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The Los Angeles Kings are sure to have some significant changes when they take the ice at the start of the 2025-26 season. New general manager Ken Holland is not going to sit on his hands as he prepares his roster for a run at the Stanley Cup. However, he is not going to make […]

The Los Angeles Kings have found a new man to run the show from behind the front office desk, as they have hired former Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland to take over the same position with the team following the departure of Rob Blake. The hiring has garnered plenty of attention since Holland was […]

The Los Angeles Kings parted ways with Rob Blake after another crushing playoff elimination. This left the team searching for a new general manager for the first time since 2017. Los Angeles is trying to avoid another playoff defeat to the Edmonton Oilers. And it appears they are turning to the man who helped build […]

The broken record that fans of the Los Angeles Kings everywhere thought would finally stop playing continues to drone on and on, much to their chagrin. For the fourth consecutive season, the Kings were eliminated in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Edmonton Oilers. Despite enjoying home ice advantage for what […]

The Los Angeles Kings lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. If that sounds familiar, it’s because they have lost to Edmonton in the first round four years in a row. Then, general manager Rob Blake and the team parted ways at the end of his contract. The […]

The Los Angeles Kings seemed to have their best chance in years at making a deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the end of the season looked all too familiar for fans in Hollywood. For the fourth consecutive season, the Kings were eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers in six games the first round […]

There might be some bad juju around the Los Angeles Kings and the Edmonton Oilers. After the Oilers eliminated the Kings on Thursday in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Anze Kopitar feels that it’s a reflection on the season. After going 48-25-9 for 105 total points, the Kings were a premier team […]

The Edmonton Oilers eliminated the Los Angeles Kings from the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. After dropping the first two games of the series, Edmonton ripped off four straight wins to end it. Connor McDavid was sensational, with two goals and nine assists in the six games. He spoke about beating the […]

Stop us if you’ve heard this before, but the Los Angeles Kings dropped their first-round series to the Edmonton Oilers. Well, you have heard it before, as this marks the fourth consecutive year where the Kings go golfing at the hands of Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the Oilers. It looked like the Kings had […]

The Los Angeles Kings lost to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After taking a 2-0 series lead behind the power of the Koreatown Senior Center harmonica players. But after that, Edmonton took control, winning the final four games to eliminate Los Angeles. Kings coach Jim […]

The Los Angeles Kings look to stave off elimination as they face the Edmonton Oilers. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Kings-Oilers Game 6 prediction and pick. The Kings took the first two games of the series, winning game one 6-5 and then game two 6-2. That led to […]

The home team has won every game so far as the Edmonton Oilers face the Los Angeles Kings. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with an Oilers-Kings Game 5 prediction and pick. It was the Kings who took the first two games of the series, and in dominating fashion. They would […]

The Edmonton Oilers are turning to their backup. After Stuart Skinner allowed 11 goals on 58 shots in Games 1 and 2 of the team’s first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena — both losses — Calvin Pickard will get the nod for Game 3 on home ice. “I’ll approach it the […]

The Los Angeles Kings will look to take a commanding 3-0 lead as they head north of the border to face the Edmonton Oilers for Game 3 of the First Round on Friday at Rogers Place. The urgency is rising as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Kings-Oilers Game 3 prediction […]

The Los Angeles Kings crushed the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series on Wednesday night — and Stuart Skinner didn’t make it to the finish line. After allowing six goals on 30 shots in Game 1, Skinner was pulled after letting five get by him on just 28 […]

The Edmonton Oilers were oh-so-close to making an incredible comeback in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. After Connor McDavid put the team on his back in the third period to erase a four-goal deficit, the Kings scored with just 42 seconds left in regulation to seal […]

The Los Angeles Kings look to take control of the series as they face the Edmonton Oilers. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with an Oilers-Kings Game 2 prediction and pick. It was a high-scoring game in one of the series. Andrei Kuzmenko and Quinton Byfield scored in the first period […]

The Los Angeles Kings faced early trouble when star defenseman and future Hall of Famer Drew Doughty went down with an ankle injury in the preseason. Despite missing one of their top anchors, the Kings powered through the regular season, racking up wins and locking down the No. 2 seed in the Pacific Division with […]

After 1,312 games, the 2024-25 NHL regular season has finally reached its conclusion. And served its primary purpose: cutting the 32-team field down to 16. After nearly seven months of hockey, it’s time for the greatest postseason in all of sports to begin. And what better way to kick off the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs […]

The Edmonton Oilers look to make another run at the Cup as they face the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of the series. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with an Oilers-Kings Game 1 prediction and pick. The Oilers finished the regular season at 48-29-5, which placed them third in […]

