Edmonton and Los Angeles finished as the Nos. 2 and 3 teams in the Pacific Division.
Bryan Murphy
Lemieux was fined and suspended for five games after he bit Tkachuk on Saturday.
Dani Mohr
Brady Tkachuk called Brendan Lemieux a host of names after their late-game scuffle Saturday night in Los Angeles.
Filip Forsberg posted a thumbs down emoji to his IG story after the news broke.
Jackie Spiegel
The local crew may or may not have known it was interviewing a Hockey Hall of Famer, but hockey media sure knew who was answering the questions.
Tom Gatto
Byfield went No. 2 overall in the 2020 NHL Draft.
Dan Bernstein
Sporting News breaks down everything you need to know about the funky 2020 NHL Draft Lottery.
All 31 teams, along with NHL Seattle, will be represented in a four-week tournament of "NHL 20" starting April 30.
Sam Ficarro
Every goal song is accompanied by excitement, but some are much more iconic than others.
Sam Jarden
Sixty-five players will participate in a "Fortnite" tournament for a $200,000 charity prize pool
Doughty's teammate Ben Hutton's Secret Santa gift was pretty darn classic.
The state's governor and the mayor of its largest city are both warning teams that fans won't be in the stands for the next few months. That might not matter.
When the 2019-20 season was paused, the Los Angeles Kings had the fourth-worst record in the NHL.
Some big names are slated to return if the season resumes.
On March 23, 1994, Wayne Gretzky scored his 802nd NHL goal to pass Gordie Howe for first on the all-time goals list.
The Edmonton Oilers' star got a goal and two assists in a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
The 20-year-old battled through injuries to get an NHL opportunity, which he took beautifully.
The Vancouver Canucks made a big splash Monday night acquiring Tyler Toffoli from the Los Angeles Kings.
For the second time ever, Colorado will host an outdoor game as the Los Angeles Kings face the Colorado Avalanche.
With the deadline two weeks away, the trade market is bubbling to life.
Lyle Richardson
The Kings traded goaltender Jack Campbell and forward Kyle Clifford to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
Jace Mallory
The deal came through about an hour after the Leafs lost their second consecutive game.
Toronto sent forward Trevor Moore and a pair of third-round draft picks to Los Angeles.
Rudi Schuller
The 34-year-old sniper scored the game's final three goals as Washington defeated the LA Kings on Tuesday.
Here's a look at the top 10 trade candidates and their potential suitors ahead of the 2020 deadline.
The 27-year-old underwent surgery on his shoulder in October, but Doug Armstrong says Tarasenko's recovery timetable has him on pace to return in early April.
Tommy McArdle
The trade deadline is Feb. 24.
Kovalchuk, 36, will play on a two-way deal with the Canadiens after having his contract terminated with Los Angeles.
The NHL's trade deadline falls on Feb. 24, but a few players could move teams well before then.
The NHL's trade deadline is Feb. 24.
The 2010s was quite a decade for the hockey and NHL universes. Zeroing in on the the starting lineup was not an easy task but Sporting News NHL staffers put their heads together and, after some deliberation, came to a consensus on who dominated the game for the past 10 years.
The Los Angeles Kings just terminated Kovalchuk's contract on Monday, making the 36-year-old an unrestricted free agent.
The prolonged standoff between the player and club appears to be over.
It could be the end of the road for the 36-year-old in LA.
The 29-year-old blueliner inadvertently kicked in Edmonton's opening goal on Friday.
Avery played for the Los Angeles Kings for three seasons during his 10-year career.
Sammi Silber
The Kings announced Martinez, 32, sustained a laceration to his right wrist during the third period of Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks.
Kovalchuk, 36, is in his 13th season in the NHL and second with Los Angeles.
The third period turned into the Auston Matthews and William Nylander show as Toronto pulled away late.
The Kings defenseman is feeling the fire after his post-game quote from Oct. 9 was used as a catchphrase by the Vancouver Canucks.
The Leafs captain missed seven games with a broken finger.
Kings forward Adrian Kempe now has a horrifying story to pass along.
The banner was first hung after the pop star's 16th sold out concert in August 2015.
Horvat, 24, scored a career-high 61 points in the 2018-19 season.
Tkachuk scored two goals and had an assist, but Doughty got the last laugh with the game-winning goal in overtime.
The 2019-20 NHL season is finally upon us. Here are the games that you can't miss this year.
Twenty teams had at least one player file for arbitration. Two teams may have up to four contracts to negotiate.
Matt Hornick
In the biggest trade in NHL history, the Oilers received a bounty of players and draft picks. Some panned out, others didn't. But impact of the deal was so profound, it left a trail spanning two decades.
