Their first-round loss to Colorado extended their postseason futility streak and sent their Hall of Fame-bound captain into retirement with fans' cheers ringing in his ears.

They scored more than one goal for the first time in three games against top-ranked Colorado, but their 4-2 loss pushed them to the brink of elimination. Again.

The Kings were relentless physically and again played well, but their 2-1 overtime loss to Colorado on Tuesday left them facing a 2-0 playoff deficit as they return home.

The Kings hope to sustain a late push that carried them into postseason play. The Ducks, in the playoffs for the first time since 2018, skidded to the end. Colorado stands as the overall Cup favorite.

This has been a strange season for the Kings, featuring significant injuries, blown leads, and a long-delayed coaching change. But they got hot at the right time, making more strange things possible.

The Kings picked a good time to tie their season-best streak of four straight wins. Postseason play is a real possibility for them, for better or for worse.

With five games left in the NHL regular season, the Kings--who have won only 32 of 77 games--climbed into the second wildcard spot Monday.

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The Ducks boosted their hope for a long playoff run by acquiring accomplished defenseman John Carlson. The Kings, outside a playoff spot, cleared the way for their kids to show what they can do.

Shohei Ohtani hits a grand slam to right field, giving Japan a 4-0 lead in the top of the 2nd inning

Kings GM Ken Holland finally acknowledged the obvious: Jim Hiller wasn't an effective coach. Appointing assistant D. J. Smith to finish the season might provide a brief bump but isn't a real solution.

After two atrocious losses following the Olympic break, the Kings can't fool themselves--or anyone else. They're a bad team with a bad coach. Let a top-to-bottom housecleaning and rebuild begin.

The U.S. men's 2-1 overtime victory over Canada in the gold medal game Sunday completed a U.S. hockey sweep and provided a dramatic finale to the highly entertaining Milano Cortina Olympics.

The key to the Kings acquiring prolific winger Artemi Panarin is whether coach Jim Hiller lets him play to his strengths or tries to make him a defense-first drone. At least this will be interesting.

WOW. The LA Kings have acquired forward Artemi Panarin from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward prospect Liam Greentree and two conditional draft picks. New York has retained 50 percent of Pa...

The Rangers reportedly traded star winger Artemi Panarin to the Kings on Wednesday​, just minutes before the NHL Olympic roster freeze.

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The Kings struggled to score, tied Vegas late in the third period, then lost at home in OT. Coach Jim Hiller again says they played well. Sorry, not well enough. Which also describes how he coaches.

They hit the halfway point of the regular season at 18-14-9 after a gutsy 4-2 victory over Minnesota on Monday. They held a playoff spot in a tight scramble that changes nearly every day.

An ugly defensive collapse against Tampa Bay in the third period of a 5-3 loss on Thursday should be the final straw for an unimaginative, out-of-his-depth coach whose team is in a 2-6-2 swoon.

The young, exciting Ducks have been hot, and the Kings prevailed at the Crypt on their sixth try.

Critics claimed the Dodgers were ruining baseball by signing so many high-priced stars. Instead, the Dodgers treated fans to a nailbitingly dramatic World Series capped by a late comeback in Game 7.

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