by Jason Scales | Jan 21, 2024 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL
Saturday night at TD Garden in Boston was a special night in numerous ways. The Boston Bruins were honoring their 1987-88 team that ended a pathetic 45-year playoff hex at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens as part of their Centennial Season celebrations. They also...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 6, 2021 | Arizona Coyotes, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
The LA Kings play the Arizona Coyotes five of their last 20 games, a string that started Monday night in Los Angeles. This is not insignificant when the Arizona team is holding down the fourth spot in the West, the final playoff spot. Now, to be fair, the Kings aren’t...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 7, 2020 | Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, NHL
Rookie mistakes are part of having a young squad. That was a bit of a theme Saturday afternoon when the Minnesota Wild visited Staples Center for a game against the Kings. First-period examples included Blake Lizotte taking a high-sticking penalty in the offensive...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 11, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Archived Features, Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Leagues, NHL
Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. That seemed to be the mantra of the night at the Ducks home arena on Sunday night with Edmonton in town. One indication—the number of penalties taken by both teams. The Ducks had four and the Oilers five. None were for more than two minutes. An...
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...
