10 Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Los Angeles Kings. http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/los http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12ao2kv2n/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/devils-cup-finals-3-2-081016335--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Moments after sending the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 2003, Adam Henrique skated to the corner and waited to be mobbed by his teammates. Sat, 26 May 2012 01:14:28 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,2165e89f-e83f-3678-a6db-575307c1fd10-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12mhcp9en/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/jersey-returns-stanley-cup-finals-073030287--nhl.html Reaching the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 2003 is special enough on its own. But getting Sat, 26 May 2012 00:30:30 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,230569c9-842b-3cd1-8825-409cd488e1ce-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=14rd57b4j/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl--martin-brodeur-turns-in-classic-performance-in-eliminating-rival-rangers-and-leading-devils-to-stanley-cup-final.html New Jersey's goalie great beat back the haunting memories of 1994, dispatched the blueblood Blueshirts, and wrote another special chapter in his storybook career. Fri, 25 May 2012 23:24:01 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,76755382-fd7c-3518-bc2c-53c92452927c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=133qm2iv3/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/overtime-win-puts-devils-nhl-stanley-cup-final-040914091--nhl.html Adam Henrique's overtime goal lifted the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers and into the NHL Stanley Cup Final. Fri, 25 May 2012 22:40:43 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,7956d39a-6da5-3f92-b382-cb08231a3825-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12pdtnk0p/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/brodeur-wins-rangers-revenge-18-wait-052844630--nhl.html NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Martin Brodeur has had a remarkable career, winning more games than any National Hockey League goaltender ever and earning three Stanley Cup rings along the way, and on Friday he put another memorable notch on his belt. Fri, 25 May 2012 22:28:44 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,834974b2-dc61-39f0-8b0d-755ac1e34964-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12mqc8t04/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/rangers-season-ends-another-rally-043037393--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Rangers were at their best for two straight games after falling into dangerously deep holes against the New Jersey Devils. Fri, 25 May 2012 22:19:59 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f8cf4b08-6ee8-3ab5-b1fd-1596a1c6d163-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=138ri8do0/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/jersey-devils-beat-ny-rangers-overtime-move-stanley-033250019--nhl.html NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils reached the Stanley Cup Finals by eliminating cross-river rival New York Rangers with a 3-2 sudden-death victory on Friday as rookie center Adam Henrique produced more overtime magic. Henrique, whose overtime goal clinched New Jersey's seven-game playoff series against the Florida Panthers, did it again when he scored 63 seconds into the extra time to set off a wild celebration in the packed Prudential Center. ... Fri, 25 May 2012 21:46:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,10825556-525c-3479-9194-e5f4296b5f1d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12n7b0lim/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/quick-overtime-winner-sends-devils-043028495--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. -- A year ago, the New Jersey Devils failed to make the NHL playoffs for the first time in 14 years. It was a down time for the proud and storied franchise, one that had captured three Stanley Cup championships since 1995. Fri, 25 May 2012 21:30:28 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,dbc548e1-c084-3ac2-9f1a-c1e76e11bf87-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13mg9hmk3/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/friday-three-stars-devils-head-final-brodeur-kovalchuk-041630253.html No. 1 Star: Ilya Kovalchuk, New Jersey Devils This time last year, Kovalchuk was a punchline, a cautionary tale of what happens when you spend an untold fortune on one guy. Now, he looks like he's worth it. Kovalchuk had a game-high 6 shots, he scored a beautiful powerplay goal, and he picked up an assist on Adam Henrique's game-winner in a 3-2 Game 6 victory over the New York Rangers, sending the Devils to the Stanley Cup Final. No. 2 Star: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils Brodeaur kicked it old-school Friday night, looking like the difference-maker he once was in the Devils' victory. He made 33 saves in the win. This one was my favourite: No. 3 Star: Adam Henrique, New Jersey Devils Henrique scored his second series winner of these playoffs, banging home a rebound just 1:03 into overtime. He also added 3 blocked shots. Fri, 25 May 2012 21:16:30 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,93d01df5-d734-3781-b7bb-aa12a039905f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=135mtjouq/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/jersey-devils-defeat-york-rangers-six-games-head-034300591--nhl.html For the fifth time in their franchise history, the New Jersey Devils are headed to the Stanley Cup Finals. Their series against the Los Angeles Kings will begin on Wednesday night in New Jersey. Fri, 25 May 2012 20:43:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,79f63704-c3fd-3213-bdd3-b7652c58dc2f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12ac6hap0/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/devils-3-rangers-2-ot-031048254--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. -- Adam