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Here is a video of the Official Team of L.A. Live the Only Team Still Currently Playing at L.A. Live, the Los Angeles Kings, beating the Phoenix Coyotes to advance to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1993. Hey! That was cool, right?...

Western Conference finals Game 5 Kings 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3 (OT) (Kings win the series, 4-1) Eight keys to the game: THE FACTS: In the blink of an eye, the Los Angeles Kings ended 19 years of frustration Tuesday night. Dustin Penner's...

Dean Lombardi has his fingerprints all over Kings' run to Stanley Cup finals.

Dustin Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time as a franchise after beating the Phoenix Coyotes with a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.

While some deep playoff runs are the result of catching lightning in a bottle, the Los Angeles Kings figure to have their core intact for several seasons to come, a factor that leads Craig Custance to believe L.A.'s title window is just now opening.

Blog | Conversation | May 22, 2012

Day games at Staples Center don't happen very often for the Los Angeles Kings. When they do, they tend to be memorable. They'll try to make history Sunday at noon when they host the Phoenix Coyotes in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals. A vic...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Just a handful of players took the ice for practice Wednesday at Toyota Sports Center, the rest of the Los Angeles Kings were probably bathing in ice after the rough-and-tumble Game 2 victory the night before against the Phoenix...

Western Conference finals Game 2 Kings 4, Phoenix Coyotes 0 (Kings lead the series 2-0) Eight keys to the game: THE FACTS: If the Los Angeles Kings didn't have such a fervent fan base waiting for them back home, they might want to play...

Somewhere between admitting he injured his back eating pancakes and getting scratched by coach Darryl Sutter, Dustin Penner hit rock bottom. But he picked himself off the mat and rediscovered the hockey player who won a Cup in 2007, writes Pierre LeBrun.

The growing of playoff beards has long been a tradition for NHL players, and this season is no different. For the first time in a while, Kings players have actually had a chance to see what kind of beards they could sprout. Advancing to the Wes...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- In some ways, the Los Angeles Kings are very similar to the Stanley Cup champions from the past six years. In other ways, they're quite different. Nobody knows better than the handful of L.A. players who have won a Stanley Cu...

The stars finally aligned for the Kings. Not the stars that sparkle in the nighttime sky, but those that occupy a roster spot on the Kings, and swallow up a big chunk of the team's budget. Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar were outstanding in the f...

Western Conference semifinals Game 4 (Kings lead the series, 3-0) After the 1st period: Kings 2, St. Louis Blues 1 The good: After the Kings couldn't produce on the game's first power play, a makeshift line of Dustin Penner, Colin Fraser ...

Western Conference Semifinals Game 3 (Kings lead series, 2-0) Kings vs. St. Louis Blues at Staples Center, 7 p.m. Five storylines to track: 1. Ding, ding, ding - Anyone who watched the last two periods of Game 2 probably wondered if they ...

EL SEGUNDO -- Forget trying to put a finger on what turned this season around. You won't have enough hands. One of the favorites to finish high in the Western Conference standings coming into the season, with a roster full of skill, youth and expe...

Craig Custance provides his list of free agents who are enhancing their value with their play this postseason, including the Kings' Dustin Penner.

Blog | Conversation | May 02, 2012