Kings reconfigure the lines to coax more scores
KINGS-DUCKS FYI
Coach Terry Murray moves Patrick O'Sullivan to the top line with Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown.

latimes.com
November 17, 2008
HELENE ELLIOTT
Dr. Craig Milhouse is back on the job at Ducks-Kings game, a day after his Yorba Linda home is destroyed by wildfire. >>

DUCKS-KINGS FYI
Called up from minor league Des Moines after defenseman Francois Beauchemin was lost for season with a knee injury, the newcomers are pressed into immediate service in 2-0 win over Kings. >>

HOCKEY
For the Ducks, who are pondering whether to acquire 37-year-old Mats Sundin, the future is now. The Kings, meanwhile, try to persuade weary fans to believe in yet another youth movement. >>

November 16, 2008
HELENE ELLIOTT
Despite a 3-1 setback, the young team has shown poise and could have a bright future. >>

November 15, 2008
KINGS FYI
It will be his sixth consecutive start, but Coach Terry Murray isn't calling him the No. 1 goaltender. >>

November 14, 2008
KINGS 3, DALLAS 2
They beat the Stars for the second straight game as Handzus, Quincey and Stoll get goals. >>

November 12, 2008
HELENE ELLIOTT
He extends personal goal-scoring streak to three games before being ejected. >>

November 11, 2008
HOCKEY
Kings forward has gone from quiet rookie picked on by Sean Avery to one of the team's best players and a leader in the locker room. >>

KINGS FYI
Not his, but the team's as the Kings pick up the defenseman on waivers from Detroit just to see whether the Red Wings were missing something. >>

November 9, 2008
KINGS 5, BLUES 3
Puppy love comes easy to Kings fans where goaltenders are concerned. >>

November 6, 2008
KINGS 3, PANTHERS 2
Defenseman Tom Preissing scored on a power play, Brian Boyle also had a goal and the Los Angeles Kings ended a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. >>

November 9, 2008
KINGS FYI
The second goal by Brown and Kopitar in as many games comes on the power play. >>

November 8, 2008
KINGS FYI
The 6-7, 252-pound center is starting to show the promise many in the organization envisioned. >>

HOCKEY
Goaltender Erik Ersberg to get third straight start for Kings. >>

November 7, 2008
Helene Elliott
Their 3-2 win over Florida provides a little hope for the young players. >>

KINGS FYI
Whether he's in net or talking about his injuries, the Kings' goaltender is composed. He gets his second successive start tonight against Florida. >>

November 6, 2008
HELENE ELLIOTT / Q&A PART 2
He says criticisms of his oversight hurt, especially because his daughter reads it. He knows there is anger about ticket price increases when team struggles. >>

HELENE ELLIOTT / Q&A PART 1
AEG chief executive acknowledges some mistakes but says the company has brought financial stability to the team. 'It's about predictability, not about cheapness,' he says of moves. >>

KINGS TONIGHT
The teams haven't played each other since 2006-07. >>

November 5, 2008
HELENE ELLIOTT
Kings goalie Erik Ersberg, making his first start this season, gives his team some hope even as Ducks extend their roll to 7-0-1. >>

KINGS-DUCKS FYI
Terry Murray isn't satisfied with the work of Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown and the left wing. >>

November 4, 2008
KINGS FYI
Kings goaltender makes his first start of the season, against Anaheim, one of the hottest teams in the NHL. >>

HOCKEY
The one-time rookie sensation is holding his own two seasons later, but the Kings need him to step up his intensity and figure out how to deal with opponents who have figured him out. >>

NHL
Anaheim comes into the game with a 6-0-1 record in its last seven outings. >>

November 3, 2008
CROWE'S NEST
Marty McSorley's infamous illegally curved hockey stick may have cost Kings the 1993 Stanley Cup. But where is it now? >>

November 2, 2008
This was another example of patient parenting. >>

November 1, 2008
KINGS FYI
The 19-year-old center has impressed GM Dean Lombardi in his first nine games. >>

NHL
The Kings will play host to the Flames, who have won their last five games. >>

October 31, 2008
VANCOUVER 4, KINGS 0
They are shut out by the Vancouver star in a 4-0 loss at Staples Center. >>

KINGS FYI
The 19-year-old could get sent back to juniors, but his strong play might result in him staying in L.A. >>

October 30, 2008
HOCKEY
Canucks have lost forward Rick Rypien to an injury. >>

October 28, 2008
HELENE ELLIOTT
It's a credit to the team that Detroit had to fight so hard to win. >>

October 27, 2008
HOCKEY
Defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings come to town. >>

October 26, 2008
NASHVILLE 5, KINGS 4
They spot host Nashville three first-period goals and end up losing, 5-4. >>

October 25, 2008
KINGS 4, ST. LOUIS 0
Kyle Quincey and Patrick O'Sullivan get Kings off to a fast start. St. Louis goalie trips over carpet laid out for Sarah Palin. >>

October 24, 2008
KINGS FYI
Pulled after allowing four goals in loss to Colorado, he will be the starting goaltender tonight against St. Louis. Coach Terry Murray says turnovers by his own team hurt LaBarbera in the loss. >>

October 21, 2008
KINGS
With assistant Mark Hardy in charge, the Kings are 23 for 23 in preventing a goal while short-handed. A year ago, they were 29th in the league in that category. >>

HELENE ELLIOTT
Colorado Avalanche defeats L.A., 4-3. >>

October 20, 2008
KINGS FYI
Richardson hasn't played in the last three games, but he'll be in the lineup Monday when the Kings play host to Colorado, which traded him to L.A. in June. >>

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