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December 31 Rapid Reaction: Kings 5, Flyers 3

Zach DooleyDecember 31, 20190 Comments

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Todd McLellan’s impressions on the team scoring goals in all different ways That’s a pretty good summary right there. Everybody contributed. Special teams were outstanding, the penalty kill was even very good up until the end there and even in that situation, we did some of the things we wanted to ... Full Story

December 28 Rapid Reaction: Canucks 3, Kings 2

Zach DooleyDecember 28, 20190 Comments

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Todd McLellan on the team’s effort tonight, even in defeat Well the effort was really good. When I evaluate this game, we made 8-10 mistakes and three went in our net, which is unfortunate. At the other end, we created numerous opportunities, certainly not all 51 shots were of grade-A quality, but... Full Story

November 23 Rapid Reaction: Coyotes 3, Kings 2

Jon RosenNovember 23, 20190 Comments

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Postgame Quotes Todd McLellan, on the team keeping the score close but not generating the desired result: No, it was certainly not the result we wanted, and we’re not playing to stay close, obviously we’re playing to try and win. I thought the game tonight was a much better effort than we saw la... Full Story

April 6 Rapid Reaction (feat. The Royal Half): Kings 5, Golden Knights 2; awards

Jon RosenApril 6, 20190 Comments

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Rapid Reaction feat. The Royal Half Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on the win: I thought it was good. I said before, to me it was important. I always like winning. You think about things all summer, and it’s nice to be able to go away with one win, and when you think back, it’s a go... Full Story

April 5 Rapid Reaction (feat. Curtis Zupke): Ducks 5, Kings 2

Jon RosenApril 5, 20190 Comments

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Rapid Reaction feat. Curtis Zupke of the LA Times Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on what the game meant to both teams: It’s always nice to win. It doesn’t matter what game it is, it’s nice to win. I’m sure Anaheim wanted one in the series. So, I don’t know how much it meant to both o... Full Story

April 2 Rapid Reaction (feat. Catherine Silverman): Kings 3, Coyotes 1

Jon RosenApril 2, 20190 Comments

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Rapid Reaction feat. Catherine Silverman Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on Kyle Clifford’s late second period goal serving as a pivotal moment: Yeah. That was a big goal for us. We hadn’t had a lot up ‘til that spot, and whenever you score really late in the period, I think it helps... Full Story

April 1 Rapid Reaction: Flames 7, Kings 2; MacDermid leaves with upper-body injury

Jon RosenApril 1, 20190 Comments

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Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on an assertion that Calgary responded better to a big hit than Los Angeles: I’d agree with him. If that hit would do anything, it should fire us up. They come up, they got one right at the start of the period. It seemed to deflate us, and then they got anoth... Full Story

March 30 Rapid Reaction (feat. Dan Greenspan): Kings 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT)

Jon RosenMarch 30, 20190 Comments

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Rapid Reaction, feat. Dan Greenspan of NHL.com Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on the team’s character in the comeback win: I thought all night it was kind of like we were battling. They had a lot of transition in the game, kind of had us on our heels. I think that’s your leadership i... Full Story

March 28 Rapid Reaction (feat. Hoover): Canucks 3, Kings 2 (SO)

Jon RosenMarch 28, 20190 Comments

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Rapid Reaction, feat. Hoover, Senior Producer at FOX Sports West Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on the shootout loss: I think both teams played hard. I liked the fact that we came back in the third and found a way to tie it up, but then you certainly wish you could’ve gotten alittle ... Full Story

March 26 Rapid Reaction (feat. Jim Fox): Oilers 8, Kings 4

Jessi McDonaldMarch 26, 20190 Comments

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Rapid Reaction, feat. Jim Fox Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on the loss: We had a pretty good start to the game. Quick made some big saves too, it wasn’t that he didn’t, he made two or three really good saves in the first period. But it seemed other things were going in on us. They ... Full Story

March 25 Rapid Reaction (feat. Ryan Leslie): Kings 3, Flames 0

Jon RosenMarch 25, 20190 Comments

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Rapid Reaction, feat. Ryan Leslie of Sportsnet Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on defending well and the overall performance: Well, I thought they got lots of chances. I thought we played well the first half of the first period. They didn’t have a lot. They didn’t have a lot. They got... Full Story

March 23 Rapid Reaction (feat. Dave Joseph): Kings 4, Ducks 3 (SO)

Jon RosenMarch 23, 20190 Comments

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Rapid Reaction, feat. Dave Joseph of the LA Kings Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on beating the Ducks: It’s a good rivalry. Both teams have got a lot of history, a lot of pride, and I think whenever they play, as the game goes along for sure it gets more heated. Desjardins, on ... Full Story

March 21 Rapid Reaction (feat. Kevin Kurz): Kings 4, Sharks 2; Leipsic hurt

Jon RosenMarch 21, 20190 Comments

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Rapid Reaction, feat. Kevin Kurz of The Athletic Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on the team’s performance: It was good. I thought we had a great start to the game. I thought the guys were ready right from the start. After that, it was just a hard battle throughout. They have a good ... Full Story