by Brian Kennedy | Apr 24, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks finished their “Freeway Faceoff” series on Saturday night with the Kings playing to solidify their likely playoff berth and the Ducks trying to hold on and end the season respectably. Mostly, the Anaheim effort was worthy, though they...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 20, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The LA Kings needed their game in Anaheim Tuesday night. Desperately. Especially since the potential spot-stealer of their playoff berth, Vegas, had lost their game on Monday versus, of all teams, the non-playoff New Jersey Devils. Thus the Kings entered Tuesday’s...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 14, 2022 | Florida Panthers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Funny coincidence: The LA Kings hosted South Asian Heritage Night with Florida in town Sunday evening. Two nights before, I had given a talk to students at Gujarat National Law University on the topic of “Kinetic Motion as Cultural Expression: The Case for Canadian...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 11, 2022 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, San Jose Sharks
Not enough, and not in time. Said another way: despite coming back from 3-1 down after the LA Kings scored a shorthanded goal Thursday night, the San Jose Sharks piled up two points but are still doing too little, too late. The game was notable for the way LA, as...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 1, 2022 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
This week was supposed to show hockey fans where the two SoCal teams were heading, and most people figured that that was in different directions. The Kings and the Ducks play two common opponents this week: the New York Islanders and Boston. The Kings were supposed to...