Dallas Stars

Sharks hope they can finally live up Stanley Cup expectations

2013-05-20 20:44:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); SAN JOSE — Neatly framed but almost forgotten, a front page from the San Jose Mercury News sits against the wall in a room above the...

Kings' Anze Kopitar is accumulating points, if not goals

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Good teammate that he is, center Anze Kopitar was happy about winger Dustin Brown's two-goal performance Sunday in the Kings' 4-3 overtime victory over the Dallas Stars. "We need everybody going. It was nice to see him get a couple," Kopitar said....

Bernier nominated for Masterton trophy, Brown for Clancy trophy

2013-04-22 15:02:00

The Los Angeles chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Assn. on Monday nominated goaltender Jonathan Bernier for the Masterton Trophy, which is awarded annually to the NHL player “who best� exemplifies the qualities of perseverance,...

Kings are getting stronger just at the right time

2013-04-22 00:00:00

It's starting to feel a lot like last season for the Kings. After a rocky start and adjustments on defense made necessary by injuries to Willie Mitchell and Matt Greene, the Kings have rediscovered the formula that a year ago boosted them from the No. 8...

Age hasn't ended Paul Lagloire's hockey career

2013-04-21 17:31:00

Paul Lagloire played high school hockey as a youngster in the Quebec town of Bromont, but he turned down an invitation to the training camp of the major junior team in Verdun because he thought he was too small to succeed, at 5 feet 10-1/2 and 130 pounds....

Kings rookie Jake Muzzin has more than held his own

2013-04-20 18:07:00

When the Kings acquired defenseman Robyn Regehr from Buffalo earlier this month, Alec Martinez was squeezed out of the lineup. When Matt Greene returned Thursday after missing all but one game because of back surgery, Keaton Ellerby was squeezed out of...

Kings clinch playoff spot ... now what?

2013-04-20 23:12:00

The defending Stanley Cup champion Kings officially clinched a playoff spot -- and a chance to become the first team to win back-to-back titles since 1998 -- when the Detroit Red Wings lost to the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout Saturday night in...

Kings assign Toffoli to Manchester of AHL

2013-04-19 14:09:00

The Kings on Friday assigned forward Tyler Toffoli to Manchester (N.H.) of the American Hockey League. The Monarchs are on the bubble for a playoff berth in the AHL’s Eastern Conference, trailing the Connecticut Whale�by two points before Friday&...

Kings' Matt Greene could return in late April

2013-04-18 12:42:00

ST. LOUIS — Injured Kings defenseman Matt Greene's recovery has progressed enough to allow him to resume skating, and his projected return to the lineup is now set for late April, according to Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi. Greene skated for...

Condensed NHL season results in a reshuffling of the playoff deck

2013-04-29 00:00:00

The Stanley Cup playoffs will have a different look this season and not only because the Kings, for the first time in franchise history, are the defending champions. This condensed season produced a lot of injuries and a lot of dramatic playoff races....

Jonathan Quick can't save Kings from falling apart versus Stars

2013-04-10 00:00:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); DALLAS — Every time the Kings teetered during the first 40 minutes against the Stars on Tuesday, a sharp and agile Jonathan Quick...

Helene Elliott's NHL plus/minus ratings

2013-04-14 18:05:00

Pluses Dallas Coach Glen Gulutzan is keeping the Stars in playoff contention in the West — and might have saved his job — with wins over the Ducks, Kings, San Jose Sharks (twice) and Nashville Predators. They're younger and grittier since...

Apr 27, 2013; Dallas, TX, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk (13) and center Henrik Zetterberg (40) celebrate a goal during the third period against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-126388

2013-04-27 00:00:00

Kings' Jonathan Quick in goal against the Dallas Stars earlier this month.

2013-04-09 00:00:00

Ducks players celebrate a goal during the third period of a game against the Dallas Stars.

2013-04-01 00:00:00