http://www.mail.com/people/235204-anze-kopitar.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/235204-anze-kopitar.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2139790-defending-champion-kings-ousted-western-finals.html CHICAGO (AP) — 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 tried everything to force another home game in the Western Conference finals. They just couldn't find a way this year. Once Chicago's Patrick Kane found his offensive game, it was all over for the... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:44:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2139790-defending-champion-kings-ousted-western-finals.html 2013-06-09T12:44:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2139710-kane-hat-trick-sends-blackhawks-to-cup-finals.html CHICAGO (AP) — 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 waves. The hats began to come down as the Chicago Blackhawks rushed in to celebrate another trip to the Stanley Cup finals. It was an emphatic checkmate at the end of a long night. The Los Angele... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 05:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2139710-kane-hat-trick-sends-blackhawks-to-cup-finals.html 2013-06-09T05:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2135726-blackhawks-surge-kings-take-3-1-series-lead.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Bryan Bickell's shot slipped out of Jonathan Quick's usually inescapable glove and trickled into the Los Angeles net early, the Chicago Blackhawks figured Game 4 might be their chance to snap the Kings' daunting streak of home dominance. When Marian Hossa's shot eluded Quick for the go-ahead goal two periods later, the Blackhawks k... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:20:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2135726-blackhawks-surge-kings-take-3-1-series-lead.html 2013-06-07T05:20:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2130394-kings-top-blackhawks-to-trim-series-deficit-to-2-1.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 on course anyway, sliding past Corey Crawford into Chicago's net. The defending Stanley Cup champions have been getting all kinds of breaks during an unbeaten home run through the postseaso... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:34:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2130394-kings-top-blackhawks-to-trim-series-deficit-to-2-1.html 2013-06-05T07:34:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2130110-la-kings-beat-chicago-3-1-game-3-west-finals.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 they put every opponent they faced on the way to the Stanley Cup title last year. With more big points from their Siberian defenseman and even more big saves from their champion goalie, Lo... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:55:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2130110-la-kings-beat-chicago-3-1-game-3-west-finals.html 2013-06-05T04:55:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2124030-blackhawks-beat-kings-2-1-game-1.html CHICAGO (AP) — 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 Slovakia. Then he gave them something to cheer about. Hossa tipped in the tiebreaking goal in the second period, helping the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Saturday in the ope... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 01:14:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2124030-blackhawks-beat-kings-2-1-game-1.html 2013-06-02T01:14:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2122378-blackhawks-kings-collide-west-finals.html CHICAGO (AP) — 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, though. The ride could get even wilder. The Blackhawks and Kings are poised for what could be a tight and lengthy Western Conference finals, with Game 1 at the United Center on Saturday. ... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:34:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2122378-blackhawks-kings-collide-west-finals.html 2013-06-01T00:34:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2115732-kings-edge-sharks-game-7-to-reach-western-final.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 with tiny differences were one or two mistakes away from the Western Conference finals or summertime. Jonathan Quick hardly ever makes mistakes in the postseason, and that's the biggest re... Wed, 29 May 2013 08:26:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2115732-kings-edge-sharks-game-7-to-reach-western-final.html 2013-05-29T08:26:24Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2115464-la-kings-advance-edging-sharks-2-1-game-7.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Williams figures he gets his knack for Game 7 heroics from the same source as the Los Angeles Kings' resilience throughout their grinding seven-game victory over the San Jose Sharks. Williams thinks the Kings all drew their inspiration from that Stanley Cup championship banner hanging over the Staples Center ice, and it carried t... Wed, 29 May 2013 05:20:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2115464-la-kings-advance-edging-sharks-2-1-game-7.html 2013-05-29T05:20:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2113066-la-kings-hope-sweet-game-7-vs-sharks.html EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — 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 to San Jose one year before the Los Angeles Kings became champions. So even though the Los Angeles captain is playing in his first Game 7 in the Stanley Cup playoffs on Tuesday nigh... Mon, 27 May 2013 23:25:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2113066-la-kings-hope-sweet-game-7-vs-sharks.html 2013-05-27T23:25:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2112082-sharks-top-kings-2-1-to-force-game-7-west-semis.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — 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. After using that formula to force a decisive seventh game in their second-round series, the Sharks know they need to reverse the trend if they want to advance to the Western Conference finals f... Mon, 27 May 2013 07:17:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2112082-sharks-top-kings-2-1-to-force-game-7-west-semis.html 2013-05-27T07:17:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2111828-sharks-beat-kings-2-1-to-force-game-7.