by Brian Kennedy | May 11, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, St. Louis Blues
Monday night the St. Louis Blues came to LA to play a game that is like the others remaining in the season for the Kings, playing out the string. The teams battled, though not furiously, to a 2-1 score. Nothing was doing for the first two periods, with neither team...
by Brian Kennedy | May 6, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Utah Hockey Club
In a game otherwise unremarkable, Anze Kopitar made history by gaining his 1000th NHL point, all with the LA Kings, on Wednesday night in Arizona. Kopitar has never won a scoring title, but that reflects his all-around game. Don’t forget, he won his Cups under the...
by Brian Kennedy | May 4, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Utah Hockey Club
And then there was one. Point to go to 1000, that is. Anze Kopitar is the player in question, and he entered Monday night at 997. He got 998 on the Kings’ first goal versus the Coyotes in Arizona. He then added an assist on a goal by Alex Iafallo to make it 999....
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 27, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
The LA Kings had no choice but to win Monday night. They’d better do the same for the next three games, too—all of those, including Monday, against the Anaheim Ducks. The first of the four was in LA, and the Kings had on their purple retro sweaters adorned with gold...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 24, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild
East Coasters and Canadian Division fans don’t much know or care what’s happening out West, it seems. Most have assumed that the fourth spot (after Vegas and Colorado, already in, and Minnesota, a lock at 63 points) will go to the Blues. Don’t look now, but they don’t...
