February 2018 - LA Kings Insider

Waking up with the Kings: February 28

Jon RosenFebruary 28, 20180 Comments

Big, big wins, Insiders. Between Jeff Carter’s third period goal Monday and Anze Kopitar’s beautiful finish Tuesday, all of 48 minutes of game time served to highlight an evolved trajectory of a team that was close to finishing up a 0-3-0 home stand but instead swept a pair of games against the West... Full Story

February 27 postgame notes

Jon RosenFebruary 28, 20180 Comments

Postgame notes2 min read

-With the win, Los Angeles finished their inaugural season series with Vegas with a 2-1-1 record. Both teams finished the year 2-1-1 in the head to-head match-up, with each team winning in regulation at T-Mobile Arena and splitting overtime decisions at Staples Center. The Kings scored an aggregate ... Full Story

February 27 scoring chances

Jessi McDonaldFebruary 27, 20180 Comments

Statistics3 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, Bru... Full Story

February 27 postgame quotes: Kopitar, Campbell

Jessi McDonaldFebruary 27, 20180 Comments

Postgame quotes5 min read

Anze Kopitar, on how the game felt: It felt good. I mean, obviously they came out strong, get the early goal. But we didn’t get discouraged. I think right after that goal we got our legs underneath us and really started playing the way we wanted to play and I thought we did a pretty good job seco... Full Story

February 27 postgame quotes: John Stevens

Jon RosenFebruary 27, 20180 Comments

Postgame quotes2 min read

On what sweeping the home-and-home set means for the team “mentally”: It’s a big two-game set for us. We’re trying to get our foot back in the playoff door, and we knew these were going to be big games against a really tough opponent. To come in and get back-to-back four points was really good for ... Full Story

February 27 postgame highlights

Jessi McDonaldFebruary 27, 20180 Comments

Postgame video0 min read

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Game 64: Los Angeles at Vegas

Jon RosenFebruary 27, 20180 Comments

Game Threads1 min read

Los Angeles Kings 4, Vegas Golden Knights 1 Final Radio Feed NHL.com Preview Box Score Ice Tracker SOG: LAK – 30; VGK – 42 PP: LAK – 1/6; VGK – 0/4 First Period 1) VGK - William Karlsson (34) (Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith), 5:27 2) LAK - Kyle Clifford (4) (unassisted), 8:36 ... Full Story

February 27 notes: Rare home-and-homes; Martinez, Mitchell on Vegas’ structure

Jon RosenFebruary 27, 20180 Comments

Morning Skate NotesOppositionVideo8 min read

-A good afternoon to you from Las Vegas, Insiders. There was limited participation at this morning’s skate, with only Paul LaDue, Kevin Gravel and Andy Andreoff getting on the ice with Jack Campbell while the rest of the players worked out and kicked the soccer ball around. Because LaDue, Gravel and... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings: February 27

Jon RosenFebruary 27, 20180 Comments

Game story4 min read

One of the better parts of Hockey Beat Writer Twitter is that Spaceballs references are still very much in vogue 31 years after the movie was released. There are always applicable references. For one, the first period of last night’s game was played at Ludicrous Speed, and it was, especially for the... Full Story

Good morning, Las Vegas

Jon RosenFebruary 27, 20180 Comments

Photography4 min read

Good morning, Las Vegas, and good morning, Insiders. And thus Josh Cooper’s scorched earth reign of terror has finally and firmly come to pass. Let us all gather to bask in this epoch of plenty and feast from limitless cornucopia sprouting from his crumbled and hollowed out effigies. It’s goo... Full Story

February 26 scoring chances

Jessi McDonaldFebruary 27, 20180 Comments

Statistics3 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, B... Full Story

February 26 Postgame Notes

Josh CooperFebruary 27, 20180 Comments

Postgame notes1 min read

- The Kings won their first game against the Vegas Golden Knights, a 3-2 overtime victory. Los Angeles is now 1-1-1 against Vegas overall and 1-0-1 at home against the Golden Knights. - The Kings improved to 16-15-4 against the Western Conference and 9-10-3 against the Pacific Division. - The ... Full Story

February 26 Postgame Quotes: Brown, Toffoli, Doughty

Josh CooperFebruary 26, 20180 Comments

Postgame quotes4 min read

Dustin Brown, on the Kings’ win: I thought we played a solid game. It was just kind of one of those games where we weren’t getting enough traffic around the net until late and then once we did we found goals. It’s something we can learn from and given our situation we have to just put this one away... Full Story