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 | Mar 6, 2020 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs
The Kings have lots to play for, if spoiling other teams’ chances counts. This started a few nights ago as they began a team-high (tie) nine straight home games that stretch through March 20. With 58 points coming into Thursday night and sixteen games to go, a perfect...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 27, 2020 | Inside Hockey, NHL
Compared to the flurry of activity that the Ducks saw this trade deadline week, the Kings were quiet. In fact, the LA team had just one new player in the lineup, in the person of Trevor Moore. He wasn’t even that new, having come over from Toronto early in February in...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 13, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Kings-Ducks might not now be what it once was. The Freeway Faceoff hype has worn off. Neither team is making a dent in the league this year. So the crowd on Thursday night (the Ducks almost never play at home on this night, so that too is a surprise) was sparse at...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 12, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, NHL
The Rangers came to Los Angeles, drawing out fans from New York for a Tuesday evening contest at Staples Center. Take the game as the Kings played it as a bit of a preview of their Thursday contest against the Ducks, and you might think they’ll bound in to Anaheim and...