
Defending champion Kings ousted in Western finals
The Los Angeles Kings kept playing through a slew of injuries. They kept coming when the Chicago Blackhawks jumped out to an early lead, and they ...

Kane hat trick sends Blackhawks to Cup finals
Patrick Kane skated toward the middle of the ice, dropped to his knees and pumped his right arm, surrounded by a sea of red jumping up and down in ...

Blackhawks surge past Kings, take 3-1 series lead
When Bryan Bickell's shot slipped out of Jonathan Quick's usually inescapable glove and trickled into the Los Angeles net early, the Chicago ...

Kings top Blackhawks to trim series deficit to 2-1
Slava Voynov broke his stick in two with a vicious swing at the puck during the second period. The Los Angeles Kings defenseman's slower shot stayed ...

LA Kings beat Chicago 3-1 in Game 3 of West finals
The Los Angeles Kings know all about the creeping inevitability that sets in when a team gets behind 0-3 in a playoff series. After all, that's where ...

Blackhawks beat Kings 2-1 in Game 1
Marian Hossa winked when the television camera focused on him during the national anthem, a signal to his friends watching the game back home in ...

Blackhawks, Kings collide in West finals
For all the difficulties they endured along the way, the Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings are still standing. They might want to buckle up, ...

Kings edge Sharks in Game 7 to reach Western final
The Kings' seven-game series with the Sharks came down to another tense third period, with the home team clinging to another one-goal lead. Two teams ...

LA Kings advance, edging Sharks 2-1 in Game 7
Justin Williams figures he gets his knack for Game 7 heroics from the same source as the Los Angeles Kings' resilience throughout their grinding ...

LA Kings hope home is sweet in Game 7 vs Sharks
Although Dustin Brown will always remember raising the Stanley Cup above his head last year, he also remembers the pain of a first-round playoff loss ...

Sharks top Kings 2-1 to force Game 7 in West semis
The San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings have followed a familiar pattern for six games: The home team scores first on the way to the win.
Sharks beat Kings 2-1 to force Game 7
Buoyed by a loud crowd and another early power-play goal, the San Jose Sharks matched Los Angeles' three home wins with a third straight victory over ...

Quick's LA Kings put Sharks on brink with 3-0 win
The Los Angeles Kings haven't lost a home game in two months, and the San Jose Sharks gave nothing close to the effort necessary to snap the ...

Sharks hang on to beat Kings 2-1 and tie series
The San Jose Sharks barely held off the Los Angeles Kings at the end for a second straight home win. Now the job gets really tough: The Sharks know ...

Sharks tie series with 2-1 win over Kings
Joe Thornton set the tone for the San Jose Sharks with a dominant first period. After that, the Sharks did their best to hang on and tie up their ...

Couture's OT goal gives Sharks 2-1 win over Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are now the team bemoaning a late penalty while the San Jose Sharks celebrate a dramatic win. With the script being flipped from ...

LA Kings shock Sharks with 2 late goals
Although Trevor Lewis knows all about postseason heroics after scoring two goals in a Stanley Cup-clinching victory last season, even he was a bit ...

Kings beat Blues 3-2 in OT, take 3-2 series lead
The way the Los Angeles Kings opened the playoffs is old news. The defending Stanley Cup champions are headed home where they've dominated, one win ...

Kings rally for 4-3 win to even series with Blues
The St. Louis Blues were confident they could push the Los Angeles Kings to the brink of elimination when they took a one-goal lead into the third ...

Steen's OT gives Blues 2-1 win over Kings
Oh, too casually, Jonathan Quick fiddled with the puck behind the net. Switching from backhand to forehand, last year's Stanley Cup playoffs MVP was ...

LA Kings beat Sharks 3-2, finish 5th in West
When the St. Louis Blues won their season finale around the time Los Angeles and San Jose dropped the puck, the Kings and Sharks knew they were only ...

Blackhawks crash LA Kings' party with 5-2 rout
The Chicago Blackhawks raised their own Stanley Cup championship banner just two seasons ago, so their core players already know it's tough to go back ...

10 things to know about the upcoming NHL season
The lockout that lasted 119 days has ended, the new collective bargaining agreement is in place and the NHL is finally about to play games again after ...