Dustin Brown (ice hockey)

Anze Kopitar puts slump aside and puts Kings closer to West finals

2013-05-23 23:25:00

Sometime after the Kings' season ends — and that might not be for a while — it wouldn't be surprising to hear that center Anze Kopitar had been hampered by an injury from mid-March onward. A sore shoulder, maybe. An abdominal pull. Or some...

Kings overpower Sharks to take 3-2 series lead

2013-05-23 22:25:00

FINAL: Kings 3, Sharks 0 The Kings have out-shot the Sharks 28-21, moving closer to being one win from the series victory. The teams play again Sunday night at HP Pavilion. Less than a minute left. Pavelski of San Jose had a huge opening, charged...

Drew Doughty comes to the defense of Jonathan Quick

2013-05-23 11:48:00

Kings defenseman Drew Doughty scoffed at the notion, put forth by Sharks forward TJ Galiardi, that goalie Jonathan Quick engages in “a little embellishment.” Doughty stood up for his goalie Quick, a spirited defense, and then said the San...

Kings 'need guys to step their games up,' Sutter says [Updated]

2013-05-23 15:40:00

Thursday’s game-day skate at Staples Center was mandatory for the Kings, who are hoping to retain home-ice advantage and take the lead in their Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the San Jose Sharks. The series is even at 2-2...

Kings to try a new mix-and-match approach

2013-05-22 20:09:00

Anze Kopitar suspected something might be up. In two games at San Jose the Kings had scored two goals and lost twice to the Sharks, dropping into a 2-2 tie in the teams' Western Conference semifinal playoff series. The Kings perfected the art of playing...

In Game 4, Kings find Sharks' Joe Thornton an unstoppable force

2013-05-23 00:00:00

The one thing at which the Kings had been so skilled during their run to the Stanley Cup last year and this current postseason was not letting the opposition's best player beat them. And that's what was unique about Game 4 against the San Jose Sharks....

This spring, every step is harder for the Los Angeles Kings

2013-05-21 23:17:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); SAN JOSE — If any doubts remained that the Kings' playoff journey this spring will be tougher than last year's relatively smooth path...

Sharks jump Kings, 2-1, to even playoff series

2013-05-21 21:46:00

San Jose 2, Kings 1 (end of regulation) Justin Williams of the Kings had a good look at a crossing pass but it slid by him. There’s a face-off in the Sharks’ zone. The Kings take a couple shots, nothing substantive. Patrick Marleau of...

Kings discovering that the road to a repeat is tougher than expected

2013-05-21 00:00:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); Flawless at home and flawed on the road? Not quite. But the Kings already have lost three times on the road during the playoffs, whereas...

Kings sound alarm after Sharks get even

2013-05-21 23:06:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); SAN JOSE — Dustin Brown could have gone into a long explanation, an overly technical breakdown or simply resorted to a few well-worn...

Live discussion: Previewing Game 4 between the Kings and Sharks

2013-05-21 11:28:00

� Join Times Kings writer Lisa Dillman and hockey Hall of Famer Helene Elliott today at 2 p.m. to discuss Game 4 between the Kings and Sharks tonight. As Dillman wrote earlier this week, "The Kings already have lost three times on the road during...

Kings seek to correct road woes in Game 4

2013-05-20 15:39:00

Flawless at home and flawed on the road? Not quite. But the Kings already have lost three times on the road during these playoffs; they dropped just one road game through four rounds on their way to the Stanley Cup last year. “We can’t...

Kings' Dustin Brown collides with Sharks' T.J. Galiardi in the second period in Game 5.

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Kings Dustin Brown collides with Sharks goalie Antti Niemi in Game 5.

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Kings' Dustin Brown falls to the ice along with San Jose Sharks' Dan Boyle as fight for the puck.

2013-05-14 00:00:00