Jonathan Bernier, not shutout-streak Jonthan Quick, will start in goal when the Kingd host New Jersey tomorrow night. Terry Murray said he made that decision before Saturday’s game and told Bernier, and Murray cited the tough recent schedule and the fact that the Kings have three conference games after tomorrow. As for Drew Doughty, there [...]

Drew Doughty is back on the ice for practice, albeit in a yellow jersey that likely designates him as a “no-contact” player, but I’ll get a further update on that after practice.

Kings goalie Jonathan Quick was named the NHL’s “first star” for the week that ended yesterday. Ottawa’s Jason Spezza and Washington’s Tomas Vokoun were the second and third stars, respectively. Quick became the first goalie in Kings history to record three consecutive shutouts and now holds the franchise’s longest streak of consecutive shutout minutes, at [...]

The sight required a bit of a double take at first. Was that really Mike Richards dropping the glove to fight Dallas’ Steve Ott late in the first period? Actually, Richards’ NHL history shows that he’s good for a handful of fights every season, and while the bout didn’t pay immediate dividends for the Kings [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – Jonathan Quick recorded his third consecutive shutout, a Kings franchise record, as the Kings beat the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Saturday night. – Quick, with 28 saves against Dallas now owns the franchise record for consecutive minutes without allowing a goal. Quick is now at 188 minutes, 10 [...]

The Kings got the win last night, but it was a good night for both teams. The Kings, well, got the win, which matters most, but the Dallas Stars also turned in a very strong effort, with their backup goalie, playing on back-to-back nights on the road. We can only hope that the next five [...]

Jonathan Quick hasn’t allowed a goal since Philadelphia’s Matt Carle scored with 6:31 remaining in regulation last Saturday. Quick made one more save in that game, followed by 27 against St. Louis, 28 against Phoenix and 28 against Dallas last night. What does that mean? Quick, an American playing a predominantly Canadian sport in Los [...]

Here’s my LAKings.com game recap for tonight, with stats, video and pictures included. Thanks for reading… Kings 1, Stars 0 The Kings will not practice tomorrow and will return to the ice Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo. Stay tuned tomorrow, though, for more notes…

Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on Jonathan Quick’s shutout…) MURRAY: “Any time a goaltender gets a shutout, obviously everybody contributes and the defensemen are doing a big job. You’ve got to give the goaltender a lot of the credit. He’s focused, he’s dialed in to the play and aggressive to the shots, and I thought tonight [...]

Matt Greene’s postgame quotes… (on Jonathan Quick’s recent play…) GREENE: “He’s a stud. It’s no secret in here. We all know it. He’s a stud. He’s been doing it for a long time now for us, and it’s just fun to have him there. He allows guys to play their game without a lot of [...]

Jack Johnson’s postgame thoughts… (on his game-winning goal…) JOHNSON: “We had talked about it beforehand. Richards had said how he wanted to win it back. It was a set-up play that worked out. … Scuderi, if it was a clean enough (faceoff) win, he was going to slide it over to me and try to [...]

A couple pertinent notes on Jonathan Quick’s three consecutive shutouts and his shutout streak… – Quick is the first Kings goalie in franchise history to record shutouts in three consecutive games. Tonight was his 17th career shutout (second most behind Vachon in franchise history). – Quick now owns the franchise record for consecutive minutes without [...]

Jonathan Quick’s postgame thoughts.. (on his third consecutive shutout…) QUICK: “It feels great to have that done. At the end of the day, though, it’s one game. It’s two points, that’s all. It’s a long season and we’ve got to keep this momentum going and carry it into Tuesday night.’’ (on feeling good about his [...]

It’s a Saturday night at Staples Center, with the call on Fox Sports West and 1150-AM and affiliates, and with all the game updates here as well… THIRD PERIOD In goal: It’s still Quick vs. Raycroft. Kings 1, Stars 0: The scoreless tie was finally broken with 4:58 remaining in the third period. Mike Richards [...]

Tonight’s game is the first of six meetings this season between the Kings and Dallas Stars. The Kings went 4-1-1 against the Stars last season, but as noted earlier, this has the looks of a very different Dallas team under first-year coach Glen Gulutzan, as the Stars are off to a 6-1-0 start, including consecutive [...]

Behind every great first line is a strong second line. That’s a formula — depth at forward — that the San Jose Sharks have successfully followed for years, and it’s now evident with the Dallas Stars, with Jamie Benn and Loui Eriksson providing a strong second-line punch. So, when you look at the early-season success [...]

It’s hard to beat the start that the Dallas Stars have gotten off to this season. Under new coach Glen Gulutzen, the Stars are 6-1-0 and have allowed two or fewer goals in six of their seven games. The Stars have been one of the strongest 5-on-5 teams in the league so far. Gulutzen joined [...]

The Dallas Stars played last night in Anaheim, and per reports from Dallas media, the Stars will get some fresh legs in the lineup tonight. Andrew Raycroft will get his second start of the season, and the Stars are also expected to dress the three players who were healthy scratches last night, with Toby Petersen [...]

The Kings will play their third game without Drew Doughty tonight, meaning another chance for rookie Slava Voynov to make an impression. So far, Voynov has drawn mostly positive reviews overall, but with Doughty almost certain to be back sometime over the next week, will Voynov be headed back to Manchester? Terry Murray deferred comment [...]

The Kings will go with the same lineup tonight that they used in Thursday’s game. Drew Doughty did post-practice work again today, but it’s still not yet known whether he would be able to play Tuesday. More notes and quotes from the skate to come…