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The Minnesota Wild didn't get any help on the scoreboard Thursday night with both the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets winning. So Friday night's game with the Edmonton Oilers does indeed matter, the Wild needing a victory to clinch the...

The Columbus Blue Jackets decided to hold on to their draft pick earned from the Kings in their trade for Jack Johnson earlier this year, leaving the Stanley Cup champions to pick last in the first round of the NHL draft on Friday night in Pittsburgh...

The Stanley Cup barely had the Los Angeles Kings' fingerprints on it before Darryl Sutter suggested they should start preparing to win it again.

The Kings and Blues are scheduled to kick off their Western Conference semifinal Saturday at 4:30 p.m. PT at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Here's a breakdown of what to watch for as the series unwinds. KINGS OFFENSE vs. BLUES DEFENSE Kings coa...

Kings (34-25-12, 80 points) vs. Nashville Predators (41-21-8, 90 points) at Staples Center, 7:30 p.m. Five storylines to track: 1. 71 down, 11 to go - The more the stakes rise, the better the Kings seem to be playing lately. They've won three s...

Craig Custance writes that while there is no real sense of urgency when it comes to the upcoming labor negotiations between the owners and the NHLPA, many players are already saving money in case there ends up being a lockout.

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Kings 1 Eight keys to the game: THE FACTS: Traded from the Los Angeles Kings to the Columbus Blue Jackets two weeks earlier, Columbus defenseman Jack Johnson scored what turned out to be the winning goal Thursday night...

EL SEGUNDO-Nothing confirmed as of this posting, but the sightings continue to pour in. The Kings may have discovered some offense after all. A pair of 4-0 wins in the last three games has given some hope that a high-scoring team might still em...

LOS ANGELES -- The built-in storyline coming into Saturday night's game against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks was the debut of Kings forward Jeff Carter. Turns out another right wing, the one who wasn't traded away this week, stole the show. ...

Rick Nash doesn't want to wait until the summer for a trade. In a conversation with TSN colleague Bob McKenzie on Saturday, Nash's agent, Joe Resnick, spoke out for the first time since the Blue Jackets put Nash on the trade block. "We're hope...

Kings 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Eight keys to the game: THE FACTS: The Kings didn't improve on their woeful scoring average, but they managed to end a five-game losing streak against the NHL's worst team Thursday night at Nationwide Arena in ...

Jonathan Quick had 24 saves to lead Los Angeles to a 2-1 win over the Blue Jackets on Thursday night, ending the Kings' five-game skid and giving interim coach John Stevens his first victory.

After the 1st period: Kings 1, Ducks 0 The good: The Kings grabbed a 1-0 lead with 8:38 left in the period. Dustin Brown sent a shot at Ducks goalie Dan Ellis from the slot. Ellis, who is starting in place of Jonas Hiller (vertigo symp...

Kings 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Eight keys to the game: THE FACTS: Anze Kopitar recorded a natural hat trick, his second career three-goal game, lifting the Kings at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. THE STAT: Kopitar scored the first ...

Kings 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (SO) Eight keys to the game: THE FACTS: After the Blue Jackets tied the score with 1 minute 23 seconds left in regulation at Nationwide Arena, Jarret Stoll scored in the second round of the shootout and goalie J...

LOS ANGELES-A collective sigh of relief emanated from Staples Center on Saturday night, just as the Kings ended a five-game losing streak with a 6-4 white-knuckle victory against the equally struggling Columbus Blue Jackets. Jarret Stoll matched h...