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Top-seeded Avalanche stave off Kings in Game 1
Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves in his first career playoff start and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in the opening game of their best-of-seven first-round series Sunday in Denver.,Artturi Lehkonen and Logan O'Connor scored for the Avalanche, who had the league's best record...
Flames' Arsenii Sergeev shines in NHL debut; Kings get 2nd wild card
Arsenii Sergeev made 27 saves, several of the spectacular variety, in his NHL debut to backstop the host Calgary Flames to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in the teams' final game of the regular season.,Morgan Frost, defenseman Zayne Parekh and Joel Farabee scored and defensem...
Playoff-bound Kings out to improve positioning vs. Flames
The Los Angeles Kings have a playoff spot assured entering their final regular-season contest, a visit to the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.,What has not been decided is whether the Kings (35-26-20, 90 points) will finish third in the Pacific Division or be a Western Conference wild-card team. Th...
Jake DeBrusk's 2nd goal lifts Canucks past Kings in OT
Jake DeBrusk scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Tuesday night.,DeBrusk tapped in an Elias Pettersson feed at the side of the net at 2:58 of the extra frame.,Defenseman Elias Pettersson and Zeev Buium also scored for Vanco...
Jake DeBrusk's second goal of game lifts Canucks past Kings in OT
Jake DeBrusk scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Tuesday night.,DeBrusk tapped in an Elias Pettersson feed at the side of the net at 2:58 of the extra frame.,Defenseman Elias Pettersson and Zeev Buium also scored for Vanco...
Kings within range of higher seed as they face lowly Canucks
After clinching a Stanley Cup playoff spot, the Los Angeles Kings will look to track down the top wild-card seed in the Western Conference when they face the host Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.,Quinton Byfield scored twice, while Alex Laferriere and Trevor Moore each scored and added an assist ...
Quinton Byfield nets pair as Kings beat Kraken to clinch playoff berth
Quinton Byfield tallied twice as the Los Angeles Kings clinched a Western Conference playoff berth with a 5-3 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Monday night.,Trevor Moore and Alexis Laferriere each had a goal and an assist, Adrian Kempe also scored and goaltender Anton Forsberg made 28 save...
Trail Blazers lock up No. 8 seed in West by beating Kings
Deni Avdija recorded 25 points, 10 assists and six rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers secured the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference with a 122-110 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings in the regular-season finale for both teams.,Jrue Holiday added 23 points and seven rebounds for Portl...
Kings fighting for playoff positioning vs. Kraken
With three games remaining in the regular season, the Los Angeles Kings are in a position in which they could still finish first in the Pacific Division or miss the playoffs completely.,The Kings (34-26-19, 87 points) will close with a three-game trip, all against foes who have already been eliminat...
Reports: Kings retaining coach Doug Christie for 2nd full season
Doug Christie is expected to return as head coach of the Sacramento Kings for the 2026-27 season, according to multiple media reports Sunday.,On Sunday, Christie closes out the first season of a three-year contract he signed with Sacramento on May 1. The Kings (22-59) enter the final day of the regu...
Trail Blazers can clinch No. 8 seed with win vs. Kings
The Portland Trail Blazers look to secure the No. 8 position in the Western Conference when they host the woeful Sacramento Kings on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both clubs.,The Trail Blazers put themselves in position to nab a spot in the key 7 vs. 8 play-in contest by routing the visiti...
Devin Carter fills box score in Kings' win over Warriors
Devin Carter set career highs with six 3-pointers, 29 points and nine rebounds as the Sacramento Kings beat the visiting Golden State Warriors 124-118 on Friday night.,Carter shot 11-for-18 from the floor and 6-for-11 from 3-point range for Sacramento (22-59), which avenged a 110-105 loss to the War...
Warriors hope to add reinforcements vs. Kings
The Golden State Warriors could have a few key players back in the lineup on Friday night when they visit the Sacramento Kings.,Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he hopes to have Stephen Curry, Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis available against Sacramento.,The Warriors (37-43) will face the Kings (21-...
Kings move into wild-card position with win over Canucks
Adrian Kempe scored two goals and Anton Forsberg stopped 24 of 25 shots as the Los Angeles Kings gave their playoff hopes a huge boost with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.,Trevor Moore and Joel Armia scored goals and Artemi Panarin had two assists for the Kings, ...
NBA clears Kings, says coach made mistake vs. Warriors
The NBA announced Thursday that Sacramento Kings head coach Doug Christie made an honest mistake in his team's loss to the Golden State Warriors.,The league was investigating Christie after he instructed forward Doug McDermott to intentionally foul Warriors guard Seth Curry with his team leading by ...
Canucks hoping to play spoiler, starting with Kings
The Vancouver Canucks were the first team eliminated from the playoffs. But they could play the role of spoilers heading into the final week of the regular season.,The last-place Canucks (22-47-8, 52 points) kick off a three-game road trip through California on Thursday with a Pacific Division clash...
Steph Curry steps up late to help Warriors survive Kings
Stephen Curry capped his 17-point performance with a game-tying 3-pointer, then turned his own miss into an offensive rebound and assist on Brandin Podziemski's go-ahead three as the Golden State Warriors outlasted the Sacramento Kings 110-105 on Tuesday night in San Francisco.,De'Anthony Melton had...
Kings retake wild-card position with shootout win over Predators
Joel Armia and Scott Laughton scored in regulation and Adrian Kempe had the lone goal in the shootout, lifting the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 win against the visiting Nashville Predators on Monday night.,Anton Forsberg made 29 saves and did not surrender a goal in the shootout for the Kings (32-26-1...
Goal is to get Stephen Curry in peak form as Warriors face Kings
The Golden State Warriors embark upon the Stephen Curry management portion of their schedule when they take on the Sacramento Kings in San Francisco on Tuesday night to tip off a stretch of four games in six days to close out the regular season.,Curry returned from a two-month absence caused by a so...
Clippers throttle Kings to move into 8th in Western Conference
Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and John Collins added 25 as the Los Angeles Clippers moved into eighth place in the Western Conference standings with a 138-109 road victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday., ,Darius Garland and Kobe Sanders each scored 17 points, while Kris Dunn and Jordan Miller...