Kopitar's Two Goals Not Enough For Kings
When Justin Faulk winds up for his slap shot, the defenseman is making it hurt for Carolina's opponents — both physically, and on the scoreboard.
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When Justin Faulk winds up for his slap shot, the defenseman is making it hurt for Carolina's opponents — both physically, and on the scoreboard.
Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist, Ben Bishop made 30 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-0 on Saturday night.
Mike Green and Dylan Larkin put Detroit ahead with second-period goals and Petr Mrazek made 35 saves to lift the Red Wings over the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Friday night.
Andrew Cogliano and Cam Fowler each scored to lift the Anaheim Ducks over the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Thursday night.
Instead of a long-winded rant about why this new format is stupid, let's embrace the madness and talk about how great it's going to be.
Anze Kopitar scored in the shootout to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.
Hagelin broke out of a slump with a goal and two assists, and Anaheim beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Monday night.
Frans Nielsen scored twice in the third period, backup goalie Thomas Greiss stopped 24 shots, and the New York Islanders beat the Anaheim ducks 4-1 Friday night.
Jhonas Enroth stayed unbeaten in a Kings uniform with 31 saves, and Los Angeles beat the New York Islanders 2-1 Thursday night for its 10th victory in 13 games.
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Teddy Purcell scored 1:16 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers twice rallied from a third-period deficit before earning a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.
Brad Richardson scored the go-ahead goal with 8:13 left in the third period and Martin Hanzal got his first two goals of the season, leading the Arizona Coyotes to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Mikkel Boedker scored on a breakaway 1:18 into overtime after an atrocious turnover by Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf, and the Arizona Coyotes snapped Anaheim's four-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory Monday night.
Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar scored 55 seconds apart late in the second period to lead the Los Angeles Kings over the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Saturday.
Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf had three assists in his first game back from an appendectomy, including one on defenseman Josh Manson's first NHL goal, and the Ducks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 Friday night.
Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets overcame a shotless second period to hold off the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 Thursday night for their fourth victory in six games under coach John Tortorella.
Chris Stewart scored in the second period and again in the fourth round of the shootout, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 Wednesday night for their first consecutive victories of the season.
Based on a small sample size but with careful consideration, here are 5 bold predictions for the rest of the NHL season.
Jhonas Enroth posted his sixth career shutout as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews each had a goal and an assist to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-2 victory over Los Angeles on Monday night, snapping the Kings' seven-game winning streak.
Chris Stewart had a goal and two assists, Frederick Andersen stopped 40 shots, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 Sunday night.
Jeff Carter scored at 4:42 of overtime, Tyler Toffoli continued his strong start with two more goals, and the Los Angeles Kings extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
Colton Parayko scored the tiebreaking goal just about midway through the third period to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.
Two-time Stanley Cup-winning defenseman Slava Voynov will resume his career with SKA St. Petersburg after serving time in jail on a domestic violence charge in the United States.
When expectations aren't being met, there's very little that a general manager of an NHL team can do to right the ship other than firing their head coach.
