Assuming that Justin Williams is able to return to the Kings’ lineup for Game 1, it’s only natural that Kevin Westgarth will be the healthy scratch. Right? After all, Westgarth averaged less than three minutes of ice time in the Kings’ final three regular-season games, and the need for an “enforcer” in the playoffs is [...]
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Westgarth gets the call
As noted earlier, Kevin Westgarth will return to the Kings’ lineup tonight in place of Brad Richardson. Westgarth played in all three previous games against St. Louis and was not involved in a fight. The Blues are tied for fourth in the NHL this season in terms of most penalty minutes per game, with an [...]
Friday skate update; Westgarth in
As expected, Kevin Westgarth will go into the Kings’ lineup tonight, in place of Brad Richardson, in a fourth-line right-wing role alongside Kyle Clifford and Trevor Lewis. Terry Murray had praise for Richardson’s effort against Detroit but said he felt Westgarth’s presence was needed tonight. More on that, and other notes and quotes, to come…
Tonight’s lineup: Richardson for Westgarth
The Kings are expected to make one lineup change tonight, with Brad Richardson replacing Kevin Westgarth on the fourth line. Also, as previously announced, Jonathan Bernier will start in goal. Only a handful of players went to the arena this morning to skate — healthy scratches from last night and those who didn’t get significant [...]
Getting started on the right foot (or hand)
The necessity of fighting in the NHL can be debated — and, in fact, is, endlessly — but it seemed pretty clear that the Kings got something of a boost less than three minutes into the game, when rookie Kyle Clifford dropped his gloves and did a pretty decisive job of battering Flyers tough guy [...]
Will it be fight night in Pittsburgh?
Kevin Westgarth will be back in the Kings’ lineup tonight, after being a healthy scratch from the previous six games. It’s worth noting that the Penguins have accumulated the most penalty minutes (269) in the NHL this season, and are also second in the league in major-penalty minutes with 54, behind the rock `em, sock [...]
Kings skate update; Westgarth in
The Kings will make one lineup change tonight against Pittsburgh, with Kevin Westgarth replacing Brad Richardson on the fourth line, with Alexei Ponikarovsky and Trevor Lewis. Marco Sturm will remain out of the lineup and is still on the ice, doing extra skating. More notes and quotes to come…
Simmonds’ injury means Westgarth’s return
With Wayne Simmonds out of the lineup for the next two games, Terry Murray said the Kings would not look to bring up a forward from the AHL, and would put Kevin Westgarth back into the lineup. The Kings practiced today with the same first line — Ryan Smyth, Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams — [...]
Kings’ lineup: Harrold in, Westgarth out
The Kings’ lineup for tonight has been announce… Matt Greene will play, as will Peter Harrold, with Kevin Westgarth coming out as the healthy scratch. Harrold is likely a bit of safety net for Greene, who did not participate in today’s morning skate because of flu symptoms.
Fourth line earns coach’s confidence
The Kings, once again, will go with a fourth-line look of Trevor Lewis centering Brad Richardson and Kevin Westgarth tonight. Terry Murray said Alexei Ponikarovsky, out with a lower-body injury, is “still a little lame. … He’s not able to cross over, pivot, open up, all those things that hockey players have to do.” Still, [...]
Kings go with middleweights, not heavyweight
For a third consecutive game, the Kings are expected to go without Kevin Westgarth in the lineup tonight. Given that the Ducks have dressed enforcer George Parros in all but one game this season, it’s likely that the Kings won’t be matching “heavies.” The Kings are expected to go with a fourth line of Trevor [...]
