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Reuters
18-04-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Nazem Kadri, Flames topple playoff-bound Kings
April 18 - Nazem Kadri scored twice as the visiting Calgary Flames topped the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Thursday in the last game of the NHL's regular season. Mikael Backlund added a goal and an assist for Calgary (41-27-14, 96 points), which wrapped up its season on a four-game winning streak and improved to 7-1-3 in its last 11. Sam Morton and Zayne Parekh, making their NHL debuts, also scored in the win. It was the first time in Flames history two players netted their initial goals in their debuts in the same game. Dryden Hunt added two assists for the Flames, who were eliminated from Stanley Cup playoff contention on Tuesday. Dan Vladar made 30 saves as Calgary completed the sweep of the three-game season series against Los Angeles. Taylor Ward tallied in his first NHL game and David Rittich stopped 24 shots as Los Angeles saw its four-game winning streak end. The Kings (48-25-9, 105 points), the second seed in the Pacific Division heading into the Stanley Cup playoffs, will have home-ice advantage against the division-rival Edmonton Oilers in the first round. Calgary scored three times in a 2:19 span of the third period to open a 4-0 cushion. Morton put the Flames up 2-0 at 6:05 of the third, burying a feed from Ryan Lomberg. Kadri added his second of the night at 7:28, one-timing a Hunt delivery past Rittich for his team-leading and career-best 35th of the season. Parekh tipped in a Backlund pass at 8:24. Calgary took a 5-0 lead at 11:35, as Backlund snapped a shot glove-side past Rittich for his 15th of the season. Ward got the Kings on the board on a power play at 13:49, putting home his own rebound. Kadri opened the scoring 2:15 into the second period, snapping a shot glove-side past Rittich. Aydar Suniev and Hunter Brzustewicz also played in their first NHL games for Calgary on Thursday. It was the first NHL game since 2002 (and just the fifth in the expansion era) to feature three players scoring in their league debuts.
Reuters
28-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Mackenzie Blackwood, Avalanche post shutout of Kings
March 28 - Martin Necas and Logan O'Connor scored 92 seconds apart in a three-goal second period and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 22 shots as the surging Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-0 in Denver on Thursday night. Necas finished with two goals and an assist and Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist as Blackwood notched his fourth shutout of the season and third with Colorado. Cale Makar had two assists for the Avalanche (45-25-3, 93 points), who have won four in a row and are 12-1-1 in their last 14 games. Nathan MacKinnon picked up an assist to extend his home point streak to 23 games. He has an NHL-best 108 points, three ahead of Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov. David Rittich made 22 saves for Los Angeles (40-22-9, 89 points), which had its four-game winning streak snapped. Both teams had great opportunities when the game was still scoreless. With 7:50 left in the first period, Jeff Malott intercepted a clearing attempt by Colorado in the right circle and was alone on Blackwood, but the goaltender made the save. Early in the second period, the Avalanche nearly got the first goal when a deflection went to the front of the net, but Rittich stopped Valerie Nichushkin's wrister to keep it scoreless. Colorado then scored two quick goals to break the tie. O'Connor got the first one when Makar stickhandled down the left side, slid a pass into the slot to O'Connor, who tipped a floater over Rittich's left shoulder and in at 5:25. Just 1:32 later, Samuel Girard took a shot from the point that went behind the net. Necas picked it up and jammed it inside the post at 6:57 to give the Avalanche a 2-0 lead. Later in the period, Warren Foegele went off for goaltender interference, giving Colorado its second power play. The Avalanche took advantage when Necas' one-timer from the left circle beat Rittich at 15:29. Mikey Anderson took a tripping minor early in the third period and Drouin buried a pass from MacKinnon at 4:56.
