Darryl Sutter

Kings blank Sharks in opener LOS ANGELES -- Before Tuesday, the Los Angeles Kings hadn't enjoyed home-ice advantage in a playoff series in more than 20 years. They picked a perfect time to rekindle those home-sweet-home vibes in Game 1 of the...

Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi noted the other day that Coach Darryl Sutter was happy for about, say, half an hour after the Kings eliminated the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Then Sutter quickly started channeling his...

Left wing Kyle Clifford was missing from the Kings’ morning skate in advance of their potential series-clincher against the St. Louis Blues Friday night at Staples Center. His place on the fourth line was taken by Jordan Nolan, creating a trio...

Kings Coach Darryl Sutter doesn’t seem to give much credence to the NHL’s official statistics, and he has good reason for his skepticism. The stats are only as good as those who record them, and it has been known to happen that statistics...

Short-handed goal lifts Blues past Kings in OT ST. LOUIS -- A double-minor penalty in overtime of an NHL playoff game normally is hard to overcome, but that was exactly what the St. Louis Blues did on Tuesday night in the opening game of their series...

The Kings won all three of their games this season to extend their winning streak against the Blues to eight, including a sweep of their second-round playoff series last spring. The Kings recorded a 4-1 victory on Feb. 11 at St. Louis, a 6-4 victory at...

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); ST. LOUIS — Can a playoff matchup be familiar but strikingly different at the same time? The Kings will start their defense of the...

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Based on the configuration of the Kings' lines and defense pairs at the team's morning skate Monday at Staples Center, it’s likely their lineup for Game 4 of their opening-round series against the St. Louis Blues will be the same as it was for...

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); The statistics he read and the sore spots on his body told Dustin Penner that the Kings, who have been credited with a league-leading 204...

April 29 (Reuters) - Brief profiles of the eight Western Conference teams, listed by seed, that have qualified for the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs: 1-CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Regular season record: 36-7-5 How they qualified: Won Central...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Blues at Kings The Los Angeles Kings can move one step closer to repeating as Stanley Cup champions with a home victory over the fourth-seeded St. Louis Blues in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round series on Friday....