There was plenty of work today in an hour-long practice that ended with the power-play work. Darryl Sutter didn't attribute anything particular to his hands-on approach and said the power play is a work in progress for all the coaches. Incidentally, Sutter said quite clearly today that he wouldn't b... Read More

The Kings are practicing with the same lines as last night, and without Simon Gagne on the ice. One interesting note is that, at the moment, Darryl Sutter has the first power-play unit pulled to one end of the ice and is working with them on his own, while the assistant coaches tend to the other pl... Read More

It’s back to work for the Kings. After three games in four nights, including a back-to-back set on the road, it was a 2 a.m. arrival back home and now a noon practice today and, oh yeah, a game tomorrow against the high-powered Vancouver Canucks. Practice time is valuable, though, given that Darryl ... Read More

Some notes from last night’s game... -- Once again, defense and goaltending were there for the Kings but offense was not, as they lost to the WInnipeg Jets 1-0 in overtime Thursday night at MTS Centre. -- The Kings were shut out for the fourth time this season and have recorded two or fewer re... Read More

There’s no mystery why the Winnipeg Jets have been much better at home (13-6-1) this season than on the road (5-8-4). The arena is sold out and, well before the first drop of the puck, almost all of the fans are in their seats, cheering and chanting. The Jets play an aggressive game, and seem to fee... Read More

Is the glass half full or half empty? On the positive side, the Kings are 3-0-2 under Darryl Sutter and earned three out of a possible four points during a two-game trip, a trip that included games against Chicago (the best team in the NHL) and Winnipeg (a rested, strong home team against a tired Ki... Read More

Darryl Sutter’s postgame thoughts... (on whether his team played well enough to get the win...) SUTTER: ``We played hard. We wanted to get through the first (period). They’re a really good first-period team, if you look at their offense and what they’ve done in the first periods this year. I thi... Read More

Anze Kopitar’s postgame thoughts... (on the game...) KOPITAR: ``If you get a two-minute 5-on-4, you’ve got to capitalize on that, or just under two minutes. We had enough power-play chances tonight, and we didn’t bear down. It came back to bite us in the (butt).’’ (on the aggressive Jets...) ... Read More

For the first time in 15-plus years, it's the Kings in Winnipeg, taking on the (new) Jets. All the action is on Fox Sports West and on 1150-AM and affiliates, with all the game updates here as well... OVERTIME In goal: It's still Bernier vs. Mason. Jets 1, Kings 0: The Jets won the game into o... Read More

This is the only meeting of the season between the Kings and the Winnipeg Jets. Jonathan Bernier is expected to start for the Kings. The Jets, of course, are the former Atlanta Thrashers, who moved north after last season and have been playing in front of loud, sold-out crowds at MTS Centre. After a... Read More

The cliche in sports goes, you’re only as good as your next game, so the Kings have to be good again in a hurry. Last night’s impressive victory over Chicago left little time to celebrate, as the Kings must face the Winnipeg Jets tonight. The Jets have been a strong-than-expected group, particularly... Read More

The Kings won last night...everywhere. The team won in Chicago and, in Edmonton, the team’s co-director of amateur scouting, Mike Futa, won $84,642.50. Futa was working at the World Junior Championships game between Canada and Czech Republic and was the winner of the 50/50 raffle drawing. You can be... Read More

Because of last night’s late arrival, and tonight’s game, the Kings did not have a morning skate but held a team meeting at the hotel. It’s not known if Darryl Sutter will make any lineup changes tonight, although one would think there’s a strong possibility that Jonathan Bernier will start in goal.... Read More