by Neal McHale | Feb 9, 2020 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, NHL
A tale you may have forgotten from the prior decade: That time the L.A. Kings and New Jersey Devils found themselves in the Stanley Cup Final. It was the 2011-12 season. Steven Stamkos scored a league-leading 60 goals, but his Lightning managed just 84 points, tied...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 9, 2020 | Archived Features, Dallas Stars, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
We’ve covered this before: there’s not a lot of reason to concern oneself with the LA Kings this season. Like all clubs, and especially those that have had success in the salary cap era, they have been forced to rebuild. On a daily basis, they make progress towards...
by Carolyn Mooney | Dec 18, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
Boston, MA – The Los Angeles Kings and Boston Bruins each entered Tuesday night’s game riding off of a win. The Kings came into TD Garden having won three of their last four, while Boston ended a four-game skid with a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Dec....
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 13, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Kings-Ducks might not now be what it once was. The Freeway Faceoff hype has worn off. Neither team is making a dent in the league this year. So the crowd on Thursday night (the Ducks almost never play at home on this night, so that too is a surprise) was sparse at...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 12, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, NHL
The Rangers came to Los Angeles, drawing out fans from New York for a Tuesday evening contest at Staples Center. Take the game as the Kings played it as a bit of a preview of their Thursday contest against the Ducks, and you might think they’ll bound in to Anaheim and...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 5, 2019 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Washington Capitals
You can’t spot Washington a goal and expect good things to happen, but that’s exactly what the LA Kings did in their 7pm start on Wednesday against the Caps. Too bad, because the Kings came out and controlled the game over the first few minutes, looking confident and...