The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings are in a constant battle in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The wild card playoff format doesn’t offer much variability in playoff matchups, but having to play the same team in the first round in four consecutive years is a whole new level. It doesn’t matter if it’s the […]

The Los Angeles Kings get a final warmup before the NHL playoffs as they face the Calgary Flames. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Flames-Kings prediction and pick. The Flames come into the game at 40-27-14 on the year, which places them in fifth in the Pacific Division. In their last […]

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-0 on Monday night in Alberta. With the win, Los Angeles clinched home-ice advantage in the first-round series between these teams. But the story from the game was about Darnell Nurse and his cross-check on Quinton Byfield. After the win, Kings center Phillip Danault called out the […]

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse is facing a tough punishment from the NHL, after a cross-check against Los Angeles Kings player Quinton Byfield. Nurse is having a hearing on Tuesday with the NHL’s Player Safety department, per the league. A player safety hearing usually means a player is facing a hefty suspension from the league. […]

The Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. In all three of those playoff appearances, they lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round. They are locked into facing the Oilers again, which many would say is their nightmare scenario. But with no avoiding Connor McDavid, […]

The Seattle Kraken close their season as they host the Los Angeles Kings. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kings-Kraken prediction and pick. The Kings come into the game at 46-24-9 on the year, which places them in second in the Pacific Division. The Kings have clinched a spot in the […]

The Colorado Avalanche will battle the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday at Crypto. It will be a potential playoff preview as we continue our NHL odds series and make an Avalanche-Kings prediction and pick. The Kings lead the head-to-head series 76-72-4. Ultimately, the Avs and Kings have split the last 10 games. So far, the […]

The Boston Bruins have had a horrific season in 2024-25. And for the first time in eight seasons, the Bruins will not go to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This has drawn questions over what the Bruins will do this offseason. Perhaps they make a splash and trade star winger David Pastrnak. If this is the […]

Pacific Division rivals face off as the Anaheim Ducks face the Los Angeles Kings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Ducks-Kings prediction and pick. The Ducks come into the game at 34-35-8 on the year, which is good for sixth in the Pacific Division. The Ducks have been eliminated from […]

The Edmonton Oilers will continue their California road trip as they face the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto. This could be a possible first-round playoff preview (again) as we continue our NHL odds series and make an Oilers-Kings prediction and pick. The Oilers lead the regular-season series 108-88. Moreover, the Oilers are 7-2-1 against the […]

The Utah Hockey Club continue their home stand as they face the Los Angeles Kings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kings-Utah Hockey Club prediction and pick. The Kings come into the game at 42-23-9 on the year, which is good for second in the Pacific Division. This also has […]

The Los Angeles Kings are staring down the barrel of a fourth consecutive meeting with the Edmonton Oilers in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The two Pacific Division rivals first met in the 2020s back in 2021-22, which ended up being a hard-fought seven-game series. The Oilers got the better of the Kings […]

The Los Angeles Kings are one of the better teams in the NHL at this time. The Kings started the season extremely well, but they have fallen back down to earth a bit as the season has progressed. Los Angeles is likely to make the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, however. And they are looking to […]

Two of the best in the Western Conference face off as the Winnipeg Jets visit the Los Angeles Kings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Jets-Kings prediction and pick. The Jets come into the game last 51-19-4. That places them in first place in the Central Division. The Jets have […]

The Los Angeles Kings have emerged into one of the National Hockey League’s best teams since play resumed after the 4 Nations Face-Off — and 22-year-old Quinton Byfield has been a huge reason why. The former second overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft has been on a heater as of late, scoring seven goals […]

The Rangers and Kings meet in Los Angeles on Tuesday! The Rangers are playing solid hockey but are visiting a buzz saw in the Kings and will need to come out swinging if they have a chance against the Rangers. We continue our NHL odds series with a Rangers-Kings prediction and pick. The New York […]

The Los Angeles Kings are on a roll as the playoff race heats up across the league. The Kings demolished the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday to end their eight-game winning streak. On Sunday, the Kings played host to the Boston Bruins. Los Angeles may have played the night before, but it did not show as […]

The Los Angeles Kings didn’t have much salary cap space to improve their team at the trade deadline. The Kings’ main goal is to get over the first-round hump in the playoffs, but they had no choice but to roll with the players they have in the locker room. One move they did make was […]

The Carolina Hurricanes continue their west coast swing as they face the Los Angeles Kings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Kings prediction and pick. The Carolina Hurricanes come into the game at 42-22-4 on the year, which is good for second place in the Metropolitan Division. They have been […]