November 2017 - LA Kings Insider

November 30 postgame notes

Jon RosenNovember 30, 20170 Comments

-With the win, Los Angeles improved to 59-35-15 all-time against Washington, a record that includes a road mark of 25-21-8. Thursday’s win ended a streak of six straight games in the series won by the home team, dating back to a 5-4 shootout L.A. win at Verizon Center on March 25, 2014. These teams ... Full Story

November 30 postgame quotes: Jokinen, Kempe, MacDermid

Jon RosenNovember 30, 20170 Comments

Postgame quotes5 min read

Jussi Jokinen, on whether he saw a big effort by the third and fourth lines: Yeah I think so. You know, I think every team in the league is looking for that second period scoring and obviously Brods (Brodzinski) and myself were able to get that second and third goal, big goals to this hockey game.... Full Story

November 30 postgame quotes: John Stevens

Jon RosenNovember 30, 20170 Comments

Postgame quotes3 min read

On the win: They come at you hard, Washington. They really forecheck hard. The one thing with Washington is they’re a really skilled team, but they’re a big, heavy team. They play a hard game. Obviously getting the lead on the road is big for us, and I thought we buckled down. They’re going to ge... Full Story

November 30 postgame highlights

Jon RosenNovember 30, 20170 Comments

Postgame video0 min read

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Game 26: Los Angeles at Washington

Jon RosenNovember 30, 20170 Comments

Game Threads1 min read

Los Angeles Kings 5, Washington Capitals 2 Final Radio Feed FUBO TV Stream NHL.com Preview Box Score Ice Tracker SOG: LAK – 27; WSH – 29 PP: LAK – 0/2; WSH – 0/2 First Period 1) WSH - Evgeni Kuznetsov (7) (Dmitry Orlov), 4:04 2) LAK - Marian Gaborik (1) (Trevor Lewis), 11:08 Seco... Full Story

Prospect Austin Wagner Ready to Make Pro Jump

Jon RosenNovember 30, 20170 Comments

Ontario Reign1 min read

Forward Austin Wagner is ready to make his professional debut. Since his off-season surgery to repair a torn labrum and dislocated bicep tendon, Wagner has quietly been rehabbing with the Ontario Reign. At first, he was restricted to isolated on-ice workouts and eventually graduated to limited dr... Full Story

November 30 morning skate notes: Visa update, line combinations, Kings-Caps

Jon RosenNovember 30, 20170 Comments

Uncategorized6 min read

Good afternoon from our nation’s capital, Insiders. The Kings practiced on the Capital One Arena ice at 11:30 a.m. and aligned as such: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Pearson-Shore-Toffoli Gaborik-Kempe-Lewis Jokinen-Dowd-Brodzinski (Clifford) Muzzin-Doughty MacDermid-Martinez Forbort-Folin Fant... Full Story

November 30 morning skate quotes: John Stevens

Jon RosenNovember 30, 20170 Comments

InjuriesMorning Skate Quotes3 min read

On anything behind the Kings’ strong record against the Eastern Conference: The question was asked the other night. I just think the way the schedule was lined up, we’ve had a lot of games against the east to start the year, and we got off to a good start, obviously, and I think the games in the we... Full Story

November 29 notes: The Athletic on Doughty, Mitchell update, west vs east

Jon RosenNovember 29, 20170 Comments

News LinksPractice notesVideo7 min read

Good afternoon to you, Insiders. The practice notes for today are... well, there really aren't any. The team held an optional skate while most of the players kicked a soccer ball upstairs around Kettler Iceplex and received treatment. It was a standard road practice day in Arlington, Va. the afterno... Full Story

Practice Notes: Reign Focus on Details; Look to Continue Winning Ways This Weekend

Jon RosenNovember 29, 20170 Comments

Ontario Reign1 min read

With points in nine of their last 10 contests and currently riding a four-game winning streak, the Ontario Reign returned to practice this week to focus on the smaller details of their game. One major focus has been the special teams. The power play currently sits 29th in the AHL at 12.1 percent ... Full Story

November 29 practice quotes: John Stevens

Jon RosenNovember 29, 20170 Comments

Practice Quotes5 min read

On whether last night’s success derived from connected, five-man units: For the most part, yeah. I mean, all along we’re trying to build a game that has support all over the ice, and I think in order to do that you need your numbers close together. I think it allows you to play fast, it allows you ... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings: November 29

Jon RosenNovember 29, 20170 Comments

Game story4 min read

There wasn’t really much to find fault with during the Kings’ first period of their four-game road trip. There was, of course, a coverage miscue that forced a center, Anze Kopitar, to defend a two-on-one, but in terms of chances, driving play, checking and goaltending, it was a par-for-the-course, d... Full Story

Good morning, Washington

Jon RosenNovember 29, 20170 Comments

Photography1 min read

Good morning, Insiders, and good morning, District of Columbia. The one visit per year to our nation's capital is among the favored road stops. It is one of the Please Don't Let Us Visit On The Second Night Of A Back To Back cities out east, like Toronto, Montreal and Boston. (New York doesn't qu... Full Story