-
2 months ago | 
thehockeywriters.com | Quinton Byfield |Trevor Moore |Raz Devraj
Getting back up to speed quickly was the message Los Angeles Kings head coach Jim Hiller gave to his team coming out of the break and after not having their greatest game against the Utah Hockey Club on Sunday (Feb. 23) yet still finding a way to get the job done, the Kings improved on a few things and took down the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights 5-2. Now 2-0-0 coming out of the break, the Kings are winning important games and quickly closing the gap in the standings.
-
2 months ago | 
thehockeywriters.com | Raz Devraj
Believe it or not, for the first time this season the Los Angeles Kings have lost three games in a row in regulation. That’s how good they have been up until this point. The Kings, who embarked on this five-game road trip last Saturday, are now four games in and remain winless with their latest defeat coming at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
-
2 months ago | 
thehockeywriters.com | Raz Devraj
It’s time to fully admit the Los Angeles Kings are in a slump. The days of relying on exceptional defensive play to win games are behind this group because in order to win, you have to score goals. It doesn’t matter how good you are at keeping the puck out of your net if you can’t execute on the other side of the ice, and the Kings have continued to prove that pretty much for the entire month of January.
-
Jan 29, 2025 | 
thehockeywriters.com | Raz Devraj
For multiple reasons, today has been a busy day for the Los Angeles Kings—their No.1 defenseman is set to make his season debut, the NHL announced the Kings’ Quarter-Century Team, a lot of opinions and remarks about Brandt Clarke have been floating around, Kevin Fiala is a game-time decision, and all this while they get set to take on the Florida Panthers for the second time in a week.
-
Jan 28, 2025 | 
thehockeywriters.com | Raz Devraj
There haven’t been many games where the Los Angeles Kings have made blatant mistakes and misreads causing them to suffer a loss. Last night in Detroit, too many things went wrong for the Kings resulting in a 5-2 loss to former head coach Todd McLellan and his Red Wings. The Kings have now dropped six of their last eight games and have scored two or fewer goals in nine of their last 10.
-
Jan 28, 2025 | 
thehockeywriters.com | Raz Devraj
It was a matter of time before players selected to represent their countries at the 4 Nations Face-Off suffered injuries that could keep them out of the tournament. The first big name to go down was Swedish goaltender Jacob Markstrom, and now, so has Canadian defenceman Alex Pietrangelo. A few other players (Charlie McAvoy for USA, Linus Ullmark and William Karlsson for Sweden, and Erik Haula for Finland) are injured as well but they are expected to be healthy in time for the tournament.
-
Jan 26, 2025 | 
thehockeywriters.com | Raz Devraj
In eight of their last nine games, the Los Angeles Kings have scored two or fewer goals. Scoring remains a significant issue for this group right now despite the way they are playing. It’s one thing when the offense is struggling due to a lack of chances and the ability to create, but it’s another thing when those quality looks are being generated and it feels as if you are doing everything right but nothing is landing.
-
Jan 23, 2025 | 
thehockeywriters.com | Raz Devraj
Once again the Los Angeles Kings avoided dropping three straight games in regulation, something they have been able to do all season long. Bouncing back continues to be a relatively common theme with this group and after a disappointing loss to one of the worst teams in the league in the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Kings responded with a 2-1 win over the defending Cup champs.
-
Jan 21, 2025 | 
thehockeywriters.com | Raz Devraj
It was just one of those nights for the Los Angeles Kings and one that we hadn’t seen in a while. Nothing went right in all aspects of the game. It was an outlier performance and one they aren’t used to delivering. Known as the best defensive team in the league this season, they sure didn’t look like it as they were dismantled by the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1. “We just weren’t good enough that’s the bottom line,” captain Anze Kopitar said.
-
Jan 19, 2025 | 
thehockeywriters.com | Alex Turcotte |Anze Kopitar |Quinton Byfield |Raz Devraj
If we took the time to list out all the different ways Anze Kopitar has made an impact on the Los Angeles Kings franchise it would probably end up being as long as one of those scrolls you see in fairytale movies. When you think of some of the best captains in the NHL, one of the few people who pop up in our mind is Kopitar.
