The Los Angeles Kings need to find ways to beat their Pacific Division opponents if they hope to stay competitive in the Western Conference. In their first 14 games of the 2026–27 season, the Kings are 5-7-2, including 1-1-2 against division opponents.
The LA Kings were back on the ice this morning, in preparation for tomorrow’s game against Pittsburgh. After a big win on Wednesday over San Jose and a scheduled day off yesterday, today’s practice was the final tune-up opportunity before taking on the Penguins tomorrow evening.
At the 2025 NHL Draft, 224 aspiring hockey players heard their names called. Liam Lefebvre was not among them. Lefebvre spent the preceding season at Trinity-Pawling School in Dutchess County, New York, more than 300 miles south of his home in Blainville, Québec.
Week 5 of the LA Kings Prospect Tracker brings a familiar face back into the fold. Vojtech Cihar was reassigned from AHL Ontario to the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets this week, and pushes the number of prospects covered here to 22.
It took the Los Angeles Kings seven tries to win their first game of the 2026-27 NHL season, but they’ve rebounded since the campaign-opening slump, triumphing in five of their last eight.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
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The Los Angeles Kings have killed 24 of 39 penalties this season. That’s 61.5 percent, last in the NHL and almost two points behind the 31st-place Vancouver Canucks.
Adrian Kempe notched his fifth NHL hat trick to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 7-2 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Wednesday. Kempe also had an assist for the Kings, who are 5-3-0 since starting the season 0-4-2.
Adrian Kempe notched his fifth NHL hat trick to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 7-2 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night. Kempe also had an assist for the Kings, who are 5-3-0 in their past eight games after starting the season 0-4-2.
Yesterday afternoon, the Los Angeles Kings announced that they recalled forward Kenny Connors from the AHL’s Ontario Reign. In a corresponding roster move, the Kings reassigned Taylor Ward.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Ontario Reign’s three-goalie rotation appears to be no more. Yesterday morning, the LA Kings reassigned rookie goaltender Hampton Slukynsky to the ECHL’s Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
Tuesday brought an unusually high number of transactions across the Kings organization. When the dust settled a pair of moves brought plenty of intrigue.
Los Angeles Kings forward Alex Turcotte returned to full participation at Kings practice on Tuesday morning, per Jesse Cohen of the KingsMen Podcast. This
The 2026-27 season for the Los Angeles Kings has been an interesting one by far. Through their first 13 games played, the Kings hold a 4-7-2 record, with 36 goals scored and 45 allowed.
The Los Angeles Kings host the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday at 10 p.m. EST in a Pacific Division matchup — the second meeting between the teams this season.
Week five was a dud for the Ontario Reign. For the first time in the young season, the club went winless in a week, losing three games. Ontario started the week with a 4-1 road loss to the Henderson Silver Knights, then dropped both home games to the Tucson Roadrunners.
Another week has passed, which means it’s time for our weekly LA Kings prospect update. This week’s update was highlighted by a college hockey prospect: Kristian Epperson.
The Kings have changed the plan for one of their prospects. Per the AHL’s transactions log, the team has reassigned forward Vojtech Cihar from AHL Ontario to WHL Kelowna.
After 276 American Hockey League games with the Ontario Reign, Martin Chromiak made his NHL debut with the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, October 31, against the Buffalo Sabres.
The 2026-27 season is still in its early stages, but there are already several career milestones worth watching for the Los Angeles Kings. With veterans such as Drew Doughty, Artemi Panarin, and Adrian Kempe assuming important roles this season, it is worth observing several notable milestones.
Quinton Byfield snapped in a wrist shot from the top edge of the left circle at 3:37 of overtime as the Los Angeles Kings, despite blowing a four-goal lead in the third period, pulled out a 6-5 victory over visiting Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
The Ontario Reign went 2-1-0 last week. They won 3-2 over the Calgary Wranglers on Tuesday night. Then over the weekend, they split their two games with the Texas Stars.
The 2026-27 NHL season is still in its early stages, but several established players have struggled to find their footing. While some teams have gotten off to impressive starts, others are already searching for answers.
The Los Angeles Kings are in the midst of a nightmarish start to their 2026-27 season, and they got dealt another blue during their game on Tuesday night.