POST-GAME: Includes audio of National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman’s press conference during the first intermission. LOS ANGELES — If you have ever read the directions on a shampoo bottle you might see the phrase, “wash, rinse, repeat.” That phrase comes to mind after watching the Los Angeles Kings get off to a solid start... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio And NHL Video: LA Kings Snap 5-Game Skid With Sloppy 6-4 Win Over Columbus
POST-GAME AUDIO: Includes reaction from Jack Johnson, who signed a seven-year contract extension on January 8. LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings finally snapped their five-game losing streak with a 6-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in front of a sellout crowd of 18,118 fans at Staples Center in Los Angeles on January... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio and NHL Video: Predators Hand Sinking LA Kings Their Fifth Straight Loss
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings are, once again, in free fall after dropping a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators at Staples Center on January 6. The loss was their fifth straight defeat, all on home ice, and all due primarily to inconsistent play, much of that being the result of mental lapses... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio and NHL Video: Tired LA Kings Gift-Wrap 7 In Loss To Philadelphia
LOS ANGELES — Following the Los Angeles Kings’ embarrassing 7-4 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers at Staples Center in Los Angeles on December 30, one thing was as clear as glass... The Kings are a tired team. Indeed, the blown defensive coverages, blatant miscues, the plethora of turnovers and one poor decision after another in... Continue Reading →
Gann Matsuda On The Hockey Writers: Los Angeles Kings Need To Solve Power Play Woes Soon
LOS ANGELES — After a blazing hot 12-3-0 start to the season, followed by a stretch where they lost seven out of eight games, the Los Angeles Kings are now in a 4-0-1 stretch heading into St. Louis, where they will skate on December 16 against the Blues, who trail the Kings by two points... Continue Reading →
Best Players Are Starting To Come Through For The Los Angeles Kings
LOS ANGELES — After a smoking hot 12-3-0 start followed by a 2-6-0 nose dive, one thing has been a constant for the Los Angeles Kings this season... ...that they have a gaping hole on their top line at left wing, as evidenced by the fact that so many players have played that position this... Continue Reading →
Gann Matsuda On The Hockey Writers: LA Kings Need To Get Drew Doughty, Power Play Out Of Doldrums
EL SEGUNDO AND LOS ANGELES, CA — Despite getting blown out of the HP Pavilion by the San Jose Sharks, 6-3, on November 15, the Los Angeles Kings are still on top of the Western Conference standings with an outstanding 12-4-0 record to start the 2010-11 National Hockey League season. Indeed, the Kings have played... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio And NHL Video: Ryan Smyth Lifts LA Kings To 4-1 Win Over Nashville In Milestone Game
LOS ANGELES — Don’t look now Southern California, but even though the weather here has turned cool once again, the Los Angeles Kings are still smoking hot, and there is no sign of a cooling trend on the horizon. Indeed, the Kings went into action on November 6 as the best team, not just in... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio And NHL Video: Williams, Quick Lead LA Kings To 1-0 Win Over Tampa Bay
LOS ANGELES — Justin Williams scored a highlight-reel goal early in the third period while Jonathan Quick stopped all 24 shots he faced to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,118 fans at Staples Center in Los Angeles on November... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Forward Brad Richardson Hopes To Lose Utility Man Label Someday
LOS ANGELES — With the Los Angeles Kings back home from a five-game road trip in which they earned a solid 3-2-0 record, they now find themselves in a rather lofty position, atop the Western Conference standings and second in the overall National Hockey League standings (through games played on October 29). As one might... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio and NHL Video: LA Kings Win Game Against Carolina, But Lose Doughty
LOS ANGELES — Ryan Smyth, Michal Handzus, Anze Kopitar and Andrei Loktionov scored a goal each to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a sloppy 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in front of 17,769 fans at Staples Center on October 20. Smyth opened the scoring at 5:43 of the first period finishing off a... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Getting Solid Production From Second Line In Early Going
LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — As they have struggled on the power play, scoring just one goal in 16 times shorthanded through the first four games of their 2010-11 National Hockey League season, and with star center Anze Kopitar off to a slow start with just three assists in the four games, the... Continue Reading →