by Brian Kennedy | Sep 30, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, San Jose Sharks
California has been a tough go for teams from all parts of the country and Canada over the past several years. It’s a common question to teams who visit the Anaheim-LA-San Jose juggernaut whether they’re happy with a split, or even just to get two points. Sometimes,...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 18, 2018 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
The Golden Knights-Kings series has been a goaltending battle for the ages, with each game being decided by one goal in an ascending range. The first, 1-0; the second, 2-1 (OT); the third, 3-2. As the fourth began, the Kings were facing elimination. You might thus...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 16, 2018 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
In a series dominated by two goalies at the peak of their games, it only made sense that Marc-Andre Fleury and Jonathan Quick would do it once more Sunday night with their series returned to LA. Save for save, they matched each other, Quick helped by a goal that...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 6, 2018 | Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, NHL
Playing for nothing. It’s not just the fate of the non-playoff team. It’s also what haunts the mind of the teams that have clinched but who could move up or down the standings pending the outcome of the last regular-season games. That’s the case for the LA Kings. They...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 3, 2018 | Archived Features, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Inside Hockey, Los Angeles Kings
In the ongoing saga of who wants and who does not want to get into the NHL playoffs from the Western Conference, the Avs blew a point and squeaked a point on Sunday (Anaheim beat them in OT), then headed up the freeway to faceoff with the Kings. Freeway. Faceoff....
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 31, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
If you were wondering where the Kings-Ducks rivalry went somewhere around 2012, and thought you saw it come back in 2014 when the Kings beat Anaheim in a come-from-behind seven-game win, you probably like this year a ton. The hatred is back. And it’s not just...
