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The Kings finally landed their big fish, and it made quite a splash. Ryan Smyth, a four-time 30-goal scorer, joined the Kings on Friday in a trade that sent defensemen Kyle Quincey and Tom Preissing and a fifth-round draft pick in 2010 to the Colorado Avalanche.

Chris Phillips and Slovakia's Michal Handzus battle on Tuesday. The Canadians were pleased that the Slovaks lifted the intensity after two easy games to start the worlds.

After years of rebuilding the organization from within, the Los Angeles Kings have reached a point at which they are in position to make a splash this summer, perhaps enough of a splash to make the Kings a playoff team in 2009-2010. Off-Season Game Plan looks at the Kings' roster and what they may be able to do to take the next step towards the ...

The Kings extended their playoff drought to six seasons for the simplest of reasons: They couldn't score enough.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: The Kings anticipated that Drew Doughty, the No. 2 overall pick in last year's draft, would make the team out of training camp.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER The Kings anticipated that Drew Doughty , the No. 2 overall pick in last year's draft, would make the team out of training camp.

The question, put to two of the Kings' best players, was simple: "If Dean Lombardi asks you what the Kings need this summer in order to be a better team, what will you tell him?" Dustin Brown: "From a personnel standpoint right now, what sticks out in my mind is left wing." Anze Kopitar: "I'd tell him to get a scoring winger.

The San Jose Sharks lost a hockey game, but still won a trophy. Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves as the Los Angeles Kings finished their season with a 4-3 win over the Sharks, who managed to clinch the Presidents' Trophy anyway on Saturday.

Defeat the Los Angeles Kings and the results on the out-of-town scoreboard will be of interest to the Oilers.

Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings effectively removed the Edmonton Oilers from the playoff picture with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night.

Calgary's slumbering offense finally woke up Monday night and moved the Flames within a win of the Northwest Division title at the Kings' expense.

TORONTO/NEW YORK -- The Professional Hockey Writers' Association today revealed the names of the nominees for the 2009 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy from the five Pacific Division clubs -- Anaheim's George Parros , Dallas' Stephane Robidas , Los Angeles' Michal Handzus , Phoenix' Zbynek Michalek and San Jose's Claude Lemieux .

Does this sound familiar to you? On a night when the Boston Bruins needed only two points to become the first team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a playoff spot, they were leading the visiting Los Angeles Kings 2-0 approaching the midway point of the third period Thursday night.

The Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews vies for the puck with the Los Angeles Kings' Michal Handzus, and Jack Johnson during the Hawks' 4-1 victory Sunday at the United Center ) CHICAGO – Getting forward Patrick Sharp back in the lineup and getting a lead helped the Blackhawks snap their longest winless streak of the season.

The stumbling Chicago Blackhawks will try to end a five- game losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Kings in an afternoon clash today at the United Center.

Not hard enough to play against, and not enough intensity. But Oilers coach seems happy with what he's seeing these days.

Dustin Brown scored with 34 seconds left in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

The sizzling Pittsburgh Penguins will try to record a point in a 12th straight game when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings for an interconference matchup at Mellon Arena.

The Boston Bruins will try to create some much needed space at the top of the Eastern Conference when they host the Los Angeles Kings at TD Banknorth Garden.

Ryan Jones scored the go-ahead goal with 2:18 remaining, Joel Ward had a goal and an assist, and J.P. Dumont had two assists, leading the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on ...