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The Los Angeles Kings have lost once in regulation in the last three weeks. They'll look to continue their strong play in a place they haven't won in nearly four years.

They take the bruising and boisterous Flames to the final seconds but dwell on failing to pick up the two points.

Los Angeles Kings' Sean O'Donnell , Anze Kopitar. Matt Greene, Alexander Frolov and Justin Williams celebrate their winning goal against the Oilers during on Tuesday.

Los Angeles KIngs players celebrate the game-winning goal by Sean O'Donnell late in the third period of Tuesday's NHL game against the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place.

Hard-rock defencemen like Matt Greene and Sean O'Donnell have very few teams they pick on, but both Los Angeles Kings blueliners have taken turns doing in the Edmonton Oilers in the last month at Rexall Place.

Ryan Kesler scored once and set up the insurance goal as the Vancouver Canucks beat the L.A. Kings 3-1 on Monday night.

Los Angeles defenceman Drew Doughty, shown battling Canucks blueliner Christian Ehrhoff at GM Place in November, was a first-year bantam when Wayne Gretzky was king of the Kings.

Asked by a local reporter what they want from Santa Claus - the Kings won't play another home game until after Christmas - defenseman Matt Greene and head coach Terry Murray both asked for the same thing: A healthy, injury-free squad.

John Hove, from his Los Angeles Kings blog Maylor's Manor , answered a few Dallas Stars questions for us in preparation for Saturday's game.

Louis got past Los Angeles, 5-4, at Staples Center. McDonald closed out the first round with a wrister to put the Blues ahead, then Jack Johnson's wrister for the Kings was turned aside to begin the second round.

It's just getting worse, isn't it? Last week the Oilers put together another disappointing string of games.

Jack Johnson scored the go-ahead goal with 2:20 left in the third period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Tuesday night in the first meeting of the season between the Southern California rivals.

Each team is trying to put it all together and make a run at the playoffs. Kings Coach Terry Murray looks at the Ducks and sees a team that still has the heart of a champion and is capable of world-class efforts when the moment demands them.

Anze Kopitar and Jack Johnson scored in the first two rounds of a shootout and Jonathan Quick stopped both Chicago attempts, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Saturday night.

Los Angles Kings defenceman Matt Greene, showen here in Saturday's game against the Calgary Flames battling with Flames forward Jamie Lundmark, scored the game winner against his former team a ' the Edmonton Oilers a ' on Wednesday night at Rexall Place.

Roberto Luongo #1 of the Vancouver Canucks defends against the St. Louis Blues during Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 21, 2009 at Scottrade Center in St.

Anze Kopitar altered his off-season conditioning program after being challenged by Los Angeles Kings management last spring.

Jonathan Quick made 22 saves, and Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist in the Los Angeles Kings' 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.

Mika Pyorala scored his first NHL goal, backup goalie Brian Boucher made 37 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers opened a trip with their seventh victory in eight games, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

Jim Fox is a former Kings forward and the award-winning color commentator for Kings telecasts on Fox Sports West.