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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Kings Rally for Kopitar, Clinch 5th Straight Playoff Berth

“I don’t plan on playing just seven more games.”  Playing in his 20th and final season in the NHL, that was the blatant remark from Los Angeles Kings captain Anze…

4 Canadiens Make New NHL Top Skater Prospect Rankings

These four Canadiens prospects have been ranked among the NHL's best.

Projected Lineups: Kings at Canucks, Still Much More on the Line

They did it. In a season unlike any other, Los Angeles found a way to clinch their spot in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Just six weeks ago, that feat seemed like a far-fetched dream. However, a...

POLL: Cast Your Votes for LA Kings 2025-26 Awards

It’s that time of the year again, polls are open for the LA Kings end of season awards! Now, in the spirit of transparency, the votes below are for informational purposes only. Accredited members...

NHL RADIO REPLAY: Mayor’s Minutes – Forsberg, Quick, HHOF, Byfield, Kuzmenko, and Kings Playoff Opponents

Follow @mayorNHL Step one of a long and winding journey has been completed, as the Kings officially qualified for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs this week. With that as the lead in, Mayor’s Minutes...

4/14 Preview – Much Still To Play For, Seeding Scenarios + Laferriere Hits 20, Lineup Decisions, Happy Trails 32

WHO: Los Angeles Kings (35-26-19) @ Vancouver Canucks (24-48-8) WHAT: 2025-26 Regular-Season Game 81/82 WHEN: Tuesday, April 14 @ 7:00 PM Pacific WHERE: Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC HOW TO FOLLOW:...

2026 NHL Draft Rankings: McKenna leads pre-U-18 World Championship top 75

Prepare for one of the biggest events of the NHL Draft calendar by checking out who’s hot and who’s not.

Are the Los Angeles Kings getting hot at the right time?

Los Angeles clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Kings’ Adrian Kempe joins elite Swedish company in playoff-clinching win vs. Kraken

For the fifth consecutive year, the Los Angeles Kings are heading back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After defeating the Seattle Kraken 5-3 on Monday night at Climate Pledge Arena, the Kings...

Power Rankings: Updated 1-32 poll, each team's key free agent

Here's how the teams stack up with less than a week to go, plus a look ahead to the offseason signing period.

Kings within range of higher seed as they face lowly Canucks

After clinching a Stanley Cup playoff spot, the Los Angeles Kings will look to track down the top wild-card seed in the Western Conference when they f

PWHL Power Rankings: Record-breaking Victoire sit atop the charts

The Victoire became the first PWHL team to reach 20 wins in a single season this past weekend.

Monday, April 13, 2026
Kings clinch playoff spot with win over Kraken

Quinton Byfield scored twice and the Kings secured a playoff spot with a win over Seattle while the idle Ducks also clinched a postseason spot.

LA Kings Clinch Fifth Consecutive Playoff Berth

Five straight playoff berths for the LA Kings. With tonight’s victory over Seattle, combined with a 3-2 win by the San Jose Sharks over Nashville earlier in the evening, the Kings have secured...

FINAL – Kings 5, Kraken 3 – Byfield, Moore, Smith

The LA Kings secured their place in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs after a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Monday evening at Climate Pledge Arena. Inside the game’s first three minutes,...

Quinton Byfield – 4.13

Hear from forward Quinton Byfield following tonight’s 5-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken. The post Quinton Byfield – 4.13 appeared first on LA Kings Insider.

Quinton Byfield nets pair as Kings beat Kraken to clinch playoff berth

Quinton Byfield tallied twice as the Los Angeles Kings clinched a Western Conference playoff berth with a 5-3 victory against the host Seattle Kraken

LIVE THREAD – Kings vs. Kraken, 4/13

Los Angeles Kings 4, Seattle Kraken 2 7:16 Left, Third Period Game Preview WATCH: FanDuel Sports Network, KCAL, SLVR LISTEN: ESPN LA 710, ESPN LA App + LA Kings App SOG: LAK – 27 SEA – 29 PP: LAK...

Jonathan Quick, who won two Stanley Cup titles with Kings, announces retirement from NHL

Jonathan Quick, a three-time Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smyth Award winner during the Kings' 2012 title run, says he is retiring at age 40 after nearly two decades in the NHL.

More Dev Camp News: One of NCAA’s Highest Scoring Defensemen Coming to LA

There’s an old phrase of ‘leave no stone unturned’ that comes to mind when thinking about what the Kings are doing in advance of this year’s Development Camp. Looking to find some hidden gems in...

4/13 Preview – The First Clinching Scenario + Panarin Making The Difference, A Rare Power Play, Athletic Reads

WHO: Los Angeles Kings (34-26-19) @ Seattle Kraken (34-34-11) WHAT: 2025-26 Regular-Season Game 80/82 WHEN: Monday, April 13 @ 6:30 PM Pacific WHERE: Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA HOW TO...

Projected Lineups: Kings vs. Kraken, Fourth Time Might Be the Charm

Three more to go; still lots to be decided. We’ve now reached the final week of this year’s NHL regular season, and the Kings’ fate remains up in the air. The group has fought their way into the...

Masters T12 vaults Brooks Koepka 40 spots in world rankings

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Brooks Koepka was one of several high finishers at the 2026 Masters to enjoy a boost up the Official World Golf Ranking on Monday.,Fre

Every NHL Team’s Most Underrated Prospect

*This article was originally written by Michael Ostrower Seemingly, only the best NHL-affiliated prospects get the love they deserve. Instead of focusing on them, let’s bring our attention to each…

Week 276 Recap (w/ Dennis Bernstein)

Dennis Bernstein joins host Jesse Cohen to help crown a King of the Week and recap the twenty-seventh week of the 2025-26 season. The pair discuss the three games the Kings played in the past...

