Tuesday night’s game between the Kings and Ducks was one of the best-ever in a crosstown rivalry that has already been filled with many memorable moments over the prior 20 years. Coming fresh off of both teams unveiling their specialty jerseys for next month’s game at Dodger Stadium, this marked the first time they had [...]
Penner stays red hot, scores another pair, Ducks drown the Flames
November 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Dustin Penner hadn’t scored two goals in the same game since February 2011, back when he was still a member of the Edmonton Oilers. He’s now done it twice in less than a week. Following up on his two goal performance for the Ducks last Saturday, Penner netted another pair on Friday in a 5-2 [...]
Brent Burns hat trick powers Sharks past the Blues
November 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fresh off their shootout win over the Kings on Wednesday, the Pacific Division leading San Jose Sharks used a Brent Burns hat trick to down the visiting St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Friday. With the two points, they now sit just one point behind Chicago for the NHL’s top spot.
After the game, here’s what was [...]
Kings tie club points streak, talk 3-2 shootout loss to Sharks
November 28, 2013 By 3 Comments
Although they lost 3-2 in a shootout Wednesday night, the Kings have now recorded at least one point in 11 straight games, tying the club record. Jeff Carter, playing in just his second game since returning with a foot injury, scored only 18 seconds into the first period. However, it wasn’t enough, as Sharks captain [...]
Sharks players talk 3-2 shootout win over LA Kings
November 28, 2013 By 3 Comments
Comments from the San Jose Sharks locker room following their 3-2 shootout win over the visiting LA Kings on Wednesday night…
- Head Coach Todd McLellan on the overall game: “You watch what’s going on in front of you, you have an idea of what your shooter can do. We were beating him with dekes so [...]
Coach Speak: Patrick Roy vs Darryl Sutter after Avs 1-0 OT win
November 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Following the Kings 1-0 overtime loss to the Avalanche on Saturday night, here’s what both coaches had to share…
- Darryl Sutter on the overall game: “We played a good game, but we have a lot of guys out of the lineup, knocked two guys out again last game. The goalie has to make big saves, [...]
Ducks no longer perfect after accident at home
November 21, 2013 By
When the Ducks last left Honda Center for an eastern road trip, they were 8-0 at home and coming off an 8-1 stretch overall. But, then the tide turned. Wednesday night they returned to Anaheim following losses to Florida, Tampa Bay, Carolina and Pittsburgh.
Things appeared to be going their way most of the night, until [...]
Monarchs coach singing the praises of Kings top prospects
November 20, 2013 By
On Wednesday afternoon, Manchester Monarchs coach Mark Morris was a guest on NHL Network Radio with host Scott Laughlin. During the course of the conversation, Morris had plenty to say about the Kings top prospects, both the players currently with the big club and several of the stars-in-waiting down in the AHL. Here’s a transcript [...]
Coach Speak: Darryl Sutter talks Kings 5-2 win over Lightning
November 19, 2013 By
Following the Kings 5-2 win at home over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night, here’s what LA coach Darryl Sutter had to share…
- On Ben Scrivens’ play: “He didn’t have much work tonight. Only needed four or five saves. He made a big save in the third…That’s why we’re a good team. We [...]
Ducks’ Boudreau talks up the Kings, warming up to Penner
Comments from Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau following Anaheim’s morning skate, in advance of hosting the LA Kings later tonight…
On Bryan Allen:
“It’s a game time decision. He’ll take warm up and we’ll see.” [Reporter: So it wasn’t contingent upon whether he skated…] “No. No. We wanted to give it until the last minute, didn’t want to [...]