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Matt Karas

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Kings Dealt Major Blow After Game One

Matt Karas | April 13, 2018

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Kings suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights in game one of their first round Western Conference Playoff series.…

NHL Playoff Preview: Kings vs. Golden Knights

Matt Karas | April 11, 2018

It’s the most wonderful time of the year; the 2018 NHL Playoffs are finally upon us. For Los Angeles Kings fans, there was some uncertainty as to whether or not…

Los Angeles Kings 2017-18 Regular Season Awards

Matt Karas | April 6, 2018

The Los Angeles Kings are officially back in the NHL playoffs. On Wednesday night, the club clinched a spot in the spring tournament after the Chicago Blackhawks did them a…

Kings Augment Strong Defensive Core with Brickley Signing

Matt Karas | March 30, 2018

The Los Angeles Kings are going into their pivotal Good Friday match-up against their bitter rivals, the Anaheim Ducks, on a major high. On Thursday night, the team was galvanized…

Kings’ Forbort on the Precipice of Good

Matt Karas | March 29, 2018

On Monday night, the Los Angeles Kings exorcised some of their inner demons by appropriately dismantling the inferior Calgary Flames by the score of 3-0. With five games remaining in…

Kings Playing Down to Competition at the Wrong Time

Matt Karas | March 25, 2018

The Los Angeles Kings are in the thick of a heated playoff race. As of Sunday morning, the team is officially on the outside looking in at the second wild-card…

Kings-in-Waiting: Jaret Anderson-Dolan

Matt Karas | March 23, 2018

In this second edition of “Kings-in-Waiting”, we will take a closer look at Los Angeles Kings center prospect, Jaret Anderson-Dolan. The 18-year-old was taken with the Kings’ second-round selection, 41st…

Hart Trophy Within Reach for Kopitar

Matt Karas | March 20, 2018

Wayne Gretzky had a half decent 1988-89 season with the Los Angeles Kings. In 78 games, he notched 54 goals and 114 assists, for a grand total of 168 points…

Kings Benefitting From the Other “Carter Effect”

Matt Karas | March 14, 2018

“The Carter Effect” is a a documentary that chronicles the storied career and significant cultural impact that basketball star, Vince Carter, has had on the NBA and, specifically, in Canada. The…

Kings’ Heads Stuck in La-La Land

Matt Karas | March 11, 2018

Well, that escalated rather quickly. Things were seemingly going according to plan for the Los Angeles Kings. They were winners of four of their last five games, were sitting pretty…

Kings’ Trevor Lewis Proving His Worth

Matt Karas | March 9, 2018

The Los Angeles Kings recently enjoyed a well deserved four days of rest after Saturday’s disappointing loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. During this sabbatical, LA relinquished their hold of the…

Kings-in-Waiting: Matthew Villalta

Matt Karas | March 5, 2018

In this inaugural edition of “Kings-in-Waiting”, where I look at Los Angeles Kings prospects honing their craft in juniors or abroad, I focus my attention on goaltending prospect Matthew Villalta. The…

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