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NHL Eastern Conference team previews and predictions
Scoring champion and MVP Sidney Crosby and goal-scoring champ Alexander Ovechkin have more in common than shiny trophies. Both Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins and Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals have a new coach and general manager. The Penguins, who squandered a 3-1 series lead over the New York Rangers in the second round of the playoffs, hired Mike Johnston for his first NHL head coaching job and appointed former Carolina executive Jim Rutherford their GM. After missing the playoffs, the Capitals hired former Nashville coach Barry Trotz and promoted former assistant general manager Brian MacLellan. Will new hands guide the two teams to successful seasons? How the East shapes...
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NHL Eastern Conference team previews and predictions
Scoring champion and MVP Sidney Crosby and goal-scoring champ Alexander Ovechkin have more in common than shiny trophies. Both Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins and Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals have a new coach and general manager.
The Penguins, who...
Kings edge Rangers, 3-2 in double OT, to win second Stanley Cup title
It took the Kings 45 years to win their first Stanley Cup.
Then how come it felt like 45 years to win No. 2?
Maybe this was simply cosmic and blood pressure-soaring payback for their Cup run of 2012 being far too smooth and so relatively unruffled.
...
Rangers forward Daniel Carcillo has suspension reduced
The NHL reduced its suspension of New York Rangers forward Daniel Carcillo from 10 games to six for Carcillo's actions toward an on-ice official May 23. Carcillo has sat out three playoff games and will be eligible to return in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup...
Jonathan Quick is there for the Kings when it counts
So much has changed around Jonathan Quick this postseason.
But with Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the New York Rangers set for Wednesday at Staples Center, his approach remains the same.
As the defense-minded Kings have been confronted in...
Chicago Blackhawks knock St. Louis Blues from playoffs with 5-1 win
Duncan Keith had a goal and three assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks used a four-goal third period to finish off the St. Louis Blues with a 5-1 victory in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday at Chicago.
The Blackhawks won four in a...
Stanley Cup Final: A little light reading before Game 5
Teams that won the first three games of the Stanley Cup Final have gone on to win the series 25 of 26 times. Will the Kings make it 26 for 27 Friday night at Staples Center against the New York Rangers?
A sixth game, if necessary, would be played on...
Kings fans celebrate Stanley Cup win with fireworks, crowd surfing
The chant echoed outside the Staples Center all night.
"We want the Cup! We want the Cup!"
After more than four hours and nearly five periods of tense, back-and-forth hockey, the Los Angeles Kings got it for them.
When Alec Martinez found the...
Kings' Jonathan Quick sets new standard in goal
Sure, go to the highlight reel.
Watch Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick make that toe save on the New York Rangers' Derick Brassard. See him deny the Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane with a flypaper-like grab. Admire the way he punched the Ducks' Corey...
A miserable playoff start, memorable Stanley Cup finish for Kings
After becoming the first team to reach the Stanley Cup Final by winning three series in Game 7, all on the road, the Kings' five-game series victory over the New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup almost seemed abrupt — except that all three games at the...
Rangers look to 'hold serve' in return home against Kings
The New York Rangers’ hope is that playing in front of their home crowd Monday in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final at Madison Square Garden will provide the same advantage to them that the Kings relied upon in grinding through Game 1 overtime and Game 2...
Controlling the faceoff is critical to the game of hockey
His hands gripped the hockey stick a little tighter as he glided into the faceoff circle.
Jarret Stoll spread his skates wide, crouching low to the ice, positioning himself nose-to-nose with his opponent.
It was early in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup...
Rangers beat Canadiens, 1-0, to reach Stanley Cup Final
NEW YORK — Dominic Moore scored in the second period, Henrik Lundqvist bounced back from his worst performance in the playoffs and the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens, 1-0, on Thursday night to advance to the Stanley Cup Final.
The Rangers...
Kings, Rangers split regular-season games
The Kings and New York Rangers met two times during the regular season, each winning games on the road:
RANGERS 3, KINGS 1
Oct. 7, 2013 at Staples Center
New York's Brad Richards scored twice and Ryan McDonagh got a fluke 180-foot short-handed goal....
Kings 3-1 loss to New York Rangers compounded by error
This one evoked shades of his blunder in St. Louis last season and an earlier miscue against the Phoenix Coyotes.
But Kings goalie Jonathan Quick's epic gaffe and own-goal against the visiting New York Rangers in the home opener at Staples Center was far...
NHL doesn't suspend Flyers' Ray Emery for instigating fight
NHL executives did not suspend or otherwise punish Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ray Emery for his length-of-the-rink dash Friday and instigation of a fight with unwilling Washington goaltender Braden Holtby, deciding that the league’s rule book did...
Flyers goalie's dash to fight unwilling foe may prompt rule tweak
It's the equivalent of putting a stop sign at a busy intersection after an accident, but the NHL will consider modifying its rules after it found no specific rule to support further punishing Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ray Emery for his rink-length...
Add Teddy Purcell's name to the list of players who seem to thrive after the Kings trade them away. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound winger was a prolific scorer in the U.S. Hockey League, in the one season he played at the ...
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