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Rookie notebook: Pařík gets acclimated; Durzi’s pace; Fagemo vs… Dwight King?

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 9, 20190 Comments

AlumniPhotographyProspects and Scouting9 min read

INSIDERS. Your red hot rookie camp notebook starts with today’s alignment: White: Kaliyev-Kupari-Fagemo Gray: Sodergran-Anderson-Dolan-Thomas Red: Eyssimont-Lizotte-Yantsis Purple: Gareffa-Rymsha-Dudas Yellow: Bergh-Morrison So, if you are a betting man – “GO ON,” my inner voice tells me –... Full Story

Catching up with Dwight King, who turned 30 last week

LA Kings InsiderJuly 9, 20190 Comments

AlumniVideo12 min read

Aaron Poole/NHLIThis is a different stage of the off-season for Dwight King, tricenarian as of July 5. He’ll return to the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga’s Graz 99ers for a second season, a campaign that kicks off against reigning Swedish and Champions Hockey League titlists Frölunda HC on August 30. Pr... Full Story

Player evaluations: The others

LA Kings InsiderAugust 19, 20170 Comments

AlumniPollsVideo32 min read

Harry How/Getty ImagesDWIGHT KING This season: This season: 63 games, 8 goals, 7 assists, 15 points, 10 penalty minutes, 0 rating, -4.0 CF%Rel, 15:00 time on ice (with Los Angeles); 80 games, 9 goals, 7 assists, 16 points, 12 penalty minutes, -2 rating, -5.5 CF%Rel, 14:24 time on ice (total) Th... Full Story

March 7 practice notes, photos, Darryl Sutter quotes

LA Kings InsiderMarch 7, 20170 Comments

InjuriesPhotographyPractice notes3 min read

Insiders! Good afternoon from Hollywood, where the Kings are visiting Children's Hospital Los Angeles. More on that in a moment. First! There were doings a happenin' at Toyota Sports Center this morning. -For the second straight day, former Olympic speedskater Dave Cruikshank worked closely with ... Full Story

Kopitar, Quick react to Iginla, King trades

LA Kings InsiderMarch 1, 20170 Comments

Practice Quotes7 min read

With the acquisition of Ben Bishop and Jarome Iginla, and with the return of Jonathan Quick and the passing of the trade deadline, does this provide additional focus for a team gearing up for the stretch run? “Stretch run started in October,” Quick said. “You know, this league’s so tight. We know... Full Story

Dwight King traded to Montreal for 2018 conditional fourth

LA Kings InsiderMarch 1, 20170 Comments

Trades1 min read

The Los Angeles Kings have traded Dwight King to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a conditional fourth round draft pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. No exact details of the conditions of the pick are available at this moment, but I've been told the pick can be upgraded "depending on team playoff suc... Full Story

Penalty killing (again) becoming a clear asset for Kings

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 23, 20170 Comments

Advanced Stats4 min read

The Los Angeles Kings have been on a little bit of a penalty killing roll over the last month, having killed off 35 of 36 power plays since John Tavares’ empty-net goal solidified an Islanders win at the Barclays Center on January 21. Since then, the only power play goal allowed was Brendan Perli... Full Story

February 18 postgame highlights

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 18, 20170 Comments

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February 1 postgame highlights

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 1, 20170 Comments

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Metrics, Sutter’s comments illustrate King’s defensive successes

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 3, 20170 Comments

Advanced StatsPractice Quotes3 min read

If you’re looking for skill-oozing playmaking at high-octane speeds, Dwight King’s probably not your guy. “We called him up in 2012 not for his goal scoring ability,” Darryl Sutter said. But King’s skill set, which is defensive in nature and contains subtleties that may not be as visually appa... Full Story

January 2 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 2, 20170 Comments

InjuriesPractice Quotes2 min read

On whether he had a good New Year: Good, yeah. Quiet. Normal. On Dwight King’s evolution in his checking and defensive game: Well, we called him up in 2012 not for his goal scoring ability. He played on a line with Jarret Stoll and Trevor Lewis, and it was a checking line that played in the las... Full Story

December 22 postgame quotes: Budaj, King

LA Kings InsiderDecember 22, 20160 Comments

Postgame quotes4 min read

Peter Budaj, on what the Kings did well to help him get the shutout: Well I definitely think this is a tough building, I think it's a hard game to play in. This is a building where the home team is building off the momentum from the building and I think the guys did a great job. Especially on the P... Full Story

December 18 postgame quotes: Toffoli, Greene, King

LA Kings InsiderDecember 18, 20160 Comments

Postgame quotes3 min read

Tyler Toffoli, on whether the 1-0 game was “frustrating”: Yeah. I think we had some chances we just didn’t get our shots through. Myself, personally, I had a couple chances that I should have put in there and it’s frustrating knowing when you have some good shots and good opportunities that you don... Full Story