by Brian Kennedy | Apr 30, 2023 | Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings
Toronto, ON—Sometimes real life interferes with the best-laid plans. Such is the case with the Los Angeles-Edmonton NHL series being played out this week. Inside Hockey happily reported on the third and fourth games, played in LA, bringing you on-the-spot coverage of...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 24, 2023 | Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings
Is talking about kryptonite still a thing? If so, here’s a question: Are the LA Kings Connor McDavid’s kryptonite? He had to be wondering it himself in advance of Sunday night’s 6pm contest in LA. Why else would he not have taken over the teams’ first-round series...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 22, 2023 | Edmonton Oilers, Inside Hockey, Los Angeles Kings
The arena in Los Angeles was full Friday night. This is a departure from normal, where a full house includes a lot of ghosts in seats that are sold by license. That is, a good deal of the lower bowl—empty. However it happened, there were very few gaps for empty seat...
by Brian Kennedy | May 15, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
It had to happen sometime. Jonathan Quick had won all four game sevens he had played in up until Saturday night. That might have predicted a cinch clinch against Edmonton, who in that scenario would be stonewalled by his prowess and fail to score on lots of good...
by Brian Kennedy | May 13, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Someone had to lose, and really who lost with the Kings going down to defeat on Thursday night? Not the fans of the game, who get a game seven. That Kings’ fans would probably rather not enjoy that distinction is perhaps to be considered. But look at it this...