by Brian Kennedy | May 15, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
It had to happen sometime. Jonathan Quick had won all four game sevens he had played in up until Saturday night. That might have predicted a cinch clinch against Edmonton, who in that scenario would be stonewalled by his prowess and fail to score on lots of good...
by Brian Kennedy | May 7, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The LA Kings had debuted ten players to the playoffs by the time the puck dropped for their Friday evening contest at home versus the Oilers. Before the game was over, “make that eleven” was the lament. Why? Because Jonathan Quick got yanked after allowing four...
by Brian Kennedy | May 3, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The first night of the NHL playoffs a la 2022 was marked with high-scoring knockout games. 5-0, 5-1, 4-0. If you could have picked which one would the the mighty Oilers versus the much-injured Kings, you would have taken the first of those. Edmonton’s favor....
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 17, 2022 | Archived Features, Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Jonathan Quick found himself starting in the LA Kings’ net for the third game in a row on Saturday night, despite having been pulled against Colorado in a 9-3 loss on Wednesday. The Kings had no room for fooling around, as they came into the game sitting third in the...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 5, 2022 | Calgary Flames, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Of late, the LA Kings have just kept winning. With a victory on Monday night versus Calgary, in fact, they would be but a point behind the Flames for the Division lead. They would do so only if they could overcome an early deficit. Calgary scored with just ten seconds...