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Anze Kopitar scores in overtime, Kings beat Oilers 5-4 in Game 2 to tie series

Apr. 25, 2024 02:52 AM EDT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Anze Kopitar fired a wrist shot past Stuart Skinner’s glove and into the top corner on a breakaway to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series. Playing in his 94th...

Hyman gets 1st playoff hat trick, McDavid has 5 assists as Oilers beat Kings 7-4 in Game 1

Apr. 23, 2024 02:43 AM EDT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Zach Hyman helped make sure the Edmonton Oilers avoided another early first-round playoff series hole. Hyman had three goals and an assist in his first postseason hat trick, Connor McDavid had five assists and the Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 7-4...

LA Kings rally late, finish 3rd in the Pacific Division with a 5-4 overtime victory over Chicago

Apr. 19, 2024 02:17 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson scored the tying goal with 1:21 left in regulation, and the Los Angeles Kings earned a playoff rematch with Edmonton by jumping into third place in the Pacific Division with a 5-4 overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. ...

Kempe, Moore get Kings closer to playoff spot with 6-3 victory over Canucks

Apr. 07, 2024 01:45 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe had two goals and an assist, Trevor Moore reached 30 goals for the first time in his career and the Los Angeles Kings got closer to wrapping up a playoff spot with a 6-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Los Angeles moved out of a...

Akil Thomas scores 1st NHL goal as Kings beat Sharks 2-1 to improve playoff position

Apr. 05, 2024 01:51 AM EDT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Akil Thomas scored his first NHL goal and David Rittich stopped 15 shots as the Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Thursday night to improve their playoff position. “It felt amazing,” Thomas said. “For me, I just wanted to have a good...

Trevor Moore's hat trick sends the LA Kings to a 5-2 win over Seattle. The Kraken are eliminated.

Apr. 04, 2024 00:59 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Moore scored three goals for his second career hat trick, and the Los Angeles Kings snapped their three-game skid while eliminating Seattle from the Stanley Cup playoff race with a 5-2 victory over the Kraken on Wednesday night. Adrian Kempe and Kevin...

Nazem Kadri has goal and an assist, Flames beat Kings 4-2 to end 5-game losing streak

Mar. 31, 2024 02:21 AM EDT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist, Jacob Markstrom made 16 saves and the Calgary Flames beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday night to end a five-game losing streak. Martin Pospisil, Blake Coleman and MacKenzie Weegar also scored and Andrei Kuzmenko...

Anze Kopitar, Cam Talbot lead the way as Kings thump Blackhawks 6-2

Mar. 20, 2024 01:35 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar had two goals and an assist, Cam Talbot made 22 saves and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Tuesday night. Alex Laferriere, Vladislav Gavrikov, Phillip Danault and Trevor Lewis also scored. Adrian Kempe had three assists...

Kopitar scores twice and Talbot makes 28 saves as Kings blank Blackhawks 5-0

Mar. 16, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Anze Kopitar scored two of Los Angeles' four goals in the first period, and the Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on Friday night. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Laferriere and Jordan Spence each had a goal and an assist to help Los Angeles rebound from a 3-1 loss at...

Binnington makes 40 saves and St. Louis Blues beat Los Angeles Kings 3-1

Mar. 13, 2024 23:22 PM EDT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Binnington made 40 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Wednesday night in a key game in the race for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Alexey Toropchenko, Jake Neighbours and Brandon Saad scored for the Blues,...