Joe Thornton has a three-game point streak and has averaged more than 20 minutes per game through the first four games of the Western Conference Semifinals. The Sharks fed off of his first period intensity on Tuesday night as he served as a catalyst in the game’s early dominance as San Jose out-shot Los Angeles [...]
Archive of posts tagged Justin Williams
May 22 practice quotes: Justin Williams
On whether increasing the five-on-five scoring is the team’s top concern: “I’d say, yeah. One goal’s not going to do it. Plain and simple. Scorers got to score. Got to play better. Got to create more offense. We’re not going to win every game one-nothing. What did Sutter say – three-two league? It’s been two-one [...]
Audio: LA Kings Insider on SiriusXM NHL
Earlier today I joined Mike Ross on the SiriusXM NHL Network to break down the particulars of the Kings-Sharks series in advance of Game 2 tonight at Staples Center.
LAKings.com feature: Will to Win
If you’re looking to take a break from today’s Raffi Torres updates, my weekly LAKings.com feature, Will to Win, is up. It details how Justin Williams has impacted the development of a culture within the Los Angeles Kings locker room and the hockey operations staff’s evaluation of his performance since joining the team in March, [...]
Williams on Staples Center: “a tough place to play”
Opposing storylines have differentiated the 2011-12 Kings from the 2012-13 Kings despite much of the roster returning to defend the franchise’s first Stanley Cup. A year ago, the team’s 22-14-5 home record represented the second-lowest home point accumulation out of the 16 teams that qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Only the Ottawa Senators, a [...]
May 11 conference call quotes: Williams, Penner
Justin Williams and Dustin Penner joined several members of the media for a conference call earlier today. Several Williams quotes were withheld for a quick feature that will be posted later in the afternoon. Justin Williams, on the reaction to the series victory: “It seems like, especially after the game, obviously after a series when [...]
May 8 morning skate quotes: Justin Williams
On whether the feeling in the room has changed since the last time L.A. was in St. Louis: “Regardless of where we play, we haven’t played well in this building. We haven’t done enough to win hockey games in this building, and we’re coming in here to win one game. I know coach Sutter said [...]
Kings looking to break through against Elliott
When Dustin Brown rounded the corner underneath the left circle and slid into the near post during the third period of the 2-1 regulation loss to St. Louis in Game 2, he knocked the net off its moorings while displacing Brian Elliott in a collision that left the Blues goaltender punching the ice in apparent [...]
May 4 postgame quotes: Justin Williams
On his play to dive and disrupt a St. Louis scoring opportunity: “I still didn’t think we played a great third period. Obviously, we didn’t let them score, which was great, but we needed to learn from what we did in the previous game was surrender a goal and then surrender a late goal. We [...]
On line combinations and match-ups
Since Dustin Brown’s suspension that led to a line shake-up in Game 47 of the regular season, there have been mixed results from forwards on the team’s re-shuffled top two lines. Justin Williams has offered the best production since the adjustment, registering two goals, three points, a plus-two rating and 10 shots in the two [...]
