Hawks mixing things up ahead of Game 5
CHICAGO -- Look for the Chicago Blackhawks to come at the Los Angeles Kings with different line combinations in the hopes of extending their Western C...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Chicago Blackhawks' Corey Crawford defies...
Corey Crawford defied expectations by delivering when Chicago needed him the most, ESPN.com's Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals preview: Los Angeles Kings versus New York Rangers
The NHL can only salivate at the marquee matchup it has here: New York and Los Angeles, two big-time markets putting hockey on center stage, writes ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.
View ArticleHistory on Blackhawks' side for Game 6
Western Conference Finals - Game 6 Blackhawks at Kings, 9 ET (Kings lead series, 3-2) * Blackhawks: 12-0 in Games 5, 6 and 7 of a playoff seri...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Who will be the star of Game 7?
To help sort through what might unfold on Sunday, here are eight players who could impact the outcome of what has evolved into a classic playoff clash between two NHL powers, ESPN.com's Scott Burnside...
View ArticleWill Hawks-Kings decide Cup winner too?
CHICAGO -- As the hours dwindled away before Game 7, the pivotal game in the Western Conference finals, it's been harder and harder not to imagine tha...
View ArticleDebate: Who will win the Conn Smythe?
We're down to the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers. So who will win the Conn Smythe as playoff MVP? Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun weigh i...
View Article2014 Stanley Cup finals preview: New York Rangers' Glen Sather, Los Angeles...
New York's Glen Sather and Los Angeles' Dean Lombardi have different ways of doing their jobs, but both are loved by their players, writes ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Series already tilted in Los Angeles Kings'...
The Rangers squandered their Game 1 opportunity to show they can beat L.A. and, in the process, saw the series tilt in the Kings' favor, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: New York Rangers' chances seem to be toast
The Rangers failed to walk the talk and find themselves down in a serious hole to the hard-charging Kings, Scott Burnside writes.
View Article2014 Stanley Cup finals: Are Los Angeles Kings a dynasty in the making?
You don't use the "dynasty" word until a team wins four Stanley Cups in seven years. Could the Los Angeles Kings be that team? Pierre LeBrun ponders.
View ArticleNHL general managers eye draft-lottery tweak, video replay use
The NHL is moving toward altering its draft lottery to help avoid teams earning the top overall pick on a repeated basis. The league's general mangers, meeting Wednesday in New York, also discussed...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: Do the New York Rangers have some momentum?
The Rangers got away with one in Game 4, and they'll need more luck and better overall play to put a real scare into the Kings, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: Los Angeles Kings still in control of series
Regardless of the plucky effort from the New York Rangers in extending the Stanley Cup finals, there remains a sense of the inevitable, Scott Burnside writes.
View Article2014 Stanley Cup finals: Los Angeles Kings Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter pull...
Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter join the rare club of those who have won an Olympic gold medal and a Stanley Cup in the same year, Pierre LeBrun writes.
View ArticleKings claim fifth straight victory; 'things coming together'
Jordan Nolan scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to help the Los Angeles Kings defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory.
View ArticleKings' winning streak hits 6 behind Jonathan Quick's 42 saves
Jeff Carter scored twice and Jonathan Quick stopped 42 shots, helping the Los Angeles Kings extend their winning streak to six games with a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.
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