Henrique snapped a 2-2 tie 63 seconds into overtime Friday, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers that finished the NHL Eastern Conference championship. Fri, 25 May 2012 20:10:48 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,3757d78a-5aea-3805-af6f-818727247e9b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=1367d97rd/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/conan-o-brien-joins-long-list-la-media-215825099.html Conan O'Brien is an Easterner through and through. He was born in Massachusetts, and established himself with a late-night talk show filmed in New York. But, in June of 2009, when Conan took over for Jay Leno as the host of the Tonight Show, he packed up and moved to Los Angeles. The adjustment has been awkward at times. The man is still a New Yorker at heart. But now we have definitive proof that he's beginning to think like LA media: his most recent tweet shows that he knows nothing about the Los Angeles Kings. The @ LAKings are playing the @ PhoenixCoyotes ? I wonder which city that shouldn't have a hockey team will win. — Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) May 25, 2012 Not a bad tweet, except for one small hiccup: the series has been over for days. Brad Doty, Slamson and the rest of the Sacramento Kings are just resting up now, awaiting their Stanley Cup Final opponent. None of this went unnoticed by the LA Kings' Conn Smythe-calibre Twitter account, which took the opportunity to make chump meat out of the maestro, zinging O'Brien on the fact that his humour doesn't translate to earlier timeslots: @ conanobrien Clearly, that joke wasn't meant for prime time. — LA Kings (@LAKings) May 25, 2012 The only thing that would have made this tweet better is if it were hashtagged with #hahaifoundanerror. Then Bailey, the Kings' mascot, chimed in. Fri, 25 May 2012 14:58:25 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,38633c16-a237-39dd-90d6-5508285c9c2c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12nciemqq/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/gagne-back-practice-enjoying-kings-203657947--nhl.html EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Simon Gagne thought the Los Angeles Kings would be a Stanley Cup contender. That's why he signed with them as a free agent last summer. Fri, 25 May 2012 14:52:36 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,9862d7b5-0fe1-342a-ac8e-830db31e7c0b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13faahtqh/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/los-angeles-kings-does-rest-become-rust-stanley-203150221.html It's late May. You've played three rounds of hockey. The bumps and bruises are there, but you're playing for the Stanley Cup, man. The three teams left in the race for the Cup are all feeling the effects of playing an extra month and a half of hockey. And while the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers will be playing their 18th and 20th games of the playoffs (respectively) tonight, the Los Angeles Kings have breezed their way through three rounds with a meager 14. The Rangers played that many through the opening two rounds and according to STATS, LLC., no Cup-winning team has ever played more than 18 games to get to the Final. By eliminating the Vancouver Canucks in five games and the St. Louis Blues in four, the Kings are used to having time off between series. With eight days between Game 5 against the Phoenix Coyotes and Game 1 of the Final, is that too much rest for the Kings? Fri, 25 May 2012 13:31:50 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,db9d2c2b-0002-3b8b-8e33-5be492ea9017-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13g5pg4dv/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/dominik-hasek-wants-nhl-return-tortorella-game-6-195836583.html Fri, 25 May 2012 12:58:36 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,5d1aaeed-9239-366c-8019-50e2ee6045ed-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12oshf22l/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl-investigating-coyotes-post-game-163010386--nhl.html Incidents after the Phoenix Coyotes' Game 5 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday reportedly are being investigated by the NHL. Fri, 25 May 2012 09:30:10 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e0555289-0bf1-3f88-88c3-391b5150500c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13on2hmsh/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/trending-topics-praise-jeff-carter-mike-richards-talking-162832418.html Trending Topics is a column that looks at the week in hockey, occasionally according to Twitter. If you're only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the slow, sad death of your dear internet instead? Things are going exceedingly well for the Los Angeles Kings lately. They're in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1993, when they needed four or five Hall of Famers (depending on if you count Rob Blake, and I do) and a virtual All-Star team to get there. They got there by beating the first-, second-, and third-seeded teams in the West. They beat them all with alarming ease, winning 12 of 14 games in a run of terrible efficiency not seen since the 1988 Edmonton Oilers won a Cup in 18 games. They have done all of this despite suffering from something that would have ripped apart most teams' chances like a bird going through a jet engine, and brought considerable shame on the parties responsible. Namely, two of the team's three highest-paid forwards haven't been especially good in terms of putting points on the board. Mike Richards and Jeff Carter have a combined 20 points in 14 playoff games. That includes only eight goals, three of which came for Carter in Game 2 against Phoenix. Not great totals for two guys who combined are making just over $11 million against the cap, especially when Dustin Penner and Justin Williams both have comparable point totals (both of them having more than Carter's mere nine). The narrative has been that this has been a season in which they proved their doubters wrong because they're not actively being detrimental to their teams, as