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| Kings activate Ivanans off IR |
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03/12/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings have activated forward Raitis Ivanans off injured reserve. Ivanans had missed the club's last five games with an upper body injury suffered in a February 27 game against Detroit. In 60 games this season, Ivanans has just two goals with a team-leading 115 penalty minutes. |
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| Stoll powers Kings past Canucks |
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03/10/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Jarret Stoll netted two power-play goals, lifting the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks at Staples Center. Denis Gauthier also tallied and Teddy Purcell recorded two assists for the Kings, who have won three games in a row. Jonathan Quick stopped 20 shots for the victory and improved to 16-11-1 on the season. Los Angeles is 12th in the Western Conference with 67 points and is just three points out of a playoff spot. "It was a lot of digging in, a lot of |
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| Canucks aim to extend winning streak versus Kings |
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03/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The scorching Vancouver Canucks will aim for a fifth straight victory when they visit the Los Angeles Kings for a battle at Staples Center. In addition to winning four in a row, the Canucks have also won come out on top in eight of nine and 12 of their last 14 contests. Vancouver is eight points behind Calgary for first place in the Northwest Division and with 76 points is the fifth seed in the Western Conference. The Canucks were last in action on Saturday, when they recorded a rare win over |
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| Quincey leads Kings past Wild |
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03/07/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Kyle Quincey had a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings slipped past the Minnesota Wild, 4-3, at Staples Center. Anze Kopitar, Kyle Calder and Teddy Purcell each had a goal for the Kings, who have won two straight after a four-game losing streak. Jonathan Quick made 21 saves in the win. "It's great to win at home," said Quincey. "It's a four-point game for us since were fighting Minnesota for the playoffs so this was a big win." Owen Nolan, Stephane Veilleux and Eric Be |
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| Wild battle Kings in LA |
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03/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of teams fighting to remain in the Western Conference postseason race face off this afternoon at the Staples Center, where the Minnesota Wild continue a challenging road trip by taking on the Los Angeles Kings. The Wild currently sit 11th in the conference standings with 67 points and are three back of a trio of teams for the conference's final three playoff seeds. Los Angeles is 13th in the West's pecking order, but remains in the hunt with a total of 63 points. Both teams also ended |
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| New-look Flames visit Flyers |
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03/05/2009 |
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| mbardi and Brandon Prust and a conditional first-round draft pick. Jokinen, who could play tonight for Calgary, has 21 goals and 21 assists in 57 games with the Coyotes this year. An All-Star in 2003, Jokinen was drafted third overall in 1997 by the Los Angeles Kings. The Finnish centerman has skated in 780 career contests with the Kings, Islanders, Panthers and Coyotes, amassing 229 goals, 274 assists and 503 points. He is in the third season of a four-year deal he signed with Florida in March of 2006. Calgary |
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| Kings extend Ersberg, O'Donnell |
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03/04/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings have signed goaltender Erik Ersberg and defenseman Sean O'Donnell to contract extensions. Ersberg was given a two-year extension while O'Donnell was granted a one- year deal. The 26-year-old Swedish netminder is 14-14-7 with a 2.48-goals against average and a pair of shutouts in 38 games over the last two seasons in LA. This year, in a backup role, Ersberg has gone 8-9-4 with a 2.49 GAA. O'Donnell has played in all 63 Kings contests this season, with 10 a |
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| Hurricanes, Oilers, Kings work deal |
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03/04/2009 |
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| Raleigh, NC (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings worked a three-team deal involving three players Wednesday. The Hurricanes dealt forward Justin Williams to the Kings for forward Patrick O'Sullivan and a second-round pick in the 2009 draft. Carolina then sent O'Sullivan and its own 2009 second-round draft selection to the Oilers in exchange for forward Erik Cole and a fifth-round pick in 2009. Cole makes his return to the club which he called home for the first six y |
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| Flames acquire Jokinen from Coyotes |
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03/04/2009 |
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| games this year, missing time in late November and early December due to an upper-body injury. However, he was still second on the Coyotes in goals and points prior to the trade. An All-Star in 2003, Jokinen was drafted third overall in 1997 by the Los Angeles Kings, but spent most of his career with the Panthers after a short stint with the Islanders as well. He was dealt to the Panthers from the Islanders in 2000 along with Roberto Luongo for Mark Parrish and Oleg Kvasha. The Finnish center has skated in 780 |
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| Malhotra scores twice as Blue Jackets crown Kings |
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03/03/2009 |
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| Columbus, OH (MySportsbook) - Manny Malhotra scored the game-winning goal midway through the third period to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings at Nationwide Arena. Malhotra also scored earlier in the game and added an assist for the Blue Jackets, who have won two of their last three games. Jiri Novotny, Raffi Torres and Jakub Voracek also scored while Steve Mason made 22 saves in the win. "He was a horse tonight -- he's been a good player all season for us," said Colum |
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