October 2019 - LA Kings Insider

October 30 (not quite) Rapid Reacion: Canucks 5, Kings 2

Zach DooleyOctober 31, 20190 Comments

Todd McLellan on changing lines after this game Yes and no. The first unit on the power play other than the last one where you get a little bit frustrated, I thought it was dangerous, the second unit did absolutely nothing, in my opinion, on the power play tonight so we’ll have to look at it there... Full Story

Game 13: Los Angeles vs Vancouver

Jon RosenOctober 30, 20190 Comments

Game Threads0 min read

Vancouver Canucks 2, Los Angeles Kings 1 Second Period, 17:43 remaining Preview Box Score Ice Tracker LA Kings Audio Network Fox Sports Live Stream (requires subscription) SOG: LAK – 8; VAN – 16 PP: LAK – 0/1; VAN – 2/4 First Period 1) LAK - Jeff Carter (3) (Anze Kopitar, Alec Martin... Full Story

Reign Notebook 10/30 – Practice Lines, Reigny Day Pod, Purple Reign, Insider Video

Zach DooleyOctober 30, 20190 Comments

NotebooksOntario Reign4 min read

Good Afternoon, Insiders! The Reign were back on the ice for Day 1, ACG (After Carl Grundstrom). Here’s how the Reign lined up – Kempe – Anderson-Dolan – Frk Eyssimont – Sutter – Luff Imama – Kupari – Rempal Sodergran – Bouma – Doty – Rymsha Anderson – Clague Stanton – Strand Bjornfot... Full Story

October 30: Lineup shuffling imminent; reducing risk in Wagner’s game; CHLA pix

Jon RosenOctober 30, 20190 Comments

Advanced Stats8 min read

INSIDERS. We knew something was fishy when the 10:30 a.m. morning skate approached and there were no water bottles on the team’s bench. Rather than take the ice this morning, Todd McLellan advocated off-ice preparation in advance of a hard-checking divisional battle against Vancouver (7:30 p.m. / FO... Full Story

Between Two Insiders video: Direct words and accountability

Jon RosenOctober 30, 20190 Comments

Prospects and ScoutingVideo0 min read

Tyler Toffoli, who has appeared in 205 consecutive games, could be a healthy scratch. Ditto for Trevor Lewis, who has 630 games to his name. Carl Grundstrom is expected to skate alongside Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter. Learn more about several storylines as the Kings shuffle the deck in advance of to... Full Story

Notebook: Grundstrom. Prokhorkin. McLellan meets with “big boys”

Jon RosenOctober 29, 20190 Comments

CoachingNotebooksOntario ReignVideo18 min read

A fine Tuesday to you and here’s to hoping you haven’t been affected by the fires. Good luck tonight as there are "extreme" winds expected overnight and I know a bunch of us on here live in canyons and hills and around brush. Todd McLellan blew his whistle at 9:58 a.m. If you’re looking for The ... Full Story

Grundstrom recalled; winger skated to the left of Kopitar, Carter

Jon RosenOctober 29, 20190 Comments

Roster Moves2 min read

Carl Grundstrom put in a solid body of work with the Ontario Reign and was recalled by the LA Kings, who began practice shortly before 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at Toyota Sports Performance Center. Grundstrom, who was assigned to the Reign before the Kings' road trip to build up confidence and get repet... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings: October 28

Jon RosenOctober 28, 20190 Comments

Game story5 min read

And for every ebb, a flow, for every wax, a wane. The LA Kings ended their second road trip of the season at the converse of where they started it, with Sunday’s second 5-1 loss in as many days to a team adjacent in the standings serving as a cold splash of water in the face and a reminder that desp... Full Story

October 27 Rapid Reaction (feat. Jim Fox): Blackhawks 5, Kings 1

Jon RosenOctober 27, 20190 Comments

AudioPostgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid ReactionVideo8 min read

Rapid Reaction, feat. LA Kings Television Color Commentator Jim Fox: Todd McLellan, on whether the challenging early schedule has provided a challenge: Well, the schedule has nothing to do with it because the other teams are playing the exact same amount of games, so let’s clarify that the s... Full Story

Game 12: Los Angeles at Chicago

Jon RosenOctober 27, 20190 Comments

Game Threads1 min read

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Preview Box Score Ice Tracker LA Kings Audio Network Fox Sports Live Stream (requires subscription) SOG: LAK – 39; CHI – 26 PP: LAK – 0/3; CHI – 0/2 First Period 1) CHI - Dylan Strome (2) (Alex DeBrincat, Slater Koekkoek), 2:33 Secon... Full Story

Prokhorkin to make NHL debut tonight; Ryan in

Jon RosenOctober 27, 20190 Comments

Lineup Changes1 min read

The LA Kings will make several lineup changes tonight, Todd McLellan confirmed. Nikolai Prokhorkin will enter the lineup in place of Michael Amadio, and there will be a change on the blue line. That was interpreted as Joakim Ryan jumping in for Kurtis MacDermid out of a desire to inject “some en... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings: October 27

Jon RosenOctober 27, 20190 Comments

Game storyVideo5 min read

The LA Kings faltered in important moments and fell to 3-6-4 in their last 13 visits to St. Paul with a 5-1 road loss to a Minnesota team that out-shot them 14-7 in a third period that opened with a one-goal margin. You can argue that this game was lost on the power play. With the score tied at one,... Full Story

Good morning, Chicago

Jon RosenOctober 27, 20190 Comments

Photography3 min read

Good morning, Chicago, and good morning, Insiders. A stick tap to those in silver-black-and-white we saw at our St. Paul hotel yesterday - those who made the drive across the Upper Midwest or took flights from points beyond to see the Kings lose important moments of the game and get flattened in ... Full Story