If the (highly expected) happens within the next few days, what kind of coach will Darryl Sutter be for the Kings? Well, there’s two ways to look at it: statistically and emotionally. Sutter joined the NHL’s head-coaching ranks at age 34 with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1992. In stints there and in San Jose and [...]

Dustin Penner was my planned feature this week for LAKings.com for this week but, well, that got blown out of the water by another little story that took place. It’s still a fairly interesting note though, so I’ll share it here. This is part of an interview I did with Penner on Monday, when he [...]

Is Drew Doughty starting to come around? After missing almost all of training camp and preseason because of his contract negotiations, then suffering an early-season injury, Doughty’s statistics are still far off his previous pace, and his play has been up and down, but of late it’s been more up than down. The two games [...]

Against Dallas, it took 2 minutes, 55 seconds. Against Boston, it took 18 seconds. Against Columbus, it took six seconds. Taking penalties early in the game has become a trend for the Kings, one they would like to break out of quickly. The Kings killed each of those three penalties — and, overall, the penalty-kill [...]

The major question of today was, why was Dean Lombardi wearing a red sweater in Detroit? Was he paying homage to Darryl Sutter’s days in Calgary? Or maybe it’s just that he’s color-blind (he actually is). Regardless, Lombardi has been a up-front presence since he fired Terry Murray on Monday, with Lombardi spending more time [...]

Willie Mitchell was on the ice for the full practice today — and long after, with the extra skaters — but afterward, John Stevens said he didn’t believe Mitchell would play tomorrow, meaning Mitchell would be out of the lineup for a fifth time in the last six games since he suffered a groin injury. [...]

Kings TV analyst Jim Fox will be conducting one of his regular and popular live chats at LAKings.com today, from 2-3 p.m. Pacific time. Get all your Kings/NHL questions ready, and catch up with Jim this afternoon at the following link… Chat with Jim Fox Also, on an unrelated note, Ethan Moreau has reported to [...]

Willie Mitchell is “doubtful” to play tomorrow, John Stevens said after practice today. Stevens said he might make one lineup change for tomorrow’s game but declined to say what it might be. Jonathan Quick will start in goal. As for Mike Richards, he will be with the team tomorrow but it’s not known when he [...]

According to the Kings, Mike Richards won’t arrive in Detroit until later today, so he will not be with the team for today’s practice. The Kings play tomorrow, then have a practice day Sunday in Toronto.

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings got just enough offense, as they ended a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night at Nationwide Arena. – The Kings had been 0-12-1 this season when trailing after the second period. They trailed Columbus 1-0 after the [...]

The Kings skimmed rock bottom last night, but they didn’t hit it. The Columbus Blue Jackets have the fewest points in the NHL this season, and they were one strong period away from sending the Kings to a sixth consecutive defeat. The Kings have had the Blue Jackets’ number in recent years, though, and rallied [...]

Well, the Kings still haven’t reached that “magical’’ three-goal mark in their last 10 games, but they did just enough last night to break their five-game losing streak. Losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Western Conference’s last-place team, would have been devastating. What was the key aspect of the Kings’ victory over Columbus last [...]

John Stevens’ postgame thoughts… (on winning his first game as interim coach…) STEVENS: “My status doesn’t change. It still feels like a win. I’ve been here all year, so this was just a big win for our team, through a slide that we’ve been on here. I just thought the guys played extremely hard tonight. [...]

Drew Doughty’s postgame thoughts… (on getting goals from two point shots…) DOUGHTY: “We’ve actually been doing a pretty good job at it lately. We’d have pucks getting deflected wide or whatever the case may be. Finally, we got it. Brownie did a great job in front and the first one just went straight in. The [...]

Dustin Brown’s postgame thoughts… (on the win…) 
BROWN: “The last week has been tough. A lot of emotions, a lot of downs and struggling through this. Tonight was a really big win for us, not only in the standings, the two points, but the way that we did it. We gave up one goal, and [...]

The Kings are 30th in the NHL in scoring, while the Columbus Blue Jackets are 28th. Will it be a race to two goals tonight? All the action will be on Fox Sports West and on 1150-AM and affiliates, with all the game updates here as well… THIRD PERIOD In goal: It’s still Quick against [...]

Mike Richards will join the Kings tomorrow in Detroit, according to a team spokesperson. There’s no immediate word as to when Richards will be able to practice.

This is the first of four meetings this season between the Kings and the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Kings will look to end a five-game losing streak and record their first road victory since Nov. 22 at St. Louis. The Blue Jackets have struggled this season, but they had an eye-opening 2-1 shootout victory over [...]

Everyone knows the Kings haven’t won in five games. Most know that they haven’t scored more than two goals in nine consecutive games. The drought is actually more stark than that. The Kings haven’t scored a first-period goal in their last five games and have allowed the first goal in each of their last five. [...]

Mike Richards, who has been out of the Kings’ lineup since Dec. 1, when he took a hit to the head from Florida’s Sean Bergenheim, remains in Los Angeles, where he is working out. There’s a chance that Richards might join the team in Detroit or Toronto, to get on the ice for a practice [...]