Anze Kopitar

• 6/14 Octopus Thrower: 2013 FanSided NHL Mock Draft: With the 18th overall pick in the 2013 FanSided NHL Mock Draft, the Detroit Red Wings select Frederik Gauthier from the Rimouski...
• 6/9 SenShot: WCF: Blackhawks Take Series In OT, Head To Stanley Cup: OVERALL RECAP: With their backs against the wall there was little leeway for the LA Kings to maneuver coming in to Game 5. They...
• 6/9 NHL Jerks: Patrick Kane’s Double OT Winner Completes Hat Trick, Sends Blackhawks Back to the Finals: Three years after Patrick Kane clinched a title for Chicago with an overtime goal, the Blackhawks are headed back to the Stanley...
• 6/9 Blackhawk Up: Patrick Kane’s Double OT Winner Propels Blackhawks To Stanley Cup Finals: After the big win on Thursday night, the Hawks were looking for a fast start to not give the Kings any hope and that was exactly...
• 6/8 Sports Out West: NHL Playoffs 2013: 5 keys to Kings Game 5 win: With the Los Angeles Kings sitting at 3-1 deficit every play will be especially bigger on Saturday night in Chicago. Here are...
• 6/7 Blackhawk Up: Blackhawks Defeat Kings 3-2 To Take Series Stranglehold: It didn’t sound easy. 15 wins at home in the playoffs is something remarkable. But if the Chicago Blackhawks wanted to get...
• 6/4 Sabre Noise: Chicago Blackhawks Look to Blackout the LA Kings:     The Blackhawks are on fire right now. After a heroic 3 game comeback against the Detroit Red Wings that propelled...
• 6/2 NHL Jerks: Blackhawks Edge Kings to Take Game 1: The Chicago Blackhawks extended their winning streak to four games with a 2-1 Game 1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday...
• 6/1 Eyes on Isles: Blackhawks – Kings : Western Conference Finals Preview:     CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (1) VS. LOS ANGELES KINGS (5), WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS     Middletown, N. J. –...
• 6/1 Blackhawk Up: The Kings’ Big Three: What The Blackhawks Need To Do To Control Them: It doesn’t get any easier, does it. After dispatching of the troublesome Red Wings, the Blackhawks get an even bigger test:...

