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LA Kings’ Kopitar Ready To Return After Stitches

Anze Kopitar won’t allow a puck to the face to keep him out of the Los Angeles Kings’ title defense.

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Jeff Carter #77 of the Los Angeles Kings receives high-fives from the bench after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks in the first period of Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 16, 2013, in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

LA Kings Shock Sharks With 2 Late Goals

Captain Dustin Brown tied it with 1:43 left and Trevor Lewis scored the tiebreaking power-play goal 22 seconds later, propelling the Los Angeles Kings to a stunning 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night and a 2-0 series lead.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/16

Kings’ Stoll Will Likely Miss Game 2 Against Sharks

Kings center Jarret Stoll is likely to miss Game 2 of Los Angeles’ second-round playoff series against the Sharks after a hard hit from San Jose’s Raffi Torres in the opener.

2013/05/15

Jeff Carter #77, Slava Voynov #26 and Rob Scuderi # of the Los Angeles Kings celebrate Voynov's goal against the San Jose Sharks in the second period of Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 14, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Kings Jump Out To 1-0 Series Lead With 2-0 Victory Over Sharks

Jonathan Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings opened their second-round series with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.

2013/05/14

Goaltender Jonathan Quick #32 and Drew Doughty #8 of the Los Angeles Kings celebrate their teams 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game Six of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Kings Second-Round Playoff Tickets On Sale Monday

Tickets go on sale Monday afternoon for the Los Angeles’ Kings second-round home Stanley Cup playoff games.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/13

(L-R) Goaltender Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings (credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

LA Kings 2nd Round Playoff Tickets Expected To ‘Sell Out Quickly’

The Los Angeles Kings second round playoff games at the STAPLES Center are expected to “sell out quickly,” the team announced this weekend.

2013/05/12

Kings Finish Off Blues With 2-1 Win, Wait For Ducks-Red Wings

LOS ANGELES (AP) Dustin Penner scored the tiebreaking goal in the final second of the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings advanced to the second round with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis […]

2013/05/10

Jonathan Quick loses his mask but shuts out the Blues on Saturday night. (credit: Harry How/Getty Images Sport)

Kings Breaking Down Blues In Brutal Series Opener

Robyn Regehr broke his nose and got a puck in his ear, while captain Dustin Brown merely has a jagged cut on the bridge of his unbroken nose. Other Los Angeles Kings bear their own souvenirs, and several St. Louis Blues are similarly marked up.

2013/05/09

Jeff Carter #77 of the Los Angeles Kings celebrates his goal against the St. Louis Blues in Game Five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Scottrade Center on May 8, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. (credit: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Kings Take 3-2 Series Lead With Overtime Win Over St. Louis

Slava Voynov scored on an odd-man rush eight minutes into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings beat the St. Louis Blues for the third straight time, 3-2 Wednesday night.

2013/05/08

Justin Williams #14 of the Los Angeles Kings celebrates his goal for a 4-3 lead over the St. Louis Blues during the third period in Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 6, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Harry How/Getty Images)

Kings Even Series With Blues 2-2

Anze Kopitar tied it with 12:46 to play, Justin Williams tipped home the go-ahead goal 76 seconds later, and the Los Angeles Kings evened their first-round series with the St. Louis Blues with a 4-3 victory Monday night.

2013/05/06

Blues goalie Brian Elliott stops Dustin Brown from scoring -- for now. (credit: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Sport)

Blues, Kings Playing Tense Playoff Defense

Three games into the Los Angeles Kings’ tremendously tense playoff series with the St. Louis Blues, it’s clear the scores are so low because the stakes are so high.

2013/05/06

Kings Make Quick Work Of Blues, 1-0

Jonathan Quick made 30 saves in his fifth career playoff shutout, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 1-0 victory over St. Louis on Saturday night and trimming the Blues’ series lead to 2-1.

2013/05/04

Kings Sing The Blues With 2-1 Loss In St. Louis

Defenseman Barret Jackman scored his first career playoff goal with 50.4 seconds remaining, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 2-1 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings for the second straight time Thursday night.

2013/05/02

Kyle Clifford #13 of the Los Angeles Kings looks to steal the puck from Jordan Leopold #33 of the St. Louis Blues in Game One of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Scottrade Center on April 30, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. (credit: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Kings Drop Game 1 Of Playoffs In Overtime

Alex Steen stole the puck from goalie Jonathan Quick behind the net and scored a short-handed goal to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.

2013/04/30

Goalie Jonathan Quick #32 and Mike Richards #10 of the Los Angeles Kings celebrate the game against the Anaheim Ducks at Staples Center on April 13, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The Kings won 2-1. (credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Kings Prepare For Another Playoff Round With Blues

Coach Ken Hitchcock likes his team’s chances of making a deep playoff run, but scoffed away a suggestion that the Blues and Kings have a lot of similarities. After sweeping the Blues in the second round last spring en route to the franchise’s first Stanley Cup, Los Angeles won all three games this season, too, and have taken eight in a row overall.

2013/04/29