Darryl Sutter’s postgame thoughts... (on the game...) SUTTER: ``We hung in there. We played two games in less than a day. In the first period, we were trying to be a smart team. We played pretty good.’’ (on whether this was a ``good’’ trip, and almost a ``great’’ trip...) SUTTER: ``Yeah, I t... Read More

Rob Scuderi’s postgame thoughts... (on the game...) SCUDERI: ``First of all, we’re disappointed about tonight. No excuses, the trip, nothing like that. We’re disappointed. But to take a step back and look at the trip as a whole, I think five out of eight points is about what we needed. Four woul... Read More

Dustin Brown’s postgame thoughts... (on the game...) BROWN: ``It’s a big point. I think we left one on the table. It’s not too often we blow leads, this team. I don’t know what our record is with a third-period lead, but it is what it is. It’s been a tough schedule. We had opportunities there. I... Read More

At Xcel Energy Center, how much energy will the Kings have tonight? The Kings take on the Minnesota Wild, with all the action on Fox Sports West and on 1150-AM and affiliates, with all the game updates here as well... SHOOTOUT Wild: Christensen, GOAL. Kings: Williams, save. Wild: Koivu, GOA... Read More

The is the fourth and final meeting of the season between the Kings and the Minnesota Wild. It follows the Kings’ 5-2 win in Los Angeles on Nov. 12, the Wild’s 4-2 win in Los Angeles on Dec. 8 and the Kings’ 4-0 win in Minnesota on Feb. 28. In the season series, the Kings have scored one power-p... Read More

An underrated part of last night’s game was the play of Matt Greene. Yes, Greene took an early hooking penalty that led to Edmonton’s only goal, but things got much better for Greene from there. He finished with two assists, and contributed directly to the Kings’ fourth goal, as his slap shot from t... Read More

The big question is, how much energy will the Kings have tonight? After last night’s flight from Edmonton to Minnesota, and the one-hour time change, the Kings didn’t get to the team hotel until 3:45 a.m. Darryl Sutter elected to take the team to the arena, which is just about two blocks away from t... Read More

Some notes from last night’s game... -- The Kings moved back into first place in the Pacific Division as they beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Friday night at Rexall Place. -- The Kings, with four regular-season games remaining, have 90 points, one more than Dallas (seventh place in the Western... Read More

It’s not difficult to see how the Edmonton Oilers might be able to put all the pieces together someday soon. They have a deep group of young forwards, and one of the best, Taylor Hall, didn’t even play last night because of injury. The Oilers will need to upgrade their defense, and need to decide wh... Read More

A weary bunch of travelers arrived at the team hotel right around 3:45 a.m. It's never a good sign when the next day's newspaper is waiting for you at the door. Darryl Sutter elected to take the players to the arena this morning -- 11 a.m. local time -- for what figures to be only a team meeting, to... Read More

There was a certain amount of danger for the Kings entering last night’s game. They were coming off a big, impressive victory over Calgary, and if they took too much time to admire that win, they ran the risk of getting tripped up by a young, fast Edmonton team that had already beaten the Kings twic... Read More

Darryl Sutter’s postgame thoughts... (on the top players performing well...) SUTTER: ``Brownie was awesome tonight. He did a really good job.’’ (on Mike Richards’ shorthanded goal...) SUTTER: ``It was a funny first period. They’ve got a lot of skill over there, all those kids. That’s what th... Read More

Mike Richards’ postgame thoughts... (on his penchant for shorthanded goals...) RICHARDS: ``Tonight was just luck. It bounced over his stick. Johnny (Stevens) is good about just encouraging us to put pressure on them. Tonight, and the last couple ones I think, have just been fortunate bounces, wh... Read More