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| Washington's Ovechkin leads NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, Atlanta Thrashers center Bryan Little and Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending December 28. Ovechkin tallied six points (five goals, one assist) as the Capitals went 3-0-0 to increase their Southeast Division lead to 10 points. He had two goals and an assist to help Washington overcome a 4-0 deficit to defeat the New York Rangers, 5-4, in overtime at Madison Square Gard |
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| Jackets aim to solve Kings in LA |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Columbus Blue Jackets ended a lengthy scoring drought last time they were on the ice. They will try to end a similar stretch tonight versus the Los Angeles Kings, as the two teams meet at the Staples Center. The Blue Jackets entered Saturday's test versus Philadelphia with three straight losses, having been shut out in each of their last two games. Jan Hejda, though, scored three minutes and 22 seconds into Saturday's 3-0 win to halt Columbus' goalless slide at 129:08. Hejda's tally was h |
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| Kings' Quick blanks Coyotes |
NHL Hockey |
12/28/2008 |
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| Glendale, AZ (Sportsbooks) - Alexander Frolov scored twice, and Jonathan Quick stopped 26 shots for the second shutout of his young career, as the Los Angeles Kings routed the Phoenix Coyotes, 4-0, in the tail end of a home-and- home. Quick blanked Columbus on Tuesday in a 3-0 Kings win, and Saturday against Phoenix notched another shutout -- in only his eighth career game and fifth contest this season. "This is a big win, especially against a division rival," Quick said. "We're fighting for a playoff spot, |
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| Coyotes welcome Kings for home-and-home finale |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Phoenix Coyotes will aim for a home-and-home sweep of the Los Angeles Kings when they host the finale tonight at Jobing.com Arena. The series between these Pacific Division foes began in Los Angeles on Friday and the Coyotes were able to notch a close victory in that contest. The win ended a two-game slide for Phoenix. Shane Doan's power-play marker in the late stages of the second period proved to be the game-winner and lifted the Coyotes to a 2-1 win over the Kings at the Staples Center |
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| Doan helps Coyotes crown Kings |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - Shane Doan's power-play marker in the late stages of the second period proved to be the game-winner and lifted the Phoenix Coyotes to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings in the opener of a home-and-home set at the Staples Center. Doan also set up Peter Mueller in the first period, while Ilya Bryzgalov was sensational between the pipes for Phoenix, stopping 24 shots as the Coyotes halted a brief two-game slide. "Shane (Doan) has played very well - one of the best years I've se |
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| Kings and Coyotes begin home-and-home in LA |
NHL Hockey |
12/26/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Phoenix Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings begin a home-and- home set tonight, as they meet in California at the Staples Center. Phoenix, which will host Los Angeles tomorrow, posted a 4-2 home victory over the Kings on December 2 for its seventh win in its last nine games versus Los Angeles. The Coyotes have also won four of their last six trips to the Staples Center. Phoenix was last in action on Tuesday, when it dropped a 5-4 overtime decision to the Colorado Avalanche. Though it was their |
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| Quick leads Kings to victory over Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| Columbus, OH (Sportsbooks) - Jonathan Quick made 24 saves to pick up his first career shutout, as the Los Angeles Kings snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Quick, a third-round choice by the Kings in the 2005 draft, was playing in just his sixth NHL game and picked up his second career win. Patrick O'Sullivan, Raitis Ivanans and Peter Harrold each tallied once for the Kings, who hadn't won since a December 13 contest against Minnesota. Steve Mason faced 42 shots f |
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| Kings try to snap skid in road test with Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Los Angeles Kings will try to avoid their fifth consecutive loss tonight when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets for a battle at Nationwide Arena. The Kings have lost four straight on the heels of a two-game winning streak and will try to close out a three-game road trip with a win in this evening's contest. Los Angeles has lost four straight and six of its last seven road tests. The club is just 3-8-0 as the visiting team on the season. The Kings last played on Saturday in Detroit and |
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| Red Wings cap homestand vs. Blues |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| ive-game home winning streak. However, the Red Wings have rebounded with back-to-back six-goal games to improve to 11-3-2 as the host this season. After notching a 6-0 win versus San Jose last Thursday, the Red Wings posted a 6-4 victory against the Los Angeles Kings Saturday. It marked the fifth time Detroit has netted six goals in a game this season, with four of those instances coming at home. Dan Cleary scored the game-winning goal with 1:34 remaining in the third period and Jiri Hudler and Pavel Datsyuk bot |
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| Cleary, Red Wings rally past Kings |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (Sportsbooks) - Dan Cleary scored the game-winning goal with 1:34 remaining in the third period, as the Detroit Red Wings rallied past the Los Angeles Kings, 6-4, at Joe Louis Arena. Jiri Hudler and Pavel Datsyuk both registered a goal and an assist for the Red Wings, who have won seven of their last nine games. Nicklas Lidstrom collected three helpers and Ty Conklin made 22 saves to earn his 10th win of the season. Dustin Brown and Kyle Calder each posted a goal and an assist for the Kings, who |
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