Dwight King News

The Los Angeles Kings hadn't held a two-goal lead in the entire postseason until Slava Voynov's shot fortunately caromed off Mike Richards' body and into San Jose's net midway through their second-round series opener.

Los Angeles Kings centre Dwight King, left, and San Jose Sharks defenceman Dan Boyle battle during a regular season game last month.

After dropping the first two games of their first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Kings battled back to win four straight to eliminate St.

Penner was maligned and benched early in the season as the Kings struggled in defense of their Stanley Cup, but he has worked his way back and found his magic touch in the postseason.

The offenses came to life for both teams, but LA dominated the third and came back from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to win 4-3. Kopitar broke his slump with the equalizer, and Williams continued his fantastic play with the game-winner. Series tied, 2-2. Did the Los Angeles Kings save their season tonight? The Kings have had a rough go of it on the road ... (more)

Jonathan Quick made 30 saves in his fifth career playoff shutout, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 1-0 victory over St.

When the playoff matchups were finally announced at the end of the regular season, many predicted the series between the Los Angeles Kings and St.

Lighthouse Hockey is an Islanders -focused site, but we have an annual tradition of polling our readers to pick each playoff series.

Justin Williams scored in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 23 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings finished in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.

Apr 23, 2013; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin and Los Angeles Kings forward Dwight King battle for the puck behind the Wild net in the second period at the Xcel Energy Center.

On the surface, asking if a playoff streak is bad for a team seems rather ridiculous.