January 2018 - LA Kings Insider

January 31: Quick likely to be activated Thursday; Kopitar on Tuesday’s win

Jon RosenJanuary 31, 20180 Comments

InjuriesPractice notesPractice QuotesRoster Moves4 min read

Good evening from Nashville, Insiders. The Kings practiced at Bridgestone Arena at 1:30 p.m. and aligned thusly: Gray: Iafallo-Kopitar-Toffoli Purple: Pearson-Kempe-Brown Yellow: Clifford-Mitchell-Lewis-Brodzinski Blue: Andreoff-Amadio-Shore-Gaborik Notes! -Jonathan Quick (IR/undisclosed... Full Story

Stevens articulates Carter’s continued rehabilitation process; practice quotes

Jon RosenJanuary 31, 20180 Comments

InjuriesPractice Quotes12 min read

John Stevens’ conversations with the media are remarkably informative. Apart from questions about immediate lineup decisions, no queries are off-limits, and everything is thoughtfully answered, even if he and the team aren’t necessarily fully at liberty to spill every detail surrounding some of the ... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings: January 31

Jon RosenJanuary 31, 20180 Comments

Game story5 min read

In preparation for the Dallas game, there were several statistics that depicted a very interesting turnaround that shouldn’t have been completely unexpected in the first season under Ken Hitchcock. The Stars, with the Bruins and Avalanche (and the Golden Knights, who don’t really lose that often), w... Full Story

Good morning, Nashville

Jon RosenJanuary 31, 20180 Comments

Uncategorized1 min read

Good morning, Nashville, and good morning, Insiders. I have a bone to pick. Because of the addition of the Golden Knights, the scheduling matrix is slightly off-axis, and there is a cross-over team in the Central Division that the Kings will visit only once for the second consecutive season. That... Full Story

January 30 postgame notes

Jon RosenJanuary 30, 20180 Comments

Postgame notes2 min read

-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 68-103-41 all-time against the Dallas franchise, a record that includes a 37-61-19 road mark. The Kings have now faced all 30 other NHL teams and have two games remaining against the Stars at Staples Center on February 22 and April 7, the final day of the regul... Full Story

January 30 postgame quotes: John Stevens

Jon RosenJanuary 30, 20180 Comments

Postgame quotes4 min read

On playing a full 60 minutes and receiving key contributions from the entire lineup: I think you’re playing teams like Dallas, they’re a very good hockey team and they don’t give up a lot. They can really get pressure on you to forecheck, which I thought they did early, but I thought our guys did a... Full Story

January 30 postgame quotes: Doughty, Kuemper, LaDue

Jon RosenJanuary 30, 20180 Comments

Postgame quotes6 min read

Drew Doughty, on how they were able to shut down Dallas' top line: Just making no turnovers when they’re on the ice with us. They’re actually pretty good at forechecking for being such highly skilled players. And you know, just getting the puck past them and getting it out and then when we got in ... Full Story

January 30 scoring chances

Jon RosenJanuary 30, 20180 Comments

Statistics2 min read

Scoring chances from previous games: 10/11 Kings 18, Flames 10 10/14 Kings 15, Sabres 13 10/15 Kings 12, Islanders 16 10/18 Kings 17, Canadiens 11 10/21 Kings 19, Blue Jackets 18 10/23 Kings 15, Maple Leafs 24 10/24 Kings 20, Senators 24 10/26 Kings 14, Canadiens 22 10/28 Kings 16,... Full Story

January 30 postgame highlights

Jon RosenJanuary 30, 20180 Comments

Postgame video0 min read

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Game 50: Los Angeles at Dallas

Jon RosenJanuary 30, 20180 Comments

Game Threads1 min read

Los Angeles Kings 3, Dallas Stars 0 Final score Radio Feed FUBO TV Stream NHL.com Preview Box Score Ice Tracker SOG: LAK – 42; DAL – 28 PP: LAK – 1/3; DAL – 0/4 First Period 1) LAK - Paul LaDue (1) (Anze Kopitar, Alex Iafallo), 3:05 Second Period 2) LAK PPG - Drew Doughty (8) (Ja... Full Story

January 30: Carter, Folin/Klingberg, Hitchcock observations, Jagr videos

Jon RosenJanuary 30, 20180 Comments

InjuriesMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate QuotesVideo10 min read

A pleasant evening to you from Dallas, Insiders. The Kings took the American Airlines Center ice shortly before 11:30 a.m. and aligned thusly: Iafallo-Kopitar-Toffoli Pearson-Kempe-Brown Clifford-Mitchell-Lewis Andreoff-Amadio-Brodzinski Gravel-Doughty Muzzin-LaDue Martinez-Folin Notes... Full Story

Stevens on Hitchcock, Dallas’ sturdy checking, separating Kopitar and Brown

Jon RosenJanuary 30, 20180 Comments

Morning Skate Quotes4 min read

On keys for the first game after the All-Star break: Well, I think the key for every team, and our team included, is just your preparation. I think you’ve really got to – which we’ve done – remind everybody the details of how we need to play, but there’s a lot of mental preparation that goes into d... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Stephen Johns

Jon RosenJanuary 30, 20180 Comments

AudioOpposition0 min read

Defenseman Stephen Johns has committed himself to hard minutes as part of a thriving Dallas Stars team game that relies on the full commitment from all 20 players in any given lineup. While offense has increased across the league this season, Dallas' goals-against have actually decreased from 3.17 p... Full Story