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EL SEGUNDO--If he could make it snow on game days, Kings coach Darryl Sutter probably would. Waking up to ocean views and driving to work on 75-degree winter mornings might be viewed as perks of living in Southern California, but it does...

QUICK FIRST LOOK Opponent: Vancouver Canucks. Records: Kings, 40-27-15, 95 points (8th in Western Conference); Canucks 51-22-9, 111 points (1st in Western Conference). Playoff Schedule: Wednesday @ Vancouver; Friday @ Vancouver; Sunday @ L.A...

Kings 4, Edmonton Oilers 1 Eight keys to the game: THE FACTS: With the back end of the Western Conference playoff race so compressed, a contending team can take a giant step in either direction once the nightly dust settles. Never was that mor...

Kings (38-27-12, 88 points) vs. Edmonton Oilers (31-37-9, 71 points) at Rexall Place, 6:30 p.m. PT Five storylines to track: 1. Scene setter - The Kings dropped a spot in the Western Conference standings during their day off Thursday, but remai...

Some quick notes on a quiet Sunday before the deadline on which Ben Bishop was traded to Ottawa: A day after yet another loss, which ignited calls for the firing of head coach Ron Wilson, Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke says a change behind...

More nuggets from Friday afternoon as we march toward the trade deadline: Ryan Smyth and the Edmonton Oilers decided a few weeks ago that he would stay put. The pending unrestricted free agent now needs a new deal. A source told ESPN.com that Smy...

Kings (27-20-11, 65 points) vs. Calgary Flames (27-22-9, 63 points) at Staples Center, 7 p.m. Five storylines to track: 1. Tick, tick, tick - That sound you hear is the Kings running out of time and excuses. Sure, they played hard Thursday nigh...

The latest news as we count down to the trade deadline: Rick NashTeams that I believe have either been contacted by Columbus regarding Rick Nash or have reached out to the Blue Jackets: the New York Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Los Angele...

Andy Sutton is a likely candidate to be traded, writes Craig Custance in his look at how the Edmonton Oilers will approach this year's trade deadline.

Blog | Conversation | February 09, 2012

The Boston Bruins have the cap space to add a significant salary before the trade deadline. But will that room be used on a star or will the B's stand pat and bank on the present lineup? Craig Custance chats with scouts and GM Peter Chiarelli to find out.

Blog | Conversation | February 06, 2012

Ryan Smyth, Taylor Hall and Andy Sutton scored in the second period and the Edmonton Oilers bounced back from Daniel Carcillo's nasty hit during a chippy 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.

Jordan Eberle scored two goals and the Edmonton Oilers snapped a four-game losing skid by beating the Minnesota Wild 4-1 Thursday night.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice, Ryan Smyth had a goal and two assists, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 Friday.

Sean Allen on the surprisingly effective play of Kris Versteeg and Tomas Fleischmann, both of whom are on the rise in our weekly fantasy hockey forwards rankings.

The Los Angeles Kings have activated forward Colin Fraser from their non-roster list.

Kings (7-5-3, 17 points) vs. Vancouver Canucks (7-7-1, 15 points) at Staples Center, 7:30 p.m. Five storylines to track: 1. Welcome mat - Makings his debut for the Kings will be forward Colin Fraser, who hasn't played in nearly eight months af...