One of the challenges of facing San Jose in a playoff series is their perpetual success at the faceoff dot. Since the 2008-09 season, the Sharks have finished either first or second in the league in faceoff percentage. “When it just comes down to it, it’s a competitive part of the game,” Joe Thornton told [...]
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Game 6: St. Louis at Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings 2, St. Louis Blues 1 Final SOG: LAK – 16; STL – 22 PP: LAK – 0/1; STL – 0/1 Attendance: 18,346 Three Stars: 1) LAK – Jonathan Quick 2) LAK – Drew Doughty 3) LAK – Dustin Penner First Period 1) LAK – Drew Doughty (1) (Colin Fraser, Dwight King), 12:37 [...]
May 10 morning skate notes
CLIFFORD MAINTENANCE One of the first things that caught the eye of those covering the Los Angeles Kings’ morning skate on Friday was that Kyle Clifford was not on the ice. Instead, Jordan Nolan took line rushes with Colin Fraser and Tyler Toffoli. The situation allowed Darryl Sutter to dig into his bag of jokes [...]
FOX Sports West clarifies broadcast plan, apologizes
When Justin Williams tied the game with less than 32 seconds remaining last night to prolong Game 1 of the Kings-Blues Western Conference Quarterfinals, FOX Sports West / Prime Ticket was tasked with a challenging decision on how to broadcast three of its partners on only two channels. There is an overflow channel that had [...]
Playoff seeding cheat sheet
Credit Jeremy Zager of Los Angeles Kings PR for putting together the following scenarios: On Saturday night, the Kings host the Sharks and the Blues host the Blackhawks. In short: -If the Blues win they clinch 4th and the winner of Kings-Sharks takes 5th. -The Kings can clinch 4th if they beat the Sharks in [...]
Waking up with the Kings: April 24
Several abbreviated notes on last night’s 2-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild: -For the first time in the past week, the Los Angeles Kings were unable to match the intensity of a desperate opponent and fell 2-1 to a Minnesota Wild outfit that controlled the first 40 minutes of the game. The Kings posted a [...]
April 23 morning skate quotes: Mike Richards
On what the power play success this season can be attributed to, whether a new assistant coach, better ability to bury the puck, better zone entry, or something else: “Maybe a little bit of everything. I think a lot of it has to do with just being familiar with each other on the ice. When [...]
Game 44 Preview: Columbus at Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings (24-14-5) vs Columbus Blue Jackets (21-16-7) Thursday, April 18, 2013, 7:30 pm Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Referees: #26 Rob Martell, #28 Chris Lee Linesmen: #86 Brad Lazarowich, #91 Don Henderson Los Angeles Projected Starting Goaltender – Jonathan Quick Season: 33 GP (32 GS) / 15-12-4 record / 2.48 GAA / .900 [...]
