Jeff Carter

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...

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 lose Game 3 in overtime to Sharks, 2-1

2013-05-18 21:09:00

Overtime Sharks center Logan Couture blasts a shot from about 10 feet past Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick on a power play 1:29 into overtime to give San Jose a 2-1 win in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Saturday night at HP...

Kings' Dwight King will be looking for opportunities to shine

2013-05-12 17:49:00

There was a good deal of playoff chatter around the Kings training facility Sunday morning. After an abbreviated skate, with the team still waiting to hear about its second-round matchup, players imagined the excitement of a freeway series against the...

A look at the Kings-Sharks playoff matchup

2013-05-13 19:45:00

This will be the�NHL's fourth all-California playoff series. The�Kings�beat Oakland in seven games in a 1969 first-round matchup, the�Ducks�beat the�Sharks�in the first round in six games in 2009 and the Kings lost to the Sharks in six games in the...

Kings tapped into power sources in Game 2 win over San Jose

2013-05-17 20:11:00

No one had to tell the Kings they were struggling on the power play. With only two goals through the early part of the playoffs, production had slipped from the regular season and the team was searching for answers. Mike Richards figured that he and...

Sharks' Raffi Torres suspended for rest of series against Kings

2013-05-16 23:19:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the remainder of his team's Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the...

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...

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...

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' 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...

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 forward Jeff Carter blasts a shot past Sharks defenseman Scott Hannan in the first period of Game 3 on Saturday night at HP Pavilion.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Kings forward Jeff Carter celebrates his goal against the Sharks early in the first period of Game 2 on Thursday night at Staples Center.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Kings' Jeff Carter battles San Jose Sharks' Scott Gomez for the puck during Game 1.

2013-05-14 00:00:00