Word Association: Five Kings take on four Avalanche players

It’s another day game for the LA Kings, something coach Darryl Sutter said he doesn’t think they struggle with.  So, we’ll see if they can continue the positive momentum they’ve shown over the last five games.  It will be a challenge because, as Anze Kopitar said yesterday, the Kings will be facing a speedy Avalanche [...]

Tuesday morning notes – starting goalies, line-ups and links

Tonight the Kings are in Edmonton for a game beginning at 7pm PST. Here’s some key preview info to get you prepped and ready…
- Jonathan Quick was the first goalie off the ice at this morning’s pre-game skate. So, he looks to be the Kings starter.  In 12 games vs. the Oilers, Quick has posted a [...]

Kyle Clifford – ‘I don’t want to just be a fighter’

We’ve already heard from coach Darryl Sutter, Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. Now, here’s what Kyle Clifford had to say following the Kings 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night…
- On his goal (shown below): “Just got the puck on net and good things happen…I’d like to say that’s where I wanted [...]

Dustin Penner and Rob Scuderi – just a couple of homebodies

During the early part of last season we had a series of articles where members of the LA Kings talked about things they had learned about their teammates. According to readers, some of the most popular answers were Dustin Brown trying to explain the subtle differences between nerd vs. geek and then-newcomer Mike Richards talking about [...]

Colin Fraser ready for ‘a tough barn’ in Nashville tonight

Forward Colin Fraser has faced the Nashville Predators 18 times in his career and picked up three assists along the way – with the most recent one coming during his last visit to Music City. He helped set up Drew Doughty that night in a 5-4 Kings win – which also stands as as Jonathan [...]

VIDEO: Preds at Kings previews with Kopitar, Doughty, Clifford

Courtesy of KingsVision here are some comments following this morning’s pre-game skate at the Kings training facility in El Segundo…
ANZE KOPITAR:

DREW DOUGHTY:

KYLE CLIFFORD:

To read coach Darryl Sutter’s comments from this morning – which included nuggets about his starting goaltender and Dustin Penner – click here.
Also, be sure to enter tonight’s First Goal Contest. Simply guess who will [...]

MayorsManor First Goal Contest: Game 5 – Canucks at Kings

MayorsManor readers seemed to be on to something the other night when the majority of people felt that Jeff Carter was going to notch a goal against the Edmonton Oilers. And with Anze Kopitar having posted 38 points in 39 career games against the Coyotes prior to Saturday night’s contest in Phoenix, it’s no surprise he [...]

Rob Scuderi on Kings win, Kopitar and Clifford

Post-game thoughts from defenseman Rob Scuderi following the Kings 4-2 win in Phoenix…
On getting the first win of the season: “It feels good. I think we’ve played some good hockey. Certainly not a full 60 minutes, but I think tonight, truth be told, probably wasn’t our best game. But, sometimes it doesn’t matter how you [...]

Kings at Coyotes – full Darryl Sutter post-game quotes

On Jake Muzzin’s first NHL goal: “I didn’t know it was his first goal NHL goal until after he scored it. But, he hit the net, you know? We talked about that yesterday; the importance of defensemen hitting the net.”
On Drew Doughty’s play of late: “I think our defense is solid. They played good all [...]

RADIO: Talking Kings v Oilers on Edmonton’s Team 1260

I joined Jason Strudwick for another guest spot on The Team 1260 – Edmonton’s official hockey channel. Because not everybody had a chance to listen to the spot live, we thought it best to share the audio here.
In the segment we discussed the hockey fans in Los Angeles, the Kings’ slow start, Anze Kopitar rejoining the line-up coming off [...]