David Rittich

NHL Playoffs: Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings | Round 1, Game 5 | 05/01/2024

Let April 28th 2024 be remembered as the day the Edmonton Oilers won a Playoff game by the score of 1-0. Yes, the dreaded boring and low-scoring game that you sometimes need to win in order to have Playoff success. But it wasn’t boring for Los Angeles, they played like a team that was desperate. […]

Game 5 Preview: Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Oilers 5/1/2024

The Los Angeles Kings look to live to fight another day as they are on the brink of elimination in their series against the Edmonton Oilers.

Game 4 Preview: Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Oilers 4/28/2024

The Kings will look to even their series against the Oilers before heading back to Edmonton.

Game Recap: Dallas Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings | 03/16/2024

The Dallas Stars immortalized Mike Modano with a statue on Victory Plaza and righted the ship with a win over the Los Angeles Kings — and that they did. The Stars defeated the Kings 4-1 at the American Airlines Center on Saturday night. Dallas improved to 41-19-9, while Los Angeles fell to 34-22-11. The Stars’ […]

NHL Game Recap: New Jersey Devils vs. Los Angeles Kings | 02/15/2024

The New Jersey Devils fell 2-1 to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night at The Rock. It was a penalty-filled affair, and the Devils’ lack of power play success cost them mightily. With the loss, the Devils fell to 27-22-4, while the Kings improved to 25-16-10. Game Recap Period One The Devils came out […]

Line Over The Boards: Week Three

Week Three The Kings had a home and away set against Arizona and then a home game against Vegas. Arizona has now seen the Kings more than any other team by a wide margin when also considering the two games played in Australia during the preseason. Vegas also played the Kings twice, one game leaving […]

Three Storylines to Watch for Training Camp

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A Red-Hot Goaltender Market

The free agency period is less than a month away; teams can make massive improvements or risk anchoring themselves with an albatross of a contract through free agency. Not every year, you can sift through goaltenders and see multiple top goaltenders available through the free agency market. It’s also not every year when multiple established […]

Jets Defeat Penguins 4-1 For Seventh Win In Last Eight Games

The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 last night at PPG Paints Arena. Forward Mark Scheifele had two goals, which was his 156th career multi-point game, which passed Ilya Kovalchuk for second-most in franchise history. Forward Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal, which extended his point streak […]

Jets: What’s Between the Pipes

In the last two weeks, we have looked at our depth at forward and defense. Let’s take a peek at those that tend the twine. The Core Connor Hellebuyck David Rittich Connor Hellebuyck, a Vezina trophy winner in the 2019-20 season, had very pedestrian numbers last year. He was 13th in wins with 29. For […]