The Latest Breaking News from Jonathan Quick

ST. LOUIS — Monday night was not a step in the right direction for the Blues.

PITTSBURGH — It was hardly a complete effort. But the Penguins on Thursday skated away with a 6-1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings — and plenty to feel good about.

EDMONTON, Canada — By the end of a wildly back-and-forth Stanley Cup playoff series between the Los Angeles Kings and the Edmonton Oilers there were no surprises in the decisive game of their first-round matchup Saturday night at Rogers Place in buzzing downtown Edmonton, just superstar efforts.

LOS ANGELES —The bronze likeness of former Kings’ broadcaster Bob Miller, frozen in mid-wave outside Crypto.com Arena, was dressed for a celebration Friday, with dozens of black, white and silver balloons floating above and behind him as he stared, unblinking, over a stretch of Olympic Boulevard that had been taken…

LOS ANGELES — The symbolism seemed obvious when Kings coach Todd McLellan chose Cal Petersen over Jonathan Quick as the starting goaltender for the team's season opener in October.

LOS ANGELES — Dustin Brown wasn't the first person to arrive in Los Angeles with more hope than life experience, a shy teenager with a dream of becoming a star in a city that often humbles kids who were the best at whatever talent they'd developed in their hometown.

It was difficult not to feel a sense of what might have been in watching the Kraken lose to their latest playoff-bound opponent.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Tuesday night’s edition of the Freeway Faceoff stalled early, hit the gas, weaved through traffic and slammed the brakes on the Ducks’ hopes of playing spoiler as the Kings earned a 2-1 victory that brought them a significant step closer to their first postseason appearance since 2018.

The Avalanche scoring machine is reaching new heights.