-The Kings’ 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets was an encouraging response to a San Jose shootout loss on Tuesday that saw Darryl Sutter and several players decry a surplus of turnovers. On Thursday night, the Kings faced a desperate and bought-in Columbus team that has made enormous strides in the second half of [...]
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April 18 postgame notes
-Los Angeles swept the season series with Columbus for the first time in the series’ history, outscoring the Blue Jackets 8-4 over three games. The Kings have won 11 of the last 14 meetings between the teams since October 25, 2009. -The Kings are now 22-9-3 in their last 34 games. -The Kings have won [...]
April 18 postgame quotes: Darryl Sutter
On the win over Columbus: “We played desperate against a desperate hockey club. There was lot’s going on out there. It’s a typical Columbus-L.A. game right? Heavy lifting.” On Matt Greene’s performance: “I asked him after how he felt and he said he felt good. So that’s basically what I was looking for, was how [...]
April 18 postgame quotes: Columbus
Head Coach Todd Richards, on the loss to Los Angeles: “Well, it would have been a big lift, the power play. But there’s big plays that happened throughout the game. Game-breaking, difference maker-type plays. One-nothing, we make a play, we score a goal, it’s one-one. And again, the next biggest play we turn the puck [...]
April 18 postgame quotes: Jonathan Quick
On the team’s priorities: “Teams are kind of rounding into their form and making their push. For us, to get in the playoffs, we haven’t gotten in yet, so we need to get in first and then we’ll try to get home ice after that. We’re just going to go out there and try to [...]
April 18 postgame quotes: Matt Greene
On whether his “wind” was OK in the third period: Yeah, wind was fine. Just playing the game, that’s it.” On whether he had any hesitation in taking the first hit: “No. I think you get cleared from the doctors. You get cleared from your trainers, and we’ve got a good staff here, and if [...]
April 18 postgame quotes: Kyle Clifford
On the team picking up two important points: “Yeah, definitely. Points are hard to come by at this time of the year, so any time you can get them, and try and lock up home ice, that’s our goal.” On how games like Thursday night’s win can help heading into the playoffs: “They help a [...]
Game 44: Columbus at Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final SOG: LAK – 23; CBJ – 21 PP: LAK – 1/2; CBJ – 0/2 Attendance: 18,118 Three Stars 1) Jonathan Quick 2) Kyle Clifford 3) Dalton Prout First Period 1) LAK PPG – Drew Doughty (6) (Mike Richards, Anze Kopitar), 8:35 Second Period 2) CBJ – [...]
Matt Greene activated; Quick likely to start
The Los Angeles Kings activated defenseman Matt Greene from injured reserve earlier today. Greene, 29, missed 42 games due to a back injury suffered in the season-opening loss to Chicago that required surgery. He resumed skating in late March and was was cleared for contact in time for Monday’s practice. Though he traveled with the [...]
