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October 19 Rapid Reaction (feat. Jack Harris): Kings 4, Flames 1

LA Kings InsiderOctober 19, 20190 Comments

Rapid Reaction, feat. Jack Harris of the LA Times Postgame Quotes Todd McLellan, on ending the scoring drought early: Yeah, if we were going to start a game, that’s the best way to do it. Broke out well against a heavy forecheck, went up the ice, really nice play by Toff, a great shot, an... Full Story

Lineups; Kovalchuk; coach relationships (and even the Trash Can Incident)

LA Kings InsiderMarch 23, 20190 Comments

Advanced StatsInjuriesMorning Skate NotesNews Links13 min read

INSIDERS. A good afternoon to you all. THE ANAHEIM DUCKS ARE IN TOWN. They’ll make the second of their two Staples Center visits this season (7:30 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports app / LA Kings Audio Network) as the LA Kings will look to claim their first season series from their Freeway Faceof... Full Story

December 13 Rapid Reaction (feat. Curtis Zupke): Blue Jackets 4, Kings 1

LA Kings InsiderDecember 13, 20180 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction7 min read

Rapid Reaction, feat. Curtis Zupke of the LA Times Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on what he tries to do to change things up after four unanswered goals: Well, I think they were creating way too much. Quickie was great in net, made a number or great saves for us and gave us a chan... Full Story

November 13: Budaj starts; Vilardi note; Doughty/Rielly; Sturm arrives; ENOUGH

LA Kings InsiderNovember 13, 20180 Comments

CommunityInjuriesMorning Skate NotesNews Links10 min read

INSIDERS. A good afternoon to you all. The LA Kings took the Toyota Sports Center ice shortly before 10:00 a.m. on this, the final day of their seven-game home stand, and aligned thusly: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Kovalchuk-Carter-Toffoli Pearson-Amadio-Lewis Clifford-Kempe-Thompson Forbort-Dou... Full Story

25 years since 1992-93 (photos, links); HNIC ’93 intro; community notes; Friend

LA Kings InsiderMay 31, 20180 Comments

AlumniContracts and FinancesFirst TastePhotographyProspects and Scouting8 min read

1992-93 | Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the Kings moving to 1-0 all-time in Stanley Cup Final games. Fresh off a climactic Game 7 in Toronto, the LA Kings made their Cup Final debut two days later in Montreal, as evidenced by Lou McClary confidently escorting Wayne Gretzky into the Montreal F... Full Story

Projected lineups for Kings-Ducks; Times hires Curtis Zupke for Kings beat

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 22, 20170 Comments

Lineup ChangesMorning Skate Notes1 min read

This becomes a touch more difficult to post from China (shakes fist at faulty computer VPN; lovingly caresses working iPhone VPN) as I am unable to simply embed Twitter posts, but here are the projected lineups for tonight's Kings-Ducks tilt at the Honda Center, which will be broadcast on Prime Tick... Full Story

Audio: Let’s check-in with Helene Elliott from the WCF

LA Kings InsiderMay 17, 20170 Comments

AudioPlayoffs0 min read

It may gnaw at the sports psyche of some Kings fans, but this Ducks-Predators series has blasted off with highly compelling hockey through the first three games. From Nashville, LA Times columnist Helene Elliott joined LA Kings Insider to update us on happy hour specials at Tootsie's the mood of the... Full Story

The view from Anaheim

LA Kings InsiderApril 10, 20170 Comments

News Links2 min read

OC Register Final: Ducks clinch division title with, 4-3, OT win over Kings "Eaves continued his goal scoring tear with his fourth in five games and ninth in 11. His 11 tallies in 20 games with the Ducks has given them a major boost but the winger would leave the ice with an upper-body in the ... Full Story

The view from Anaheim

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 26, 20170 Comments

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Orange County Register Final: Jonathan Quick sharp in return as Kings beat Ducks, 4-1 "Andrew Cogliano scored a first-period goal for the Ducks, who were 21-1-1 when leading after two periods going into the game. Patrick Eaves was scoreless, but had five shots on goal in 16:09 of ice time in h... Full Story

The view from Anaheim

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 20, 20170 Comments

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Los Angeles Times John Gibson, Ducks shut out Kings, 1-0 "The goal occurred after Kings defenseman Brayden McNabb couldn’t corral the puck at the end boards. Getzlaf grabbed it and made a saucer pass to a pinching Manson, who shot into an open right side of the net for his second goal this sea... Full Story

January 31 morning skate notes: Dowd probably in; Greene on IR

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 31, 20170 Comments

Morning Skate NotesNews Links3 min read

Good afternoon from Glendale, where the Kings' season resumes in just over four hours. Los Angeles took the Gila River Arena ice at 11:00 a.m. local time and aligned thusly: Brown-Kopitar-Gaborik Pearson-Carter-Clifford Lewis-Dowd-Andreoff King-Shore-Nolan Extras: Toffoli (IR), Setoguchi ... Full Story

The view from Anaheim

LA Kings InsiderNovember 21, 20160 Comments

News Links1 min read

OC Register Two goals by Jeff Carter help Kings hang on to edge Ducks, 3-2 "For 40 minutes, it seemed as if the Kings were bent on turning this latest collision between the Southland rivals into a total role reversal of the Ducks’ 4-0 victory to kick off November. The decisiveness of the beati... Full Story

The view from Anaheim

LA Kings InsiderNovember 2, 20160 Comments

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LA Times Lisa Dillman: Ducks take fight out of Kings "The struggling Kings, who fell apart defensively in the second period, have not scored in three consecutive games, matching a dubious franchise mark, dating to January 1969." Helene Elliott: When Kings’ scoring woes will end is anybody’s guess... Full Story