With every year a postseason drought may end while another will start. Some teams continue to excel while others keep drowning in their sorrows. A team may gain another ring while another team goes ring-less. With the season half way over and Olympic hockey going full speed, teams will be looking to keep their Lord Stanley dreams alive. Therefore, a drought is inevitable for every team this year... 

The Los Angeles Kings are full of young talent. That talent is finally coming together with consistent scoring and tough defense to contend in the Western Conference. Among the youthful look of this young talented team, a small young Swedish player named Oscar Moller (Captain of the Swedish Junior Team), is getting his chance to show why he was taken early in the 2nd round of the 2007 NHL entry... 

The Kings ended a five game road trip on Monday night in Sunrise, Florida with another huge win. The Kings took on the Florida Panthers at the Bank Atlantic Center. Just like the game before against the Tampa Bay Lighting, the Kings rallied from behind and made it into overtime where Jack Johnson scored the only goal in the shootout. Johnson was excited about the win and the road trip, “Obviously... 

The Los Angeles Kings have been searching for a consistent goaltender for almost ten years and they seemed to have found one in Jonathon Quick. The man that sports the Knight face mask, Quick has been solid so far this season and Kings coach Terry Murray likes what he sees. Murray announced last Friday that he was sticking with Quick over Swedish goaltender Erik Ersberg. “No, there’s... 

If the first month of the 2009-10 NHL season has taught hockey fans anything, it’s to forget expectations. The standings have seemingly flip-flopped from last year, as several teams that were considered DOA have instead been stubborn SOBs. And while there is an eastern European atop the scoring leader chart, it’s not the one everyone would expect. Among the early surprises thus far: •... 

What was thought to be a high scoring matchup ended up being somewhat of a scoring struggle as the Kings edged The Blues 2-1 tonight at Savvis Center. Ryan Smyth and former Blue Michael Handzus scored for the Kings.  Alexander Steen scored the lone goal for the Blues. The Blues’ play was very sloppy throughout the game.  They did out-shoot the Kings 30 -26 after being able to get only 3 shots... 

St. Louis is going to have their hands full tonight as they host the high-scoring L.A. Kings. Leading the way is Ryan Smyth, with 3 goals and 3 assists for Los Angeles. He is paired up with Justin Williams and Anze Kopitar on the top line who already recorded 18 points in just 3 games. “It takes a couple of veterans like Ryan Smyth to set the example,” Blues coach Andy Murray said. “It’s...