The Kings have played 17 games under Darryl Sutter and recorded at least one point in all but two of them. Here’s the real head-scratcher. One of those two regulation losses came against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team with the fewest points in the NHL, which beat the Kings 1-0 at Staples Center... Read More

Willie Mitchell knows something about what it takes to make the playoffs. He’s done it five times in the past eight seasons, with four three different teams (Minnesota, Dallas, Vancouver and the Kings), so Mitchell has seen the full spectrum. This has been a hard-to-figure season for the Kings, who ... Read More

After a whirlwind week, Jonathan Quick got back to his normal routine today as he practiced with the Kings. Last Thursday, Quick flew to Ottawa and participated in the All-Star draft. Saturday, he did the skills competition. Sunday, he played the second period of his first NHL All-Star Game. Monday,... Read More

Darryl Sutter was typically direct when asked about the Kings' short-term focus and goals coming out of the All-Star break. ``Columbus beat us 1-0 last time, so I think that should be our focus,'' Sutter said. Fair enough. With the Kings set to embark on a season-long six-game road trip Thurs... Read More

Jonathan Quick said he enjoyed his All-Star experience, and Darryl Sutter pronounced Quick to be "ready to go," post-break. Sutter wore a wireless microphone during practice, for a TV feature, so that should make for some interesting viewing. More notes and quotes to come...... Read More

The Kings are in the ice for practice, with Jonathan Quick back in the fold after his All-Star weekend. Assistant coach John Stevens, who was inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame, is still away after yesterday's All-Star Game. The forwards are lined up as they were before the break... Brown-Kopitar-W... Read More

Thomas Hickey and Jeff Zatkoff represented the Eastern Conference, the Manchester Monarchs (and, by extension, the Kings) at yesterday's AHL All-Star Game. The Western Conference beat the Eastern Conference 8-7 in a shootout. Zatkoff allowed three goals on 20 shots in the second period. Hickey had a... Read More

Congratulations to Kings broadcasters Bob Miller and Jim Fox, both of whom won awards in their respective categories today at the annual Southern California Sports Broadcasters luncheon in Toluca Lake. Miller won the sports TV play-by-play award for the seventh time. He was nominated along with R... Read More

Should we call them the University of Los Angeles Kings? Darryl Sutter made a good point today when he compared the rest of the season to a ``college schedule.'' It's 32 teams, including seven sets of back-to-back games, and a total of 20 road games. That's a lot of planes and buses and hotel rooms ... Read More

Understandably, after a few days off the ice, not every player was moving at 100-percent speed and effectiveness in practice today, but the big young guy in the black mask certainly was. With Jonathan Quick flying back from the All-Star Game, the Kings ``called up'' 20-year-old Salvatore Tecci, who ... Read More

The Kings went through a 40-minute skate today, with a local goalie filling in for Jonathan Quick. After practice, Darryl Sutter said Quick had just arrived back in Los Angeles, so he should be able to practice tomorrow Otherwise, everyone made it back today. Sutter didn't tip his hand on Wednesday'... Read More

There's another All-Star Game today, as Kings prospects Thomas Hickey and Jeff Zatkoff will participate in the American Hockey League version. The game starts at 4 p.m. Pacific time. For those who have DirecTV, and have the sports package, the game will be shown live on a few of the regional network... Read More

The Kings -- minus one -- will be back on the ice for practice today at 2:40 p.m. -- per time change announced by Kings today -- in El Segundo. Jonathan Quick is flying back today from the All-Star festivities in Ottawa and is scheduled to participate in tomorrow morning's practice. To wrap up the w... Read More