Alec Martinez and Dustin Penner are both able to return from injured reserve, but Terry Murray said neither will play tomorrow at St. Louis or Wednesday at Dallas. Penner is recovering from a hand injury and Martinez hasn’t played since going shoulder-first into the boards on a big hit against Minnesota. MURRAY: “(Penner is) able [...]

There seems to be little doubt that the Kings appreciate Andrei Loktionov’s skill, that he has the potential to be a regular NHL player. The only question is, where? Loktionov is a natural center, and both he and Terry Murray have indicated that Loktionov might be at his best in the middle of the ice. [...]

As noted earlier, the Kings shifted things around a bit today on the third and fourth lines, with Trent Hunter joining Kyle Clifford and Jarret Stoll on the third line, and with Kevin Westgarth joining Ethan Moreau and Colin Fraser on the fourth line. For now, that leaves Trevor Lewis and Brad Richardson, both of [...]

Jonathan Quick and Jonathan Bernier are each schedules to get a game in goal on the road trip, but Terry Murray did not say which goalie would start tomorrow in St. Louis. Murray also said he had not decided on whether the fourth line would stay the way it practiced today. Dustin Penner and Alec [...]

The Kings are back on the ice with a bit of a new look on the third and fourth lines. Dustin Penner is once again in a “no-contact” jersey, this time red. With seven defensemen, they rotate so it’s tough to tell what the Kings have in mind for pairs. Here’s how the forwards are [...]

Some notes from yesterday’s game… – The Kings had their three-game winning streak ended with a 4-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon at Staples Center. – The Kings had allowed three or fewer goals in five consecutive games, and had won four of those games. – The Kings are 3-7-3 this [...]

Of late, it’s been either feast or famine for the Kings against the Detroit Red Wings. Since the start of last season, the teams have played each other five times, with the Kings winning two in regulation and one in overtime and losing two. In the three wins, the Kings outscored the Red Wings 10-3. [...]

Here’s my LAKings.com game recap for today, with stats, video and pictures included. Thanks for reading… Red Wings 4, Kings 1 Thanks to all who came out today for the suite event. In attendance were Kings fans from England and from Toronto (and even a few from California). As always, it was a great event [...]

Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on whether the missed penalty shot was a turning point…) MURRAY: “It was a critical time, but I would answer today that it was a small part of it, the missed opportunity there to score. Things turned after they made it 1-1. They scored right away on the power play after [...]

Matt Greene’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) GREENE: “They capitalized on turnovers and we didn’t. When you play these guys, there are shifts when you’re in your zone for a little while, but tonight it was way too much. We turned pucks over and played right into their game. They had a great game. A [...]

It’s the first Saturday-afternoon home game of the season, with the Kings hosting the Detroit Red Wings. All the action is on Fox Sports West and on 1150-AM and affiliates, and all the game updates will be here as well… THIRD PERIOD In goal: It’s still Quick against Howard. Red Wings 4, Kings 1: Detroit [...]

Today’s 1 p.m. game is the first of four meetings this season between the Kings and the Detroit Red Wings, and it should be a great atmosphere, with blog readers filling five suites at Staples Center and the usual influx of red-clad fans. It’s an interesting time for the Red Wings, who have been ultra-streaky. [...]

A few days ago, Colin Fraser was quite entertaining with the microphone at Tip-A-King. Now, it’s Kevin Westgarth’s turn, as he chatted it up with his teammates at the latest “Twilight” premier at L.A. Live a few nights ago. There’s a couple unexpected gems in this video… Are you “Team Edward” or “Team Lewie”?

Terry Murray might have raised some eyebrows yesterday when he announced that Jonathan Quick would start in goal for a second consecutive night against Anaheim. After all, the Ducks were going to their backup goalie, Dan Ellis, and the last time Quick played in back-to-back games, the second game — Oct. 30 at Colorado — [...]

For those who don’t get to watch NHL practices, the players typically are on the ice in different colored uniforms. Defensemen wear one color, usually black in the Kings’ case. Forwards can either all wear the same color, or sometimes each line will dress in a different color. Always, though, if an injured player is [...]

With his two-point game last night, Anze Kopitar moved into a tie for third in the NHL in points, with 23, two behind Phil Kessel and one behind Thomas Vanek. Yet how many times does one, when listening/watching/reading NHL pundits, hear Kopitar’s name mentioned among the NHL’s elite? Part of that is that Kopitar has [...]

As noted earlier, the Kings are expected to go with the same lineup tomorrow against Detroit, including Brad Richardson as the third-line right winger in place of Trent Hunter. I asked Terry Murray today whether he had contemplated any changes… MURRAY: “I’m always going through that, I guess. It starts right after the game. You’re [...]

The Kings took a lead into the third period last night and won, just as they have done seven times this season, but more often than not, it’s been a white-knuckle experience. Last night, the Kings took a 3-1 lead early in the third, then allowed two goals. The previous night, the Kings held a [...]

Terry Murray said the Kings will go with the same lineup tomorrow against Detroit that they used last night in Anaheim, including Jonathan Quick in goal. Murray also said that there is no change in the status of Dustin Penner, who remains “a ways away” from returning to action. More notes and quotes to come…

The Kings are on the ice for practice, with Dustin Penner in a white jersey with the rest of the forwards, and not the yellow no-contact jersey of the past few days. Hopefully there will be an update on his status after the practice, but so far he is just taking line rushes with the [...]