Several abbreviated thoughts on the San Jose Sharks’ 2-1 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of their Western Conference Semifinal series: -There were two late penalty calls that went against the Kings. You are aware of these calls. The first call, a hooking minor assessed on Robyn Regehr, occurred when the [...]
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Waking up with the Kings: May 17
-When a team wins 12 consecutive late regular season and playoff games at home, there are going to be episodes of the dramatic, and on Thursday night at Staples Center, 10 days after Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams’ third period go-ahead goals in Game 4 of the first round and six days after Dustin Penner’s [...]
Waking up with the Kings: May 11
-What other Los Angeles Kings home memory compares with Dustin Penner’s second period goal with 0.2 seconds remaining? There are obviously high points that capped off improbable comebacks – Daryl Evans’ overtime winner in the Miracle on Manchester, Bryan Smolinski’s game-tying goal and Eric Belanger’s game-winning goal in the Frenzy on Figueroa – but when [...]
Waking up with the Kings: May 9
-The Los Angeles Kings will bring a three-games-to-two series lead over the St. Louis Blues back to Staples Center, where they’ve won nine in a row since a 1-0 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on March 23. It’s a stat isn’t as important as it sounds, considering the tight nature of a series in which [...]
Waking up with the Kings: May 7
-Dustin Brown spoke on Monday morning about Darryl Sutter being excellent at “getting that emotional level where it needs to be for individuals and the group,” a characteristic relied upon by the Los Angeles Kings in a resilient 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 4. Sutter isn’t one for the “sexy rah-rah” [...]
Waking up with the Kings: May 5
-After a strong 20 minutes, the Los Angeles Kings weathered the run of play that was decidedly against them for the final two periods and relied on a goal – at even strength! Off a shot by a defenseman! – by Slava Voynov and more tremendous work in net by Jonathan Quick to earn a [...]
Waking up with the Kings: May 3
-The Los Angeles Kings are getting a thorough check of their mental fortitude in this best-of-seven series against the St. Louis Blues. The check comes specifically from the manner in which the first two games concluded following an overtime loss and St. Louis’ comeback in a game in which they were being outplayed for the [...]
Waking up with the Kings: May 1
-The Los Angeles Kings almost snuck away with one last night before the Hockey Gods rewarded the St. Louis Blues with a just and deserved 2-1 overtime victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. In a more acute analysis of the conclusion, Alex Steen used one of his many hustle plays to force [...]
Waking up with the Kings: April 28
Some abbreviated notes from last night’s 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks: -With a shuffled lineup due to Dustin Brown’s suspension and Keaton Ellerby’s return to the blue line after a four-game absence, the Kings concluded the 2012-13 regular season with a strong attacking performance featuring waves of pressure in a game that certainly [...]
Waking up with the Kings: April 25
-The Los Angeles Kings concluded a two-game Midwestern roadtrip without a point following a 3-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings Wednesday night at Joe Louis Arena. Coupled with San Jose’s loss in Phoenix, the door is now open for the St. Louis Blues to leapfrog the Kings and Sharks and finish in fourth place [...]
