The Los Angeles Kings are in for another long offseason after being defeated by the Edmonton Oilers in the first-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive time.
“It’s a pretty simple write-up on this one,” said Kings coach Jim Hiller following his team’s Game 5 loss in Edmonton on Wednesday. Not exactly, coach.
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Another year, another first-round exit at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers for the LA Kings. Make that ten years now that it’s been since LA has seen the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but don’t worry, everything is going according to ‘The Plan‘.
Steaming into the opening game of the second round, the Ontario Reign subdued the visiting Abbotsford Canucks 3-1 at Toyota Arena on Wednesday, taking a 1-0 lead in their best-of-five series.
It’s over, again. The Kings 2023-24 season came to a close Wednesday, as they were defeated by the Oilers 4-3. LA has now been eliminated by Edmonton in three consecutive seasons.
The Ontario Reign were able to shut it down in the third period to propel themselves to game one victory over the Abbotsford Canucks. First period: None
The Edmonton Oilers advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by eliminating the Los Angeles Kings in the first round for the third consecutive season.
After an early second period goal from Blake Lizotte, it looked like the Los Angeles Kings might be on their way to making this series interesting, but the Edmonton Oilers' stars had other plans.
The Los Angeles Kings are fighting for their lives in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, they received a rather unwelcome injury scare early in the first period of Game 5.
The Los Angeles Kings are down in their Round 1 series against the Edmonton Oilers. They suffered a tough Game 1 loss, fought back with a great Game 2 win, got blown out in Game 3, and nearly won Game 4.
The Los Angeles Kings are essentially trying to match their latest performance when they hit the road for Wednesday's do-or-die meeting with the host Edmonton Oilers.
The ECHL Department of Player’s Safety has announced that they have suspended Trois-Rivieres Lions forward Jonathan Yantsis for nine additional games for his actions on Saturday Night as he cross-checked Norfolk Admirals defenseman Darick Louis-Jean.
The remaining teams in the Stanley Cup Playoffs are on notice.
The Los Angeles Kings are switching it up on defense as they continue to skate in the NHL playoffs. The Kings are putting David Rittich in net for a Game 4 showdown with the Edmonton Oilers, per Sports Net.
The ECHL Department of Players Safety has announced that Trois-Rivieres Lions forward Jonathan Yantsis has been suspended indefinitely pending review and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions at the 11:29 mark of the second period in Game 5 vs Norfolk Admirals.
The Los Angeles Kings were in this situation not long ago against the visiting Edmonton Oilers and they'll try to bounce back again when they meet in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday night.
The Los Angeles Kings fell 6-1 to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the opening round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. From puck drop to the final horn, they were embarrassed on home ice.
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Anze Kopitar scored in overtime to cap a three-point game and give the visiting Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round playoff series is tied 1-1, with Game 3 set for Friday in Los Angeles.
After a lot of home team success through the first bunch of games of the playoffs, the road teams had the last laugh for Wednesday’s action, including a couple of clutch performances from experienced captains.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to explain to a person why going down 0-2 in a playoff series is rarely a good thing. While it’s far from a kiss of death in a series, it’s rarely a good position to be in, and a very tough hole to get out of.
The Kings activated the winger off long-term injured reserve ahead of tonight’s Game 1 of their first-round series against the Oilers.
The Los Angeles Kings were one of hockey’s best teams of the 2010s, winning two Stanley Cup championships and playing in some of the most exciting seven-game series of the decade.
The Kings have made a pair of roster moves as they get set for Monday’s series opener against Edmonton.
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