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Penalty Box Parade Costs Kings
The Kings may have entered tonight with a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven series with the San Jose Sharks in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, but they hadn’t played their best, particularly in Game 2 on Thursday. The Kings were lucky to be in the position they were in, and they needed [...]
Snatching Victory from the Jaws of Defeat — and the Sharks
Jarret Stoll was unable to play tonight and is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury after taking a high hit from Raffi Torres late in the second period of the Kings’ 2-0 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 1 on Tuesday, so taking his spot as the centre on the third line with [...]
That Voynov Guy’s Alright
Four days after finishing off the St. Louis Blues, the Kings opened up the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the San Jose Sharks tonight, with Darryl Sutter making no changes to the lineup. The Sharks hadn’t played in a week, so like I mentioned in my series preview, the Kings would try [...]
Round Two: Kings Versus Sharks
In more than one way, this is round two between the Kings and the San Jose Sharks. Yes, the Kings will finally get a chance to avenge their first-round exit to the Sharks in 2011, when the Western Conference’s second seed, the Sharks, won all three games at Staples Center against the West’s seventh seed, [...]
Playoff Preview: Western Conference
You’ve seen what I think about the series between the Blues and Kings, but what about the rest of the match-ups in the Western Conference? (1) Chicago Blackhawks VS (8) Minnesota Wild: Chicago: 36-7-5, 77 points, 30 regulation/overtime wins, first in the Central Division, first in the NHL. 18-3-3 at home, 18-4-2 on the road. [...]
Kings Knock Off Sharks, Punch Their Tickets Back to St. Louis
With the St. Louis Blues defeating the Chicago Blackhawks tonight, the Kings’ hopes of getting the fourth seed in the Western Conference and home-ice advantage in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs evaporated. The Kings hosted the San Jose Sharks in their regular-season finale tonight, and it was simple — the winner would [...]
Shootout in the Shark Tank
Seeking a third consecutive victory, the Kings headed on up to San Jose for a date with the Sharks, with Darryl Sutter making no changes to his lineup. This was a very important game for the Kings. Entering tonight with six games left in the regular season, the Kings held the fourth seed in the [...]
Former NHLer Antero Niittymäki Calls It A Career
After spending the last 14 games of his professional career with TPS in the SM-Liga, Antero Niittymaki has announced his retirement at the age of 32 because of recurring hip-problems. Remember this guy? On the first day of free agency in summer 2010, Niittymäki replaced long time San Jose Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov because of salary cap considerations. Niittymäki played strongly at the beginning of [...]