When Dean Lombardi was hired to be the general manager in Los Angeles following the 2005-06 season, he made sure to sign a five-year contract.

Jarome Iginla was worried his untimely penalty would undo his big offensive night.

The Calgary Flames visit the Los Angeles Kings this afternoon at the Staples Center.

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.

The absence of injured Ryan Smyth is noticeable in a game that is a dud offensively, and not much defensively either.

's injury may not get much worse, and having their all-time leading scorer back on the ice is certainly an improvement for the Atlanta Thrashers .

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Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings rebounded quickly from a one-sided loss.

Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings rebounded quickly from a one-sided loss.

Scott Parse stood between Dustin Brown and Sean O'Donnell on the blue line and stared holes into his skates.

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

Randy Jones, who was making his Kings debut, scored the eventual game-winning goal early in the third period, as Los Angeles scored three times in the final stanza to defeat the struggling Carolina Hurricanes, 5-2, at RBC Center.

Marked by an energy level that winger Dustin Brown noted "wasn't very good," the Kings' 3-1 loss Saturday to the Nashville Predators at Staples Center appeared just as lifeless in the team's dressing room afterward.

The Los Angeles Kings begin a five-game road trip tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center.

Dan Ellis made 27 stops and Cody Franson added a goal and one assist, as Nashville downed Los Angeles, 3-1, at Staples Center.

NSH LOS 0 0 NSH LOS 16:38 1 0 NSH LOS 4:52 2 0 8:25 2 1 9:45 3 1 Dan Ellis made 27 saves in his first start since Oct.

The Los Angeles Kings are starting to make some believers, but one couldn't fault the Nashville Predators if they're still skeptical of that team's excellent start to this campaign.

The Red Wings got the postgame-skills-competition bonus point last night after tying the Sharks 1-1 through 60 minutes and the OT.

Jarrett Stoll scored the go-ahead goal with 7:51 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings roared from behind with a four-goal third period in a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.

Jarrett Stoll scored the go-ahead goal with 7:51 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings roared from behind with a four-goal third period in a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.