Kopitar, Johnson helps 'Hawks bounce Kings in SO
Anze Kopitar and Jack Johnson scored in the first two rounds of a shootout and Jonathan Quick stopped both Chicago attempts, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Saturday night.
Kings cool off Blackhawks with shootout victory
LOS ANGELES(AP) Anze Kopitar and Jack Johnson scored in the first two rounds of a shootout and Jonathan Quick stopped both Chicago attempts, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Saturday night.
Kings beat Blackhawks in shootout
LOS ANGELES (AP) -Anze Kopitar and Jack Johnson scored in the first two rounds of a shootout and Jonathan Quick stopped both Chicago attempts, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Saturday night.
College Hockey 101: Problems for NCAA vs. Major-Junior
2 days ago by
Puck Daddy
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NCAA Hockey 101 is a weekly feature on U.S. Division I college hockey. Stick around and you just might learn a thing or two. As if things weren't bad enough for Michigan.Earlier this week, not one but two players, current sophomore forward Robbie Czarnik, a Los Angeles Kings prospect...
Schenn Up For A Day
2 days ago by
Kuklas Korner
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The Los Angeles Kings have had some recent injury problems. Jarret Stoll suffered an injury in LA’s game against Calgary on Saturday and is out day-to-day. Rookie Andrei Loktionov suffered a dislocated shoulder in Wednesday’s game against Edmonton (which was his NHL...
The Kings Is Dead; Flyers In West Coast Action
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Thanksgiving with the Browns
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Gionta, Smyth, McKee: Your significant NHL injuries of the day
11 days ago by
Puck Daddy
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The Earth is rotating on its axis, which can mean only one thing: More significant injuries in the NHL. Today's awful news:• The Los Angeles Kings will be without Ryan Smyth(notes) for up to a month with "an upper body injury," per Rich Hammond. Smyth is 10th in...
Jack Johnson's Proposed Pardon: An Uncomfortable, Unnecessary Intersection of Sports and Society
October 17, 2009 by
The Sporting Blog
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Jack Johnson was one of the first great American boxers. He was certainly the first great black American boxer. In death, he has become a cause célèbre for the glitterati and politicians alike, his story gracing the silver screen and the small screen, and his vindication...
Canucks down Kings for third win in four games
Henrik Sedin set up Vancouver's first goal and scored the go-ahead goal 3:54 into the third period, leading the Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
Sedin's goal, assist enough to take down Kings
Henrik Sedin set up Vancouver's first goal and scored the go-ahead goal 3:54 into the third period, leading the Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
Thursday's Three Stars: Kopitar Kings the Pens
23 days ago by
Puck Daddy
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No. 1 star, Anze Kopitar(notes), Los Angeles Kings:The league's leader in points scored two more goals on Thursday night to help the Kings pin the first road loss of the season on the Penguins, who had won seven straight on foreign ice. Kopitar has 13 goals and 26 points in 16...
Anze Kopitar, Ryan Smyth Teaming Up Against Opponents
by Susan SlusserFiled under: KingsSAN JOSE -- Anze Kopitar of the Kings is leading the league in scoring and his linemate, Ryan Smyth, isn't far behind him, picking up loads of assists by getting Kopitar the puck. "Kopitar and Ryan Smyth are as good a pair as there is in the...
Kings' Smyth injured
Just when the Los Angeles Kings had grown to love Ryan Smyth's contributions to their top line, they lost the gritty left wing for perhaps a month.
Kings' Williams has added motivation
18 days ago by
Lord Stanley's Blog
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Justin Williams was injured. And then hurt.
As the March trading deadline approached last season, the forward was recovering from a broken hand. He hoped soon to jump back into the Carolina Hurricanes' lineup and help in the push to make the playoffs.
And then he was traded...
Kings at Oilers, G25, 09-10
The Los Angeles Kings won 42 games in 1974-75, 43 games in 1980-81, 42 games in 1988-89, 46 games in 1990-91 and 42 games in 2005-06. The club is on track to be "in the range" for that kind of total in 2009-10. Among their leaders is Ryan Smyth (currently injured) who is...
As Kopitar's stock rises, so do the Kings
October 27, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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Anze Kopitar: Fitness is key to his start.
They spent $13.6 million to lure Rob Scuderi away from the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. They dealt for veteran Ryan Smyth and his annual salary cap hit of $6.25 million. And when it was all said and done, Los Angeles Kings general...
What happened to last season's scoring leaders?
11 days ago by
Puck Daddy
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When he's not trying out for "Frogger: The Movie" (co-starring John Goodman as Mac Truck), Anze Kopitar(notes) of the Los Angeles Kings is leading the NHL in scoring with 32 points; not bad, considering he finished 45th in points during the 2008-09 season. We all know...
Puck Daddy chats with Kevin Dallman about being best defenseman in KHL, life in Kazakhstan, NHL players in Russia
24 days ago by
Puck Daddy
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Remember Kevin Dallman(notes)? You're forgiven if you don't. His NHL career lasted 154 games between the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings, with whom he played from 2006-08. He was a serviceable spare-part defenseman, on the road to becoming a journeyman...
Ryan Smyth Clicks With Kopitar in L.A.
by Christopher BottaFiled under: KingsUNIONDALE, N.Y. -- In May of 2005, Ryan Smyth was at the World Championships in Austria when he lined up for a faceoff in Team Canada's defensive zone against a teenager from Slovenia. The kid won the faceoff and, from in front of the net,...
Kings sign G Quick, D Drewiske to 3-year deals
October 23, 2009 by
Fox Sports
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Goalie Jonathan Quick and defenseman Davis Drewiske have signed three-year contract extensions with the Los Angeles Kings, locking up two key contributors to their solid start.
Quick has cemented his role as the Kings' top goalie by going 6-3 with a 3.01 goals-against average...
McCain Is Leading Fight To Pardon Jack Johnson
October 16, 2009 by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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I hesitate to brag about how far we’ve come as a society when there’s still things like this going on, but the racial forces that allied against former heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson in the early portion of the 20th century really are a collection of rickety,...
Johnson's goal in shootout finishes Kings' rally
Defenseman Jack Johnson scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 Monday night.
THN Shootout: Royal surprise
12 days ago by
Fox Sports
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The Kings are surprising everybody with how well they're playing so far, and The Hockey News says Ryan Smyth's been a big factor.
Three Stars: Richards, Smyth, and Witt double down in victories
26 days ago by
Puck Daddy
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No. 1 Star: Ryan Smyth(notes), Los Angeles KingsMr. Smyth went to the desert and had himself a night. In front of a sparce Phoenix crowd (announce attendance: 5,855), Smyth scored twice, including the empty-net insurance marker with with :39 seconds remaining in a 5-3 Kings win. "...
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