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...
by Rachel Lewis | Dec 13, 2018 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Photo Galleries
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. (Rachel Lewis – Inside Hockey)
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 9, 2018 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
Slowly, the tide in LA is turning. This is in part because the Kings have added some new players recently and forgotten to tell them to play a slow, boring, no-offense game. Whoever’s job that is: thanks for failing! Because Brendan Leipsic and Nikita Scherbak are...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 7, 2018 | Archived Features, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Is this how it’s going to go in the slow march towards the milestones of the hockey season—Christmas, All-Star, 427 outdoor games, trade deadline, golf—for the LA Kings? They win a spectacular outing on Sunday night, with Jonathan Quick playing out of his head for a...