LA Kings Insider On whether the team’s mood has lightened: “I think our mood hasn’t really changed from Game 1 to now. Again, everyone understands. We went through it last year. Darryl always says ‘Four wins make a series,’ so we’ve got to just refocus. Today was an off-day and get treatment and just kind of get yourself [...]
Los Angeles Kings May 10, 2013LA Kings Insider The Kings did not practice at Toyota Sports Center on Thursday. Instead, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Penner, Dustin Brown and Darryl Sutter spoke with members of the media in the early afternoon. On the difference in the last three games, compared to the first two: “I think we’re playing up to our potential, or closer to [...]
Los Angeles Kings May 9, 2013LA Kings Insider -Dustin Brown spoke on Monday morning about Darryl Sutter being excellent at “getting that emotional level where it needs to be for individuals and the group,” a characteristic relied upon by the Los Angeles Kings in a resilient 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 4. Sutter isn’t one for the “sexy rah-rah” [...]
Los Angeles Kings May 7, 2013LA Kings Insider On Anze Kopitar ending his goal drought: “Every player knows what it’s like to be in and gone through what Kopi did. It affects you [subconsciously]. You try not to think about it, but it’s always in the back of your mind. A credit to Kopi – with the struggle he had on the offensive [...]
Los Angeles Kings May 7, 2013LA Kings Insider When Dustin Brown rounded the corner underneath the left circle and slid into the near post during the third period of the 2-1 regulation loss to St. Louis in Game 2, he knocked the net off its moorings while displacing Brian Elliott in a collision that left the Blues goaltender punching the ice in apparent [...]
Los Angeles Kings May 6, 2013LA Kings Insider On a grinding, one-nothing victory: “Yeah, it’s really hard to win a game one-nothing. We found a way to do it tonight. It was a huge win. We cut it in half. Now we’ve got to regroup and get ready for Game 2. But we’re going to need to score more than one goal in [...]
Los Angeles Kings May 5, 2013LA Kings Insider On whether the team expected to be in this position: “No. Four games in a series, so we just focus on the next one. We’re going home. We played really well at home this year, and we’ve got to take care of our home ice here.” On whether St. Louis’ brought a similar effort and [...]
Los Angeles Kings May 3, 2013LA Kings Insider Los Angeles Kings 1, St. Louis Blues 0 Second Period, 15:54 remaining SOG: LAK – 15; STL – 8 PP: LAK-1/4; STL – 0/2 First Period 1) LAK 5-on-3 PPG – Dustin Brown (1) (Mike Richards, Anze Kopitar), 9:55 Second Period Los Angeles Kings (5) at St. Louis Blues (4) Best of Seven – St. [...]
Los Angeles Kings May 2, 2013Los Angeles Times Coach Darryl Sutter will keep Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown on different lines. Sutter, players offer support of Jonathan Quick after Tuesday's loss.ST. LOUIS — From being overwhelmed by the Blues' frenzied forechecking at the start to losing on a stunning misplay by Jonathan Quick at the end, the Kings know they must improve in several areas to leave Scottrade Center on Thursday with a split of the first two games of their opening-round playoff series.
Los Angeles Kings May 1, 2013LA Kings Insider Since Dustin Brown’s suspension that led to a line shake-up in Game 47 of the regular season, there have been mixed results from forwards on the team’s re-shuffled top two lines. Justin Williams has offered the best production since the adjustment, registering two goals, three points, a plus-two rating and 10 shots in the two [...]
Los Angeles Kings May 1, 2013LA Kings Insider On getting chances in overtime, followed by a “fluky” play: “You might call it a fluky goal, but they outplayed us for the whole game. When you play the game that they did, you get the breaks that they get.” On a one-goal game despite St. Louis’ dominance, which led to an equalizer: “Well, Jon [...]
Los Angeles Kings April 30, 2013LA Kings Insider On the team’s mindset heading into Game 1: “I think we’re in a good spot mentally as a group. This is a fun time of the year to play hockey. To get back here after what we did last year, that was our first step. It’s important for us to have the right mindframe and [...]
Los Angeles Kings April 29, 2013LA Kings Insider Some abbreviated notes from last night’s 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks: -With a shuffled lineup due to Dustin Brown’s suspension and Keaton Ellerby’s return to the blue line after a four-game absence, the Kings concluded the 2012-13 regular season with a strong attacking performance featuring waves of pressure in a game that certainly [...]
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St. Paul Pioneer Press Jason Pominville missed the Wild's Friday night, April 26, game at Xcel Energy Center with an apparent head injury after taking an elbow to the face from Dustin Brown on Tuesday. The team has only classified it as an "upper body injury."
Minnesota Wild April 26, 2013LA Kings Insider Among the notes from today’s practice in El Segundo: -With Dustin Brown serving the second game of his two-game suspension Saturday night against San Jose, there were a variety of new line combinations. Judging from line rushes and the colors of the players practice jerseys, they were: Clifford / Kopitar / Carter Penner / Stoll [...]
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