Raffi Torres

Kings deliver at home again, 3-0

2013-05-23 23:20:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); Momentum, the great myth of playoff hockey. At least it is when it comes to this particularly hard-fought series between the Kings and...

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' late power surge shocks Sharks, 4-3

2013-05-16 23:10:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); Trevor Lewis, the mellowest of the low-key Kings, is hardly given to outsized statements or outlandish proclamations. You can understand...

Los Angeles Kings hope Game 2 comeback set tone for series

2013-05-18 04:30:00

Not all playoff victories are created equal. Nor are losses. But the way the Kings won Game 2 could loom large over this Western Conference semifinal series, with Game 3 on Saturday night at San Jose. The Sharks had rallied from a two-goal deficit and...

NHL fines Sharks $100,000 after general manager's comments

2013-05-18 20:46:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks were fined $100,000 by the NHL on Saturday because of General Manager Doug Wilson's public criticism...

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...

Live discussion: Previewing Game 2 between the Kings and Sharks

2013-05-16 11:43:00

� Join Times Kings writer Lisa Dillman and hockey Hall of Famer Helene Elliott today at 2 p.m. as they preview tonight's playoff game between the Kings and the San Jose Sharks. The big talk coming out of Game 1 wasn't the Kings' victory, but the...

NHL's verdict on Torres for hit on Kings' Stoll expected Thursday

2013-05-16 12:24:00

San Jose Sharks winger Raffi Torres’ hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for his hit on Kings center Jarret Stoll on Tuesday has ended, but the league is not expected to announce its verdict until later Thursday. The...

All eyes will be on Kings' Brad Richardson in Game 2

2013-05-16 13:32:00

There are the visible signs of what the Kings are missing without center Jarret Stoll. His skill in the faceoff circle, his penalty-killing expertise and the, well, talent for scoring a series-clinching goal at the right time last season –...

NHL suspends Raffi Torres for rest of Sharks-Kings series

2013-05-16 16:05:00

San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the remainder of his team’s Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the Kings -- a ban of up to six games -- for what the NHL judged was an illegal hit to the head of Kings center...

Kings jump Sharks in opener, 2-0

2013-05-14 23:15:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); Brent Burns practically set up base camp next to Jonathan Quick in the third period, the San Jose forward getting clean looks and helping...

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 center Jarret Stoll gets knocked off his skates from a hit by Sharks left wing Raffi Torres (hidden from view) in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday at Staples Center.

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Kings forward Dwight King (74) takes exception with Sharks center Raffi Torres, who is held back by rferee Lonnie Cameron after Torres was called for an illegal hit on Jarret Stoll in the second period of Game 1 on Tuesday night at Staples Center.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

San Jose's Raffi Torres was suspended for the rest of the second round of the playoffs after leveling what the NHL deemed an illegal hit on the Kings' Jarret Stoll.

2013-05-14 00:00:00