they apparently were in Philadelphia, but that they need to pick up their individual games. And they could probably do that if not for the fact that Darryl Sutter is positively burying them at every opportunity. Fri, 25 May 2012 09:28:32 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,be4e6ada-cfd9-3265-a847-58cbdcc85368-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=131fem5am/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/forget-guarantees-rangers-richards-lundqvist-161500466--nhl.html Who cares about empty promises. The only thing that should matter in Manhattan is whether Brad Richards and Henrik Lundqvist can make a difference when it counts Fri, 25 May 2012 09:15:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8b3ae82d-1a01-356c-a405-83c56757149a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13mjekqjc/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/coyotes-doan-explains-tense-handshake-kings-brown-game-134917461.html Fri, 25 May 2012 06:49:17 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,60ed7982-4cfd-33d7-8126-6d6634363abb-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12kohl96m/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/torts-expects-best-rangers-must-091313419--nhl.html NEW YORK (AP) Whether the New York Rangers truly believed they could overcome a 3-2 playoff series deficit earlier this year doesn't matter now. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:13:13 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e6fac77f-0354-3359-b65b-6075dd29b975-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12je2t84c/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/coyotes-finish-off-best-season-212736284--nhl.html GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The end of the season hit the Phoenix Coyotes particularly hard. Thu, 24 May 2012 18:32:08 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,7e120a67-0e90-3355-8627-56f704c0e685-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12bigh2kf/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/rangers-devils-preview-232940847--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Eighteen years ago, Mark Messier set the stage for one of sports' most dramatic moments. Thu, 24 May 2012 16:29:40 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c9dc180d-236c-310e-bf36-77b7b42fbaf8-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12i7ib15b/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/rangers-no-guarantee-ecf-game-230354306--nhl.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Eighteen years ago, Mark Messier set the stage for one of sports' most dramatic moments. Thu, 24 May 2012 16:27:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a949744b-0c42-375d-9d07-ac265c0a7269-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13ajbd57e/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-playoff-beard-watch-blood-sweat-beards-223548339.html (Ed. Note: We're proud to welcome two of our favorite bloggers, Chuck and Pants from What's Up, Ya Sieve? , to the Puck Daddy fold as they author our weekly NHL Playoff Beard Watch every Thursday.) By Chuck and Pants from What's Up, Ya Sieve? The stage is nearly set for the ultimate NHL showdown. The Devils and Rangers battle it out at center stage while the Kings wait in the offing for their opponent to be named. It's a long, hard fight to be among the last teams standing. Every one inch is earned. This week, we salute the beards of some Unsung Unshaven Heroes. Marquee name or rookie sensation, it doesn't matter what their contracts say now. They fight on - and the proof of is all over their faces. Thu, 24 May 2012 15:35:48 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e68e1f07-a84a-34a3-b06c-655a7477189f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12tikdf1s/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/doughty-enjoying-breakthrough-playoff-la-212612067--nhl.html EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Drew Doughty began this season holding out for a $56 million contract from the Los Angeles Kings, demanding and getting an enormous sum for a kid with more potential than accomplishment. Thu, 24 May 2012 15:27:29 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,6cd0d574-3e8a-3e48-af78-f1be10e09f0c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13f7ck0cj/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/dodger-stadium-winter-classic-10-worst-nhl-fans-200054795.html Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:54 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a06890b8-3a0a-33d1-88ec-ca5bb8a4e61d-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13ke3fjck/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/marek-vs-wyshynski-radio-ron-hextall-luke-richardson-174922987.html It's a Thursday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT , and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Stars: Los Angeles Kings assistant GM and former Philadelphia Flyers great Ron Hextall joins us, as well as former NHL defenseman and new B-Sens coach Luke Richardson. • In which Marek and Wysh break down Game 5 of the Devils/Rangers series, • The politics of viewing parties. • Conn Smythe Watch. • Puck Headlines and Talking Points Question of the Day: Who on your team could you see foolishly issuing a 'playoff guarantee'? Email your answers to puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or tweet them with the hashtag #MvsW to either @jeffmarek or @wyshynski . Click here for the Sportsnet live stream or click the play button above! Click here to download podcasts from the show each day Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or Feedburner . Thu, 24 May 2012 10:49:22 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,b6a23843-7c78-325d-b404-a629f1db3403-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13qui9m0j/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/los-angeles-kings-western-conference-championship-belt-yes-153053385.html Thu, 24 May 2012 08:30:53 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a8ec6af4-5d9e-37db-8f91-bbae2185acaa-l:1 Sat, 26 May 2012 01:14:28 PDT