LOS ANGELES – It had been a long road trip for the Los Angeles Kings and a trip home to face the Eastern’s Conference’s best team, Pittsburgh Penguins, just seemed to be the perfect time to turn things around. However, old friends kept the Kings at bay. Former Kings goaltending prospect, Jeff Zatkoff, who spent time playing the Kings minor league affiliate Ontario Reign and Manchester Monarchs more »
Jonathan Quick and Kings Blank Sharks In 1-0 Win
SAN JOSE – A story line had taken place prior to this game even starting. The home team had won 15 of the prior 16 (10 by one goal) between these two teams, the San Jose Sharks, and the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings were in a scoring draught, including being blanked in front of 54,000 plus at Dodger Stadium more »
Ben Scrivens Traded From The Kings To The Oilers For 2014 Draft Pick
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings have traded goaltender Ben Scrivens to the Edmonton Oilers for a third round draft pick in the 2014 NHL Draft. The Kings had a goaltender problem, and not necessarily a bad one. With three NHL starting goaltenders on their roster, the Kings had to make a move. 2012 Conn Smythe Award winner and possibly the best goaltender more »
Kings Remain Thorn In The Back Of The Canucks With 1-0 Win
LOS ANGELES – The storyline of the game was set before the puck was even dropped, but the momentum of the game started in the first nine seconds of regulation. Following the last time these two teams met, there was bad blood on the side of the Vancouver Canucks towards the Los Angeles Kings, when Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo was injured more »
Tom Glavine… The Hockey Player?
Tom Glavine, a legend in Atlanta, and a legend of baseball. Glavine, 47, was a ten-time All-Star, two-time Cy Young Award winner, two-time National League TSN Pitcher of the Year award winner, four-time Silver Slugger award winner, and a World Series Most Valuable Player. Glavine also had 305 wins over his career, best for 21st of all-time. He had 2,607 strikeouts, more »
Darcy Kuemper Helps Give Wild 2-1 Shootout Win Over Kings
LOS ANGELES – For the first 40 minutes of tonight’s game, we weren’t sure if we were at a hockey game or an open skate between the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings. A bland first two periods where the the Kings out shot the Wild 30-9, but that was reasonably all there was to see. Jarrett Stoll opened up the scoring more »
Martin Jones Goes In To The Record Books In Kings 3-2 Shootout Win Over The Avalanche
LOS ANGELES - Put it in the record books, Martin Jones advanced to a perfect 8-0-0, over his first eight NHL games, tying him for the record for the best start in NHL history by a goaltender. Once again, it took over sixty minutes to settle the score between the Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings as even overtime wasn’t enough, and the game more »
Dwight King helps give the Kings A 4-1 Victory Over Rival Sharks
LOS ANGELES – It’s like watching a constant replay. The Los Angeles Kings keep winning due mainly to the goaltending of Martin Jones, and the line of Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter, and Dwight King. I’d say Dwight King had his best game of the season, or his career, but with his play of late it’s becoming the “norm” for him more »
Martin Jones Continues To Shine In Net For Kings In 3-1 Win Over Maple Leafs
TORONTO – You can’t have much more emotion in a sport than playing against the team you loved as a child. For seven of the Los Angeles Kings players who were born within 40 miles of the Air Canada Centre, the Toronto Maple Leafs could have been that team. Oddly enough, all Kings players to score were from the Toronto more »
The Night Of Martin Jones, Nine Round Shootout Ends With Los Angeles Kings Topping The Anaheim Ducks 3-2
ANAHEIM – Oh the drama that comes with rivalries is just oh, too, sweet. It took sixty minutes, five minutes after that, and a nine round shootout to determine a winner tonight, but the Los Angeles Kings and rookie goaltender Martin Jones landed on top of the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 with a shootout win. Martin Jones made his NHL debut more »