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Kings place Kyle Burroughs on IR

The Los Angeles Kings have placed defenseman Kyle Burroughs on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. He sustained the injury after blocking a shot in Los Angeles’ Oct.

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Preseason FINAL – Kings 5, Ducks 4 (OT) – Danault, Armia, Hiller

The LA Kings ended the preseason with a 5-2-0 record following today’s 5-4 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks in their exhibition finale. The Kings opened the scoring inside the game’s first five minutes, with forward Quinton Byfield cashing in on the power play.

Jeff Malott News / LA Kings Insider / October 3

Jeff Malott is stronger, playing with more of an edge and more than deserving of his first Opening Night roster

If you looked at the roster picture for the Kings a month ago, you’d have seen a group of 12 forwards who appeared all but locked in to play on October 7, the first game of the regular season.

Los Angeles Kings News / MayorsManor.com / October 3

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Highlights Kings Opening Night Plans

When Tuesday rolls around, the LA Kings will be bringing a heavy dose of rock-n-roll back to Crypto.com Arena for opening night. Helping to ring in the

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The 'NHL 1,200-points Club' quiz

In NHL history, 52 players have reached the 1,200-point plateau over the course of their careers. How many of the 52 can you name in six minutes?

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'NHL all-time goals leaders' quiz

The 'Most goals in a Stanley Cup Playoffs' quiz

Los Angeles Kings News / LA Kings Insider / October 3

Anze Kopitar & Quinton Byfield talk FACEOFF: Inside The NHL, Season 2

Drive To Survive. FACEOFF: Inside The NHL. What’s next, Keeping Up With The Kopitars? “Who knows.” Anze Kopitar is building quite the IMDB page for himself, though that last one might not get past the pilot phase.

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The 20 NHL players under the most pressure for the 2025-26 season

Every NHL player faces some degree of pressure. Even Aleksander Barkov, who has captained the Florida Panthers to back-to-back titles. However, some players certainly face more pressure than most, and of course inherently some players are facing the most pressure.

NHL News / MayorsManor.com / October 3

Preseason: Notes and Highlights from Utah, Kings Fall 2-1 to Mammoth

For only the third time in this year’s exhibition season, the Kings played in an actual NHL building on Thursday night — against the same team they faced two nights earlier in Boise.

Ken Holland News / MayorsManor.com / October 3

VIDEO: Q&A with LA Kings GM Ken Holland

Leading into what will be his first opening night as General Manager of the LA Kings, Ken Holland sat down to answer a series of questions this week. Hosted

Pheonix Copley News / MayorsManor.com / October 2

Kings Lose Copley to Waivers, What it All Means

While all eyes were on Akil Thomas and Andre Lee when it came to the list of players LA put on waivers Wednesday morning, along came Pheonix Copley and stole the headline.

Pheonix Copley News / Daily Faceoff / October 2

Lightning claim Pheonix Copley off waivers from Kings

The Tampa Bay Lightning have claimed goaltender Pheonix Copley off of waivers from the Los Angeles Kings. None of the other 36 players placed on conditional waivers on Wednesday were claimed by another team.

Los Angeles Kings News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 1

Kings finalize 2025-26 opening roster

A well-balanced squad of 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders, the Kings look to climb further than last year’s first round defeat at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers.

Corey Perry News / The Hockey Writers / October 1

Kings Have Multiple Options for Perry Replacement, But One Candidate Leads

The Los Angeles Kings’ offseason centered on building a strong, veteran-filled, trustworthy fourth line; a fourth line that could be thrown out at crucial points in games, a fourth line that had the experience of being in those situations.

Los Angeles Kings News / Inside The Rink / October 1

Los Angeles Kings Assign Ten to Ontario Reign; Place Ten on Waivers

The Los Angeles Kings today assigned ten players from their training camp to their AHL affiliate’s training camp. Of the ten players, three are forwards, five are defenseman, and two are goalies.

Los Angeles Kings News / Hockey Royalty / October 1

LA Kings Announce Roster Moves

The regular season is inching closer by the second, and that means roster decisions will start flowing through. For the LA Kings, those roster moves started on Sunday, but most of them took place this morning.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / October 1

Los Angeles Kings Beat Winless Utah Mammoth in Idaho

Idaho Central Arena was the site of Tuesday night’s preseason clash between the Los Angeles Kings and the Utah Mammoth. Both the Mammoth and the Kings came with lineups full of players on the bubble of making their respective NHL rosters.

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The 'MLB playoff debut strikeouts leaders' quiz

The 'MLB playoffs all-time hit leaders' quiz

The 'Active multiple 140-receiving-yard games' quiz

The 'Last 100-yard rusher by NFL team' quiz

Los Angeles Kings News / Hockey Royalty / September 30

Ranking the Defensemen Prospects

Defensemen. Once a strong part of the LA Kings‘ pipeline, particularly on the right side, has gone through a makeover in the past three years. While the prospect pool isn’t filled with the riches of highly touted right-handed defensemen, it does boast players with potential.

NHL News / Athlon Sports / September 28

Erin Andrews Reveals What Husband Jarret Stoll Does When She's Calling Games

NFL sideline reporter Erin Andrews has been open and honest about the number of health issues she's battled in the past, including being diagnosed with cervical cancer at 39 that led her on a nine-year IVF journey with her husband, former NHL player Jarret Stoll.

Petteri Rimpinen News / Hockey Royalty / September 27

PROSPECT REPORT: Petteri Rimpinen Makes 18 Saves in Win for Kiekko-Espoo

Another day of LA Kings prospects playing regular-season games in their respective leagues has passed. Unlike Thursday, when the Kings had two prospects in action, five were in action throughout the day on Friday.

Anze Kopitar News / NHL on ClutchPoints / September 25

Why Kings must retire Anze Kopitar’s number next season

The 2025-26 NHL season has officially been confirmed as being the last in the career of Anze Kopitar, one of the longest tenured members of the organization who was a principal member of both Stanley Cup-winning squads of 2012 and 2014.

Cade McNelly News / Inside The Rink / September 24

ECHL: Tulsa Oilers Sign Cade McNelly

The Tulsa Oilers have announced that they have signed 6’3″ defenseman Cade McNelly for the 2025-26 season. Cade McNelly began his junior career in the WHL during the 2017–18 season.

Los Angeles Kings News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 19