Adam Gretz
The 25-year-old impressed with 15 goals and 33 points in his sophomore season with the Kings in 2018-19.
The NHL's buyout period began on June 15. Here's a list of players who've been bought out so far.
Drew Nantais
The buyout of Dion Phaneuf's final two years reportedly will save the Kings $2.8 million and open up $4 million of cap space next year.
Bill Marx
Wednesday night will mark the ninth Game 7 for Justin Williams who has made a name for himself in these high-octane matchups.
Only one team finished with a worse record in the West than Todd McLellan's Oilers this season and that was the Kings.
Thomas Lott
American phenom Jack Hughes continues to top the NHL Draft rankings. Can Vasili Podkolzin or Kaapo Kakko top him? Here's SN's latest rankings.
Steve Kournianos
With likely No.1 pick Jack Hughes in sight, the Avalanche, Kings, Devils and others are in position to possibly land the 2019 NHL Draft's first overall pick.
Mark Suleymanov
With the season winding down, teams are looking to the future as LA and Colorado may be shipping out veterans Jonathan Quick and Tyson Barrie, respectively, while the Flyers may pursue the league's top UFA.
Grundstrom was acquired by Los Angeles from Toronto for Jake Muzzin in January.
Four first-round picks for the 2019 NHL Draft changed hands before the trade deadline. Ottawa found a way to soften the Matt Duchene blow, while Anaheim, Los Angeles and the Rangers now have multiple selections in Round 1. How will they use them?
Is the writing on the wall that Jason Zucker's and Tyler Toffoli's time in Minnesota and Los Angeles, respectively, are over? Did the Oilers really have a deal in place for Adam Larsson that fell through?
The NHL deadline has come and gone. Here's a list of every completed deal before the 2019 cutoff on Feb. 25.
The 2019 NHL trade deadline is here and teams are already wheelin' and dealin'. Here is your one-stop shop for all the latest trade news and rumors.
Brassard joined Florida on Feb. 1 via trade from Pittsburgh.
After being honored for playing in over 1,000 games, Bergeron blasted the game winner in overtime to give the Bruins the victory over the Kings.
John O'Callaghan
The Kings appear to be getting an early start on an overhaul, the Oilers have more decisions to make, and more quick-hitters from the NHL rumor mill.
The rumor mill has been busier ahead of the NHL's annual holiday roster freeze with a handful of underachieving teams like the Blues and Kings desperate to shake things up.
It had been a while since Calle Jarnkrok produced a multigoal game. He accomplished that Saturday with a hat trick via even-strength, power-play and short-handed goals.
The Kings made a coaching change, but they may need more than that for an offensive spark.
The Kings poor start cost coach John Stevens his job; but things in Arizona and Brooklyn are looking up.
Rob Mixer
Gritty is one of the most popular Halloween costumes for 2018.
The Blue and Kings were desperate for victories of any kind this week, and each team earned one. But the road ahead looks bumpy for both teams.
Jeff Skinner put his scoring difficulties to bed on Saturday by scoring a hat trick.
Conor Roche
With two assists on Monday night, Auston Matthews became the fifth player in NHL history to open a season with seven straight multi-point games.
After a five-season NHL hiatus, Ilya Kovalchuk is back as a goal scorer after notching the opener in Tuesday's Kings game against Winnipeg.
The NHL may soon need to make a decision regarding Slava Voynov, but really, there isn't much of a decision to be made whatsoever.
Evan Sporer
Ilya Kovalchuk last played an NHL game in 2013. Now 35, what's a reasonable level of production to expect out of the once-dynamic Russian scorer? Looking at recent KHL-to-NHL transitions to find out.
John Tavares will reportedly enter the NHL's free agent negotiating window and meet with five teams about the possibility of leaving the New York Islanders.
The former Devils and Thrashers star, now 35 after a stint in Russia, is headed to the West Coast to resume a once-dynamic NHL career in pursuit of a Stanley Cup.
Brandon Schlager
The former Kings defenseman hasn't played in the NHL since being arrested for domestic assault in October 2014.
John Arlia
At 35 years old, Ilya Kovalchuk is set to return to the NHL, and has reportedly begun meeting with teams face-to-face to begin to discuss a potential fit.
Toronto's top offseason priority is obvious. Whether by trade or free agency, the Maple Leafs' best means of addressing the need for a defenseman is up for debate.
There will not be a back-to-back NHL MVP in 2018; at least three players finished ahead of the Oilers' Connor McDavid in the voting.
