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Los angeles Kings centre anze Kopitar skates against the edmonton Oilers at rexall place on Wednesday.

Sedin and Canucks crown Kings Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin, right, and his twin brother Daniel Sedin, both of Sweden, celebrate Henrik's goal against the Los Angeles Kings during third period NHL action in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday November 26, 2009.

Dustin Brown and Ryan Smyth 94 of the Los Angeles Kings try to knock the puck into the net against Andrew Raycroft of the Vancouver Canucks on October 29, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Murray says of placing winger on the top line with Kopitar and Williams: 'I need him to get going.

Kings tonight AT EDMONTON When: 6:30 PST. Where: Rexall Place. On the air: Radio: 1150.

The Calgary Flames visit the Los Angeles Kings this afternoon at the Staples Center.

When Dean Lombardi was hired to be the general manager in Los Angeles following the 2005-06 season, he made sure to sign a five-year contract.

Maybe there are lonelier places on the planet, but Jarome Iginla would have been hard-pressed to name one as he stewed by himself in the penalty box in the third period of a deadlocked game on Saturday afternoon.

Wayne Gretzky once said, "One hundred percent of the shots you don't take don't go in," and in a game that featured 39 shots by the Kings on Wednesday, Alexander Frolov nearly gave himself a 100% chance of not scoring.

An unlikely duo helped the Flyers successfully start their grueling five-game road trip last night.

The Los Angeles Kings have been dealt their first big dose of adversity, learning Wednesday that they will be without first-line winger Ryan Smyth for up to a month.

Los Angeles Kings' Randy Jones of Quispamsis celebrates his go-ahead goal with teammates Justin Williams and Alexander Frolov during a recent game against Carolina.

Exit superstar Alex Ovechkin , enter winger Tomas Fleischmann . The 25-year-old Fleischmann likely never will qualify for a Hart Trophy like Ovechkin or score 56 goals like Ovi did last season.

For the Los Angeles Kings, this season has been full of bright spots. Among them, the breakout year of Anze Kopitar, the great play from Ryan Smith and Rob Scuderia 'the teama TMs main offseason acquisitionsa 'and the surprising Scott Parse who got called up from Manchester not too long ago.

The Thrashers weren't sure if they were going to get Ilya Kovalchuk back by the end of their upcoming homestand.

Week 8 of the NHL schedule should see the return of several injured players as they start to get healthy.

Randy Jones had a goal and an assist in his debut with Los Angeles, and the Kings beat Carolina 5-2 on Wednesday night to extend the Hurricanes' winless streak to 13.

Jonathan Toews was back and so was the firepower that made the Chicago Blackhawks one of the NHL's most dangerous teams in the season's first two weeks.

Instead of the sound of shrill whistles, skates and gliding pucks permeating the rink at the Kings' practice facility, there was complete silence.

Marked by an energy level that winger Dustin Brown noted "wasn't very good," the Kings' 3-1 loss Saturday to the Nashville Predators at Staples Center appeared just as lifeless in the team's dressing room afterward.