Jonathan Quick Skates On Monday

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick (lower body) skated on Monday for the first time in eight days. He suffered an injury in practice back on October 7. Kings head coach John Stevens said that Quick is expected to take shots on Tuesday. These are promising signs that Quick is progressing, although he is considered […]

Top 75 Forwards: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 2)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are […]

Jack Campbell Pulled In Heavy Loss

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jack Campbell crashed back to Earth on Saturday against Ottawa, logging just 30:01 of ice time before getting pulled after allowing four goals on 11 shots in an eventual 5-1 loss. Campbell started the game on a high after recording his first career shutout with 40 saves on Thursday against Montreal. […]

Adrian Kempe Scores First Goal Of Season

Los Angeles Kings center Adrian Kempe buried his first goal of the year during a 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Kempe had a decent rookie season in 2017-18 that saw him tally 37 points in 81 games. The slick Swede is expected to take another step forward offensively this season and has […]

Jeff Carter Has Three-Point Night In Thursday's Win

Los Angeles Kings center Jeff Carter scored his first goal of the season and added two assists in a 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Carter suffered through a bad leg injury that limited him to 27 games in 2017-18, but he is healthy again and centering the Kings' second line. As long as he […]

Jack Campbell Records 40-Save Shutout On Thursday

Los Angeles Kings goalie Jack Campbell was exceptional in a 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens. The former Windsor Spitfire made several massive saves en route to a 40-save shutout. It was the first goose egg of Campbell's NHL career. With Jonathan Quick (lower body) still not skating, Campbell will be the starter for the […]

Top 25 Goaltenders: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 1)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (wins, […]

Top 40 Defensemen: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 1)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, […]

Top 75 Forwards: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 1)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, […]

Jack Campbell Strong In Win On Sunday

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jack Campbell recorded 36 saves on 38 shots against on Sunday, backing his team to a 4-2 defeat of the Detroit Red Wings. The 26-year-old filled in admirably for the injured Jonathan Quick, fending off a steady attack from the Wings throughout all three periods. Campbell, the former 11th overall selection […]

Ilya Kovalchuk Posts Two Assists In Win

Los Angeles Kings forward Ilya Kovalchuk registered a pair of assists in a 4-2 victory against the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night. Kovalchuk helped open up the scoring with a crafty individual effort to set up Anze Kopitar in the second period. The helper was his first point since his return and was […]

Anze Kopitar Snipes First Goal Of Season

Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar scored his first goal of the season during a 3-2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks. Kopitar is coming off of the best offensive season of his career that saw him tally 35 goals and 57 assists in 82 games. He is one of the best two-way forwards […]

Top 25 Fantasy Hockey Goalie Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the 2018-2019 season, RotoBaller breaks down the fantasy hockey player rankings by position. The rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (wins, goals against average, save percentage, […]

Top 40 Fantasy Hockey Defensemen Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the 2018-2019 season, RotoBaller breaks down the fantasy hockey player rankings per position. The rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday and goaltenders on Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, assists, plus-minus, power play points, […]

Top 75 Fantasy Hockey Forward Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the 2018-2019 season, RotoBaller breaks down the fantasy hockey player rankings by position. The rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, assists, plus-minus, power play points, […]

Dustin Brown Out Indefinitely With Broken Finger

The Los Angeles Kings announced that forward Dustin Brown would be out for an undisclosed amount of time after suffering a broken finger in the team's preseason finale against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. The news comes as a big blow to his fantasy owners after a career resurgence with the Kings in 2017-2018. The […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the offseason, RotoBaller contributed a six-piece feature breaking down the top 100 fantasy hockey player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 season. This article (the final edition) features some movement up and down the rankings as a result of trades, signings, injuries, etc. When the puck drops and the 2018-2019 season is officially […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (40-21)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (60-41)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (80-61)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Kings Sign Drew Doughty to Eight-Year Extension

The Los Angeles Kings finally put pen to paper to ink defenseman Drew Doughty to a eight-year, $88 million contract extension on Sunday. Doughty, a two-time Stanley Cup Champion with L.A., registered 60 points (10 goals, 50 assists) in 82 games this past season and has established himself as one of league's top defensemen over […]

Los Angeles Kings Sign Ilya Kovalchuk To Three-Year Contract

The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a three-year NHL contract, reportedly worth $18.75 million, on Saturday. Kovalchuk, who last played in the NHL back in 2012-2013 with the Devils, spent the last five seasons playing back home in the KHL. Despite now being 35 years old, Kovalchuk posted 816 points […]

LA Kings' Anze Kopitar Wins Selke Trophy

Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar has won the Selke Trophy, which represents the best defensive forward, for the second time in the past three seasons. He led all NHL forwards in total ice time, average ice time per game (22:05), and short-handed ice time (2:10 per game). He took third in the NHL for […]

Peter Budaj Traded from Lightning to Kings

Former Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Peter Budaj was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Andy Andreoff on Wednesday. This will mark Budaj's second stint in LA, as the netminder played 54 games for the Kings from 2015-2017. Budaj missed significant time due to an ankle injury last season, appearing in just eight […]

Jonathan Quick's Solid Play Not Enough For The Kings

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick boasts a 1.69 goals-against average and a .945 save percentage in the series against Vegas, but amazingly, he's winless after the first three games. Quick has made a total of 104 saves so far, with a franchise playoff record 54 saves coming in Game 2. The Kings face elimination […]

Drew Doughty And Jake Muzzin Ineffective In Return

Los Angeles Kings defensemen Drew Doughty (suspension) and Jake Muzzin (upper body) were back in the lineup in Game 3 against the Knights, but they didn't do much as the top pairing in a 3-2 loss. Doughty logged a game-high 27:32, with over six minutes on the power play, but had just one shot on […]

Anze Kopitar Opens His Postseason Account In Game 3

Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar recorded his first points of this year's Stanley Cup playoffs on Sunday, scoring the team's second goal late in the game and helping Alex Iafallo with a primary assist on the opening goal in a 3-2 loss. Kopitar has been a big disappointment so far in the playoffs, as […]

Alex Iafallo Scores His First Postseason Goal

Los Angeles Kings forward Alex Iafallo was back in the lineup for Game 3 against Vegas and he had a good outing, starting it off with his first career postseason goal in the opening period. He had missed Game 2 as a healthy scratch, so he certainly made it sure that head coach John Stevens […]

Paul LaDue Puts Kings On The Board Versus Vegas

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Paul LaDue became an unlikely goalscorer on Friday in Game 2 against Vegas, netting the team's first goal of the series on a power play near the end of the second period. Dion Phaneuf and Michael Amadio picked up the helpers on what's LaDue's first career playoff goal. He had four […]

Jonathan Quick Makes 54 Saves In Losing Effort

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick was amazing again Friday night in Game 2 against the Vegas Golden Knights, but his heroics didn't lead to a victory for the team this time either. Quick had 54 saves in a double overtime loss, stopping 22 pucks after regulation before Erik Haula ended the game with 4:37 […]