Coverage of National Hockey League's (NHL) Los Angeles Kings (LA Kings) & American Hockey League's (AHL) Ontario Reign by credentialed journalist Gann Matsuda
November 21, 2014 Leave a comment
LOS ANGELES — Jarret Stoll, Trevor Lewis and Tanner Pearson scored goals, while Jonathan Quick stopped 25 shots to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes at Staples Center in Los Angeles on November 20.
Jeff Skinner and Eric Staal scored for Carolina. Cam Ward took the loss in goal, stopping 36 shots.
November 6, 2014 2 Comments
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On November 5, the Los Angeles Kings held an optional skate and most players stayed off the ice, choosing to work out off the ice and recover from their five-game road trip.
Alec Martinez, Trevor Lewis, Justin Williams and head coach Darryl Sutter spoke to the media. You can listen to the interview with Martinez and watch interviews with Lewis and Sutter below.
May 29, 2014 Leave a comment
LA Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin
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LOS ANGELES — In case you haven’t noticed, and by all indications, many still haven’t, or worse, refuse to do so, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin has taken some huge leaps forward, in terms of his play, during the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
I wrote about that on May 23, explaining the reasons that the vast majority of criticism hurled at him is unwarranted (see Contrary To Popular Belief, LA Kings’ Jake Muzzin Is Becoming A Solid NHL Defenseman).
After that story was published, Muzzin went on to play what was, arguably, the best game of his career, earning the second star of the game in the Kings’ 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 4 of the 2014 Western Conference Final on May 26 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
May 28, 2014 1 Comment
LA Kings center Anze Kopitar (foreground), shown here being pursued by Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane during Game 4 of the 2014
Western Conference Final at Staples Center in Los Angeles on May 26, 2014.
The Blackhawks are trailing in the series, 3-1, facing elimination in tonight’s Game 5 in Chicago. But as the saying goes, there’s a reason they play the games, and as the Kings themselves have proven during the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, coming back to win a series after being pushed to the brink of elimination is not impossible.
May 15, 2014 Leave a comment
Forward Trevor Lewis (left) has stepped up his game in the playoffs
once again for the LA Kings, while teammate Justin Williams (right) is
5-0 in Game 7’s in his NHL career.
Last season, the Kings also needed seven games to get past the Sharks in the second round of the playoffs.
As a team, the Kings are just 5-4 in Game 7’s in their history. But the current team, as individuals, has enjoyed great success in Game 7’s, earning a combined 52-7 record. That has helped make them comfortable and has them feeling very confident heading into Friday’s Game 7 against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center in Anaheim.
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