by Brian Kennedy | Jan 22, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
Seven times prior to Thursday, Jonathan Quick had found himself playing in goal for the LA Kings on January 21st, his birthday. Four of those, he’d pulled off a win. Three times, he lost. As the Kings and Avalanche started out, it looked like he might go to 4-4. But...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 22, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Overheard on the elevator on the way to the dressing rooms after the Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 Thursday night at Staples Center: “I knew they [the Oilers] were sleepy on the second shift.” This from a hockey insider, and he was right. From the get-go, the...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 19, 2019 | Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Washington Capitals
Everyone in the southern part of the state knew he was going to do it. Sunday night, and then again Monday. Who? What? Ovechkin, whose one-timer from the left dot on the power play simply can’t be stopped. Sunday in Anaheim, he blasted one that literally went through...
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 Brian Kennedy | Oct 6, 2018 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, San Jose Sharks
The Kings came out to play Friday night. They almost never play on Fridays. They’ll be back at it on Sunday evening. That’s unusual, too. What wasn’t out of character was their performance. They could get two goals but not the third, and they lost to San Jose in OT....
