David Perron

The word 'panic' has been stricken from L.A. Kings' vocabulary

2013-05-07 17:51:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); When the pressure reached its nail-biting peak, when the St. Louis Blues twice took leads over the Kings on Monday and could have seized...

Kings' offense is missing again in 2-1 loss to Blues in Game 2

2013-05-02 23:15:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); ST. LOUIS -- If there's anything to blame Jonathan Quick for in the 2-1 loss that left the defending Stanley Cup champion Kings winless two...

Looks like Matt Greene's out, Keaton Ellerby in for Kings' Game 1

2013-04-30 12:21:00

ST. LOUIS -- This being playoff time, NHL coaches are even more secretive than usual about changes they’ve made in their line combinations or defense pairs. So even though Kings defenseman Matt Greene missed the season finale because of an...

The NHL playoff mirror doesn't lie; Blues simply aren't good enough

2013-05-12 03:34:02

The entire St. Louis community did not travel to and from Los Angeles, but the hockey-loving part of it has serious jet lag right now. How could something so promising, so exciting disintegrate so rapidly? It took The Arena longer to implode than it...

Composure was key factor in tight Blues-Kings series

2013-05-11 03:04:02

In the ever-tight Western Conference playoff quarterfinal series between the Blues and Los Angeles Kings, both teams faced desperate times. And it was the Kings who did better in their tough state than did the Blues, roaring back after losing the...

Penner's goal helps Kings close door on Blues

2013-05-11 02:24:03

Dustin Penner's long shot from the left wing with two-tenths of a second remaining in the second period Friday gave the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues, clinching the first-round playoff series for the Kings. The shot...

Kings eliminate Blues again

2013-05-11 02:54:03

The disappointment level for Blues' fans in the playoffs continues to have no boundaries. After the excitement of a two-game lead in its best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series against LA, the Blues bowed out of the postseason with a 2-1...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bernie Miklasz column

2013-05-11 02:54:03

I'll elaborate with more opinions and thoughts in Sunday's Post-Dispatch and here online at STLtoday .... but for now, here are some quick-take reactions to the Blues' season-ending 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings: 1. For years now, various management...

Tough sequence sinks Blues in overtime of Game 5

2013-05-10 02:34:01

An unfortunate sequence of events led to the Los Angeles Kings' game-winning goal in overtime of Game 5 against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. The play began when Kings' forward Dustin Brown poked the puck loose from Blues' center David Backes. Brown...

Hitchcock calls Blues winger Oshie "our conscience"

2013-05-09 00:00:00

When one of the St. Louis Blues' lines is struggling, coach Ken Hitchcock knows he can provide an instant jolt of energy by inserting winger T.J. Oshie. "Wherever we put him, that line plays the right way," Hitchcock said of Oshie, who has been...

Blues still upbeat

2013-05-08 03:14:01

Before the Western Conference quarterfinal between the Blues and the LA Kings got under way, many observers suggested that it would be a seven-game series and, tied at two games apiece, it certainly appears to be headed that way. Some even forecasted...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Joe Strauss column

2013-05-08 03:14:01

Somewhere during the Staples Center celebration of Anze Kopitar's game-tying goal in Monday's third period, the thought occurred that the next score could decide the Blues' conference quarterfinal series against the Los Angeles Kings. The thought was...

Jeff Carter puts a hard check on St. Louis left wing David Perron as the Kings look for their first win of the series Saturday at Staples Center.

2013-05-04 00:00:00

Kings goalie Jonathan Quick falls to the ice as St. Louis Blues' David Perron looks to pass the puck.

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Blues winger David Perron tries to slide a shot past Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick during Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals at Staples Center.

2012-05-06 00:00:00