L.A. Times - Kings

'Blended increase' for Kings tickets

Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Although the average increase will be 5.66%, some seat prices will rise 16%.

Rites of an NHL spring: Playoff hockey, draft speculation and season-ticket pricing announcements.

Kings will pick second in the NHL draft

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Team fails to get the top spot in the lottery after finishing second to last in the league.

The promise of what was billed as the most important day for the Kings' franchise didn't materialize as Tampa Bay won the NHL draft lottery Monday.

Kings set for another rebuilding effort

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Robitaille will represent the team at Monday's draft lottery in hopes of snaring the No. 1 pick.

And now for the heavy lifting . . .

Playoff-bound Ducks have fun

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Selanne has two goals and DiPenta gets a rare one in a meaningless 4-3 victory over Kings.

Nothing was at stake for the playoff-bound Ducks in their penultimate game of the regular season against the Kings, but you wouldn't get away with telling that to little-used defenseman Joe DiPenta.

Ducks' Weight not happy being scratched

Sat, 5 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Veteran still adjusting to team's dump-and-chase style.

If being scratched for one of the few times in his long career was a message sent to Doug Weight , it was momentarily lost on the veteran center.

Kings going down to the wire

Fri, 4 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

They beat Sharks, spoiling things for Nabokov and tying Tampa Bay for fewest points in the league.

Intrigue and moral victories, of sorts, apparently exist in the final days of the NHL season.

Sharks defeat Kings, 5-2

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

San Jose's Nabokov gets his league-best 46th victory. The Sharks set a franchise record with their 108th point.

SAN JOSE -- Evgeni Nabokov made 16 saves in his NHL-best 46th victory, and the San Jose Sharks closed out their home schedule with their 18th win in 20 games, 5-2 over the Kings on Tuesday night.

Stars defeat Kings, 7-2

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

L.A. takes 1-0 lead, then gives up seven consecutive goals.

What do Jonathan Bernier, Jason LaBarbera, J.S. Aubin, Jonathan Quick, Erik Ersberg, Dan Cloutier and Daniel Taylor have in common?

Kings find some spark

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

For one night, they put struggles aside and play well from start to finish to beat Coyotes. L.A. moves into tie for fewest points in NHL.

Instead of a playoff race, the Kings have seemed better suited for a soap box derby this season.

Kings rally and beat Stars, 4-2

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Handzus ties it and Visnovsky scores the winner as L.A. sends Dallas to its fourth loss in a row.

DALLAS -- Lubomir Visnovsky scored the go-ahead goal with 2:06 left after Michal Handzus had tied it 55 seconds earlier, and the Kings rallied for a 4-2 victory over the fading Dallas Stars on Saturday.