EDMONTON, Alberta—Nick Bjugstad scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 6–3 on Tuesday night to take a 3–2 lead in the first-round playoff series. The Oilers are a win away from advancing to the second round. Game 6 is Saturday in Los Angeles. Game 7, if necessary, would be Monday in…

LOS ANGELES—Trevor Moore grew up in nearby Thousand Oaks and came to Los Angeles Kings playoff games one day hoping to achieve his own postseason moment. On Friday night it happened for the 28-year old forward even though he needed to wait a little bit to make sure it counted. Moore became the first California-born…

Alex Iafallo scored the overtime winner as the visiting Los Angeles Kings erased a two-goal, third-period deficit en route to a 4–3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday in the opening game of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. Anze Kopitar scored once in a four-point outing and Adrian Kempe tallied two goals for…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adrian Kempe had three goals and an assist and the Los Angeles Kings clinched third place in the Pacific Division on Thursday night, April 13, with a 5–3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks, who will have the best odds in the draft lottery after finishing with the NHL’s worst record. Captain…

Alex Iafallo scored Los Angeles’ first two goals as the Kings earned a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs by claiming a 4–1 win over the host Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, April 2. Needing just one point to secure a spot in the postseason, Los Angeles (45–22–10, 100 points) grabbed two and leap-frogged Edmonton (99)…

Stuart Skinner made 43 saves to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 2–0 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night, March 30. It’s Skinner’s second shutout in his 57th NHL start. Los Angeles Kings’ Quinton Byfield (55) is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner (74) during the third period of an…

CALGARY, Alberta—Jacob Markstrom was spectacular on Tuesday making 32 saves to backstop the Calgary Flames to a critical 2–1 victory over the red-hot Los Angeles Kings. Andrew Mangiapane and Walker Duehr scored for Calgary, which won its second consecutive game and improves to 7–3–2 in their last dozen outings. The Flames opened the night four…

LOS ANGELES—Viktor Arvidsson had two goals and the Los Angeles Kings matched their longest point streak in franchise history with a 4–1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon, March 25. Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist and Alex Iafallo netted a power-play goal for Los Angeles, which has earned points in…

LOS ANGELES—Drew Doughty and Alex Iafallo scored on the power play as part of a four-goal outburst in the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Islanders 5–2 on Tuesday night. Blake Lizotte, Trevor Moore, and Quinton Byfield also scored for Los Angeles. Joonas Korpisalo made 26 saves, and the Kings…

Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves and stopped all three attempts in a shootout to help the visiting Nashville Predators to a 2–1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night, March 11. Tommy Novak scored in regulation and Matt Duchene had the lone goal in the shootout for the Predators, who improved to 6–2–1…