Ryan Smyth News

The Kings' Anze Kopitar is third in the league with 33 points, behind only Joe Thornton and Marian Gaborik.

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

Roberto Luongo seems to have found his groove again. The Vancouver netminder was at his best Thursday night with a 31-save effort in the Canucks' 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

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

A little over a week has passed since the Los Angeles Kings lost veteran left wing Ryan Smyth to that mysterious "upper body injury" and since then, they have lost to the Philadelphia Flyers and the Calgary Flames .

The Oilers don't have a time frame yet on Ales Hemsky's injury, but the fact they called a couple of guys up from Springfield tells you he won't be available for Edmonton's back-to-back games with San Jose and Vancouver, at least.

Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings halted a two-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the slumping Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.

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.

The Edmonton Oilers will continue what has so far been a successful homestand this evening against the visiting Los Angeles Kings at Rexall Place.

Let's set the record straight: Mike Egener isn't German. Yes, the defenseman was born in Lahr, a city in southwest Germany near the French border, and the assumption of ethnicity has followed ever since.

The Los Angeles Kings placed forward Ryan Smyth on injured reserve Monday with an unspecified upper-body injury.

Marshall gives Ted and Robin one of his "Slap Bet" slaps to be used on Barney; and Lily's estranged father visits her for Thanksgiving.

Team Canada's management group continues to traverse the continent with an eye on assembling a squad capable of winning Olympic gold in Vancouver.

The Calgary Flames will try to bounce back from an embarrassing loss when they visit the Los Angeles Kings today for an afternoon clash at Staples Center.

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.

Former Edmonton Oilers winger Ryan Smyth's hopes of making the Canadian Olympic hockey team took a major jolt Wednesday when he was told he was out a month with an "upper-body" injury.

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.

The Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday announced that forward Ryan Smyth could miss up to a month with an upper-body injury.

Acquired from Colorado in exchange for Kyle Quincey, Tom Preissing and a fifth round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft on July 3, 2009.

Kings forward Ryan Smyth suffered an upper body injury during the Kings - Florida Panthers game on Monday night and did not return.