Alec Martinez

Darryl Sutter is mum on Kyle Clifford's possible return

2013-05-21 13:40:00

SAN JOSE — Trying to pry injury or lineup information out of Kings Coach Darryl Sutter is an interesting and difficult process. Sometimes he flat-out refuses to answer. Sometimes he stickhandles around the question. For example: Based on the...

Los Angeles Kings' last line of defense is shifting in playoffs

2013-05-20 19:04:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); During last season's run to the Stanley Cup, the Kings enjoyed an unusual edge. With no major injuries on the back end, and no pressing...

Kings are left crying foul after 2-1 overtime loss to Sharks

2013-05-18 22:44:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); SAN JOSE — Jonathan Quick waved his stick and yelled at both referees as he left the ice after the Kings' 2-1 overtime loss to the...

Tanner Pearson could make NHL debut with Kings in Game 3

2013-05-18 12:47:00

SAN JOSE -- Greetings from San Jose, where it appears that both the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks will make changes to their lineups Saturday night at HP Pavilion for Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal playoff series. The Kings won...

Kings take 2-0 series lead over Sharks with 4-3 comeback victory

2013-05-16 21:55:00

Kings 4, Sharks 3 (final) The Los Angeles Kings have taken a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series against the San Jose Sharks by scoring twice in a 22-second span in the final minutes of Game 2 on Thursday night at Staples Center. The...

Kings' Darryl Sutter doesn't always go by the numbers

2013-05-05 20:13:00

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...

Kings' Game 4 lineup against Blues likely to be same as in Game 3

2013-05-06 12:18:00

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...

Kings' offense hit high gear in 4-3 win over Blues in Game 4

2013-05-06 23:09:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); The Kings' offense, dormant through the first three games of their opening-round playoff series against the St. Louis Blues, awoke Monday...

Kings focus on Blues rather than bruises

2013-05-09 20:55:00

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...

Clifford absent from Kings' morning skate ... to fly a helicopter?

2013-05-10 12:13:00

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...

NHL playoffs 2013: Kings' Sutter considering lineup change

2013-05-08 12:17:00

ST. LOUIS -- The Kings tied their playoff series against the St. Louis Blues at two games each after Kings Coach Darryl Sutter switched from using six defensemen and 12 forwards to a seven-defenseman, 11-forward lineup that brought Alec Martinez into...

Defenseman Alec Martinez does all he can to set the mood for Kings

2013-05-06 00:00:00

In these tense times, with the Kings having scored one goal in each of their first three playoff games against the St. Louis Blues and needing a win Monday at Staples Center to tie the series, it somehow made perfect sense that defenseman Alec Martinez...

It looks like Alec Martinez will be back in the Kings' lineup for Game 4 of the playoff series against the St. Louis Blues.

2013-05-06 11:45:37

Kings defenseman Alec Martinez turns to defend Canucks winger Maxim Lapierre during a game earlier this season.

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Kings player Alec Martinez cleans up before taking the Stanley Cup to a Dallas night club. Tradition is that each player on the Stanley Cup winning team gets to spend a day with the Cup.

2013-01-19 12:59:17