Los Angeles Times
27-02-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Conor Garland scores in overtime to lift Canucks over the Kings
Conor Garland scored his second goal of the game at 4:28 of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the Kings on Wednesday night. Garland — who had a power-play goal in the second period — lofted a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle under the blocker of goalie David Rittich for his 16th goal of the season. Nils Hoglander also scored and Kevin Lankinen stopped 24 shots to help the Canucks move past Calgary into the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Adrian Kempe and Warren Foegele scored in the third period for the Kings, who trailed 2-0 after two periods. Rittich made 14 saves. Hoglander skated through the Kings' defense and put a wrist shot over Rittich's glove to put Vancouver on top midway through the first period. Takeaways Canucks: Star defenseman Quinn Hughes returned to the lineup after missing six games because of an undisclosed injury. Hughes, who leads Vancouver with 59 points, had an assist on the winning goal and had nearly 22 minutes of ice time. Kings: Defenseman Drew Doughty missed the game due to a lower-body injury. Doughty had four points in eight games after missing the first 47 games after breaking his left ankle during the preseason. Key moment Foegele tied it at 2 with 5:59 left in the third when he deflected Jordan Spence's shot past Lankinen. The goal was reviewed by replay for potential goalie interference, but it was determined none had occurred. Key stat The Kings are fifth in the NHL with a plus-17 goal differential in the third period, outscoring opponents 71-54. Up next The Canucks remain in Southern California to face the Ducks on Thursday night. The Kings are at Dallas on Friday night.
Associated Press
27-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Garland scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift the Canucks past the Kings, 3-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Conor Garland scored his second goal of the game at 4:28 of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Garland — who had a power-play goal in the second period — lofted a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle under the blocker of goalie David Rittich for his 16th goal of the season. Nils Hoglander also scored and Kevin Lankinen stopped 24 shots to help the Canucks move past Calgary into the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Adrian Kempe and Warren Foegele scored in the third period for the Kings, who trailed 2-0 after two periods. Rittich made 14 saves. Hoglander skated through Los Angeles' defense and put a wrist shot over Rittich's glove to put Vancouver on top midway through the first period. Takeaways Canucks: Star defenseman Quinn Hughes returned to the lineup after missing six games because of an undisclosed injury. Hughes, who leads Vancouver with 59 points, had an assist on the winning goal and had nearly 22 minutes of ice time. Kings: Defenseman Drew Doughty missed the game due to a lower-body injury. Doughty had four points in eight games after missing the first 47 games after breaking his left ankle during the preseason. Foegele tied it at 2 with 5:59 left in the third when he deflected Jordan Spence's shot past Lankinen. The goal was reviewed by replay for potential goalie interference, but it was determined none had occurred. Key stat The Kings are fifth in the NHL with a plus-17 goal differential in the third period, outscoring opponents 71-54. Up next The Canucks remain in Southern California to face Anaheim on Thursday night. The Kings are at Dallas on Friday night. ___
CBS News
09-02-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Lukas Dostal's 43 saves and shootout goals from Zegras and Carlsson send Ducks past rival Kings 2-1
Lukas Dostal made 43 saves, Trevor Zegras and Leo Carlsson scored in the shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Saturday night for their sixth victory in seven games. Brian Dumoulin scored his first goal of the season early in the third period for the Ducks, who are rolling into the two-week international break amid their most successful stretch since November 2023. Adrian Kempe scored the tying goal with 2:39 left in regulation and David Rittich stopped 24 shots for the Kings, whose three-game winning streak ended with their first loss to the rival Ducks in three meetings. The 166th Freeway Faceoff began with two dull periods before Dumoulin finally scored in his 54th game for Anaheim, walking in from the point and beating Rittich. Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper missed the game for personal reasons, forcing Rittich to start back-to-back games after beating Dallas on Friday. Ducks captain Radko Gudas sat out with an illness. Takeaways Ducks: The NHL's lowest-scoring team lived down to its reputation, but the brilliant Dostal fell just short of his third career shutout. Kings: Strong defensive hockey betrayed by clunky offensive play despite the big shot total. Los Angeles scored 14 goals in its previous three games. Key moment The Kings were on the verge of their third shutout loss in six games before Phillip Danault slipped a pass from the boards to the streaking Kempe, whose backhand hit Dostal in the chest and trickled in. Kempe got his 25th goal, hitting the milestone for the fourth consecutive season. Key stat Trevor Lewis had four shots on goal after the Kings held a pregame ceremony honoring the veteran for recently playing in his 1,000th NHL game. Up next After the NHL's two-week break, the Ducks visit Boston and the Kings host Utah on Feb. 22.
