News Category: Los Angeles Kings

Kings relying on veterans as series vs. Oilers moves to L.A.

Fresh off a resilient victory that changed the course of their first-round Western Conference playoff series, the Los Angeles Kings return home for Game 3 on Friday against the Edmonton Oilers. The Kings evened the best-of-seven series at a game apiece Wednesday when they took a pair of two-goal leads, weathered an Oilers comeback and won the game 5-4 a mere two minutes into overtime on the most fortunate of goals from Anze Kopitar. If

Kings see bigger picture after series-opening loss to Oilers

The Los Angeles Kings will not even bother trying to fool themselves: The Edmonton Oilers were the superior team en route to claiming a 7-4 victory in the opener of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. With Game 2 coming Wednesday in Edmonton, the Kings expect the biggest difference to be their own performance. “It’s a seven-game series, and you have to win the first to four. We’re down 1-0, but we can easily win

Kings continue push for postseason, host Canucks

Vancouver hasn’t had a whole lot of success against the Los Angeles Kings this season, but with Saturday’s clash serving as a potential first-round playoff matchup, the Canucks are in need of a momentum-building victory. With the start of the postseason just two weeks away, the Pacific Division-leading Canucks (47-21-8, 102 points) are trying to avoid losing three of four against the Kings (40-25-11, 91 points) this season. The Canucks have already booked a playoff

Records aside, Kings keeping keen eye on struggling Sharks

The Los Angeles Kings will try to continue capitalizing on a favorable closing schedule when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Los Angeles (39-25-11, 89 points) will face just one playoff-bound team over its final seven games, including four against the bottom three teams in the NHL standings. The Kings didn’t let the visiting Seattle Kraken off the hook on Wednesday night, winning 5-2 to eliminate them from playoff contention. The victory

Kings take on Kraken, try to maintain playoff position

The Los Angeles Kings hope returning home to face the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night will be enough to help them snap a three-game losing streak at a particularly vital point of the season. The Kings (38-25-11, 87 points) are clinging to the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, three points ahead of St. Louis with eight games left for Los Angeles and seven for the Blues. “Home ice is going to help,” Kings

Win streak over, Kings aim to rebound vs. floundering Flames

If the Los Angeles Kings needed a reminder of the importance of every game, they received it in their last outing. The Kings saw their four-game winning streak end after they lost 4-1 to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, dropping Los Angeles into the Western Conference’s second wild-card position. The Kings (38-23-11, 87 points) will be looking for a bounce-back performance Saturday when they visit the flickering Calgary Flames. “We have to forget it,” interim

Comfortable at home, Canucks try to turn back Kings

The Vancouver Canucks hope to maintain their stranglehold on first place in the Pacific Division when they continue their season-high, nine-game homestand by hosting the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. Vancouver is riding a three-game winning streak and getting scoring from some unlikely sources as the Canucks enter the final stretch of the playoff drive. Another factor in their success has been their quick-strike offense, which has seen Vancouver score first in the past seven

Riding 5-game win streak, Lightning clash with Kings

The Los Angeles Kings will prepare for the finale of their homestand on a high note. After pasting the Minnesota Wild 6-0 on Wednesday behind goaltender David Rittich’s 31-save shutout, the Kings will wrap up their three-game stretch at home Saturday night by seeking a third straight victory when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. And threes were wild Wednesday for Los Angeles (36-22-11, 83 points). In a pair of three-goal periods in the first

Surging Wild look to continue playoff push at L.A.

The Minnesota Wild are making a hard charge to put themselves into playoff position. A Southern California sweep when they visit the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday would go a long way toward keeping their Stanley Cup hopes alive. The Wild (34-27-8, 76 points) reach Los Angeles after a 4-0 road victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Thanks to a 6-0-2 run in a season-best, eight-game point streak, Minnesota sits three points back of

Kings eye another win vs. Blackhawks to improve playoff chances

With time running low to lock down a spot in the playoffs, the Los Angeles Kings will open a key three-game home stretch when they face the improved Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. The Kings (34-22-11, 79 points) entered NHL play on Monday in third place in the Pacific Division, which qualifies for the playoffs. But one wild-card team (Nashville Predators) has more points than they do and the other (Vegas Golden Knights) has the same