Heading into Thursday night's game, the Pittsburgh Penguins (7-2-2) were soaring after winning four straight games. At the same time, the Los Angeles Kings were coming in with a three-game losing streak and had failed to score in any of those games. Sidney Crosby jump started Pittsburgh's offense in the first period and got it going again in the third period, but it wasn't enough, and the Penguins lost 3-2 to the Kings in overtime. Los Angeles was able to end its scoring drought when Trevor ... Read More
With Fleury in net, Penguins look to win fifth in a row
Los Angeles Kings (4-6-0) The Los Angeles Kings have had a pretty tough beginning to their season. In fact, in the last three games the Kings' offense has failed to score a single goal. While the team hopes to end its scoring drought tonight, Los Angeles will need to play a very fast game if it expects to keep up with a potent Penguins offense. The addition of forward Teddy Purcell, who missed the last eight games with a nagging lower-body injury, to the lineup is monumental for a team ... Read More
Ehrhoff moves on after injury-plagued season
Christian Ehrhoff’s tenure in Pittsburgh has ended as the veteran defenseman signed one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday. Ehrhoff came to the Penguins on a one-year contract a year ago after being bought out by the Buffalo Sabres. He was effective in spells for the Pens, but for the most part, his season was washed out by multiple injuries. He missed several games in December with a lower-body injury and several concussions later in the seasons conspired to ... Read More
Fleury earns his ninth shutout as the Pens blank the Kings
On the night when legendary Kings forward Luc Robitaille had his statue unveiled at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, it was the goaltenders that stole the show. Through three periods of regulation and 1:44 of overtime on Saturday night, it seemed as if goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and Jonathan Quick would never give up a goal. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings had held each other to just 48 shots and it seemed certain that a shootout would be needed to settle the score. That ... Read More
Penguins continue road trip against Stanley Cup-champion Kings
The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to build on last night’s 5-2 win in Anaheim when they travel across town to take on the Los Angeles Kings at 10:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: One night after playing the top team in the National Hockey League, the Penguins will now face the defending Stanley Cup Champions. The Kings, despite their recent success, are in a dogfight for a playoff spot in the ultra-competitive Western Conference. The Kings currently sit two points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the ... Read More
Stanley Cup champs come to town as Pens host Kings
The Pittsburgh Penguins could face their biggest test of the young 2014-15 season tonight when they host the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings are defending Stanley Cup Champions and have won it in two of the last three seasons. In the past few years, the Penguins have breezed through the regular season only to be stopped short in the playoffs. The Kings have done just the opposite, finishing third in their division last season, and eight in the Western Conference in 2011-12. As a team looking for ... Read More