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Darcy Kuemper suffered a neck injury in a 4-3 Los Angeles Kings victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena, leaving the game after making six saves on eight shots. The veteran — who is one of three goaltenders on Team Canada’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan — […]

The Los Angeles Kings are battling for a Wild Card spot at this time. A January matchup with the Dallas Stars on Monday gave them a chance to claim an important two points. However, this game became historic as Corey Perry achieved an important milestone. And he achieved this milestone in style. Kings defenseman Brandt […]

Will Ferrell can add being an unofficial NHL referee to his extensive acting resume. The actor and comedian knows how to make any moment hilarious, and he did just that when he showed up to the Los Angeles Kings game in full referee apparel. According to photos and videos captured by fans, the three-time Primetime […]

The Los Angeles Kings have lost five of their last six games, including a 3-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. Coach Jim Hiller has been given a vote of confidence from the organization, despite calls for a change in LA. According to Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period, a change has […]

The Los Angeles Kings’ front office decided to shake up their reeling team by trading two-way center Phillip Danault to the Montreal Canadiens on Friday evening. The Kings had aspirations of being a contender for the top spot in the Pacific Division this season. After some inconsistent play and now sitting in a wildcard spot, […]

The NHL froze its rosters at 11:59 pm local time on December 19th for the upcoming Christmas holiday. As a result, teams needed to act fast if they wanted to swing a trade before the rosters locked. On Friday night, the Los Angeles Kings and Montreal Canadiens did just that with Phillip Danault. The Kings […]

The Los Angeles Kings are now 4-2-4 over their last 10 games and are slowly slipping down the Pacific Division standings. The team suffered another overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night, which snapped a two-game winning streak. It has been a season of ups and downs for the veteran-led Kings, but taking […]

The Los Angeles Kings have been a streaky team so far during the 2025-26 season. They got off to a brutal start in October, losing 5 of their first 7 games and struggling to find a consistent offensive attack. Things turned around in November, as they won 5 of their first seven games and displayed […]

The Los Angeles Kings are having a really hard time scoring goals in 2025-26. After sitting in the upper echelon of the National Hockey League with an average of 3.04 goals per game last season, it’s been a much more sobering narrative this time around. Through 27 games, the Kings are producing just 2.56 goals […]

The Los Angeles Kings are 12-7-7 going into a Thursday night showdown against the Chicago Blackhawks in LA. Kings veteran defenseman Drew Doughty exited the game on November 15 against the Ottawa Senators and was not able to return due to a lower-body injury. Doughty missed 63 games last season, and this time, the Kings […]

The Los Angeles Kings face the Ottawa Senators on Prime Monday Night Hockey after a two-day break. While they are in the postseason picture, they have lost three consecutive games amid Drew Doughty’s injury. Part of the issue is the power play, which ranks 28th in the league and has scored once in the last […]

Drew Doughty’s most significant obstacle over the last few seasons has been staying clear of injury for the Los Angeles Kings. The legendary defenseman missed 63 games last season before returning in time for the 4 Nations Face-Off. However, while this foot injury will keep him out for a bit of time, it shouldn’t affect […]

The Los Angeles Kings made a big signing on Sunday, inking forward Adrian Kempe to an eight-year contract extension. The deal pays the forward $10.625 million per year, totaling $85 million. Before hitting free agency, the Swedish forward agreed to the massive deal. But was it the right price to avoid free agency? Or should […]

Another one of the stacked 2026 NHL Free Agency class went off the board on Sunday afternoon as the Los Angeles Kings agreed to a contract extension with Adrian Kempe. The Swedish star’s representation and the Kings re-entered talks earlier this week, and they finally settled on an eight-year, $85 million deal, according to Elliotte […]

The Los Angeles Kings have lost one of their most important players to injury early in Saturday night’s game on the road against the Ottawa Senators, with veteran defenseman Drew Doughty done for the rest of the evening after getting hurt in the second period. Doughty exited the ice after trying to block a shot […]

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime on Thursday night, moving to 9-5-4 on the season. As Ken Holland’s first season at the helm continues, one negotiation continues to hang overhead. But the GM insisted that there is no ill-will between Adrian Kempe and the Kings during the contract negotiations, […]

Anze Kopitar and the Los Angeles Kings rolled into Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Thursday night looking to stretch their win streak to three games. But apart from a victory, Kopitar, who recently dealt with a foot injury, had another mission he wanted to fulfill in the building. Apparently, the Los Angeles star center entered […]

The recent influx of contract extensions in the NHL would’ve led everyone to believe that the Los Angeles Kings and Adrian Kempe would reach a deal in short order. There’s no reason why Kempe wouldn’t want to keep playing hockey in Los Angeles, and the other extensions served as a starting point for a potential […]

The Los Angeles Kings opened a six-game road trip with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh struck first midway through the opening period. After winning a faceoff in the offensive zone, Evgeni Malkin shook free and passed to defenseman Parker Wotherspoon, who set up forward Tommy Novak […]

The Los Angeles Kings are starting an important season in franchise history. With Ken Holland taking over in the front office, they revamped their blue line in an effort to beat the Edmonton Oilers in the playoffs. Then, their long-time captain announced that this would be his final season. But Anze Kopitar is now week-to-week […]

