Alex Ovechkin Archives - LA Kings Insider

Doughty, who’ll return, talks Ovechkin; evolving and understanding performance science; lineups

Jon RosenFebruary 4, 20200 Comments

AudioInjuriesMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes12 min read

INSIDERS. Hello from DC. It’s Kings-Caps tonight on FOX Sports West (3:30 p.m. PT LA Kings Live / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network) from a much fancier Capital One Arena, where the LA Kings skated this morning and hinted at the following lineup: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Grun... Full Story

Lineup projections; defending the Caps; Doughty on Ovi; McLellan on coaching

Jon RosenDecember 4, 20190 Comments

CoachingMorning Skate Notes8 min read

Insiders. Kings-Capitals. Staples Center. 7:00 p.m. FOX Sports West. FOX Sports GO. LA Kings Audio Network. Let’s get down to brass tacks. -- The vitals: I wasn’t at this morning’s skate, but Jonathan Quick is expected to start in goal. In 12 career games against the Capitals, he’s 9-3-0 with a 2... Full Story

NHL.com previews + video; growing hockey in China; Pickwick event this afternoon

Jon RosenAugust 14, 20190 Comments

CommunityNHL NewsVideo3 min read

INSIDERS. A fine Wednesday to you and yours. First, the annual NHL.com 31 in 31 series, followed by several community and organizational notes: LA KINGS SEASON PREVIEW Inside look Three questions Top prospects Fantasy preview Key statistics James O'Brien at NBC's Pro Hockey Talk also ... Full Story

February 18 Rapid Reaction (feat. Alex Ovechkin): Capitals 3, Kings 2

Jon RosenFebruary 18, 20190 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction8 min read

Rapid Reaction, feat. Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on whether it was “deflating” allowing two goals in 20 seconds: Well, it’s tough. I thought we did start well. I thought we played pretty good throughout the game, but they have a good powe... Full Story

March 8: Coaching against Ovechkin; Whitecloud; LA Kings Weekly preview

Jon RosenMarch 8, 20180 Comments

Morning Skate NotesVideo6 min read

Insiders. INSIDERS. Thursday night hockey is upon us. The Washington Capitals make their lone Staples Center visit of the regular season (7:30 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / FUBO TV / KABC 790 / I Heart Radio) and will look to snap a seven-game road losing streak in the series since a 3-2 ... Full Story

Stevens on Ovechkin, Thompson, increased scoring

Jon RosenMarch 8, 20180 Comments

Morning Skate QuotesOpposition4 min read

On Alex Ovechkin being two goals shy of 600 in his career: How old is he? Yeah. He’s been an impressive guy since he’s come into the league. Plays with a lot of passion, and scoring goals in today’s game is difficult. He looks like he’s got a runway ahead of him yet. It’s been impressive. I think ... Full Story

November 30 morning skate notes: Visa update, line combinations, Kings-Caps

Jon RosenNovember 30, 20170 Comments

Uncategorized6 min read

Good afternoon from our nation’s capital, Insiders. The Kings practiced on the Capital One Arena ice at 11:30 a.m. and aligned as such: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Pearson-Shore-Toffoli Gaborik-Kempe-Lewis Jokinen-Dowd-Brodzinski (Clifford) Muzzin-Doughty MacDermid-Martinez Forbort-Folin Fant... Full Story

More quotes from today’s practice: Stevens, Doughty

Jon RosenMarch 10, 20170 Comments

Practice QuotesTournaments2 min read

Stevens, on whether Washington will serve as a good “test” on Saturday: Well, if you look at Washington, Minnesota, some of those teams, they’re the top offensive producers in the league and they’re the top defensive teams in the league. They’re far away out in front now with the goals against, and... Full Story

March 9 Postgame quotes: Washington

Ontario ReignMarch 9, 20160 Comments

OppositionPostgame quotes4 min read

Justin Williams, on if he got emotional when seeing fans' response to tribute video: Sure. Of course, any time you get a reaction like that you're going to have some emotions, I'm not a stiff, ya know. I'm not a robot. Obviously nice to see but kind of after that it was just a standard hockey game ... Full Story

Williams: “They’ve got this thing called the ‘salary cap.’”

Jon RosenJuly 2, 20150 Comments

AlumniMedia Availability9 min read

In some of his first duties as Capital, Justin Williams appeared on a conference call with the media on Thursday morning to discuss the circumstances that led him to sign a two-year, $6.5-million contract in Washington. In regards to conversations with the Kings on Wednesday - and there were some - ... Full Story

February 14 postgame quotes: Washington

James NicholsonFebruary 14, 20150 Comments

Postgame quotes3 min read

Alex Ovechkin, on what changed from the last time they played Los Angeles: If we make a good forecheck, we get our chances, we get our opportunities out there. We didn’t in the first period and that was the game. Matt Niskanen, on whether Los Angeles seemed like a different team: They played l... Full Story

Kings looking to deny Ovechkin, effective power play

Jon RosenFebruary 3, 20150 Comments

Morning Skate QuotesOpposition3 min read

In Washington’s 4-3 home loss to St. Louis on Sunday, Alex Ovechkin registered 10 shots on goal. He scored twice – once on the power play and once at even strength – and of his 14 total shot attempts, four came with the man advantage. In terms of supplying offense, Ovechkin is as gifted as a try-... Full Story

March 20 postgame quotes: Washington

James NicholsonMarch 20, 201411 Comments

Postgame quotes4 min read

Joel Ward, on Los Angeles: They’re a bigger team, bigger, physical team. They finish their checks a lot and they come out hard in this building. We knew that. They had some pressure on us for a bit. I thought we countered and I thought we had some good zone time and chances. Even at the end made a... Full Story