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| Blue Jackets welcome Kings to Columbus |
NHL Hockey |
12/21/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of struggling clubs will meet tonight in Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the Los Angeles Kings at Nationwide Arena. The Kings have dropped five consecutive contests and are last in the NHL with just 26 points on the year. LA has posted just two wins this month and is 2-8-1 during December. The latest setback for the Kings came on Wednesday night, as they were pounded by Detroit in the opening test of a three-game road trip. Henrik Zetterberg and Daniel Cleary each posted a goal and |
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| Powerful Red Wings visit the Blues |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2007 |
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| points on the season, 19 more than the Blues, Blackhawks and Blue Jackets, who all sit behind Detroit in the standings tied for second place. Detroit added to its edge on Wednesday, getting goals from six different players in a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Henrik Zetterberg and Daniel Cleary led the way with a goal and an assist each. Zetterberg has three goals and three assists over his last trio of games and is second in the NHL in goals (25) and tied for second in points (49). Jiri Hudler, Tomas H |
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| Red-hot Red Wings try to dethrone lowly Kings |
NHL Hockey |
12/19/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of teams on the opposite ends of the NHL spectrum will meet tonight in the Motor City, as the powerful Detroit Red Wings host the lowly Los Angeles Kings at Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings are the best team in the NHL with 51 points on the year, while LA is last in the league with just 26 points. Detroit has won two straight and nine of their last 10 games and hasn't been dealt a regulation loss since losing a test in Nashville on November 22. The Red Wings have notched a point in 11 co |
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| Wild begin homestand with visit from Predators |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2007 |
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| etwork) - The first-place Minnesota Wild begin a three-game homestand tonight with a visit from the Nashville Predators at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild, currently battling a flu bug, wrapped up a five-game road trip 3-2-0 with a victory over the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center. Pressed into duty because of illness to Niklas Backstrom, Josh Harding made 35 saves in the 2-1 victory. Harding had a shutout bid broken up with a little more than a minute to play. Marian Gaborik found the back of the net fo |
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| Budaj stones Kings as Avalanche cruise |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2007 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Peter Budaj needed to make just 19 saves to help the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center. Ryan Smyth, Jaroslav Hlinka, Paul Stastny and Ben Guite each had a goal for the Avalanche, who have won three straight and five of six. "We played well in the first period," said Colorado's Scott Hannan. "We rode that through the game. We stuck to it and didn't get rattled." Dustin Brown and Michal Handzus each had a goal for the Kings, who hav |
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| Avalanche battle struggling Kings in LA |
NHL Hockey |
12/17/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Colorado Avalanche will shoot for a third consecutive victory tonight, when they visit the struggling Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center. The Avalanche are coming off a home-and-home sweep against Nashville and are trying to win three straight games for the first time since a posting a season-high four straight victories from October 23-November 1. After defeating the Predators by a 2-1 count in Nashville on Thursday, the Avs notched a 3-1 triumph in Saturday's return trip to Denver. |
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| Harding, Wild down Kings |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2007 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Josh Harding made 35 saves, helping the Minnesota Wild edge the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1, at Staples Center. Harding wasn't even supposed to make the start, but Niklas Backstrom was too sick to play, leaving Harding to tough it out. He had a shutout bid broken up with a little more than a minute to play. Marian Gaborik found the back of the net for the second time in as many games, and Brian Rolston also scored for Minnesota, which went 3-2 on a five-game road trip. Right wing P |
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| Wild end road trip in LA |
NHL Hockey |
12/15/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Wild will try to wrap up a five-game road trip on a positive note when they visit the lowly Los Angeles Kings tonight at the Staples Center. The Wild are 2-2-0 on the swing and are coming off Friday's victory in Anaheim. Brian Rolston recorded a goal and two assists to lead Minnesota to the 5-2 victory over the Ducks at Honda Center. Aaron Voros and Brent Burns each chipped in a goal and an assist for the Wild, who have won two of three. Kim Johnsson collected two assists and Jo |
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| Sharks and Stars square off in San Jose |
NHL Hockey |
12/15/2007 |
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| lski and Steve Bernier each had a goal for the Sharks. Evgeni Nabokov only needed to make 15 saves for the win. Meanwhile, the Stars have won two in a row and four of their last six contests. Dallas is coming off Thursday's triumph over the visiting Los Angeles Kings. Mike Ribeiro played a part in all four Dallas goals, recording two goals and two assists, as the Stars defeated the Kings, 4-1, at American Airlines Center. Antti Miettinen added a goal and two assists and Brenden Morrow had a goal and an assist fo |
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| Stars extend domination of Kings, Vokoun beats Blues for seventh straight time |
NHL Hockey |
12/14/2007 |
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Tomas Vokoun kept up his unbeatable play against the St. Louis Blues, and the Dallas Stars extended their domination of the Los Angeles Kings. Vokoun stopped 33 shots and recorded his 24th career shutout, helping the Panthers earn a 1-0 victory over the Blues on Thursday night. Vokoun, who has three shutouts this season, improved to 7-0 against the Blues since the 2004-05 lockout. ``I took some beatings in the past the first couple of years we played them,'' said Vokoun, who is in his first year with Flor |
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