It’s been tough sledding for Jim Hiller and his Los Angeles Kings in the early going of the 2025-26 NHL season. After falling 4-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on home ice on Thursday night, the squad has dropped to 1-3-1 and sixth place in the Pacific Division. “We’re in a hole,” Hiller admitted to reporters […]

The Los Angeles Kings were considerably shorthanded when the Pittsburgh Penguins came to down for a Thursday evening matchup at Crypto.com Arena. The fact that team captain Anze Kopitar wasn’t available because of a lower-body injury was more insult to injury amidst what ultimately proved to be a 4-2 Kings loss to the Penguins. With […]

The Los Angeles Kings are ushering in a new era while saying goodbye to an old one in 2025-26. Ken Holland is the new general manager, overhauling their blue line and looking for improvements in the postseason. Meanwhile, Anze Kopitar is retiring after spending his entire career in the City of Angels. The Athletic’s Pierre […]

The Los Angeles Kings have reacquired goaltender Pheonix Copley from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for future considerations, just two weeks after losing him on waivers, per Chris Johnston of The Athletic. The move immediately bolsters Los Angeles’ goaltending depth as Darcy Kuemper remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury. To make room on the […]

It has been rough sailing in the early goings of the 2025-26 NHL regular season for Drew Doughty and the Los Angeles Kings. They are 1-2-1 through four games and after a failed comeback bid in a 4-3 loss via shootout at the hands of the Minnesota Wild on the road on Monday night. Despite […]

The Los Angeles Kings did not fare well in their season opener on Tuesday. Los Angeles fell to the Colorado Avalanche by the score of 4-1. Martin Necas scored twice, and the Avalanche didn’t give Los Angeles many opportunities in the opener. The Kings did not have to wait long to have a chance at […]

The Los Angeles Kings are preparing for a very important 2025-26 NHL season. Los Angeles has a new general manager in Ken Holland after four straight first-round exits. More than this, the team is about to undergo a changing of the guard. Anze Kopitar is retiring from the NHL after the 2025-26 campaign. Kopitar has […]

The Los Angeles Kings joined the NHL during the expansion for the 1967-68 season, bringing professional hockey to Southern California and achieving moderate success despite several early postseason exits. Everything changed dramatically with the acquisition of the greatest player of all time in Wayne Gretzky, which boosted the franchise’s popularity and sparked new interest in […]

The 2025-26 NHL season has officially been confirmed as being the last in the career of Anze Kopitar, one of the longest tenured members of the organization who was a principal member of both Stanley Cup-winning squads of 2012 and 2014. Kopitar announced his intentions to retire after the upcoming campaign, citing the desire to […]

The Los Angeles Kings will need to replace a major part of the roster in the summer of 2026. Anze Kopitar has announced he will be retiring at the end of the season. Now, the franchise will need to replace its captain for the 2026-27 campaign, and this is one bold move the team needs […]

The Los Angeles Kings will be looking for a new captain in the 2026-27 season. Current captain Anze Kopitar has announced he will be retiring at the end of the season. With the announcement, the Kings now have a year to decide who will be the next captain of the team. Kopitar was the No. […]

The Los Angeles Kings opened training camp ahead of the 2025-26 NHL season earlier this week, and similar to Connor McDavid in Edmonton, the team hasn’t yet re-signed top forward Adrian Kempe. The 29-year-old is the most important player on the roster not named Anze Kopitar, but he remains without a contract after the upcoming […]

The Los Angeles Kings delivered a major announcement on Thursday. Anze Kopitar, the Kings’ current captain and one of the best players in franchise history, will retire at the end of the 2025-26 season. The entire hockey world reacted to this news when it broke. And tributes for the Kings star will pour in as […]

It’s the end of an era in La La Land. Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar announced on Thursday that the  2025-26 NHL season will be the last of his career, and Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw revealed that 2025 would be his final campaign on the same day. To celebrate Kopitar and […]

The Los Angeles Kings will soon experience the end of an era with their franchise. Team captain Anze Kopitar announced on Thursday, the opening of training camp, that the upcoming 2025-26 NHL season will be the last of his career. It will mark the farewell tour of not only one of the great Kings players, […]

Just hours after another Los Angeles sporting legend, Clayton Kershaw, announced that 2025 will be his final season, another one of the longest-tenured athletes in Hollywood announced his plans to hang it up. Anze Kopitar, a hockey superstar for the Los Angeles Kings for nearly two decades, announced that 2025-26 will be his final season […]

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty has already enjoyed a highly successful career, and the Ontario native will have a chance to win his third gold medal. Doughty recently said that he expects to represent Canada at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. “I expect to be on the team,” Doughty told NHL.com at […]

Last season, the Los Angeles Kings recorded 105 points (48 wins, 25 losses, nine overtime losses) and earned home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. But in the end, all that gave them was a first-round matchup against the Edmonton Oilers, the team that made it to the Stanley Cup Final out of […]

The Los Angeles Kings brought in Corey Perry to help shore up the forward depth this summer — but the team will have to endure without the veteran for at least the first month of the campaign. Perry was injured on Friday while taking part in a training skate with his new team. The ailment […]