Justin Williams exceeded all reasonable expectations in Game 1 when, after missing the final nine games with a dislocated shoulder, Williams returned and had one goal, one assist and a team-high six shots on goal and played close to 21 minutes in the Kings’ overtime loss to San Jose. Now, Williams will need to maintain [...]

After practice today, Justin Williams declared himself ready to go for the start of the first round against San Jose. Williams, who missed the final nine regular-season games with a dislocated shoulder, gave Terry Murray the thumbs-up after today’s practice. We’ll have to wait until tomorrow to determine exactly who Williams’ linemates will be, and [...]

Justin Williams said that he will play in Game 1 against San Jose tomorrow night. Williams waited until after today’s practice to inform Terry Murray of his decision, which is why Williams didn’t have linemates this morning. Murray said he had not yet decided exactly where Williams will fit in, but Williams will play. More [...]

Williams Watch `11 continued this morning, as Justin Williams participated in another full practice and even volunteered himself for some contact in drills with Drew Doughty. After practice, Terry Murray reiterated that Williams’ status for Game 1 against San Jose is completely in Williams’ hands, and once again, Williams stopped short of saying he felt [...]

Justin Williams made it through the full-team practice today, but stopped short of saying he would be able to play Thursday in Game 1 of the first round against San Jose. It seems as though Williams will give it another go tomorrow and then a decision will be made. Here’s what Williams said, after practice, [...]

In a phone interview, Terry Murray said Justin Williams got the “green light” from doctors last night and will be able to participate in practice tomorrow. Assuming all goes well in the next couple days of practice, the decision would be in Williams’ hands as to whether he wants to play with his still-recovering shoulder, [...]

Is it possible that Justin Williams could return for Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs? It seems so. Terry Murray said Williams will be evaluated tonight and that if all goes well, Williams might only be days away from a return. Williams suffered a dislocated shoulder on March 21, and the initial [...]

First, the most-relevant news. Jonathan Quick will start in goal tonight and Dustin Brown is OK to play. Now, perhaps the bigger news. Justin Williams will have a strength test done on his injured shoulder tonight, and if the results are positive enough, there’s a real chance that Williams could be ready for Game 1 [...]

Justin Williams is becoming an increasingly aggressive participant in practices. Williams is still wearing a “no-contact” jersey — as is Scott Parse — as he recovers from his dislocated shoulder, but Williams is shooting and has started participating in drills. Of course, he has yet to take even the slightest bump in practice, but by [...]

Justin Williams was back on the ice today for the first time since he suffered a dislocated shoulder in the March 21 game against Calgary. Initial estimates had Williams being out at least four weeks, which would put him on track for a return around April 18. There’s still no indication that Williams might return [...]

Presumably, Oscar Moller will have arrived and been settled enough to be on the ice for practice tomorrow. Also presumably, Moller will fit into a top-six role with the Kings, but exactly where should he fit in? Perhaps more importantly, who should replace Justin Williams on the first line, alongside Anze Kopitar and Dustin Penner? [...]

Justin Williams is expected to miss 3-4 weeks because of his shoulder injury, so theoretically he could return during the playoffs if things went well for him and the team. Terry Murray did not discuss Oscar Moller or his potential role, since Moller has not officially been called up (until paperwork is completed). In surprising [...]

Kings winger Justin Williams left the game with just under 10 minutes remaining in the third period, after being checked into the boards by Calgary’s Robyn Regehr. Williams skated off, slightly doubled over and went directly to the locker room, not to return to the game or the bench. “Williams is not OK, no,” Terry [...]

Today’s morning skate is right around the corner. If you’ve ever wondered what a game morning is like for a player, here’s a glimpse. The folks at Kings Vision crashed Justin Williams’ house one morning this season and got his thoughts on what game day is like. Special cameos by Heidi Androl, Matt Greene and [...]