Returning for their 60th NHL season, the LA Kings 2026-27 schedule is now available. This year brings a new twist, and a throwback to the mid-90s, as the NHL has moved from its traditional 82-game season to 84 games, with each team playing an additional two contests — and reducing the number of preseason games […]
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Hockey’s Best Kept Secret is Happening This Weekend in Florida
The geo-political climate surrounding Russia has kept some of hockey’s biggest stars out of international tournaments like the Four Nations Face-Off, the World Junior Championships, and the Winter Olympics. Names like Ovechkin, Kaprizov, Panarin, Kucherov, Vasilevskiy — the list goes on. But what’s getting far less attention is how the same dynamics are impacting NHL […]
Rapid Review: LA Offense Goes Nuts, Kings Shutout Blackhawks in Rematch
Cliches are an interesting thing. One of the many reasons they’ve stood the test of time is quite often they end up being true. Winning solves everything. It’s a classic line in sports, and, well… it’s true. After a few stinkers earlier in the week, coach Jim Hiller watched his squad break-through in a big […]
Projected Lineups: Kings vs. Blackhawks, Plus Notes on the Sequel That Must be Better
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Winning an NHL hockey game may not be that easy, yet Saturday night’s effort by the Kings must be much, much better than it was on Thursday. “The first period was terrible, and that might be polite,” said Hiller. “We had a team of players tonight […]
Rapid Review: Kings Are Streaking on the Road, Take Down Hawks in Chicago
Stop the presses, LA won a game in regulation. Perhaps social media can stop talking about it now. Maybe the focus instead should be on their performance thus far on the road. Through four games of the current five-game trip away from SoCal, coach Jim Hiller’s squad has picked up seven of a possible eight […]