The Kings and Ducks each carry a core of aging, older stars struggling to keep pace as the game transitions toward youth and speed. They'll need to fix that this offseason.
True to the Golden Knights' out-of-nowhere theme, Shea Theodore has quietly developed from the AHL into a crucial part of Vegas’ present and future.
Andrew Hirsh
The Golden Knights have won their first two playoff games in franchise history, the latest a double-overtime thriller to go up 2-0 in the first-round series against the Kings.
The Kings veteran defenseman will miss Game Two of his team's playoff series with the Vegas Golden Knights after being suspended by the NHL.
No fewer than a half dozen candidates can stake a legitimate claim to hockey's top individual prize in 2017-18.
Everything to know about the Vegas Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings before their first-round series in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Early first-round exit? Second round? Conference finals? The Golden Knights keep surprising everyone, but how realistic are the chances they'll win the Stanley Cup?
Two teams heading in opposite directions a month ago are looking at a possible play-in game to decide one final playoff spot in the season's final week.
There are five teams within three points of one another vying for the final three spots in a wild, wild Western Conference playoff picture. Who holds the edge?
Mark Letestu, Thomas Vanek and Ian Cole weren't flashy additions, but they'll bolster the Blue Jackets' playoff hopes as one of the big winners at Monday's trade deadline.
There isn't enough time in a day to stay current on all the NHL trade rumors before Monday's deadline. Sporting News will keep you informed on all the news and rumblings.
A glance at each Western Conference team and their options at the 2018 NHL trade deadline.
Dion Phaneuf and Marian Gaborik seem to be adjusting well to their new teams after being traded.
Kaylee Pofahl
Cogliano, who has scored five goals and tallied 13 assists in 44 games so far this season, had appeared in 830 straight contests.
E.Jay Zarett
It's the holiday season, and a time for giving, so Sporting News granting each of the 31 NHL teams a holiday surprise from their wish lists.
Drew Doughty and Erik Karlsson made it known they don't intend to hand out hometown discounts while their epic 2019 joint free agency looms. So how much are they worth?
Corey Crawford manages to fly under the radar outside Chicago. But his elite qualifications are apparent now more than ever, when the Blackhawks are forced to get by without him.
Brian Sandalow
Oilers address their offensive woes by acquiring the veteran winger from the Los Angeles Kings.
Alec Gearty
Kempe, Toffoli score a pair of goals to close out the first period against Montreal on Thursday.
Ryan Young
Pierre Turgeon impresses in his first NHL coaching job with the Los Angeles Kings.
Sean Farrell
Brooks Laich is elated to continue NHL playing career with Kings
Dhiren Mahiban
Written off as too old and too conservative, an offensive reinvention has the Kings looking like contenders early in the season. But things aren’t as perfect as their 6-0-1 record suggests.
Andrew Berkshire
Jeff Petry's skate blade caught Jeff Carter in his lower left leg during the first period of the Kings' 5-1 win over the Canadiens Wednesday.
Matthew Tkachuk and Drew Doughty don't like each other, and the feud spilled over into the Flames-Kings game on Wednesday.
Jaromir Jagr stepped on the ice for his new team in a 4-3 win over the Kings on Wednesday night.
Christiana Duarte, 22, had just begun a job working in the Kings' marketing department. She was one of the 59 killed in Sunday's mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas.
A handful of the NHL's worst teams reside in the Pacific, including the expansion Golden Knights (it's not their fault). But there's also a good chance we'll find the Stanley Cup champs here, too.
The Kings are at a crossroads three years after winning their second Stanley Cup in three seasons.
The goaltender spent more time on the ice than any NHL player last season, but it "could be awhile" before he returns.
Marc Lancaster
The Flyers set a franchise record with just 11 shots on goal Friday.
Ron Clements
It was starting to seem a bit like déjà vu for the Sharks, but they held in Game 4 and have the rival Kings on the brink of elimination.
It's probably too early to say for sure, but the Capitals look every bit the indomitable force from the regular season in the playoffs.
The Florida Panthers might be in trouble. The Washington Capitals and Dallas Stars cruised in their playoff openers.
Dallas Stars coach Lindy Ruff joined a pretty exclusive club on Saturday, becoming just the fifth NHL coach to win 700 games.
Lecavalier will play out the rest of what his agent says will be his final NHL season with Los Angeles.
Jarome Iginla reached another milestone Monday night in what is likely a Hall of Fame career.
Fed up with his antics, the NHL has suspended the Sharks' serial offender 41 games for an illegal check to the head of Jakob Silfverberg.
The Los Angeles Kings and defenseman Alec Martinez have agreed on a six-year contract extension worth $24 million, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.
