Anze Kopitar News

Jarome Iginla scored a goal in each period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

The only thing more surprising than the Los Angeles Kings sitting ahead of the Calgary Flames at the quarter pole of the 2009-10 NHL season may be the fact their leader stands alone atop the scoring race.

Jim Fox is a former Kings forward and the award-winning color commentator for Kings telecasts on Fox Sports West.

Dustin Brown is in his sixth season with the Los Angeles Kings . That makes him one of the team's few elder statesmen and as qualified as anyone to theorize about why things finally seem to be looking up.

Mika Pyorala scored his first NHL goal, backup goalie Brian Boucher made 37 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers opened a trip with their seventh victory in eight games, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

The Los Angeles Kings have been dealt their first big dose of adversity, learning Wednesday that they will be without first-line winger Ryan Smyth for up to a month.

L.A. Kings forward Anze Kopitar has much to cheer about this year. Anze Kopitar is one of the biggest surprises in NHL this season.

Anze Kopitar's scoring has led the way, but as the team seeks to rise to the next level -- and stay there -- the players will have to deal with scrutiny they may not have experienced previously.

Anze Kopitar #11 of the Los Angeles Kings waits on the ice during a face off against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the game on October 25, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

The celebration began at the 1:40 mark of overtime. It appeared that Lightning defenseman Andrej Meszaros had just won the game on a shot from the point.

Anze Kopitar scored the lone shootout goal as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday night.

Watch on pc - Atlanta Thrashers vs Los Angeles Kings >> Los Angeles Kings Vs Atlanta Thrashers Time: Fri, November 13, 2009 at 7:30 PM ET League: NHL - United States of America Last 10 matches: Los Angeles 6-2-2; Atlanta 4-5-1 Free agent center Nik Antropov has averaged nearly a point per game for the Thrashers, but has yet to score his first goal ...

The Thrashers weren't sure if they were going to get Ilya Kovalchuk back by the end of their upcoming homestand.

There doesn't figure to be too much pressure on Manny Legace when he makes his Hurricanes debut tonight -- only the task of stopping the club's longest losing streak in team history.

Week 8 of the NHL schedule should see the return of several injured players as they start to get healthy.

Randy Jones had a goal and an assist in his debut with Los Angeles, and the Kings beat Carolina 5-2 on Wednesday night to extend the Hurricanes' winless streak to 13.

Carolina coach Paul Maurice thinks Manny Legace will be motivated in his return to the NHL.

TV/radio: 7 p.m. Monday; Versus, WGN-AM 720. Series: First meeting. Last meeting: Hawks won 4-1 on March 22 at the United Center.

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The Chicago Blackhawks is hoping captain Jonathan Toews, seen during an October team practice, will return for its series of home games.