The Nashville Predators sold off a bunch of pieces ahead of the trade deadline last week, all of them pending unrestricted free agents. And while the really big names didn't go, they tried their darndest to deal off Jonathan Marchessault as well. Meanwhile, the Preds are just one point back of a playoff spot, trailing the Seattle Kraken for the second Wild Card spot, while the LA Kings and San Jose Sharks are right there with them as well. It sounds like the sell-off while chasing a post...
Charlie McAvoy giveth away, Charlie McAvoy scoreth…or something like that. One game after some loose play with the puck cost the Bruins defenseman in OT in Pittsburgh, McAvoy scored the game-winner 39 seconds into overtime to give the Bruins a 2-1 win over the Kings. The win extended the Bruins’ home winning streak to 13 […]
Happy Tuesday, folks! The Bruins are back at home tonight, a place where they’ve been quite literally unbeatable of late. The Kings are coming off of an OT win on Monday night, so logic says the Bruins should be the fresher, better rested team. However, logic doesn’t mean much when you remember that we are […]
Kentucky missed out on another key recruiting target in the class of 2026 on Tuesday when five-star shooting guard Caleb Holt announced his commitment to Arizona during an appearance on ESPN’s First Take. Holt, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard from Florida, had been one of the top prospects on Mark Pope’s recruiting board. The Wildcats hosted […]
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What up, TOC Nation! It is officially sports betting season. This article is about betting, so if you are not interested in this topic, please skip this article. There will be several of these as we go through March Madness, but I will do my best to make it clear in the title if it […]
Ever hear the phrase, "the grass isn't always greener on the other side", maybe it is.
The Islanders finish their four-game road trip with a stop to help Brayden Schenn pack up in St. Louis, where the Blues are returning from a lottery-spoiling perfect four-game western road trip of their own. In full selloff mode, the Blues somehow took out the Kraken, Sharks, Kings and finally the Ducks, with a 4-0 […]
Barcelona jetted out to Newcastle today ahead of the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie against Eddie Howe’s side at St James’ Park on Tuesday night. Hansi Flick’s side will be aiming to book their place in the quarter-finals of the competition as Barca seek to lift the European Cup for the […]
First period
The Canadiens are getting zone time, which is a good thing versus a team that often stymies them in the neutral zone. It will be important to get a lead however so the Kings can’t just slip into a defensive formation for the rest of the game.
Kaiden Guhle whacks Alex Laferrière in the face with his stick and will sit for two minutes. If it hadn’t been Guhle, it would have been Mike Matheson for tripping as that pairing got beat once again on this trip.
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Game 62: Montreal Canadiens @ Los Angeles Kings
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Kings region: FanDuel Sports Network West, KCAL Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
The tone of the game was set very early last night with a goal scored by each of the Anaheim Ducks and Montreal Canadiens in the opening 61 seconds, and another for the Ducks disallowed at the 20-second mark. It was going to be another barn-burner...
Game 62: Montreal Canadiens @ Los Angeles Kings
Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Kings region: FanDuel Sports Network West, KCAL Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+
The Montreal Canadiens have gone into California for their annual road trip and proven just how good their offence is. They’ve scored 10 goals in their first two games, and came back from multiple goals on each occasion, turning a 5-2 deficit into a 5-...
It had been a little while since the Oilers faced a true Stanley Cup contender. After returning from the Olympic break, Edmonton played the Ducks, Kings, Sharks, and Senators. Against that group of playoff hopefuls and bubble teams, the Oilers split the four games, scoring 22 goals while allowing 16. The Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes rolled…
After sending Bobby McMann to Seattle, the Maple Leafs have traded Scott Laughton to Los Angeles for a 2026 third-round pick that could become a second-round pick if the Kings make the playoffs this season. The optics aren’t good, knowing the trade comes a year after the Leafs acquired Laughton for a 2027 first-round pick […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a second buzzer-beater trade, this time sending Scott Laughton to the Los Angeles Kings . It's a curious move by the Kings, who are out of the playoff picture right now and, after losing Kevin Fiala for the season, are acquiring a pending unrestricted free agent in Laughton. The return is a third-round pick that could become a second-rounder if the Kings make the playoffs. 3rd rounder https://t.co/iJMyjX9yT1 — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 6, 2026 ROS...
For the second consecutive trade deadline it appears that general manager Julien BriseBois is bringing a player back into the organization. Last year it was Yanni Gourde. This year it’s Corey Perry.
Corey Perry to Tampa Bay from LA — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 6, 2026
The rumored cost is a second-round pick. Which, based on some of the other deals made over the last 24 hours seems to be about right. What was once thought to be a buyer’s market has decidedly swun...
The Los Angeles Kings have unexpectedly traded forward Corey Perry back to one of his old stomping grounds, the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Kings have traded Corey Perry to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2nd RD pick — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 6, 2026 The Kings receive a 2028 second-round pick in return. We had heard earlier this week that Perry wasn't interested in moving at this deadline, but the Kings couldn't pass up that pick, as the team struggles to stay in the playof...
Are we buyers? Sellers? Both?
It’s a good thing the Islanders managed three dramatic comeback wins coming out of the Olympic break, because then they headed to southern California and played like doodoo. Actually, their starts and play in SoCal wasn’t that much different from the prior three games, just the bounces and outcomes were a little different. They followed […]
The Ottawa Senators have added some potential scoring punch, acquiring two-time 20-goal scorer Warren Foegele from the Los Angeles Kings. The Los Angeles Kings are trading Warren Foegele to the Ottawa Senators, per @DarrenDreger . pic.twitter.com/DHoUg4sPuz — PuckEmpire (@puckempire) March 5, 2026 The Kings receive a second-round pick in return. Foegele was coming off a career-year last season when he found the net 24 times with the Kings, but is struggling this season with just se...
The Islanders’ Olympic-spanning win streak ended in a Husso in Anaheim Wednesday night, but they have another chance to pick up points from Southern California tonight vs. the Kings. First Islanders Goal picks go here. Islanders News Elsewhere
The playoff race in the Pacific Division is on. Six teams are battling for three, most likely four, playoff spots with eight points separating Vegas, Anaheim, Edmonton, Seattle, San Jose and Los Angeles. Let’s take a look at how many head-to-head matchups they have, who has the toughest and easiest remaining schedule and more. Here…
It was just one week ago that we learned of a major suitor for Patrik Laine dropping out of talks with the Montreal Canadiens on a possible trade. But things have changed for the Los Angeles Kings since then. And it sounds like they're back in. Trade talk surrounding #GoHabsGo winger Patrik Laine has picked up a little more, and I’m told the #GoKingsGo are circling back on him. Other teams in the mix, too. We’ll see if Montreal retains 50% of his $8.7M AAV, but expectations remain high t...
When the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup in 2023, Jonathan Marchessault surprised everyone by becoming the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP because he of his huge impact in the Stanley Cup Final. Marchessault scored 13 goals and 25 points in 22 games, leading the team in goals, with...