a game between division [...]
Congrats to Fox, Miller
Congratulations to Bob Miller and Jim Fox, who received awards today at the annual Southern California Sports Broadcasters luncheon in Toluca Lake. Miller won the Sports TV Play-by-Play Award (other finalists were the Clippers’ Ralph Lawler and the Dodgers’ Vin Scully) and Fox won the Sports TV Color Analyst award (other finalists were the Lakers’ [...]
Kyle Clifford, one bad dude
After he praised goalie Jonathan Quick last night, assistant captain Matt Greene made a point of singling out rookie winger Kyle Clifford for giving the team a lift through his first-period fight with Boston’s Shawn Thornton. Greene referred to Cliiford as “one bad dude,” and it’s tough to argue. Today, I asked Greene to elaborate [...]
Tuesday practice update
No changes or surprises in practice today, and Jonathan Quick will get the start in goal tomorrow night against San Jose. Technically, Marco Sturm would be eligible to return from injured reserve, but Sturm hasn’t been on the ice in the last week and won’t play. More notes and quotes to come…
Feb. 13 game time change
For those scoring at home, please note that there’s been a time change for the Feb. 13 game between the Kings and Philadelphia Flyers. The game will now start at noon Pacific time, after originally being scheduled for 4 p.m. Pacific time. It will also now be televised on Fox Sports West. That will be [...]
Postgame notes (Jan. 24)
Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings swept the two-game season series with Boston as they beat the Bruins 2-0 on Monday night at Staples Center. – The Kings have now won five consecutive games over the Bruins. – The Kings have now allowed a total of 11 goals in their last six [...]
The view from Boston
Until the Kings shut them out last night, the Boston Bruins had scored fewer than two goals in only one of their previous 16 games. The Bruins had scored at least six goals in four of their previous seven games. Here’s a sampling of how last night’s Kings-Bruins game was presented by the Boston media… [...]
Tonight’s game story (Jan. 24)
Here’s my LAKings.com game story for tonight, with stats and video included. Thanks for reading… Kings beat Bruins 2-0 The Kings are scheduled to practice tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo.
Murray postgame quotes
Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) MURRAY: “That was a good game. That was a good performance by everybody tonight. There was a lot of compete, a lot of skating. We’re thinking the game out there, and the support, the communication on the ice was as good as it’s been all year. And that’s against a very [...]
Smyth postgame quotes
Ryan Smyth’s postgame thoughts… (on winning back-to-back games…) SMYTH: “This game is not only about mistakes — least amount of mistakes wins — but gaining some confidence as you go, and when you put a string of wins together it gives a boost to the hockey club.” (on playing a strong overall game…) SMYTH: “Just [...]
Greene postgame quotes
Matt Greene’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) GREENE: “Quickie was great, as always, as he always has been this year, and Kyle Clifford is one bad dude. He just keeps doing his job extremely well. That was huge for us tonight, that fight. That was a big lift for our team.” (on playing with more [...]
Quick postgame quotes
Jonathan Quick’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) QUICK: “They’re a team that is known for getting a lot of pucks to the net, from all kinds of angles. They’ll throw it from the wall, just trying to get some junk in front of the net. I think the D handled it well. There were a [...]
