by Bob Fina | Feb 8, 2019 | Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Photo Galleries
The visiting Los Angeles Kings defeated the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 3-2 in a shootout. Three Star Selections: 1st Jonathan Quick (#32 LAK) 2nd Sean Couturier (#14 PHI) 3rd Austin Wagner (#51 LAK)
by Neal McHale | Feb 3, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL
Can Nico Hischier be the high-impact, face of the franchsie-type player for the Devils? Saturday afternoon might have given a peek inside that window. Facing a daunting task, minus Taylor Hall, Sami Vatanen and Travis Zajac, among others and in the tough Bell Centre,...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 21, 2019 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues
The Kings have to win twenty-five more games to wind up with 94 points. They have only thirty-two games to do that in. That’s the math. Now, you probably don’t want to hear about that for one of two reasons. First, you’re from away and don’t care how this team is...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 13, 2019 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
Back-to-back. You’re supposed to be tired, especially if your arms are weak from raising them on seven goal celebrations. But the Penguins were anything but that way in the early going on Saturday night. They came out in Los Angeles pretty much as they’d left Anaheim...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 11, 2019 | Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Ottawa Senators
Exactly the same lineup, save for one defenseman. Even the same goalie. How cheeky is that of Ottawa coming off the first half of a back-to-back? Maybe they figured what worked down the road in Anaheim would work in downtown LA. Maybe they were making a comment on...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 6, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Apparently, I wasn’t the only one who noticed how poorly the Edmonton Oilers played in LA Saturday night on the way to a 4-0 loss. When their coach, Ken Hitchcock, was asked about his team after the game, he said, “The start? Come on. We had one player show up and...