Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings evened their best-of-seven first-round series with a 4-0 victory over San Jose in Game 2 on Saturday night at HP Pavilion. – The series is tied 1-1 going into Game 3 on Tuesday night at Staples Center. – The Kings had not won a playoff game [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings opened the playoffs with a 3-2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night at HP Pavilion. – The Kings have now lost six consecutive playoff openers, all on the road. They lost to St. Louis in 1998, to Detroit in 2000 and 2001, [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings finished their regular season with a 3-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night at Staples Center. – The Kings finished the season with a 46-30-6 record, and the 46 wins tied a franchise record previously set in 1990-91 and last season (10 of this [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings clinched a playoff spot with their 3-2 shootout victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday night at Staples Center. – The Kings are assured of finishing in the top eight in the Western Conference, but can still finish anywhere from No. 4 to No. 8. – [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings missed a chance to clinch a playoff spot as they lost to the San Jose Sharks 6-1 on Monday night at HP Pavilion. – The Kings’ magic number remains 2, for securing at least eighth place in the Western Conference, meaning that the Kings must earn [...]

Some notes from yesterday’s game… – The Kings closed in on a playoff spot with a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon at Staples Center. – The Kings’ “magic number” for making the playoffs is now two. The Kings will make the playoffs if they win at least one of their final [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings matched an unfortunate franchise record as they lost to Vancouver 3-1 on Thursday night at Rogers Arena. – The Kings were outshot 35-19 in the game and 16-0 in the third period. It was the fifth time in franchise history that the Kings failed to record [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings completed a four-game season-series sweep of Edmonton as they beat the Oilers 2-0 on Tuesday night at Rexall Place. – The Kings beat the Oilers three times in regulation and once in a shootout this season. The Oilers totaled five goals in the four-game series. – [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings suffered a big loss but won on the ice, as they beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at Staples Center. – The Kings completed a four-game season sweep of Colorado and outscored the Avalanche by a combined margin of 19-8. It was the Kings’ [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings kept pace with their closest Western Conference competitors as they beat San Jose 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday night at Staples Center. – With one game remaining, the Kings lead the season series against the Sharks 3-2, although each team has claimed six points in [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings won the season series with Calgary for the first time in a decade as they beat the Flames 2-1 in a shootout on Monday night at Staples Center. – The Kings went 3-1-0 against Calgary this season, the first time since 2000-01 that they won the [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings had their season series against the Anaheim Ducks evened up when Corey Perry scored in overtime to give the Ducks a 2-1 victory Saturday night at Staples Center. – With two games remaining in the season series, the Kings and Ducks have split their four games. [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – By several measures, the Kings suffered their worst loss of the season when they fell to the St. Louis Blues 4-0 on Thursday night at Staples Center. – The Kings were shut out for the sixth time this season, set a new season low for shots on goal [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings completed an undefeated four-game road trip with a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. – The Kings went 4-0 on their week-long road trip, with wins at Detroit (2-1), Columbus (4-2), Dallas (3-2) and Nashville. – The Kings won their [...]

Some notes from yesterday’s game… – The Kings got a game-winning goal from Michal Handzus with 20.8 seconds remaining as they beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at American Airlines Center. – The Kings improved to 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and 10-1-3 in their last 14 road games. – The Kings [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings completed their season series with Columbus as they beat the Blue Jackets 4-2 on Friday night at Nationwide Arena. – The Kings improved to 6-2-1 in their last nine games and finished their series against Columbus with a 3-1-0 record, including one shootout win. – Anze [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings ended their run of 10 consecutive road games with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night at Honda Center. – The Kings’ season-long run of road games ended with a 6-1-3 record, and with the Kings claiming 15 out of a possible 20 [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings had their point-streak ended as they lost to the New York Islanders 3-0 on Saturday night at Nassau Coliseum. – The Kings had tied a franchise record, set in 1974, by recording at least one point in 11 consecutive games (8-0-3). The Kings nearly went one [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings earned at least one point in their 11th consecutive game, as they lost to the New York Rangers 4-3 in a shootout at Madison Square Garden. – The Kings are 8-0-3 in their last 11 games and, by recording at least one point in 11 straight [...]

Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings claimed at least one point in their 10th consecutive game as they beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in a shootout on Wednesday night at Nationwide Arena. – Jarret Stoll scored in the second round of the shootout, and Jonathan Quick made three saves for the [...]