Injuries Archives - LA Kings Insider

Doughty (day-to-day) doesn’t practice; record consecutive games streak would end

Jon RosenJanuary 28, 20201 Comment

The LA Kings are shaping up to face a formidable foe Wednesday without their most high-mileage player. Drew Doughty, who left Sunday’s practice early with an undisclosed injury and didn’t practice on Monday or Tuesday, appears set to miss his first regular season game since a shoulder injury sidelin... Full Story

Doughty/Forbort day-to-day; Lizotte encouraged injury was from hit, not wear

Jon RosenJanuary 27, 20200 Comments

InjuriesPractice Quotes9 min read

INSIDERS. Time to get to the meat of today’s practice doings and happenings. More to come from Ontario this afternoon and evening. But first! -- Neither Drew Doughty nor Derek Forbort – eerily, devastatingly, heartbreakingly players whose numbers are Kobe Bryant’s 8 and 24 – practiced. Both had s... Full Story

Lizotte to Ontario; prior to injury, his line was clicking

Jon RosenJanuary 23, 20200 Comments

Advanced StatsInjuriesRoster Moves3 min read

Juan Ocampo/NHLIThe LA Kings assigned Blake Lizotte to AHL-Ontario on Wednesday, allowing the center to get games in during the bye week and All-Star break as he takes the next step in his rehabilitation from a lower-body injury sustained against Dallas on January 8. He skated Thursday morning with... Full Story

Kempe, LA Kings are Oskar Strong

Jon RosenJanuary 22, 20200 Comments

CommunityInjuriesOpposition6 min read

Oskar Lindblom (23), Adrian Kempe (9), Axel Holmstrom (10); Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesIt wouldn’t be a stretch to assume Adrian Kempe and Oskar Lindblom are good friends. They’re both from lands north of Stockholm: Lindblom hails from Gävleborg County, where he played for local Gävle club Brynäs IF... Full Story

Nosebleeds, vomiting, puking: Playing through the flu nuisance in the NHL

Jon RosenJanuary 18, 20200 Comments

InjuriesPractice Quotes10 min read

It’s still flu season across the National Hockey League, and the LA Kings, like every other team, have dealt with runny noses, mercurial energy levels and the reinforcement of taking advantage of down time. The Kings, you will not be shocked to learn, get sick and go to work, just like you. But t... Full Story

Lizotte/Ryan updates; Stamkos on Doughty; Cernak happy in Tampa; lineups

Jon RosenJanuary 14, 20200 Comments

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INSIDERS. There are worse things than back-to-back-to-back walks alongside the waterfront on comfortable, 80-degree days. Between the fifth and sixth walks to and from Amalie Arena this week, the LA Kings held an optional 11:30 skate that gave clear indications to tonight’s lineup and the health of ... Full Story

JAD with team but won’t play tonight; Lizotte, Ryan updates; lineup notes

Jon RosenJanuary 9, 20200 Comments

InjuriesRoster MovesVideo4 min read

Several lineup and roster notes in advance of tonight’s game against Vegas (7:00 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network): -- Jack Campbell is expected to draw the start for Los Angeles. He’s split a pair of games against Vegas in his career, stopping 87 of 89 shots in doi... Full Story

Lizotte (lower-body) to be evaluated Thursday; McLellan quotes

Jon RosenJanuary 8, 20200 Comments

InjuriesPostgame quotes5 min read

Juan Ocampo/NHLITodd McLellan, on Blake Lizotte's status: He obviously didn’t finish the game. One shift. It’s a lower-body injury. He’ll stay back from the Vegas portion of this trip just to get evaluated tomorrow. We’ll know more then. Yeah. He made it back to the bench. It’s obviously not a b... Full Story

Kupari to undergo surgery to repair torn ACL, ending his season

Jon RosenJanuary 7, 20200 Comments

InjuriesOntario ReignProspects and ScoutingTournaments2 min read

An update on Rasmus Kupari via GM Rob Blake: “Rasmus will undergo surgery later this month to repair a torn ACL in his left knee and will be sidelined for the remainder of the season.” You'll recall that Kupari suffered a serious knee injury in his WJC opener as he tried to make a cut around E... Full Story

1/6: Projected lineups and hear from Brown and Forbort as they return to the lineup

Zach DooleyJanuary 6, 20200 Comments

Game PreviewInjuriesLineup ChangesMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes11 min read

The Kings are back at STAPLES Center tonight, as they host the Columbus Blue Jackets in game three of four on their current homestand (7:30 p.m. PT / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network). Tonight’s game is the second matchup between the two teams over the last two and a half wee... Full Story

January 4: Projected lineups, Martinez in, Forbort recalled, growth since last Nashville win

Zach DooleyJanuary 4, 20200 Comments

Fines and SuspensionsGame PreviewInjuriesMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate QuotesUncategorized6 min read

The Kings continue a four-game homestand tonight with their first game of 2020, hosting the Nashville Predators at STAPLES CENTER (7:30 p.m. PT / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network). Notes! KINGS VITALS: The Kings hit the ice this morning in El Segundo in advance of the... Full Story

Injury/Illness Updates: Martinez, Lewis, Brown, Ryan, Forbort

Zach DooleyJanuary 2, 20200 Comments

InjuriesLineup ChangesRoster Moves6 min read

It feels like there are so many Kings players on their way back from injuries, that an entire Todd McLellan press conference could be held asking about each and every one in detail. Alas, more was said today by the bench boss for the Kings, but nonetheless no less than five Kings players continu... Full Story

December 30: Finally a full practice…..plus Kopitar/Doughty All-Star and an injury update

Zach DooleyDecember 30, 20190 Comments

InjuriesNotebooksPractice notesPractice Quotes10 min read

Yes, an actual Los Angeles Kings team practice here at Toyota Sports Performance Center. It was their first since December 11 on home ice, and their first in total since that date, outside of a very quick team skate in Buffalo that was far short a full practice. When a team has a stretch of ... Full Story