ANZE KOPITAR RUMORS & GOSSIP

Conn Smythe Candidates

from Bob McKenzie of TSN, My top three candidates for the Conn Smythe Trophy haven’t changed much from the last round. Kings captain Dustin Brown leads the way with teammate Anze Kopitar nipping at his heels and Travis Zajac of the Devils also in the running. You can go a lot of different ways with Brown. He leads his team in goals, including game-winners, and points, including...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  1 day ago

In the hazy night at the Angeles National Forest

[Anze Kopitar emerges from the jungle to a clearing, and sees the shimmering visage of Zigmund Palffy waiting for him]AK: Ziggy! Why didn't you tell me?[The ghost of Palffy approaches Kopitar]AK: You told me the New Jersey Devils betrayed and murdered the Colorado RockiesZP: The Rockies were seduced by the money of the East Coast. They ceased to be the Colorado Rockies and became...
Via Barry Melrose Rocks  |  1 day ago

5 reasons the LA Kings are so good

5 Reasons The LA Kings Are So Good  Coaching:  Darryl Sutter fits this team. He’s getting contributions from everyone, and no one is playing above their talent level and getting exposed. On the road or at home he’s got his team and by extension the opponent dancing to his tune.  One Two Punch  The best pair of top centers still...
Via Hockey Fan Land  |  6 days ago

Anze Kopitar Scores Goal, Gets Great Reaction From Opposing Coach

The Los Angeles Kings continued their improbable playoff run Thursday night with a 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes. The Kings now lead the Western Conference Finals series 3-0 and are an incredible 11-1 in the playoffs. While Los Angeles has mostly dominated the series to this point, Game 3 was the closest of the contests so far. In fact, the Coyotes took a 1-0 lead Thursday night...
Via Rumors and Rants  |  10 days ago

Coyotes must adjust for Kings' top line

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Right now, there is no stopping the Los Angeles Kings' top line. There is only limiting it, or trying to anyway. The Coyotes learned that the hard way Sunday night, dropping Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals 4-2 and now face the challenge of finding a way to counteract the red-hot line of Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. The line combined...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  14 days ago

Short-handed goals huge for Kings

Anze Kopitar summed up the incredible dagger of a short-handed goal almost casually say, one step removed from nonchalant. "It worked out pretty well," Kopitar said Tuesday. This wasn't a garden-variety goal scored by the Kings center in November. It was the goal rattling the psyche of the Blues in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series Monday in St...
Via Fox Sports West  |  25 days ago

Blues must change mentality to survive

ST. LOUIS Mike Richards, Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter did more than give the Los Angeles Kings a commanding lead by scoring four goals in the first period Monday night. They made the St. Louis Blues a team that has built its identity on elite defense and goaltending all season question their direction in what has become a lopsided series. The Kings' early surge on their...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  26 days ago

Los Angeles Kings: Anze Kopitar and His Sweet Short-Handed Goal

On Monday night the Los Angeles Kings took it to the St. Louis Blues in Game Two of their Western Conference Semifinal playoff matchup. The Kings jumped all over St. Louis, shooting out to a 4-0 lead after one period. Anze Kopitar scored two of those goals, one of them coming when the team was short-handed. The above video shows that goal, as captain Dustin Brown broke up a pass...
Via Rumors and Rants  |  27 days ago

Fight card: Alex Burrows, Anze Kopitar scrum ignites line scuffle

On a day in which line brawls was anything but unusual, Alex Burrows of the Vancouver Canucks and Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings added one more for the score card of Sunday, April 15, 2012. It happened within the third minute of the second period after a Vancouver rush. Neither team had scored at that point, as Sunday’s Game 3 proved to be a defensive one as the Kings...
Via centericechat.com  |  April 16, 2012

Kopitar may generate Selke discussion

As the Los Angeles Kings attempted to revitalize their stalled offense over the past month, and as the team slipped from the more comfortable sixth or seventh place perch to toeing the line of the playoff barrier, center Anze Kopitar weathered the most advanced criticism faced in a six-year NHL career that began as a 19-year old rookie in 2006-07. Though selected to two All-Star...
Via Fox Sports West  |  March 07, 2012
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