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LA Kings Need More Than Goals To Advance Past St. Louis Blues

EL SEGUNDO, CA — Heading into tonight’s Game 4 of their first round playoff series against the St. Louis Blues (7:00 PM PDT, Staples Center; televised regionally on CNBC in the United States, CBC and RDS in Canada, and on Fox Sports West in Southern California), the Los Angeles Kings find themselves back in the series, having won Game 3 on May 4, 1-0, at Staples Center, cutting the Blues’ lead in the series by half.

That said, the Kings know that they are still not playing as well as they can, or as they need to, if they expect to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals.

What stares you in the face most is the fact that the Kings have scored just one goal in each game of this series.

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Sutter, Martinez Relieve Tension In LA Kings Dressing Room With Cinco de Mayo-Related Joke

EL SEGUNDO, CA — As the media waited near the Los Angeles Kings’ dressing room area door at the their practice facility on Sunday morning, something rather unusual caught our eyes.

As some of the Kings’ players walked to the ice surface for an optional skate, one was very different from the rest, wearing a green practice jersey, a white sock on one leg, and a red one on the other.

But here’s the kicker…that player was also wearing a sombrero as he walked by, immediately drawing laughter from the media, and soon after, fans at the Toyota Sports Center, as defenseman Alec Martinez skated onto the ice.

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Frozen Royalty Video: LA Kings Player Interviews and Head Coach Darryl Sutter

LA Kings left wing Dustin Penner.
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Photo: David Sheehan/FrozenRoyalty

EL SEGUNDO, CA — Down 2-0 in their first round playoff series against the St. Louis Blues, the Los Angeles Kings, for the most part, took the time to rest up for Saturday’s Game 3 at Staples Center (7:00 PM PDT; televised locally on Fox Sport West), although some players skated.

With the exception of Dustin Penner, the players who spoke to the media on Friday did not skate, including Rob Scuderi, Jarret Stoll, and Mike Richards. Head coach Darryl Sutter also spoke to the media, and Frozen RoyaltyNHL on YouTube is the only source for the full interview with Sutter.

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