• 5/29 NHL Jerks: Los Angeles Kings Continue Cup Defense With Game 7 Victory Over San Jose: The L.A. Kings certainly aren’t suffering from the dreaded Stanley Cup hangover. Last night they maintained their undefeated...
• 5/29 Eyes on Isles: Top Shelf – Islanders Daily 5/29/13: Astoria, NY – With one Western Conference Semifinal Game 7 in the books and another scheduled for tonight, NHL junkies are certainly...
• 5/29 Cardiac Cane: Wednesday Hurricanes Report: Yesterday’s story on moving up in the draft can be found here The Hurricanes released the fifth picture of the upcoming...
• 5/29 Too Many Men on the Site: Kings Get the Best of Sharks in Game 7: Game 7, what it all comes down to. Every hockey player’s dream to come up big and be the hero in a game like this. The dream...
• 5/27 NHL Jerks: San Jose Sharks Force Game 7 With 2-1 Win Over Kings: The San Jose Sharks took one step closer to reaching the Western Conference Finals for the third time in four years, and on Tuesday...
• 5/27 SenShot: Home Ice Advantage Reigns, Kings Force Game 7: OVERALL RECAP With the threat of elimination looming, this was a game in which San Jose needed to pull out a victory. Luckily...
• 5/24 NHL Jerks: Kings and Red Wings Ride Shutouts to Brink of Western Conference Finals: Both the Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings held their opponents scoreless on Thursday night to put themselves just one win...
• 5/24 Cardiac Cane: Friday Hurricanes Report: The profile of Ryan Murphy can be found here The Hurricanes will unveil new uniforms on June 4 (Cardiac Cane) (Hurricanes’...
• 5/23 Sabre Noise: Veterans Leading The Way For The Sharks, Series Tied At Two With LA: With the series now tied between the LA Kings and the San Jose Sharks, at two games each, I think the biggest question everyone...
• 5/9 SenShot: WCQF Game 5: Kings Steal Road Win In OT, Take 3-2 Lead Over Blues: When this series comes to an end, the team on the winning side will definitely have earned it.  For the fifth game in a row,...
• 5/7 NHL Jerks: NHL Playoffs 2013 Daily Recap (5/7): It was another eventful night of NHL playoff action on Monday. Detroit and Los Angeles each won to tie up their respective series,...
• 5/7 Bleedin' Blue: Blues fumble leads, Kings win 4-3 to tie series: The St. Louis Blues failed to hold multiple leads and lost to the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 Monday night at the Staples Center in...
• 5/7 SenShot: WCQF: Kings Come From Behind To Draw Even With Blues 4-3: What was a tight-checking, hard hitting series through 3 games opened up just slightly, and the more skilled Los Angeles forwards...
• 5/7 Eyes on Isles: Top Shelf : Islanders Daily : 5/7/13:   Middletown, N. J. – Optional skate yesterday at the Nassau Coliseum and stars from both teams decided to take advantage...
• 5/7 Cardiac Cane: Tuesday Hurricanes Report: Jiri Tlusty did not have a point in Czach Republic’s loss to Switzerland (IIHF) Eric Staal was eliminated from the NHL 14...
• 5/7 Blackhawk Up: Stanley Cup Playoffs- Dump & Chase 5/7/13: Here is a look at last night’s Stanley Cup action. New York Rangers-4 Washington Capitals-3 Derek Stepan scored with less...
• 5/6 Blackhawk Up: Patrick Sharp Advances to NHL14 Sweet 16, Vote Now!: The EA Sports NHL14 Sweet 16 has been announced and Patrick Sharp is still in the running for the winning the cover.  In true...
• 5/3 Sabre Noise: What You Need to Know About the St. Louis – Los Angeles NHL Playoffs Series So Far: When I signed on to cover the first round of the NHL playoffs series pitting the St. Louis Blues against the Los Angeles Kings,...

• 4/30 Bolts By The Bay: Western Conference Quarterfinals Start Tonight: The wait is over! The chase for the Stanley Cup officially starts tonight, as the Western Conference kicks off their Quarterfinals....
• 4/30 Too Many Men on the Site: NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 2013: St. Louis Blues & LA Kings Preview: The defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings get set to defend their crown when they open up their first round playoff...
• 4/29 StoopSports.com: Blues-Kings Series Preview: Scott Abuso- Well, it’s that time of the year again.  The temperature is rising, faces are clean shaven, fans bright eyed...
• 4/18 SenShot: Can The Ottawa Senators Win In The Playoffs Without Jason Spezza?: While many people are still using the caveat “if” when it comes to the Senators playoff chances, as in “if”...

• 3/8 Causeway Crowd: Chris Bourque Clears Waivers; Bruins Recall Jordan Caron From Providence: At least for now anyway, the Chris Bourque experiment appears to be over for the Boston Bruins. At noon on Friday, Bourque cleared...
• 3/6 Bleedin' Blue: Muzzin, Kings comeback to beat Blues 6-4:  Jake Muzzin and the Kings came back from a 2-goal deficit Tuesday night to beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4 at the Staples Center...
• 3/4 Predlines: Gameday: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, 3/4/13: NASHVILLE PREDATORS at LOS ANGELES KINGS March 4th, 2013 Staples Center Los Angeles, California 9:30 p.m. CST TV: FOX Sports Tennessee,...
• 3/4 StoopSports.com: NHL Plays of the Week: Scott Abuso- The National Hockey league consistently gives its fans amazing displays of athleticism, grit, and pure talent on...
• 3/2 Editor In Leaf: NHL Picks – Week 7: Last Week: 0-2, -2.0 Units YTD: 6-7, +0.23 Units For those who are new to the site, this is a weekly sports betting column where...

