Our top 10 surprises so far this season
Steven Stamkos is the story of the opening quarter pole. The goal-a-game wunderkind has become an inspiring model of what hard work and dedication, co...
View ArticleLos Angeles Kings sign Justin Williams to four-year extension
The Los Angeles Kings have signed winger Justin Williams to a four-year extension worth $3.6 million annually, a source told ESPN.com.
View ArticleAdjustments continue for Kings, Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Both the Kings and Sharks were mulling lineup decisions Tuesday morning after the pregame skates. For Los Angeles, coach Darryl...
View ArticleKings in a good spot despite adversity
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- There's a reason no team has won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and '98: It's damn tough...
View ArticleKings splitting Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar
LOS ANGELES -- The Kings' new forward lines were still a go at the pregame skate Thursday morning, meaning captain Dustin Brown and star center Anze K...
View ArticleSharks, Kings are beyond pep talks now
LOS ANGELES -- Game 7. It explains itself. No matter how many you've played, it's special unto itself. If you don't get butterflies, there's...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Third-round preview: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles...
We'll try not to get blinded by all the Stanley Cup bling in this season's Western Conference finals, what with the 2010 and 2012 NHL champions meetin...
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - LeBrun: The Hawks are firing on all cylinders
Game 2 showed the Blackhawks' full array of firepower, and its coming together at the right time, Pierre LeBrun writes.
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - LeBrun: Kings look like a different team at home in Game 3
The Los Angeles Kings again looked like champs at home, giving the series life again, Pierre LeBrun writes.
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - LeBrun: Kings working on new combinations
Kings are still unsure of Mike Richards' status for Game 5.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Los Angeles Kings show Anaheim Ducks who is...
It was an anticlimactic end to what had been a very closely played Southern California series, as the Kings dominated the Ducks, pure and simple, writes ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: Los Angeles Kings' big-game Justin Williams...
Kings winger Justin Williams, known for his Game 7 heroics, stepped up again, but this time in OT for a Game 1 Stanley Cup finals win, Pierre LeBrun writes.
View ArticleRumblings: Contract talks between Justin Williams, Kings stop
We told you a few weeks ago that there was a time element to the Justin Williams contract negotiations with the Los Angeles Kings, and it appears the ...
View ArticleRumblings: Will Justin Williams re-sign with Kings?
The Los Angeles Kings were busy this week locking up pending restricted free agents Jordan Nolan and Kyle Clifford. But what will happen with pendi...
View ArticleRumblings: Milan Lucic replaces Justin Williams in Los Angeles
The acquisition of Milan Lucic by the Los Angeles Kings has an impact on a couple of different fronts. First, it means Justin Williams is gone now,...
View Article2015 NHL free agency -- Washington Capitals lure 2014 Conn Smythe Trophy...
Justin Williams is bringing his three Stanley Cup rings to Washington.
View ArticleRumblings: Justin Williams made the right choice with the Capitals
Justin Williams found out what most unrestricted free agents did on Wednesday: that this year's July 1 free-agent frenzy was filled with belt-tighteni...
View ArticleNHL - The summertime moves paying off the most this season
With the regular season winding down, a handful of offseason moves are continuing to pay big dividends, including a goalie who saved the Sharks and the Blackhawks' smart bet on a Russian star.
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Washington Capitals' offense has suddenly...
The line of Evgeny Kuznetsov, Justin Williams and Marcus Johansson is struggling and the Capitals' fortunes are struggling along with them, which has to change if they want to win the series.
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals...
Pittsburgh took a 2-1 lead over the Caps in a series that has a constant undercurrent of hate. And while we all love tough, emotional, physical hockey, this needs to be reined in.
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