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The Los Angeles Kings activated left winger Ryan Smyth from injured reserve on Friday.

The Calgary Flames' Fredrik Sjostrom, #11, gets a chance close in on the Los Angeles Kings' Davis Drewiske, #44, and Jonathan Quick during the first period of their NHL game at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta Thursday, December 17, 2009.

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

Frankly, they weren't anywhere near as sharp, or intense, as they were two nights earlier in San Jose in that exciting 2-1 win.

"You know what, we really don't know what happened. It did not happen in the game, no specific time or situation, he's just got a lower body injury.

Ask and ye shall receive. A conversation between the Manchester Monarchs coaching staff and third-year veteran forward David Meckler last week appears to have sparked Meckler, whose play picked up last week and culminated in a two-goal performance in a 6-5 win at Lowell on Sunday.

Entering Monday night's contest against the Northwest Division leading Calgary Flames, fans of the Los Angeles Kings had reason to be concerned about how their team could achieve success.

The Kings built a lead and held onto it. What a concept. After squandering leads in three straight games the Kings made life a little easier for themselves Monday.

Scott Parse and Jarret Stoll scored early goals, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the road-weary Calgary Flames 2-1 Monday night for their fifth victory in seven games.

Miikka Kiprusoff has been keeping the puck out of the net at a solid rate for the Calgary Flames over his last seven games.

Kings forward Scott Parse heads for the puck as St. Louis Blues goalie Chris Mason looks on.

Folded dollar bills and spare quarters, dimes and nickels are the traditional holiday fare dropped into the Salvation Army's red donation kettles.

About five minutes into Tuesday night's game at the Honda Center, the Kings committed a giveaway that left Ducks forward Teemu Selanne alone with the puck just outside the goal crease.

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.

With their top line sorely missing Ryan Smyth and their offense sagging, the Kings reverted to the hard-hitting defensive efforts that were so effective for them last season.

It paid off against Los Angeles on Thursday night. Sedin set up the first goal by winning an offensive-zone draw, and scored the go-ahead goal 3:54 into the third period after winning another, leading the Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the Kings .

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

Scott Parse stood between Dustin Brown and Sean O'Donnell on the blue line and stared holes into his skates.

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.