Cam Talbot
Dallas Stars’ Southern California Recap | 03/05-08/2024
After a stop in Northern California, the Dallas Stars traveled to Southern California to take on the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings in back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday. Here’s my Stars’ Southern California recap. Friday, March 8 The Stars faced the Ducks in Orange County for the third and final time this season. […]
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Devils’ Playoff Hopes Take Another Blow with 5-1 Loss vs. Los Angeles Kings | 03/03/2024
The New Jersey Devils fell 5-1 to the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles. The same trends that have hindered the Devils all season were on full display as they gave up another important two points in the playoff standings. With the loss, New Jersey fell to 30-27-4, while the Kings improved […]
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Player Profile: Jake Oettinger
This past Saturday, Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger played in the 2024 NHL All-Star Game at Scotiabank Arena, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs, in Toronto. Oettinger returned to NHL action when the Stars hosted the Nashville Predators at the American Airlines Center on January 12th. Although the Predators spoiled Oettinger’s return from a lower-body […]
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What Is Wrong With the Kings?
Just a month or so ago, the Los Angeles Kings were one of the best teams in the NHL. The team was getting timely goal-scoring, playing well defensively, getting great goaltending, and looking like a Cup contender. In all, the Kings looked like one of the toughest teams to beat. It is amazing how quickly […]
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An Early Look At the 2024-25 NHL UFAs
Between now and the trade deadline of March 8, all NHL teams must decide what to do with their upcoming unrestricted free agents. For some players, this means a trade to another team. For others, it means continuing to play the season and working towards a new contract. Some will finish the season where they […]
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Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings | 12/30/23
The Edmonton Oilers really did want revenge for their first meeting against San Jose. As I mentioned in my last article, losing to the Sharks in November, when the Oilers were at their absolute lowest low, was the game that forced management to make a coaching change. As you saw on Thursday night, it was […]
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Week Seven Breakdown- L.A. Kings
The Kings cruised through Week Seven with three wins in three games. In those three games, they outscored their opponents 13-3. They broke a franchise record for road wins to start the year with nine and a chance in Week Nine to tie and break the NHL record with 11 possible road victories. They now […]
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Line Over The Boards: Week Six
A consortium of journalists called out the Kings for not expecting to be in the Jennings race for the fewest goals allowed by a team throughout the regular season. Week Six conveyed a flip side to that comment, with the Kings allowing only two goals in the two games they played in. The Florida Panthers, […]
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Line Over The Boards: Week Five
High and lows. The Kings had extra time off upon returning home from their 5-0 thrashing over the Philadelphia Flyers. They had three days to build up to Wednesday’s marquee matchup against the Knights. The Knights had previously beaten the Kings in a shootout at the tail end of week three. It would be the […]
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Talbot Ruling The Net For the Kings
The NHL’s Pacific Division has been an interesting one to start the season. As of this writing (Monday night, November 6th), the Vegas Golden Knights are already running away with the division. The Golden Knights are currently 11-1-0-1 with 23 points, and not only is that record good enough for first in the division, but […]
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