The Los Angeles Kings Were Built for the Playoffs Walter McLaughlin | May 5, 2014 The Los Angeles Kings’ incredible game-tying goal in the dying seconds of Saturday’s playoff game against the Ducks was the stuff of pure Hollywood. With twelve seconds left and the…
Why I’m Sad Jonathan Quick Isn’t “Elite” Sheng Peng | April 28, 2014 Jonathan Quick is not among the elite goalies in the NHL right now. This wasn’t a conclusion happened upon last week when he surrendered 16 goals—the most he’s ever given…
Kings Win Game Five, 3-0; Are the Sharks Now on the Ropes? Walter McLaughlin | April 27, 2014 The Los Angeles Kings raced up and down the ice from the drop of the puck to the sound of the final horn. They hit, disrupted, passed with precision, and…
Hockey News: 7 Games for Cooke; Kane OT Winner Marcy Di Michele | April 24, 2014 The Canadiens took advantage of a Lightning team missing their number one goalie, and looked pretty good doing it. [Toronto Star] Ben Bishop had a dislocated elbow, and his absence…
Should San Jose Sweep LA? Kenneth Laws | April 24, 2014 Per The Puck Report, about 18% of the NHL’s near 600 playoff best-of-seven series have ended in sweeps. On Tuesday, the San Jose Sharks moved to a 3-0 series lead over their…
Los Angeles Kings On the Brink After 4-3 Overtime Loss to Sharks Walter McLaughlin | April 23, 2014 They say baseball is a game of inches. In hockey, sometimes a fraction of an inch is all it takes to turn a big win into a crushing loss. Nobody…
Is This the Beginning of the End for Jonathan Quick? T.J. McAloon | April 22, 2014 Jonathan Quick has been the worst goaltender through the start of the 2014 NHL Playoffs. This shouldn’t come as a surprise as his numbers are the likes of Marc-Andre Fleury…
Touchdown San Jose! Sharks Fourth Line Mugs Kings Kenneth Laws | April 21, 2014 After twenty minutes, the Sharks “beat LA” chants dried up. The SAP Center was not rocking. There were very few that could even entertain the idea that Jonathan Quick was…
Beyond Vezina: Who Is 2013-14’s Most Valuable Goaltender? Sheng Peng | April 20, 2014 How do you define the league’s Most Valuable Goaltender? By figuring out which starting keeper is the biggest difference-maker for his team. We’ll get into how shortly. But let’s start with what Most…
Sharks Kings Preview: How the Sharks Can Bite Themselves Kenneth Laws | April 17, 2014 This is part 2 of the Sharks Kings preview. How else can I justify doing yet another article on this rivalry that will only get better with what promises to be…
First Round Predictions for the Western Conference Kirk Vance | April 16, 2014 Check out my Eastern Conference predictions here. The first round of the Western Conference Stanley Cup Playoffs will be nothing short of spectacular. We’ll see matchups that, in terms of…
Who Will be the Best in the West? Tannor Torrao | April 16, 2014 Today I’ll skip all of the pomp and circumstance of an introduction to The Stanley Cup Playoffs (but if you’d like to see it one more time, check out my…