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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The next day often matters just as much as the game itself when it comes to a player returning to the ice after a lengthy absence. Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Greene gave it a thumbs up Wednesday. "I feel pretty good...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- There's a reason no team has won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and '98: It's damn tough. Reproducing the hunger and drive to go all-out over two months is mighty difficult. Once a play...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- To a man, players on the San Jose Sharks heading into Game 4 felt they had outplayed the Los Angeles Kings despite being down in the series. That's fine and dandy, Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle said the other day, but unless it s...

Sharks' star Logan Couture is leading a young leadership core taking ownership on and off the ice, an evolution of the team that's happening before everyone's eyes this season, Pierre LeBrun writes.

Sutter making changes for Game 3 against Sharks.

Veteran winger Martin Havlat of the San Jose Sharks will be in the lineup for Game 3 Saturday night, returning after a five-game injury absence.

Raffi Torres, who was suspended for the rest of San Jose's second-round playoff series against Los Angeles, has decided not to appeal, Sharks general manager Doug Wilson announced Friday in a detailed statement.

LOS ANGELES -- Now we find out about these San Jose Sharks. We find out about their character and resiliency. Because for many a team, having two goals scored 22 seconds apart in the final two minutes of a playoff game that seemed readily in ha...

LOS ANGELES -- As expected, Raffi Torres paid the price for being Raffi Torres. Eric Gryba got two games, Justin Abdelkader got two games, but Torres got the rest of his playoff series (three to six games) absolutely because of his repeat offender...

LOS ANGELES -- Center Brad Richardson is the most likely player to be inserted into the Los Angeles Kings' lineup Thursday night for Game 2 to replace the injured Jarret Stoll. "If that's the case, I'm excited to get back in there," Richardson sai...

LOS ANGELES -- It's not just one hit. It's a Raffi Torres hit. And that's why it takes on a whole different meaning, for better or for worse. Torres faces a disciplinary hearing in New York on Thursday after knocking Los Angeles Kings center Ja...

LOS ANGELES -- Chatting with an NHL GM the other day, he was asked how he felt things would play out in the San Jose Sharks-Los Angeles Kings second-round playoff series. He didn't hesitate. "The Sharks were really good against the Canucks, but...

San Jose Sharks winger Raffi Torres leveled Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll with a thunderous hit late in the second period that appeared to be a bit high and in the head area in Tuesday night's Game 1.

The San Jose Sharks were the last team to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings in a playoff series, when the clubs met two years ago. Since then, the Kings have won five straight series, capturing the Stanley Cup last spring and earning a hard-fought open...

ST. LOUIS -- Six weeks ago Brian Elliott couldn't even dress as a backup, let alone give the St. Louis Blues any indication he would soon hold his own -- and then some -- with last year's Conn Smythe Trophy winner. Jonathan Quick singled himself o...

ST. LOUIS -- Matt Greene's absence was certainly felt in the Los Angeles Kings' opening loss to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. The big, physical defender, such an important part of last season's Stanley Cup champion team, practiced again We...