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FINAL – Kings 3, Oilers 0 – Kopitar, Laferriere, Hiller

The LA Kings shutout the Edmonton Oilers by a final score of 3-0 on Saturday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena. Period one came and went without a goal in either direction and without a ton of scoring chances at either end. Just shy of the game’s halfway mark, the Kings got on the board as forward […]

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Angeles Analysis – Trap, Meet Mentality

So much of this Saturday afternoon tilt against the short-handed Edmonton Oilers smelled of ‘trap’ for the Los Angeles Kings. The Oilers were without a cadre of regulars including twin superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who is the odds-on favorite to win the Hart Trophy as league MVP, top-four defender Mattias Ekholm and starting […]

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KOTP Ep. 225 — First, Second or Third

With the Los Angeles Kings clinching a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season, what is still to be determined is who they will face in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. DB and The Mayor discuss the team's strong close to the regular season in addition to: Ovi 895. A prospects update […]

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Week 26 Recap w/ the Hockey Royalty crew

The Hockey Royalty crew (Russell Morgan, Joe Patarino and Randon McMahon) join host Jesse Cohen to crown a King of the Week for week 26 (WPG/UHC/EDM). The quartet discuss the Kings strong play since the trade deadline and the benefits of seeding now that the Kings have clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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FINAL – Kings 1, Kraken 2 – Byfield, Spence, Hiller

The LA Kings saw their four-game winning streak come to an end during a 2-1 defeat to the Seattle Kraken on Monday evening at Crypto.com Arena. Inside the game’s first two minutes, the Kings opened the scoring as forward Quinton Byfield scored a highlight-reel goal, his 20th of the season. With one hand on his […]

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Through his play, Kevin Fiala is changing the narrative around him….and that’s great for the LA Kings

Perhaps you noticed the moment. More likely, it passed without pricking your consciousness. But there was Kevin Fiala, helping protect a 3-1 lead in an important late-season game against UtahED4. If the same thing happened in October or November, you might have wondered if Fiala had snuck onto the ice without the coaching staff noticing. […]

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Liam Greentree, Jared Woolley advance to Round 2 of OHL Playoffs + Round 1 CHL Recap

Two LA Kings prospects – forward Liam Greentree and defenseman Jared Woolley – have advanced to the second round of the OHL playoffs, set to begin on Thursday, April 10. Meanwhile, three Kings prospects saw their junior seasons come to an end, as goaltender Carter George and defenseman Matthew Mania wrapped things up in the […]

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With his playoff debut dead ahead, Alex Turcotte is almost ready, feeling “fully healthy” at an important time

Alex Turcotte described the last couple of weeks as being tough for him. It’s not hard to see why, right? Working his way through his first season in the NHL on a full-time basis, his first playoff push where he’s got an established role on the team with a playoff debut dead ahead. And what […]

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4 Kings Prospects To Compete in Frozen Four, Beginning April 10

At the start of the 2025 NCAA Tournament two weeks ago, the Kings had five participants getting set to begin their quest for a National Championship. Fast forward to present day and with the Frozen Four set to kick off in St. Louis, MO tomorrow, the Kings have an NHL-leading four drafted prospects remaining in […]

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4/10 Preview – Kempe In, Turcotte “really close” + 6/8/10 Latest, Home-Ice Magic Number, Congrats To the Kempe’s

WHO: Los Angeles Kings (44-24-9) vs. Anaheim Ducks (34-35-8) WHAT: 2024-25 Regular-Season Game WHEN: Thursday, April 10 @ 7:00 PM Pacific WHERE: Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA HOW TO FOLLOW: VIDEO: ESPN+ / Hulu – AUDIO – ESPN LA App – TWITTER: @dooleylak & @lakings TODAY’S MATCHUP: The Kings continue on a four-game homestand […]

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Gameday Forecast – April 11 at SJ

The Reign open a weekend series in San Jose on Friday night at Tech CU Arena, the team’s final road games of the 2024-25 season. To preview the matchup, Jared Shafran and Paige Capistran are joined by the Voice of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, Mark Binetti, who will be on the air for all the […]

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If Game 1 Were Today……..Jim Hiller provides LAK injury updates heading into final week of regular season

Another day of updates, Insiders. Jim Hiller said today that he believes he would have his full complement of players available to him if Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs was tomorrow. “I do,” Hiller said, simply. The classic intersection of a marriage proposal gone right and a bevy of players in various […]

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Gameday Forecast – April 12 at SJ

Jared Shafran and Paige Capistran recap Ontario’s 4-1 loss to San Jose on Friday and look further into the matchup as they aim to get even on Saturday in their final road contest of the 2024-25 regular season.

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FINAL – Kings 5, Avalanche 4 – Laferriere, Clarke, Hiller

The LA Kings moved to within one victory of securing home-ice advantage in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they skated to a 5-4 victory over Colorado on Saturday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena. For the third straight game, forward Quinton Byfield opened the scoring, as he buried his 22nd goal of […]

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REIGN FINAL – Reign 4, Barracuda 0 – George, Sturm

Playing in his professional debut Saturday night, goaltender Carter George stopped all 33 shots that came his way to lead the Ontario Reign (41-24-3-1) to a 4-0 victory over the San Jose Barracuda (35-26-5-4) at Tech CU Arena. Reilly Walsh also made a major contribution to the win, scoring a season-high three points with two […]

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Path To The Throne – Quinton Byfield

In Quinton Byfield’s comfortable home in Manhattan Beach, homemade cookies in a big plastic bag have been rescued from his freezer by his mother Nicole Kasper and are sitting on the kitchen island. An artificial Christmas tree still spreads red, green and blue festive cheer from an adjacent room even though it’s mid-April. The only […]

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FINAL – Kings 5, Oilers 0 – Kempe, Anderson, Hiller

The LA Kings secured home-ice advantage in Round 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 5-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday evening at Rogers Place in Alberta. The Kings opened the scoring inside the first three minutes of the game as forward Warren Foegele found the back of the net against […]

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Kings secure home-ice advantage in Round 1 series versus Edmonton

The stage is set. Kings versus Oilers, Part 4. But there’s a wrinkle about what’s to come. For the first time in this matchup and the first time in any Kings playoff series since 2016, the Kings will play Game 1 on home ice, at Crypto.com Arena. The last three seasons have been extremely familiar. […]

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FINAL – Kings 6, Kraken 5 – Turcotte, Helenius, Hiller

The LA Kings tied a franchise record for most wins and points in a single season as they defeated the Seattle Kraken by a 6-5 final score on Tuesday evening at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. More than 15 minutes into the opening period, the Kings got on the board through forward Samuel Helenius. The […]

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Angeles Analysis – 81 Down

81 games in the bank. One game to go……until the real season starts, that is. These are weird games. Easy to see that and easy to admit it. After locking in home-ice advantage on Monday, Tuesday’s game carried what was obviously a different flavor to it. “There’s no question it’s different than it was [in […]

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