• 2/28 Octopus Thrower: Kings 2, Red Wings 1: Wings Break Late, Lose Heartbreaker: The Red Wings took it to the Kings early and often in the first period, playing with aggression and energy. Despite two power-play...
• 2/26 Ducks Daily Blog: Anaheim Ducks Have Poor Third, Fall To Los Angeles Kings 5-2: Quick Tops Fasth In Awesome Goalie Name Showdown Los Angeles - The Anaheim Ducks seemed to not have shown up in the third and...
• 2/20 Octopus Thrower: Wings Strong Contenders In Seth Jones Sweepstakes: The Detroit Red Wings are in the midst of a heated race: the race for the number one overall pick at the 2013 Entry Draft. And,...
• 2/11 StoopSports.com: Sunday Special: Red Wings-Kings: Ryan Pavlicek-  The Detroit Red Wings and the Los Angeles Kings put on quite a show for a nationally televised NBC audience on...
• 2/11 SenShot: NHL Recap: Feb 10, 2014 – Buzzer Beater in Detroit, Devils Beat Pens…Again: There were a six pack of NHL games played on Sunday, after a very busy Saturday with many teams  going back to back.  Here is...
• 2/11 Bleedin' Blue: Los Angeles Kings At St. Louis Blues – Game Day Preview February 11, 2013: ST. LOUIS BLUES vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS February 11th, 2013 Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri 7:00 p.m. CST TV: FOX Sports Midwest...
• 2/10 Octopus Thrower: Jonathan Ericsson Provides Late Drama At The Joe: Red Wings 3 – Kings 2: Playing their second game in as many afternoons, the Detroit Red Wings were outplayed by the Los Angeles Kings for most of the...
• 2/10 Octopus Thrower: Preview: Red Wings Looking To Take The Kings’ Crown: The Detroit Red Wings take on the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings at 12:30 p.m. ET. The Wings take on the Kings in the second game...
• 2/7 Predlines: Gameday: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, 2/7/13: LOS ANGELES KINGS at NASHVILLE PREDATORS February 7th, 2013 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee 7:00 p.m. CST TV: FOX Sports...
• 2/2 Ducks Daily Blog: Anaheim Ducks-Los Angeles Kings: Freeway Face-off Part 1 Tonight: Anaheim, CA – The Anaheim Ducks finish off  a back-to-back with a visit from the Los Angeles Kings tonight at Honda Center....
• 2/1 Predlines: Central Division: Preds Beat Kings, Blues Face Red Wings: Three Central Division teams played in two games last night in the NHL. The only one that really matters here in Nashville is...
• 2/1 Predlines: Nashville 2, Los Angeles 1 (SO): Preds Finally Win A Shootout: After failing in their first three shootout of the season, the fourth time was the charm for the Nashville Predators in Los Angeles....

• 1/31 Predlines: Gameday: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, 1/31/13: NASHVILLE PREDATORS at LOS ANGELES KINGS January 31st, 2013 Staples Center Los Angeles, California 9:30 p.m. CST TV: FOX Sports...
• 1/22 Too Many Men on the Site: Injury Updates: Todd Bertuzzi & Anze Kopitar Nearing Returns: According to ESPN Insider (Insider access required to read full article), both Todd Bertuzzi of the Detroit Red Wings and Anze...
• 1/19 Blackhawk Up: Chicago Blackhawks vs LA Kings Preview: Game-#1 Chicago Blackhawks (0-0-0) at LA Kings (0-0-0) Game Time- 2pm Central TV-NBC Injuries- Anze Kopitar-LA Kings  Steve...
• 1/14 Rink Royalty: Kings Injury Updates: Now that a season is imminent, the Los Angeles Kings will be assembling a roster to defend their 2012 Stanley Cup title.  Two...
• 1/6 The Canuck Way: Cory Schneider to Leave Swiss League on Monday: Vancouver Canucks goaltender Cory Schneider will be leaving HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League A in Switzerland to return...

• 10/4 Octopus Thrower: Year Without Datsyuk Is Worst Case Scenario For Wings: With the NHL already canceling regular season action and the potential for a year without hockey seeming more plausible every...