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — 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 the Kings at the Shark Tank. Now this all-California series comes down to a winner-take-all game on Los Angeles' home ice. Joe Thornton got San Jose off to a fast start with a power-p... Mon, 27 May 2013 03:54:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2111828-sharks-beat-kings-2-1-to-force-game-7.html 2013-05-27T03:54:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2107252-quicks-la-kings-sharks-brink-with-3-0-win.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 champions' streak in Game 5. Add in another flawless performance by Jonathan Quick, and it's clear why the Kings are going back on the road with a chance to wrap up this all-California series. Quic... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:49:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2107252-quicks-la-kings-sharks-brink-with-3-0-win.html 2013-05-24T07:49:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2102196-sharks-hang-to-beat-kings-2-1-tie-series.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — 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 they need to end the home-team dominance if they have any chance of winning this second-round series. Brent Burns got San Jose off to a fast start with a quick score and Logan Couture a... Wed, 22 May 2013 07:27:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2102196-sharks-hang-to-beat-kings-2-1-tie-series.html 2013-05-22T07:27:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2101846-sharks-tie-series-with-2-1-win-kings.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — 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 playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. Thornton set up Brent Burns' first-period goal and Logan Couture added a power-play goal early in the second to give the Sharks just enough o... Wed, 22 May 2013 05:56:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2101846-sharks-tie-series-with-2-1-win-kings.html 2013-05-22T05:56:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2095870-coutures-ot-goal-sharks-2-1-win-kings.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — 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 Game 2 in Los Angeles, the Sharks have played their way back into this second-round series against their Southern California rivals. Logan Couture returned from a second-period injur... Sun, 19 May 2013 05:28:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2095870-coutures-ot-goal-sharks-2-1-win-kings.html 2013-05-19T05:28:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2092416-la-kings-shock-sharks-with-2-late-goals.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 overwhelmed by the Los Angeles Kings' latest spectacular playoff feat. With three minutes left, the San Jose Sharks appeared to be cruising toward a well-deserved win. After two penalties and... Fri, 17 May 2013 07:50:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2092416-la-kings-shock-sharks-with-2-late-goals.html 2013-05-17T07:50:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2073146-kings-beat-blues-3-2-ot-take-3-2-series-lead.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — 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 shy of surviving the first round. Defenseman Slava Voynov scored on an odd-man rush 8 minutes into overtime and the Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Wednesday night, winning for the third... Thu, 09 May 2013 07:38:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2073146-kings-beat-blues-3-2-ot-take-3-2-series-lead.html 2013-05-09T07:38:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2067698-kings-rally-4-3-win-to-series-with-blues.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 period. Then the defending Stanley Cup champions pushed back and this highly entertaining first-round series became all even again. Anze Kopitar tied it with 12:46 to play, Justin Williams ti... Tue, 07 May 2013 07:45:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2067698-kings-rally-4-3-win-to-series-with-blues.html 2013-05-07T07:45:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2055146-steens-ot-blues-2-1-win-kings.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — 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 set to re-load a Los Angeles Kings' power play that had more than three minutes left to decide overtime. Those extra seconds of stick-handling ended up giving Quick a jolt of humility. Alexan... Wed, 01 May 2013 07:54:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2055146-steens-ot-blues-2-1-win-kings.html 2013-05-01T07:54:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2049396-la-kings-beat-sharks-3-2-finish-5th-west.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 playing for fifth place. The Kings still played hard enough to head into their Stanley Cup defense with one more win. Justin Williams scored in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 23 save... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:07:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2049396-la-kings-beat-sharks-3-2-finish-5th-west.html 2013-04-28T06:07:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1832628-blackhawks-crash-la-kings-party-with-5-2-rout.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 to work after a pregame party. When the Los Angeles Kings were finished raising their banner and receiving their rings Saturday, the Blackhawks reminded the champs that what happened last... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1832628-blackhawks-crash-la-kings-party-with-5-2-rout.html 2013-01-20T00:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1826756-10-things-to-upcoming-nhl-season.html 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 hastily arranged weeklong training camps around the league. Here are 10 questions and answers about the upcoming season: 1. What's the potential downside to teams playing 48 games in 99 d... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1826756-10-things-to-upcoming-nhl-season.html 2013-01-17T10:02:00Z