Los Angeles Kings News

The Los Angeles Kings garnered a 3-0 shutout win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, May 23.

The Sharks gathered at their practice facility Friday and were blunt about their performance the night before in a game in which they were outhit, outshot, outhustled and outplayed by the Los Angeles Kings.

Several years ago the NHL started handing out an award for leadership and they aptly named it after Mark Messier, who was undoubtedly one of the greatest captains his sport has ever seen.

The Kings had their strongest effort last night in a pivotal game. Sutter made some major changes to his line combinations in an effort to spark his team.

Soldiers in the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place a small American flag before each grave marker for more than 220,000 graves during the annual Flags-In ceremony in advance of Memorial Day to honor the nation's fallen members of the military in Arlington Cemetery.

Round-up: New York Rangers stayed alive in their playoff with Boston Bruins, while LA Kings took charge against San Jose and The Detroit Red Wings moved 2-0 on Chicago.

Anze Kopitar and Slava Voynov scored, and Jeff Carter added an empty-net goal as the defending Stanley Cup champions won their 13th consecutive home game in dominant fashion and lead the series 3-2. Antti Niemi stopped 26 shots for the Sharks, who have played more than 96 minutes without a goal since they appeared to be taking control of the series ... (more)

Galiardi points the finger at Quick. Doughty fires back. Everyone's dealing with the refs.

May 8, 2013; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Blues goalie Brian Elliott warms up before overtime against the Los Angeles Kings in game five of the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scottrade Center.

Joe Thornton had the puck, kept the puck, shoved other players off the puck, and otherwise bullied and bulldozed the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.

We've seen some electric hockey so far in the postseason this year. From nail-biters to blowouts, there's been a little bit of something for everyone.

The atmosphere and pressure of the postseason often brings out the best in a lot of role players and rookies, many of whom are eager to make a name for themselves on the game's grandest stage.

The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs.

Anze Kopitar suspected something might be up. In two games at San Jose, the Kings had scored two goals and lost twice to the Sharks, dropping into a 2-2 tie in the teams' Western Conference semifinal playoff series.

San Jose Sharks' Brent Burns, left, scores past Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, right, during the first period in Game 4 of their second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

Last night the Bruins took a stranglehold on their series with a 2-1 win over the Rangers to get a 3-0 series lead.

President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary is getting a friendly reception from senators of both parties laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a host of transportation improvements... President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary is getting a friendly reception from senators of both parties laced with ... (more)

Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators, Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks are the three finalists for the 2012-13 Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award presented by Bridgestone, which is presented to "the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice during the ... (more)

U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year.

For all that the San Jose Sharks accomplished with their overtime victory over Los Angeles in Game 3, they know it will mean very little if they don't back that win up with another at home against the defending Stanley Cup champion Kings.