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Kings' Kopitar ready to return
Anze Kopitar won't allow a puck to the face to keep him out of the Los Angeles Kings' title defense.
Kopitar returned to practice at the Kings' training complex on Friday, and he's ready to play in Game 3 on Saturday night at the Shark Tank after surviving a scary moment in the third period of Game 2 against the San Jose Sharks.
Kopitar missed only a few minutes...
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LA Kings Center Anze Kopitar ate a deflected Dustin Brown slapshot
Anze Kopitar eats a deflected Dustin Brown slap shot last night. Visors can only protect so much. [BroBible]
He returned because, well - you know.
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Kings’ Anze Kopitar takes a slapshot to the face
Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar took a puck to the face, courtesy of a Dustin Brown slapshot, and would have to temporarily leave the game Thursday night. With Jarret Stoll already out, things were looking pretty bleak out there.
Luckily, Kopitar was able to return after missing half the game.
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Anze Kopitar takes puck to the face
The Los Angeles Kings pulled off a playoff miracle on Thursday night, grabbing a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks from the jaws of defeat with two late goals. But the Kings almost didn’t have their best player on the ice for the big finish, as center Anze Kopitar took a puck to the face early in the third period, opening up a serious cut that needed to be closed. After a trip...
Kings stun Sharks with late rally
Captain Dustin Brown tied it with 1:43 left and Trevor Lewis scored the tiebreaking power-play goal 22 seconds later, propelling the Los Angeles Kings to a stunning 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night and a 2-0 series lead.
Brown scored during a 5-on-3 advantage and Lewis provided the winner on a loose puck with 1:21 left, sending Staples Center into shocked celebration...
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Two Late PPG Give Kings 2-0 Series Lead
((HT: NHL on NBC/Fred Murtz))
Things were looking pretty bleak for the Stanley Cup Champ LA Kings late into the third period...
But, when you go on a 5-on-3 (which is rarely called that late in a game this late in the playoff season), good things happen for the team on the power play...
Like twice... from Dustin Brown and Trevor Lewis...
So, the home team goes from 3-2...
Anze Kopitar takes slapshot to face from teammate Dustin Brown
Early in the third period, Los Angeles Kings forwards Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown were leading a rush into the San Jose Sharks zone when disaster struck. Kopitar dropped the puck off for Brown and drove hard to the net when Brown’s slap shot deflected off Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle’s stick and hit Kopitar in the face. Luckily for Kopitar it seems as though the damage is...
Sharks’ Raffi Torres suspended after brutal hit on Jarrett Stoll
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety called San Jose Sharks winger Raffi Torres in for a little one-on-one meeting after seeing his hit to the head of Kings center Jarrett Stoll in the series opener Tuesday night.
The result? He’s suspended for the duration of the playoff series, which means anywhere from 3 to 6 games. Stoll was to sit out game 2 on Thursday due to the hit...
Jarret Stoll likely to miss Kings' Game 2 vs. Sharks
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kings center Jarret Stoll is likely to miss Game 2 of Los Angeles' second-round playoff series against the Sharks after a hard hit from San Jose's Raffi Torres in the opener.
Los Angeles coach Darryl Sutter implied Wednesday that Stoll could be out for a significant length of time after getting hit by Torres, who has a history of dangerous play.
Torres...
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Kings Continue To Impress
from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
That swagger comes from rediscovering the ways in which the Kings found success last season.
Jonathan Quick stingy in net? Check.
A blue-line corps led by Drew Doughty, Robyn Regehr, Rob Scuderi and Slava Voynov balancing swift puck-moving abilities with strong physical play? Check.
A suffocating penalty kill? Check.
Rolling four forward...
Video- Raffi Torres Hit On Jarret Stoll
from Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider,
Darryl Sutter declined to offer specifics on the nature of Stoll’s absence, though he pointedly indicated it wasn’t because he was being rested.
“You know what? I didn’t play Jarret in the third period, and he wasn’t resting, so that pretty well tells you, doesn’t it? If you ask that question about injuries every day, you get...
Quick leads Kings past Sharks 2-0 in opener
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.
A two-goal lead was one more than Jonathan Quick needed against the Sharks.
Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career playoff shutout, and the Kings...
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Erin Andrews Joins the LA Kings Puck Bunny Club
Can you find me T?
Hockey player Jarret Stoll and Fox sportscaster Erin Andrews have officially been an item for quite some time. The LA Kings player and Fox sportscaster met through pal Michael Strahan. Now Erin is meeting some of Jarret’s co-workers. Erin posed with the LA Kings Puck Bunnies. It’s definitely hard to tell any of these girls apart.-TO
Erin Andrews Shows her...
Kings reporter congratulates Matthew Perry on his show being cancelled
During the Los Angeles Kings-St. Louis Blues game 6 on Friday night, Fox Sports’ Dan Moriarty went to interview Matthew Perry and it quickly went downhill. Moriarty inexplicably congratulated Perry on his “big news,” which turned out to be his show Go On had been cancelled. Moriarty referred to the cancellation as a “double-edged sword” because now it freed Perry up...
The Los Angeles Kings Recall Anthony Stewart From Minors
The Los Angeles Kings have recalled winger, Anthony Stewart, from the minors. Stewart hadn’t played for the Kings this season after getting traded from Carolina before the new CBA had been finalized. In previous seasons though, he had played many games with Carolina, Winnipeg and Florida. He totaled 157 games played the past two seasons and should be able to carve out minutes...
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