Sunday, April 12, 2026
Trail Blazers lock up No. 8 seed in West by beating Kings

Deni Avdija recorded 25 points, 10 assists and six rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers secured the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference with a 122

In perhaps the most important starts of his NHL career, Anton Forsberg is delivering with some of his best hockey

When Anton Forsberg signed in Los Angeles on July 1, I’m not sure very many people would’ve had him down as the NHL’s best goaltender in the month of April with one week left to play. Think about...

Kings fighting for playoff positioning vs. Kraken

With three games remaining in the regular season, the Los Angeles Kings are in a position in which they could still finish first in the Pacific Divisi

Reign Claim AHL Pacific Division Title with Win in Coachella Valley

For the first time since their inaugural season a decade ago, the Ontario Reign are Pacific Division champions. With their victory over Coachella Valley on Saturday night, coach Andrew Lord’s team...

Henry Brzustewicz and Hampton Slukynsky No Strangers to Winning Environment

The Ontario Reign captured their second regular season Pacific Division title on Saturday night, their first since the club’s inaugural year in 2015-16, when veteran forward Glenn Gawdin scored 17...

Reeder, Epperson, McMorrow win NCAA National Championship with Denver University

Congratulations are in order for three LA Kings prospects, who won an NCAA National Championship yesterday with Denver University. Sophomore forward James Reeder and freshmen forwards Kristian...

Kings make decision on coach Doug Christie

The Sacramento Kings have reportedly already made a decision on the future of head coach Doug Christie. The Kings have no plans to fire Christie and intend to bring him back for another season,...

Saturday, April 11, 2026
REIGN FINAL – ONT 3, CV 2 (OT) – Lord, Gawdin

The Ontario Reign (46-19-3-2) defeated the Coachella Valley Firebirds (39-24-6-0) Saturday night by a final score of 3-2 in front of 8,279 fans at Acrisure Arena. The Reign will host the...

FINAL – Kings 1, Oilers 0 – Kopitar, Forsberg, Smith

The LA Kings moved one step closer to the postseason, as they skated to a 1-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the final home game of the 2025-26 regular season on Saturday afternoon at...

Anze Kopitar honored after Kings beat nemesis Oilers during regular-season home finale

Kings captain Anze Kopitar held back tears while thanking fans for their support after his final regular-season home game at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday.

SATURDAY: Reign Projected Lineup at Firebirds, a Win Gives Ontario AHL’s Pacific Division Title

A decade in the making: the Ontario Reign have a chance to clinch the Pacific Division tonight for the first time since their inaugural season. Head coach Andrew Lord and his group took a major...

Projected Lineups: Kings vs. Oilers, Sort of Saying Goodbye to Kopitar

One last time. This afternoon, Anze Kopitar will take the ice in his final regular-season game at Crypto.com Arena, in front of Kings fans who have witnessed his legendary career for nearly twenty...

Friday, April 10, 2026
The LA Kings Fan Experience at Crypto.com Arena

Since its opening on Oct. 17, 1999, formerly known as Staples Center, Crypto.com Arena has hosted many sports teams and live entertainment events. Teams ranging from the NHL’s Los Angeles…

FRIDAY: Reign Projected Lineup vs. Firebirds, Plus Lord on the Beginning of Hammer Time

It’s Hammer Time! Riding the momentum of a big overtime win Tuesday night, Ontario coach Andrew Lord and his squad now head into a home-and-home set against the Coachella Valley Firebirds this...

Thursday, April 9, 2026
Adrian Kempe scores twice as Kings beat Canucks, move back into playoff spot

Adrian Kempe scores two goals for the Kings in a 4-1 win over the last-place Vancouver Canucks that moves L.A. back into the final wild-card spot in the West.

LA Kings at it Again, Land Top NCAA Center for Upcoming Dev Camp

As the search for another top-6 center continues in Los Angeles — at a rather urgent pace, no less — a step in the right direction has just been taken. Prized college hockey free agent Hank...

Wednesday, April 8, 2026
NHL Power Rankings: Flyers soaring toward Stanley Cup Playoffs behind Trevor Zegras, Dan Vladar

It's all coming together at the right time in Philly

Tiger Woods is back in the rough. How a dependence on painkillers took down a golf great

Tiger Woods was arrested for DUI and headed for rehab after another car accident. How his dependence on painkillers toppled the golf great.

Monday, April 6, 2026
Kings defeat Predators in shootout to move back into wild-card spot

Adrian Kempe scores the only goal of the shootout in the second round, and the Kings tightened the Western Conference playoff race with a 3-2 win over Nashville.

Kings Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – On the Cusp, Record OT and More

Here is a look at the key storylines and upcoming schedule for the Los Angeles Kings for the week of April 6-13, 2026. The Wild Card Race is Heating Up…

With Playoffs On the Line, Kings Can No Longer Lean on Kuemper 

It was just one year ago when Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper was putting up Vezina-caliber numbers and being the backbone between the pipes that this franchise had been…

Anze Kopitar’s Best Moments as an LA King

It’s that time of the year, folks, where the 2025-26 season is coming to a close, and we discuss the impact players have left in the league. One player that…

UCLA women win first NCAA hoops title; Islanders change coaches; NBA, World Cup power rankings

Plus, we kick off Masters week with our first couple of preview items

Sunday, April 5, 2026
The Worst Teams in Stanley Cup Playoff History

This article was originally written in Jan. 2015. If you followed the 2015 NFL Playoffs, you know the NFC South champion Carolina Panthers moved on to the Divisional Round. A…

Saturday, April 4, 2026
Quinton Byfield scores twice, including in OT, to lift Kings to wild comeback win

The Kings rally from an early two-goal deficit before Quinton Byfield scores in overtime to secure a 7-6 win over Toronto to give L.A. critical points.

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