Comments from Sharks’ locker room after 3-0 loss to LA in Game 5

Following their 3-0 loss to the LA Kings in Game 5 on Thursday night, here’s what they were saying back in the Sharks’ locker room…
- Coach Todd McLellan on the overall game: “Game 5, coming into their building, they were going to have a hard push. We talked about that before the 10 minute game [...]

Post-Game 5: Anze Koptiar – ‘We carried that emotion and desperation’

Comments from Anze Kopitar after the Kings 3-0 win over the Sharks in Game 5…
On if tonight was the 60 minute game the Kings were looking for:
“Yeah, I think it’s fair to say that this was probably our best effort in the playoffs, consistent effort. We carried that emotion and desperation that we had in Game 4 [...]

Jonathan Quick talks passing Kelly Hrudey on Kings’ playoff win list

Post-game quotes from goalie Jonathan Quick following the Kings 3-0 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday night…
- On the overall game: “We played well. We played hard, came out with a purpose. It’s not easy. It’s not easy to win against this team, they’re a great team. We need [...]

Post-Game 5 – Matt Greene on how he felt in his second game back

Comments from Kings defenseman Matt Greene following LA’s 3-0 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday night…
On the Kings approach to playing on the road for Game 6:
“Just got to get a win. I look forward to it, you know, play our game, which we did a little better job [...]

Post-Game 5: Dustin Brown on effort and Matt Greene’s play

Comments from Kings captain Dustin Brown following LA’s 3-0 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday night…
On if the Kings played with the effort they wanted:
“Definitely a step in the right direction.The’res still room to improve as a group, as a team. But that was a solid effort. But it’s about [...]

Drew Doughty – ‘It’s getting old for all of us’

Quick comments from Drew Doughty following morning skate earlier today…
On watching hockey with Trevor Lewis yesterday:
“It’s tough to not watch hockey playoffs. It’s fun to watch. We don’t watch much hockey in the regular season, but when playoff hockey comes around- any playoff sport I love to watch. Whether is baseball, basketball, I love it. Besides [...]

Sharks’ Scott Hannan on the power of his hair, the Kings and Joe Thornton

Sharks defenseman Scott Hannan was originally drafted in the first round by Kings’ GM Dean Lombardi when he was still at the helm in San Jose. After six-plus seasons in NoCal, the 6-foot-1 blueliner eventually signed a free agent contract with the Colorado Avalanche, before making additional stops in Washington, Calgary and Nashville.  Then, a few months [...]

Game 5 morning skate – video interviews with Brown and Clifford

Following the Kings’ 45-minute morning skate at Staples Center in advance of tonight’s Game 5 vs. the visiting San Jose Sharks, here’s what forwards Dustin Brown and Kyle Clifford had to share…
Dustin Brown

Kyle Clifford

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Trevor Lewis on missing Stoll, playing with Brown tonight

Following the Kings’ 45-minute morning skate at Staples Center in advance of tonight’s Game 5 vs. the visiting San Jose Sharks, here’s what forward Trevor Lewis had to share…
On the line changes coach Sutter is making to start Game 5:
“I assume we need to get a little more offense going. Sometimes you need a little [...]

Dustin Penner – ‘Pretty simple: see, hear, do’

On his opinion of how he is playing:
“Not bad. Could be better.” (reporter: “In what ways?”)…”, score more goals. More offensive zone time.”
On how to get more offensive zone time:
“Just have to do it. Pretty simple: see, hear, do.”
On what he did to relax a little on his day off yesterday:
“It wasn’t really a break for [...]