Flames look to continue their surge toward playoffs

LOS ANGELES -- The Calgary Flames hope to maintain
their momentum as they get ready for the postseason ...

• Flames look to continue their surge toward playoffs

Demitra supplies all the offense in Kings' shootout win

Pavol Demitra scored on a breakaway in the
second period and had the only goal in a shootout, giving Los
Angeles a 2-1 victory over Calgary on Saturday night in Luc
Robitaille's final home game for the Kings.

• Demitra supplies all the offense in Kings' shootout win

Kings fans bid adieu to Luc Robitaille

LOS ANGELES - Luc Robitaille couldn't believe his eyes when he walked into Staples Center for the final ...

• Kings fans bid adieu to Luc Robitaille

Demitra solves Kiprusoff, Kings win in shootout

LOS ANGELES -- Pavol Demitra helped give Luc
Robitaille a reason to smile in his home finale. Demitra ...

• Demitra solves Kiprusoff, Kings win in shootout

CuJo makes 32 saves in Coyotes' shutout win over Kings

Curtis Joseph made 32 saves for his 46th
career shutout and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Los Angeles Kings
3-0 on Thursday night.

• CuJo makes 32 saves in Coyotes' shutout win over Kings

Burrows scores hat trick as Canucks rally past Kings

Alexandre Burrows scored two of his three goals during a 3-minute span late in the second period, and the Canucks rallied to beat the Kings 7-4.

• Burrows scores hat trick as Canucks rally past Kings

Predators-Kings Preview

GAME: Nashville Predators (42-20-8) at Los Angeles Kings (37-28-5).

TIME: Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST.

John Torchetti's mission of guiding the Los Angeles Kings into the playoffs for the first time in four years begins as he makes his coaching debut against the Nashville Predators at the Staples Center.

Torchetti was hired Tuesday as interim coach of the Kings when general manager Dave Taylor fired Andy Murray.

• Predators-Kings Preview

Predators-Kings, Sums

Nashville 1 3 0-4

Los Angeles 0 3 3-6

First Period-1, Nashville, Sillinger 25 (Upshall, Sullivan), 5:32 (pp). Penalties-Witt, Nas (tripping), 1:11; Avery, LA (goalie interference), 4:15; Avery, LA (boarding), 11:08; Parros, LA (roughing), 16:36; Witt, Nas (roughing), 16:36; Weber, Nas (hooking), 17:48.

Second Period-2, Nashville, Kariya 26 (Sillinger), :32. 3, Los Angeles, Belanger 17 (Parrish, Visnovsky), 2:45 (pp). 4, Los Angeles, Parrish 26 (Cammalleri, Visnovsky), 5:32 (pp).

• Predators-Kings, Sums

Kings 6, Predators 4

John Torchetti had something in his coaching debut that his predecessor was missing since the Olympic break - a healthy Alexander Frolov in the lineup.

Frolov returned from a shoulder injury and scored the tying and go-ahead goals in the third period to lift Los Angeles to a 6-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.

"It's all about the players every night," Torchetti said. "We can stand there and tell them what to do, but they're doing it.

• Kings 6, Predators 4

Hockey Daily March 25

John Torchetti makes his debut behind the Kings bench Saturday night as his squad looks to stay in the playoff race against the Predators on FSN West and South.

• Hockey Daily March 25

Kings-Flames Preview

GAME: Los Angeles Kings (38-29-5) at Calgary Flames (39-24-8).

TIME: Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST.

Though they could miss the playoffs altogether, the Calgary Flames also could very possibly claim the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. The Los Angeles Kings would be happy with any seed.

The Flames return home from an unsuccessful road trip to face the Kings in a matchup of teams fighting to make the postseason.

• Kings-Flames Preview

Kings-Canucks, Sums

Los Angeles 1 2 1-4

Vancouver 2 3 2-7

First Period-1, Los Angeles, Kostopoulos 8 (Miller), 17:33. 2, Vancouver, D.Sedin 20 (Carter, Ohlund), 18:44 (pp). 3, Vancouver, Carter 29 (D.Sedin, H.Sedin), 19:30 (pp). Penalties-Los Angeles bench, served by Brown (too many men), :19; Robitaille, LA (goalie interference), 3:21; Dempsey, LA (tripping), 11:38; Giuliano, LA (high-sticking), 17:51; Belanger, LA (hooking), 18:09; Morrison, Van (holding), 19:46.

• Kings-Canucks, Sums

Burrows hat trick leads Canucks

Alexandre Burrows scored two his three goals during a 3-minute span late in the second period and the Vancouver Canucks rallied to beat the Los Angeles Kings 7-4 on Monday night.

After the Canucks blew a lead in the period, Burrows tied it with 5:50 left, banging in a rebound of his own deflection.

Brendan Morrison gave the Canucks the lead with 3:17 to go in the period on a backdoor play, and Burrows - who had gone 21 games without a goal - added his second of the game 32 seconds later.

• Burrows hat trick leads Canucks

Canucks 7, Kings 4

Alexandre Burrows had the biggest night of his life in the Vancouver Canucks' biggest game of the season.

After going 21 games without a goal, Burrows scored two of his three during a 3-minute span late in the second period and the Canucks rallied to beat the Los Angeles Kings 7-4 on Monday night.

• Canucks 7, Kings 4