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Jeff Carter, playing in his 1,000th NHL game, scored the go-ahead goal with 7:18 left and the Los Angeles Kings held on for a 4-3 win against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday afternoon. Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist, Blake Lizotte scored a short-handed goal, Nikolai Prokhorkin scored his first NHL goal, and Jonathan Quick made 28 saves for the Kings, who have won three in a row for the first time this season. Max Pacioretty and William Karlsson each had a goal and an assist, Jonathan Marchessault also scored, and Malcolm Subban had 21 saves for the Golden Knights, who have lost five in a row (0-4-1) to match the longest losing streak in their three-year history. Continue to Article

November 16, 2019 6:54:pm EST

Ilya Kovalchuk's late-career return to the NHL has been a tumultuous one, and now it appears that his time with the LA Kings, at least, is nearing an end. The 36-year-old and the organization are in the process of finalizing Kovalchuk's release, the Hockey News reported Wednesday afternoon. Kovalchuk, who was a healthy scratch for the Kings in Tuesday night's win over the Wild, didn't speak to the media on Wednesday, but head coach Todd McLellan addressed the situation. Continue to Article

November 13, 2019 2:17:pm EST

The NHL's Stadium Series is notorious for some far-out jersey designs. From the fluorescent Philadelphia Flyers, to the Toronto Maple Leafs looking like skating Michelin Men, this outdoor game has it all. Just a few months before the Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings face off at Falcon Stadium on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, the home team's jersey appears to have leaked. Continue to Article

November 13, 2019 11:56:am EST

Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter scored early goals, and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves, as the Los Angeles Kings ended a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory Tuesday over the visiting Minnesota Wild. Sean Walker added an empty-net goal in the final minute as the Kings won at the start of a stretch in which they'll play seven of eight games at home after losing all three during a just-concluded trip to Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. Matt Dumba scored for the Wild, who went 2-2-0 on a West Coast trip. Continue to Article

November 13, 2019 1:17:am EST

The future of Ilya Kovalchuk with the Los Angeles Kings — and potentially in the NHL — appears to be a gigantic question mark. According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the team told the 36-year-old that he “will be out of the lineup for the foreseeable future.” So, essentially, Kovalchuk will be able to continue practicing with the Kings, but will sit up in the press box for upcoming games. The Kings currently find themselves last in the Western Conference with a 5-11-1 record. Continue to Article

November 12, 2019 8:32:pm EST